The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-29
Things Seen Within
the German Lines

LONDON. September os.-perhap.
ono OF the mort r.mnrkab,. o,na.,n naps
, OF me war ~ related by A. 7 D.wA =,
OXFORD University. who was on IN. Gov.
hnent at tho time tho war began. ana
succeeded in making his way throurh
( story: '''a
Before left England about a fort.
night ago. remember that the nnws
/ papers seemed to bs Iaborine und.r ~.
/ impression that the heart or the G.,
man rank and fle Was not In this nah,
tue great and enlightened German,
] peopie. we were told. had no rton,a c,
Tor this business or war: tho war va,
! engineered by ChauvInist bureau.
crazy; tho German people were beinp
nr,ven TO arms nnwillingly and for
purpose thcy could not understan
people who go seriously 10 ws-
should have no delusions. And By mi.
time presume zee have cleared on,
n"lhus OF the Idea that the G.rrna,,,
as nation have no desire for the wa
70. fortnight have boon in Co..
ianF-for the greater part OF Rel.
GUM liz now for all practical nur,osa.
/ ''crInnny. For few hours ~.
NIX -Chapelle and had the oppo-tur.
NY OF sangins the opinion and femme,
~ INC German civic population and the
German press '"'
IN my mind. there IL now no .b,dox
or doubt that in fighting Germany AZ
arc up against the stiifest prouo.,tior
ma, mas ever confronted us Wuhou,
that great danger cloud in the norm
IN" RUSSIAN masses-the-e coul,, n. ro
two opinions as to tn. Gn,i o,,,o .o
on land Let us without p,ssiop -,
preJudice look for moment "A, ~.
iac's through plain glass. TIL. cor.
mans are A military nation: thcv Inv.
'.S'Ism IN their blood. and they arr
proud OF IT, AZ German soldier SAID
"
are all soldiers
An hour or two before iii. ocoun.
non or Brussels was told tina, IN,
oa, "o"nS were coming 10 the city be
three hours that ssme nfternno,
stoon outside the Care du Nord and
watched The German army ,...
,nIousn' Thcy were not starving
IMPRESSIVE aieh; Every man IN that
enormous mass seemed healthy, NJ AND
NoH RED. The German ornccrr under.
stand their men perfectly Tho mer
81. gwen plenty 20 cat. and they ar.
ENen ~ with etr!ct rogulsritr or
Tho station Mt I.ouvain had i,nr,, ~
q party OF German soidie-s Each r,.v
was given can OF thick, meaty soun
70 me. who had eaten nothing bnt
40 enoeoiate bread and some sour
". as RS good as the mamma from Heaven
o one or my hosts ea.d that M.
lucky to como scross them on n .,n.s.
uny. Tor understood that meat war
Selveu only every third day. But
was quickly Informed that German 40,
diers had mea, every day.
10 GO Into In. station at I.ouvst,
~ !unoh lime uhis was Friday lasO
"s nNe a transition from heil 10
,rsvoI..d and my friend had
devifs work was being wrought, sur',.
ing. footing, shooting vera po,ny ~
everywhere. The Germans wers ch..r'
. my destroying tho whols place--wUh
~, NrPtioh always OF the Hotel de
no Their CAIN dcliberation fnad. q
contrast with their work ~ das,,,,o
,ion that was almost theatricaI In -
IMPRESSION II left on the mind Tn.
n ,,,.c seemed 70 make a picture NOR.
~ q lNlntarE encourage at a fashion
Sroomed, shaven, manicure6 ana 80.
p.eteiE calm as they drove about IN,
burning street in their cars. These nso.
PFC arc not Huns or 'barbarians-
wnre -. a, any rate. To us they
verse with them wa. An e,.pe,t ;m
tellectual pleasure %"
but around lay the dead tho DIVING
'hc burned. the burning. In 80
ae.ec' on tho outskirts OF the town I
,,,.a women and children walking
o'cr' inc dead and charred bodies ~ the
men: thcE were carrying a tin can sno
'o"hihE Tor water. German soldiers oyr
impressed upon me tho fac,
""t INC women and children had hee,
S"N'"' saw the firing OF Cortenbere
de-, hrst The women and chill
'Tvh herdcd up and SGT aside 7 do no,
Pei!eve that tho men would ,a, 80,
''': sacred had not the soldiers ~ 1o,,t
~ mat thcy offered armed rcsist
mere can, OF course be no doub,
,ncc ,rs an Herr" considerable resist
u,,or ~ r'T'c population. led by the
'i"!or ana licl2an officers. workcd No
nine guns upon the German troin
ncE approached the station AnG H..
'"''" OF ~. Pierre. which overIookt
80, H'" Ion vas turned to veritabIc
,[,ri ne civi'ists fred upon the in
Mm from behind the buttressos
:" sum Mp: There is left unor ,,,
49, II" IMPRESSION Of tho wondcrfuI
ana the complete cn.busiasn,
=, ~" 'crtnah army. Embossed lDou
1870 mr nd.'s OF me German soldiers is the
hcE believe IL. They arc viriin Ia
ntN,hS nation--such people m.La
cr'ln'e enemy. There is mo nian. a.,
w. "'tn MIND for cynicism which
IN IN Older nations makes nno.
-. aom "ne'her tho struggle be-
o'" ni''ohal groups is good in flo
yes OF God. The Germans go e. -. tne
nc Dand Of brothers. In Tin. - 100,
ic rciations between class and oIass
ot"ech officer and man in the ranks
re close ana cordial they arc CON,
'."es' u word continually on their liz.
IN, ,"fE hEni. And they arc wonder
ui'Y Intelligent. During the Ia "a, ,snn,.
, ,''. '".hcd with men in the German
ahks whose culture and edncat;a am
Qua put to shame many an Ensi,oi,
undergraduates know. "s'sh
fhc ideal in tho minds OF thi. u,.,;
,o"se. cnicient and wonderful people /.
,,s iSna, ~. uoor Siies. In achieving