New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-29


pssssd uS or we passed 'thsm. We we're
constantly amazed that We wsre nos
| turned back. Our luck seemed too COCO
10 last. We felt that q rude awakening
was bound 10 come. But as days passed
and we were still allowed TO proceed
| our apprehensIons grew less and less
ana we feIt that we might 90 on with
the army II we did II without becoming
too conspicuous.
II was while In this mood that we
struck the iron wall Of Beaumont. We
were face to face with "Yerboten
calm, definite order, utterly deVoid OF
room for argument. The general mao
said Il. II we sought to evade and were
later found with another part OF the
army II might 90 hard with u.s.
The most we might hope for was per-
mission to 90 back to Brussels Win our
horse and our bicycles.
For an hour or more we waited n
front Of the town hall, while the stam
were making ready to start away. IL
was evident that our own convenience
and wishes were subservient TO the
r,,o"ornonts Of the army. When every;
thing eige was attended to they Wouid
reach our case.
Of the last things that was done by one
Of the officers was TO call tall, strik'
ing looking young officer and give some
instructions about US. This young ON
Ger was TO be in command OF Beau,
mont, now that the nigh officers had
left. and 10 US he came a few moments
later with his report.
They Learn Their Fate.
There was no way Of sending uS 70
Brussels at present, he said, but we
were to wait until / o'clock, at when
time he would see what could be doEe'
| shall never forget Lieutenant Nit
tendorfer. He was more than LeeI
tall, perhaps feet 5 inches, and had
the ciean-cut face and figure OF young
giant. To US he was as polite ana soIt
he was like an unclaimed lion. His
words shot out like bullets from q gat-
ling gun. He seemed to explode rather
than utter them.
Il always amazed US to see how
quickly he could leap from the poiite
deferential voice which he used WIN
US TO the rasping, harsh, explosive
voice that he used to the soldiers
Perhaps it was part OF the discipline
Of the army. 81, l.,
trv TO find something to eat. There
wss hardly ANYTHING left in the town,
hut in a little cafe we at last got some
coffee. very weak, and one loaf oil
sogOv rye bread. This, with a piece
of Chocolate, was'our breakfast
Our next responsibility was to DIS,
nose of our horse and cart, for we hSd
been told that we would not be allowed
10 drive back to Brussels. We were 10
no sent under guard, in a motor puL
we might take our bicycles with u.s.
No One Would Buy Horse.
No one would buy horse and cart.
We tried every citizen we could una,
hut thew refused to give money for
horse that might be taken from than
tho NEXT minute. We tried to hire a
man 10 take the outfit back TO Buiche
and return il to the men from whom
we had bought it, but no one was WILL
ing 70 venture out in the country: we
thought of presenting it to the Sisters
in the convent, but decided they had no
means of taking care Of il. We oterrd
IL to n German soldier for one marx,
but he said he couldn't take care OF u.
The demand for horse and cart
worth Sl55 was absolutely dead IN
the end We gave it to young man
who accepted it without enthusiasm,
hitched up and drove away.
With our bicycles we went over 70
wait for our young officer friend to
send US to Brussels. He asked US to
wait until 3 o'clock, and he indicated
that we should wait on a bench IN
front of the gusrdhOuse. He spoke
few words to soldier, who took q
pcsition near us, and we were told
that We must not move away from our
position.
The situation began to look ominous.
It dawned upon US that beneath all our
young leutenant's suavity there might
be something sinister. He was employ
ing the tactics OF the Japanese, who
under cover of polite phrases conceal
most disagreeable purposes, it is said:
Our two bicycles stood disconsolateiy
near US. At 3 o'clock it began 70 driz-
zle. and the young officer asked US to
step inside In another moment we had
been marched into the gusrdhouse and
placed in the room with some French
and Belgian prisoners. An armed SEN
try, with bayonet unsheated, guarded
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