New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-17
BELGTANS CALMLY A WAIT
COMING GERMAN BLOW
Eternal Vigilance as the Price of Safety Obtains Every
where in the Bufeted Nation Naliantly With
standing Relentless Pressure of Ieuton Horde.
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Brussels AUS Athough barTicadcs and guards everywhere
the country absolutely while peasants arc WORDING "
crops But the Prsan arc pressing north and threatening
f. it in On the south Probably this last is fcint
ON Antwerp but { g the less
The Civil Guards arc dangerous their medieval hat, which
cy the least suspicion and will run on to ooi 10 moor At
gc-cpancs them Further town uniforms get more
'-' -" H. ,..,,. 90 b,,, fr,nlry encountered
peasants bouscs, busincrc rifle readily handed 'n
good though their job but once satisfied % arc
r,ady laugh back and exchange Everywhere are inc uO'
jolly children scambng about barriers behind blyonets'
racing down the line to-day to Namu "nefc every
eye the horizon Small engagements WN mans
inc TO chatcaux that arc deserted krus We arc
practically among dncc, and challenges come every TWO
minutes or Little bodies OF soldiers small but WIZ" Wnseh
and boys with pleasant faces already o"gh with '<p '
enjoy newspapers and cigarettes Our tax '
the Germans and their hunger when captured
how the German horses good tho Belgans the better riders
that nearby cottage arc prisoners in the church arc three
Belgian has played hero IN both tort ana open u
GUNS TRAINED OF COTTAGE
I'm the middle OF little green wood from aerora"cs
suddenly come upon fort guns trained cottage which
I I i,d 80 ,J e., Screen bcrI for the moment beside
twenty bathing shady pool but ney arc cur
ou quiet fight and death being too near and as III
all wars growing OF the savagcy the enemy
vaspish little soldiers lie seemingly at haphazard ABOUT inc Hu
the Namur
The town is really quiet Even huge masonry the fortress hang
beautiful wooded OF the Meuse seems to snare III W
suppressed. shifting quiet OF expectancy.
this again our French friends
but away pressure closest Only last night an uaeon
detachment OF three hundred pressed WITHIN &c"
Eghcze paid for its folly Taking possession OF the
they looted the house and sat down TO COOK rice on
slope by An marked them and small body
Began down along the road on all tou and occupied INC
trenches prepared slope Finding twenty
scnics oupos the detachment with mrauc
away alive When walked through the field horses were sun
being saddery cooking utensils being collected
Gathering patrols hard little soldiers specified the country
young lieutenant momentary arrested me The first
hardly Rolling cigarette he murmurcd
couously that many spies As pushed
way appeared be able TO materizc
antering patrols OF the sunt spaces OF the
fields Some were courteous but fortunately all had
business attend 10 in the end Our next arrest shortly
looking commandan exceptionally fine
horse by and the OF his
tempt overlooked my difficulty not being certain
when We within the he agreed that
all and along there lie had captured two
dragons that day with his hand.
AEROPLANE FLIES LOW.
troops lancs sung their shoulders On
straight ntangemcn the trenches
constantly challenged watched with pleasure acropiane ong
because O its low fight
Hall an hour later I getting lively OF the
town the highly crowd In
supported by four womcn old respectfully dressed
sopkcep being the hospital with his legs shattered
terribly head lie had been struck down the
explosive dynamite hand grenade flung from aeropan which
we had been watching ccing against the
the dark seemed likely be sensational for
the Pusns pressing again on the north Wrc
At that place half the little strctche passing
through quiet groups and children the Of the conflict
commandant stopped for talk lie had been
Eghzec his receive small German column
the under darkness had
been arranged the Begns He the road from Wae with
and left dark he directed
We after waiting Little disposed flashes and
reports the darkness in front The Germans
ting into advance rcconnonccs At least they have
shown considerable neglect Of scouting and work Eghe
also their shooting detective Answering flashes sounds
came from circe OF shadow in front and the south Of
little by day in the modern battle unless takes There
is nothing at night