Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20

the first day OF the siege and lombard
ment of Antwerp.
WHO would have thought that we
we're to march into the city in twelve
days?u ! must add that we we're veil
provisioned from now on, notwith-
standing the fact that our baggage
trains with the field kitchens never
arrived IN time, for there was live
stock in plenty. ! usually sent out
three %patrOlling parties, one for eggs,
one for chickens, and n for wine.
The last two always brought in the
biggest booty, AT night every man in
camp had his chicken in the pot, and
all next day he hat cold chicken with
his army bread. Everywhere there
was wine in abundance, especially
good red wine. The only thing that
we missed was our morning coffee.
"At IHeyst we found a neat little
cottage, in which K and | made
ourselves at home: and very soon we
had a steaming chicken aad red-wine
punch on our table. For table music
we had the prodigious laundering of
the cannon, We were Smelling Fort
Lierre, and 1t was answering vigorous
ly. AS the shells never fell nearer
than about 1000 yards of us, however,
we took notice of tn IN ,4but put on
our night-shirts again for a rarity and
laio ourselves down in clean beds.
General a Fine Cook.
sSeptember 29-The artillery duel
continued. In the afternoon observa,
ton officers of our 42-centimeter NOR
tars arrived to select positions for
their guns. | climbed the ladder, 80
feet high, and could sec that our shells
were pounding Fort Lierre in. fine
style; il we only kept it up the big
mortars would soon open up a free
path for us. Toward eyeningHis Elk
cellency Field Marshal Won der Goltz
(civil governor of Eelgium) arrived.
He told me he heard that We had
learned to roast a hen in excellent
style, and asked whether we did not
have enc left for him;-and 10. the
hen was soon on the table, along with
a can Of asparagus and a battle OF
Haute Sauterne.
September 30-Marched this morn
ing to the River Nethe to occupy and
protect the bridge at Helleburg.
& and | were entrusted with a
patrol across the Nethe to Heykant
and Bowel. We passed through Hey
kant all right, but we found telephone
wires communicating with the church
tower in Bowel. We cut the wires and
then sent a. non-commissioned officer
with seven mel on to Bowel, while
4 and l, with a bugler walked
to q hill and watched the highway.
When tthe little party reached the
village it was fired upon, but contin-
ued into the place nevertheless. @E |
remarked to g.: Let us get
away from this hill and go behind that
house there The words were scare
ly spoken when a dozen bullets
whizzed about Jul ears, but all too
high. But we left the hill at double.
quick. After an anxious half.hour the
n0n-commissioned officer returned
with his party safe and sound. And
what the daredevil done? A Belgian
telegraph patrol, stationed in the vii
lage,, was firing upon the party; but
the 'non-comi and his fellows attacked
without lances, and away the enemy
scampered. Thereupon' the officer, ac-
eompanied by one man, mounted the
tower and destroyed the telephone
station. Meanwhile the townsmen
were firing Justify at their horses, held
by the other men; but thank heaven,