Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
Flood Of Wounded compeIs
Redrafting of ConvaIescents
Into Battle Line.
GREAT SLAUGHTER DUE
TO MASSED ATTACK
Country Swept So Clean Not Enough
Buildings Left in Belgium
for Hospitals.

Cableeran to The Star and the New York Times.
AMSTERDAM, November by the
notorious frontal attacks in mass that
the Germans are compelled to mako
and the consequent flood Of wounded
that flows back upon them after every
such effort their task In the center and
east of Belgium becomes hourly moro
and more difIicult. They are even now
in almost desperate straits. both In
regard to accommodation for wounded
and provision of medical services.
1t Is suggested that the wounded
Germans value Is recognized by on
GERS to have risen many degrees durS
ing the Inst few weeks Massed st.
lacks have failed. and II is beginning
to be realised by German chiefs that
their supply OF men Is not unlimited,
hence IL becomes more urgent than
ever that the German armies will have
to draw and draw largely on recovered
cases for filling up the gaps made by
the hre OF the allies. It ia q brutally
callous view. but I am told il Is the
view held in the circle of the war
lords staff
Regrets have been expressed, also by
this same staff. that such a clean sweep
of buildings was made on the line of
the German advance. 1t Is strange
| and horrible fact that they have not
left half enough buildings standing to ac-
commodate their own wounded. They
have made Louvain a center for vast
| crowds of these.
All Buildings Filled.
| $50 many thousands of wounded"
says one who has visited the district.
| have been taken there that every
building left standing has long since
been filled and there is the direst need
for more nurses and doctors and medi-
cal supplies Of all Sorts"
| II was noted by this eyewitness that
wounded officers are usually carried
| to points much nearer the fatherland
| than In the case with the men In
| order to keep the lines clear for TINS
| traffic, engineers are at work IN tnou
sands erecting temporary bridges where
| permanent structures have been de-
stroyed One can see more clearly than
ever that the Germans never once
dreamed OF the possibility OF having to
| retrace their steps They imasl nS9
| that next year or the year after would
be soon enough to set ABOUT
building in Belgium.
lowed to reach Louvain and the sur
rounding district, the people VINO IN
| the sight of trainloads of wounded IN.
cessantly arriving and in the sight OF
new troops being hurried forwara.
! Sunday last twelve trains passed west
ward through Louvain. Eleven were
hllsd with soldiers and one was ioAoeo
with guns and ammunition.
! Zeppelin Gives News
| Last Saturday a Zeppelin sailed over
Aerschot, north OF Louvain, and scat
tered leaflets over the land. In these
II was stated that Turkey had thrown
in her lot with Germany and that
Turks had already seized hundreds OF
| Russians and put them in prison.
This very rapid issue of special edt.
ton OF German news suggests at
least little Intelligent anticipation.
One wonders how long those leaflets
mad been printed and how long the
distributor had awaited a signal Tor
their gratuitous dispersal. for 1t would
appear that intrigues at Constantinople
had hung fire for long time