The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-24
The WAR AS DESCRIBED IN DIARY
OF ALlEUTENANT OF OH ANS
'af1ed ana Thrilling Experiences Naturalization nv
pelglan Armored misunderstanding of Fort
Llerre-Occupation of Fort Kesset

earlty laid ourselves down in
clean beds. -
Artillery Duel Continues.
oeptember 29-The artillery duel
continued. In the afternoon observa-
lion officers Of our 42-centimeter
nloftars arrived to select positions for
sielr guns. J. climbed the ladder. 90
sIe1 hlsn' and could see that our
snelis were pounding Fort Lierre in
me style; if we only kept it up the
Ole mortars would soon open I'D a
iree path for us. Toward evening
ms Excellency Field Marshal Won der |
GoltZ civil Governor Of Belgium) ar
IlVeo. lie told me he heard hat we
had learned to roast d hen in ey-
ulu not nave n left for him;-and
TO- the hen was soon on the table.
alonS Win a can of asparagus and a
bottle OF Haute Sauterne.
september 3O-Marched this
morning to the river Nethe to occupy
ana protect h bridge at Hellebrug.
Il and [ We're entrusted witt a
patrol across the Nethe to
ana Bevel. We passed through Hey
Kant all right, but we found telephone
wires communicating with the church
1--WE in BeVel. We cut the wires and
tnen sent d non-conmissioned officer
with seven men on to Bevel, while
a1lo l., WIFI d UuSteT walked
70 a mill and watched the highway.
When the little party reached the
village it was fired upon, but con-
tinued into the place nevertheless. /
remarked to k: Let us get
away from this hill and go behind
that mouse there The words were
scarcely spoken when a dozen bullets
whizzed about our ears, but all TOO
high. But we left the hill at double
quick. After an anxious half hour
II non-commisSiOned officer returned
with his party safe and sound. And
what had daredevil done? A Belgian
telegraph patrol, stationed in the viii
lage, was firing upon the party; but
the nOn-comIniSSiOned' officer and his
fellows attacked without dances, and
away the enemy scampered. There
upon the officer, accompanied by one
man, mounted the tower and destroy
ed the telephone station. Meanwhile
the toWnsmen were firing Justify at
their horses, held by the other men,
but hank Heaven, they can't hit any
thing. Then we recrossed the Nethe
bridge at Hellebrug and too quarters
with the infantry, which had already
strongly fortified the bridge.
Terrific Infantry Fire.
October II received the honora-
BILE commission to ride again to Bevel
to see whether it was clear Of the
!, enemy and, if possible, TO make OF
/ ~servations from the church tower
: We'll, those fellows / said to myself
probably got enough yesterday Al
!. Heykant I saw that the telephone
| wires, destroyed yesterday had beer
i, restored. / sent forward a non com
) with five men about 100 yards ahea(
: land followed after at the head of M
twenty uhlans. Everything seemed
to be going we'll until the vanguard
4 party was within so PAGES of the frs
:. thouses Of Bevel. Then all at once
terrific infantry fire opened. Thu
'non-com' and another man dropped
q The rest Of US were out III tn
open field, scarcely one hundred an'
p fifty PAGES from the enemy, who "
:. could see standing behind a hedge.
gave the order: TO the rear, Ope1
d order, march, Behind the neares
houses [ called a halt, and we pr
q pared to dismount and begin the fight
but at this moment we were tire
upon from the rear, from Aeykan1
q The fellows had calmly permitted u
to pass through that village, in orde
l. afterward to fire upon us from tW
q sides. There were bitches right an
q left. so there could be no retreat tc
p ward any side. We had to das
through. After passing Heykant "
d gathered in a forest.
"All my men answered to the
d names except the two mentioned, an
they fell only SO PAGES from tn
le enemy. l inquired and was tod thf
o. the two were dead. An uhlan salute
- and said: Herr Lieutenant. | will III
re leave the corporal lying there; let n
IL ride back and get him. 1 lifted m
= hat. in spirit, before this hero WI
70 wanted to ride back into the fire
the enemy, and said a silent pray
- for his safety. Yes, [ said. and
,t second man followed him After
g minutes they returned with the co
q moral and the uhlan. They had bo1
"a fallen without being hit. AL four a
in s,re to get the Iron Cross.
,d 1--WE got back safe TO Hellebru
~ where Lieutenant k Il
% infantry officers We're happy TO We
" come rs. [ can't understand yet no
at those Relgians were able to shoot
badly. Not to hit n cavlaryman o
lie of rs at so to $50 PAGES is certain
AZ an artistic achievement. At the SAL
re thine another patrolling party und