The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-09
HERCISM SHOWN ON BOTH SIDES
IN FIERCElY FOUGHT BATTLES

passed through The country which had
been flooded as a further measure OF
defensa Tho damaya resulting from
these precautionary measured alone
amounted to IS. 900 900.
See. fernando borron
"r had read newsnaper accounts of
the destruction OF Termonds and had
seen Photographic but thew had not
| conveyed To nv mind any realization
of tho horror NJ what actually han
nened. Termonda a few weeks ago
was a beautiful city OF about 1e. 200
| inhabitants a city in which the dian,ty
q, its buildings harmonized with the
natural beauty of its situation. a city
which contained some buildings OF sur.
passing interest.
Il went through street after street.
square after square, and found every
house entirely destroyed with all its
contents. 1t was not the result OF bonn
bardment; it was systematic destruc-
ton. In each house a separate bomb
had been placed which had blown up
the interior and set fire TO the con-
tents.
What had happened at Termonde
was similar 10 What had happened In
other parts OF Belgium under the mill
tary occupation Of Germany.
THE whole life OF the nation has
been arrested. Food supplies which
would ordinarily reach the civilian
population are being taken by the Ger
man troops for their own support. The
peasants and poor are without the
necessities OF life and conditions OF
starvation grow more acute every day.
Even where there is a supply Of wheat
available the peasants are not allowed
to use their windmills, owing TO the
German fear that they will send sig
nails to the Belgian army.
Situation Unprecedented.
we are. therefore, face TO face
with a fact which has rarely II ever
occurred in the history OF the world
+ an entire nation In a state Of maine
and that within half q days Journey
of our own shores.
THE completeness OF the destruc,
ton In each individual case was ex
plained to ne later by the Belgian
ministers who described numerous ap
a pliences which the German soldiers
Q carried for destroying property. No
only were hand bombs Of various sizes
o and descriptions carried, but each sol
y der was supplied with a quantity o
II small black disks. q little bigger thai
d a ~six-penny piece.
Ie 81 saw some OF these disks whicl
.e had been taken from German soldier
Ii on the field of battle. These were Dc
scribed TO me as composed OF CON
ID pressed benzine. When lighted the
n burn brilliantly for a few minutes an
lg are sufficient to start whatever fire /
ir necessary after the explosion Of
~ bomb"
Caught In Trap.
s. London.-How the Germans wer
A moved down By a terrific rain c
Id French shells and bullets on the Soda
g, battlefield. where the Germans wo
e. such a brilliant victory ~ years ag'
was told In a dispatch received by tn
Daily Mail from Its Paris correspond
ed ent.
n. The terrible carnage was inflcte
by the French during the strategici
es retreat of the allies southwark frol
Belgium. a few weeks ago.
tn IN this second battle OF Sedan Il
a French led the Germans into a ira
and then killed thousands OF them
he says the correspondent. with II
A pursuing Germans following closet
ra the French commander ordered b
gi. men to cross the river and to take
.ot positions on the opposite heights'
ar Bridges Blown Up.
OF The bridges were mined hurried
b but left standing TO deceive the Gs
mans. U%nsuspecting the trap Il
Germans rushed along and started
he cross the bridges In close ORNATE
to Suddenly the bridges were blown !
YER and hundreds OF Germans were kllie