Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-29
HOW FORCES OF THE KAISER
TOOK POSSESSION OF BRUSSELS

Chicago.-The Tribune prints the
following special cable from Brussels
via London
Yielding to the dictates of reason
and humanity. the civil government at
the last moment disbanded the civil
guard. which the Germans would not
recoG hize The soldiers and ordinary
police were then intrusted with the
maintenance of order.
After a day of wild panic and slum-
berless nights the citizens remained
at their windows. Few sought their
couches.
Cry "Here They Come"
The morning broke brilliantly The
city was astir early and on all lips
were the words; They are here" or
They are coming"
The they" referred to were al
ready outside the boundaries OF the
city in great force. The artillery was
packed OF on the road to Waterloo.
Horse. foot and sapper were packed
deep on the Louvain and Tervervue-
rem roads.
An enterprising motorist came in
with the information and the crowds
in the busy centers Immediately be-
came calm
6uroomaster Gives Up.
At eleven O'Clock it was reported
that an officer with half a troop OF
hussars bearing white flags had halt.
ed outside the Louvain gate.
The burgomaster claimed for the
citizens their rights under the laws
Of war regulating an unfortitied capt
tai. When roughly asked II he was
prepared TO surrender the city. with
the threat that otherwise II would be
bombarded, the burgomaster said he
would do so. He also decided to re-
move his scarf of office
The discussion was brief When
the burgomaster handed over his scarf
It was handed back to him and he
was thus entrusted for the time being
with the civil control OF the citizens.
The Germans gave him plainly to I'M
derstand that he would be held re-
sponsible for any overt act on the
part of the populace against the Ger
mans
Triumphant March Begins.
From noon until two O'Clock the
crowds waited expectantly Shortly
after two o'clock the booming Of can.
non and later the sound Of military
music conveyed to the people of Brus-
sells the intimation that the triumph
ant march Of the enemy on the an
cient city had begun
On they came preceded by Il scout
ing party of uhIans, horse, foot. and
artillery and sappers. with a siege
train complete
A special feature of the procession
was 100 motor cars ON which quick
frers were mounted Every regiment
and battery was headed by a band.
horse or foot. Now came the drums
and flies: now the blare of brass and
soldiers singing Die Wacht am Rhein"
and Deutschland uber Allies.
Death Head Hussars There.
Along Chausee de Louvain. past st
jesse and the botanical gardens. to
the open space In front of the Care du
Nord, the usual lounging place Of the
tired twaddlers Of the city, swept the
legions
Among the cavalry were the famous
Brunswick Deaths Head Hussars and
their companions on many bloody
fields. the Zeiten hussars But where
was the glorious garb OF the German
troops. the cherry -colored uniforms of
the horsemen, and the blue of the it,
fantry? All is greenish. earth color
gray. All the helmets are covered with
gray. The guns are painted gray.
Even the pontoon bridges are gray.
TO the quickstep beat of the drums
the kaisers men march to the great
square. Charles Regier Then AZ the
whistling sound of the word Of com
mand for the sonorous orders Of the
German officers seemed to have gone
the way Of the brilliant uniforms-the
2ray-clad ranks broke into the famous
goose step, while the good people of
Liege and Brussels Razed at the pass
ing wonder with mouths agape
Crowds Want Revenge.
At the railroad station the great
procession dehIcd to the bouleyards
and thence marched 10 cucamp on the
heights Of the city called K5chelbere
n was truly sight to have eladdcacd
The eyes Of the kaiser but ON sbe side
walks men were mutterlug beneath
their breath
They'll not pass here GA their way
back The allies Viii DO for thcm.
Many OF The younger men .u the
great array seemed exhausted after
he long forced march. but as % man
staggered uis comrades iu The ranks
leid him Up
it was great spectacle and an I'm
,ress.ye one. but there are minor incl
.,rrs that were Of a Jess pleasant char
actor
Officers In sbackles.
Two Belgian officers. mauacIed aud
astened 20 the leather stirrups of tao