The Glenwood post., 1914-11-07
SAW LILLE CRuMBLE
Diary Of Journalist Who Was IN
the Besieged City.

Olary OF Journalist VINO was N
the Besieged City.
Terrific Dombardmsnt Pr0voke6 BY
psssnss-Peopis stood In streets
end Wstehsd Hemss ossM
West Flanders, Belgium.-k Jour
aalist from Roubaix, who was sAut up
Il Lille from October 10 to IL. gives
h hs diary the following account Of
he bombardment and German 0ss1Dar
ttUa Of tbat city: -'
oct. le-About four o'cIock ~
sftsgHDua fs0r uhIsns. followed W -
cycA1e, emerged q the market pphDo.
Tke Vcslss mo6s sign With his 6oA
auA HAasdIstsly shout sixty hM1e
msG appsFvd. These I'D hardly q.
NvsG v1sa ssvsfal shots were NJ.
CavHaUo Wo0 kHRsd md The Fl16r -
1NaE ~ 0oso ~ hsaisoAa4 0aR
nandaG ~ 0sgDaas saaanA1oA ~
Hsg ~ ,rs6s, - -, nayse's sR
HI saMUUsd HayW - Il. 0alls ~
wsssss N AZ. s1fns b ths AY!
hesDf Se1Rs v01sa - taksa inSS w
todt:. VIZ - vas soaslaao1l9
HvasHr WaDes1 e1asseuFs akstsD1
anH Szaao6 v10s9s wseA ~ ~
hAQ. Uvv041aI, ., Denbe aRsaG ~
byueuuGsEH IT. 040a9o I'D, DsN
sssl " ~ cAassssss. At B:3e .
she'll ftlr - ~ Ss0f q ~ Aayss>2
hosssc. tsasfhe . @usf A0ls. OsAoF
shells vsrs tnrovr - ~ naSkak
plaoe II ~ - IL bsmbaraAsat
bsca1p vt6eeHt. ~ 1Ht ssFoplaAA,
whiehvsa sesu q hve s'essek. had lst
fallgb bsmD with tHs intentioa Of dams
aging the police headquarters. ~
woman ana child were injured and q
passing riders hoy.er was killed under
him.
"Oct: fr-The night WIS compare
lively calm. only Z few shells falling:
Then, SITTER some hours respite. the'
bombardment brske ct again with
great violence. csasing snly at noou7
Beginning again It p m, II contir,
ued the entire night. Many families
sought shelter with their neighbors,
~ their own houses were burning.
Among the buildings damaged was
the Museum of Fine Arts.
'Uct: rz:-Besinntns at .. M.
shells mined q the city. makdng Q
terrible 1aaket aaf 1sstroying maAy'
buildtnN .rhs aspect sf ,ths town -
lamsatnbis: Dssrts 4 dfRsrsnt kinds.
ssoat - giAsA. brick. sesas cd wosA
caetasr tAs pUvs1aeaA Yamilsss -
takihR foesB6fsvsaywAers. preg - .
fallv sumpreAeasftee tsssos ~ ,slk
nssA Rs IT, ,svs11RG ssvesal Ds0
o8AsalD Of hsaoso vsfe u 1am0s, -.
ah1t bsAin4 d. HscAsslrs church. I
ssala hsae' ssr h0vy saaasa rsplying
vieReasly n tie a1staace % tie AsaSy
German svti1iesy. ASssa . .. n. -
Qe1nAns asnf q Ressea0er, Who WnA,
has1sed eyes sad lsarsng wh4s
daE nsAs h4s WY = AeaAqeAe1ua.
ODsstsA ~ q FfsnsA hsseonaA. We
ID ut kDGw wAet AsA AappsosA ~
towaFf nlsnt - lsa1arAnsat osasoA
and 0sFRa4 ts6ops q cavalry; m1hA.
~ - aftlRssy aeosaFsd fn ~ go
Ut. - ~ tewa ~ boAhalDsak
ssaAass,A. - ~. vlll,se = asstA
LIN 0til I q p ~ Ssxt 0.g.
-0sk le0Afssr nsanigAt 2 sseiesa
49, . vhato ~ hAA bssa raissA
- - naO1Is s0ea. WAaA ~ AsD.
Dns1s 1lov0 ~ ssrrsa1sseA I'D
lsvs u 0sfmsns taksa pssssou1sa
- ~ city? n y impossiolA - Ioala.
Rsnoe insisted tat tie tswn ~ SsF-
fsadsrod and . few iaAoAetants ~
ns31atsly risked issuine ffu0. thslr
hoasss to contemplate H. saA sDeo-
tseas Of Lille In hameA Aboat 3:1e
.. m. the sound Of volleys coaing fE00
the center Of the city eaased evss1
one quickly to return hoae. The ~
ing lasted about three hours. Finally
about ten O'Clock military music rs-
sounded. accompanied by singing,
drumming and bugle blowing. Tho
German soldiers deAlsd through the
midst Of tfs qlty.. some smoking
ciGAxO." .t'.--- -
From the recttal ..ss tAs same Wit
ness II is possible b afarm that .
great part of tie astisa1e and hand
some quarters. pt the tsvs. including
lie old ChurcA oe g. Maurice, coald
aet - saved from tie flames. Il
esems 6laf siles ElBs 11s AsesoAoG'
tAe bonalkansae w.. eaSogtnnaDaay .
eeeessitt q var an@ No. ~ - -
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