Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28


and humanity, the civil government at
.he last moment disbanded the civil
ouard which the Germans would not
recognize. The soldiers and ordinary
police were then intrusted with the
maintenance of order.
After day Of wild panic and slum-
berIess nights the citizens remained
at, their windows. Few sought their
touches.
Cry @Here They Come"
The morning broke brilliantly. The
city was astir early and on all lips
we're 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 we're packed
deep on the Louvain and Tervervue-
rem roads
An enterprising motorist came in
with the information and the crowds
liz the busy centers Immediately be-
came calm,
6uryomaster 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 thu laws
of war regulating an unfortified capt.
tai. When roughly asked If he was
prepared to surrender the city. with
the threat that otherwise it 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
Client city had begun.
On they came, preceded by scout
ing party Of uhlans, horse, foot, and
artillery and sappers, with a siege
train complete.
A special feature of the procession
was 100 motor cars on which quick
firers were mounted Every regiment
and battery was headed by band
horse or foot. Now came the drums
and flies; now the blare of brass and
soldiers singing die Yacht 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
Nod the usual lounging place of the
tired twaddlers of the city, swept the
legions.
Among the cavalry we're 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 o.
the horsemen, and the blue of the III
fantry? All is greenish, earth colo;
gray. All the helmets are covered witt
gray The guns are painted gray
Even the pontoon bridges are gray.
ITO the quickstep beat of the drum:
the kaiser's men march to the grea
square, Charles Regier. Then az tht
whistling sound of the word of com
mand-for the sonorous orders Of tht
German officers seemed to have gone
the way of the brilliant uniforms-tht
gray-elad ranks broke into the tamou!
goose step. while the good people o
Liege and Brussels gazed at the pass
ing wonder with mouths agape.
Crowds Want Revenge.
AT the railroad station the grea
procession defiled to the boulevard
and thence marched to encamp on thu
heights of the city called Kochelberg
It was truly a sight to have gladdenet
the eyes of the kaiser, but on the side
walks men were muttering beneath
their breath:
They'll not pass here on their wa,
back. The allies will do for them.
Many of the younger men in tn
great array seemed exhausted afte
the long forced march, but as mai
staggered his comrades In the rank
held him up.
1t was great spectacle and an i'm
pressive one, but there are minor incl
dents that were OF less pleasant char
acter.
Officers in ShackIes.
Two Belgian officers, manacled ant
fastened to the leather stirrups of tw,
uhlans, made spectacle that causes
low murmur of resentment from tn
citizens. Instantly German horsemel
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