The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-10-01

ne SAID. OF course. our soldiers, ike
soldiers OF all armies, sometimes get
out OF hand and do things which We
would never tolerate II we knew IL.
At Loavain. for example,, l sentenced
TWO soldiers TO IL years penal servS
tuoe apiece for assaalting a woman"
Louvain Library Incident.
ApTopos Of Louvain," remarked,
why did you destroy the library? IL
was one of the literary storehouses OF
the world"
We regretted that as much as any
enc else" answered the general III
caught hre from burning houses and
We could not save IL.
But why did you burn Louvain n
all?" asked
Because the townspeople fred on
our troops. We actually found ma
chine guns in some Of the houses"
And smashing his fist down on the
table, he continued: Whenever civil
ians nre upon our troops We will
teach them lasting lesson. II women
and children insist on getting in the
way of bullets, so much the worse for
the women and children"
| How do you explain the lombard.
ment Of Antwerp by Zeppelins?"
queried
Explains Zeppelin Bombs.
"Zeppelins have orders to drop their
bombs only on Notifications and sol.
diers." he answered.
As a matter of fact" remarked,
they only destroyed private houses
and civilians. several of them women.
II one of those bombs had dropped 200
yards nearer my hotel | wouldn't be
smoking one of your excellent cigars
today"
This is a calamity which / thana
God didn't happen"
IF you feel for my safety as deeply
as that. general" / said earnestly,
you can make quite sure Of my com.
ing to no harm by sending no more
Zeppelins."
We'll, he said. laughing. I'VE win
think about It" He continued grave
ly:
Il trust you will tell the American
people through your paper what
have told you today. Let them hear
our side of this atrocity business. II
is only justice that they should be
made familiar with. both sides of the
question"
| have quoted my conversation with
the general as nearly verbatim as
can remember it. have no comments
to make. ! will leave IL to my readers
to decide for themselves just how con
: vincing are the answers of the Ger
man general stan to the Belgian &C
cusations.
Photographs German Army.
Before we began our conversation
asked the general il Mr.. Thompson
might be permitted to take photo
graphs of the great army passing
Five minutes later Thompson wal
whirled away in a military motor ca
ciceroned by an army officer who hat
attended the army school at For
Riley. II seems they stopped the ca
beside the road in a place where tbs
l. light was good, and when Thompson
saw approaching n regiment or bat
terry OF which be wished a picture b.
! would tell the officer. whereupon tn
j officer would blow his whistle. an
!. the whole column would halt.
Just wait a few minutes until tn
dust settles" Thompson would re
t mark, nonchalantly lighting a cigar
cite. and the Ninth imperial army
!, whose columns stretched over tn
countryside as far as the eye could Sc
{ would stand in its tracks until the al
y was sufficiently clear to get a picture
Thus far the only one who has su'
ceeded in halting the German army
this little photographer from Kansa!
Show Thompson Gunnery.
+ As a field battery OF the Imper1s
I guard rumbled past. Thompson mad
; some remark about the accuracy G
q the American gunners at Vera Cruz.
Let US show you what our gamer
can do. said the officer. and gave a
order. There we're more orders. a pc
!. feet volley of them, a bugle shrille
n harshly, the eight horses straine
/ against their collars. the driver
cracked their whips. and the gun lei
n the road. bounded across a ditch. an
e swung into position in an adiscer
t field.
/. On a knoll three miles away a
- ancient windmill was beating the al
y with its huge wings. The shell hit Oh
windmill fair and square and tore
n into splinters.
Good work. Thompson observe
Il critically: III those fellows OF your
keep on they'll be able to get a 10
l. in the American navy after the war
3 In all the annals Of modern war
II do not believe there Is n parallel
4, this American war photographer hal
n ing with an appraised. peremptory han
K the advancing army. leisurely photo
raphing regiment after regiment. ar
y then having a field gun OF the Imp
a rial guard go into action solely
u crafty his curiosity.
II Find English Leaders,
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