The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-10-30

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German ARMY iass Ant,wsrp.
TAs bulk III sha kAiasFis force ala
nes eneer the CITY until saturday aftefs
asycn. Bhen se.oea man PASSED IN re-
vtsw bCfors Censrat vnn seAuitx miit
sary governor Of Antwerp. and Adrai
ri vcn Schroeder. VIA. surrounded by
: slittsrins stan. sat their horsss IN
fFent u shs rOysi psiAcs n he Place
a. MsIF.
-Tar I'VE hours shs mighty host
pcur~d thrcugA the streets ot the d.
serted city. while ths houses shook
10 the thunder Of thstf tread" no
writes Company after eoinpany. res.
imsnt after regiment. brigade after
brigade. swept past untii the eye
grew weary OF watching the ranks Of
gray under slsntinS lines OF stseL
"a they marched they sang. the
canyon formed BY the hlsh buildings
along tAs Place do Mesr schoing 10
their voices roaring out die wacht
sm Rhetn' and A Mighty Fortress 10
Our God
Like an Elsetlsw Parsds.
Each regiment was headed By rs
Geld music and coiors. and when DARK.
nsss fell and street Tampa were light
Cd the shriil music al ffes. the rattle
/. Of drums and the tramp Of marching
Test renin6ad me Of q torchiisht siscs
tion parade.
"HArd on the hseis OF the Infantry
rsmhied artillery. battery after bat.
tery.
Behind the neld batteries rumhlsd
the quick frers--the same pompoms
whose acquaintance | bad made AZ
wserds and elsewhere. And then.
hsralded By 4 hlare Of trumpets and
crash Of kettledrums. came the cav
airy. cuirassiers In helmets and
breastplates OF Furnished steel. hus.
sara In befrogged Jackets and fur bus
bies. and finally the uhlans. riding
amid forests OF lances under cloud
ef futtering pennons.
But this was not all. nor nearly all.
for after the uhlaHs came the blue
Jackets OF the naval division, broad
shouldered. bewhiskered fellows, with
caps worn rakishly and q roll OF the
sea In their gait
Then the Bavarlan Infantry In dark
blue. the Saxon infantry In light blue.
and Austrians In uniforms OF beautiful
silver gray. and last OF ell q squadron
Of gendarmes In silver and bottle
green.
"As that lighting machine swung
bast l could not but marvel at how
the gallant, chivalrous and coura-
geoua but ill.prcpared little army OF
Belgium had held 1t back AZ long a.
II had
Few Bee Entry. n
The most remarkable feature OF
this wonderful spectacle was that
there were comparatively few persons
10 sec H. 80 far n onlookers were
concerned tho Germans might m we'll
have marched through the streets Of
Pompeii. Another American and I.
standing on the balcony Of the Ameri.
can consulate. were the only specta-
tors. 90 far a. know. In the whole
length Of the Place dc Meir, which 10
the State street Of Antwerp. II re-
minded me Of circus that had come
to town day before II was expected"
A feature OF the procession was q
vicsoria. drawn by q fat white horse
and with two soldiers ON the box.
which accompanied regiment OF Bar
variAns. Both horse and carriage
were decorated with flowers. II was
evidently species OF triumphaf char
lot. for II was filled with hampers Of
champagne.
Pay for What They Take.
The correspondent says the German
soldiers treat the townspeople with
consideration. paying In German all.
yer for what they take from the shops,
Describing the fear Of the Antwerp
citizens when the kaiser's soldiers en-
tered. the correspondent says:
When the main body Of troops be-
gan entering the city on Saturday
morning the townspeople--those who
had not escaped from tho city--rushed
out with beer. cheese. bread and flow.
ers, evidently with the Idea OF placat.
Ing them by means OF their pitifui