The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-08

Mr.. Kendall and his wife went to the
chateau. From their retreat they could
see the smoke aud hear the booming of
the cannon This was on August Il. The
battle Kept coming nearer and they wer"
fnaly obliged to take refuge in the eel
lar
The German attack became so strong
that the Baron made his escape on a hi
cycle and left Mi. Kendall in ch irge. ON
the night of August 10 there wa u sound
Of breaking glass on the second floor
and MIR and Mrs Kendall found the
lance of uhlan sticking through the
window. They opened the door and ai-
mitted fifty uhlans, who searched them
and the Chlteau
The fighting was now so close that
they could see troopers who had been
hit by bullets. falling from their horses.
This continued fbr four days and they
lived most Of the time IN the cellar, cat
ing crusts of bread and rice.
AS soon H. the Germans took Bamont
the General c commanding the first
Bavarian army corps made his headquar-
tiers at the chateau said Mr.. Kendall.
I'VE were tire ted courteously, but we
were not allowed to leave the grounds.
one officer told US there were 1000 Ger
man dead and 5000 wounded in the few
days of lighting
French aero planes would appear just
after daybroIk and scout about over our
heads. German sharpshooters hit one
aviator in the shoulder and he fell and
was killed. There VS. a German wire
less station near the chateau and we
learned that the French were planning
strong counter attack.
Philip Hermann OF Cologne, a Heuten-
ant in the Fifteenth tnlans. lent Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall s75 and finally got "A pass
port for them. They Rot out on mill
tary train flied with wounded and dead.
.nIt. 80 ar1, rAn a
Brooklyn. on intimate terms with several
important German military officers said
that Germany's objective was England
and that a fleet of Zeppelns under the
personal command OF their inventor was
being modified for an attack on that
country. He said that twenty-eight
Zcppelins are ready for operation against
England and that the German military
factories were rushing work on many
others
Nine. Schumsnn-Helnk. who has a
| brother commanding the Austrian cruiser
/ Centa, returned on the Rotterdam with
| her two daughters She told how the dec
/ laration of war stopped a performance Of
| "Parsifal' in Bayrouth on the afternoon
/ Of August l.
The first act passed off smoothly" she
| said During the second act we noticed
"A certain tensercys In the audience hut
! we did not know that war had been de-
/ clared In the fr~t part OF the third act
! Government officials came and took away
some of our important singers, and dur
/ ing the last scene they got twenty-five
! musicians from the orchestra. The audi
once thinned down to almost nothing"
Mime SChumann Heink said she received
| aid from the state Department through
| a bile from Secretary Bryan.
Mime. Gadski, who also came on the
| Rotterdam. sang with Nine. Schum mn
Helnk at a concert on the ship. The con-
! cert raised st250 for Dutch and Ameri-
! can seHmen. .
| Prof Eugene Kuehnemann Of Breslau
, University came on the Rotterdam To he
exchange professor of philosophy NJ Har-
ward
II am told that lies are being discern
| mated In this country about Germany
| he said II am 65 years old. hut ! am
going 10 fsht for IN" truth. Every Ger
man must do his part"
: Prof Kuehnerntnn wanted to make a
speech on the Rotterdam. hut Capt.
Steuger heard - II and posted a notice
requesting the passengers TO refrain from
making speeches abiding to the WIZ. AZ
N. Rotterdam was under = neutral nag
The Rotterdam had 3S6 in the FIRST
cabin and EOS In the second She was
anchored in the Narrows all Sunday
| nirht