Evening star., 1914-11-22

see whether IL was clear OIL tuo cheeAAJ ,
and, If possible, to make observations
from the church tower. We'll, those
fellows 1 said to myself, probably got
enough yesterday At Heykant 1 saw
that the telephone wires. destroyea
yesterday, had been restored. sem
forward a 'non-com.' with nve men
about 100 yards ahead, and folio~eo
after at the head of my twenty unianS;
Everything seemed to be gong W.,
until the vanguard party was Mitni
fifty PAGES of the first houses OF Betel
Then all at once a terrific infantry
fire opened. The 'non-com. anu an
other man dropped.
.'The rest of us were out in the open
field, scarcely $50 PAGES from the enc
my, whom we could see standing ,r
hind a hedge. 1 gave the order: 10
the rear, open order. march" BehiIi9
the nearest houses l called hait' aIu
we prepared to dismount ana oesin III.
fight, but at this moment we were ILL.,
upon from the rear, from HeyRant' ine
fellows had calmly permitted us 10 pass
through that village, in order ILL.,
ward to fire upon US from two stoes
There were bitches right and leit, SO
there could be no retreat TOWARD ans
side. We had to dash through. Arssi
nassing Heykant we gathered IN 1or-
est. - +beir
names. except the two mentioned anu
they fell only fifty PAGES from IN. snt
enemy. 1 inquired and was 'oiu 10 .
the two We're dead. .n4 utt'@n viii Vii not
leave the Corporal lying there; let rav
ride back and get him.. n1teo NY
hat, in spirit. before this nero; sa VIZ nP
wanted to ride back into the nre
the enemy. and said silent praser Eyer
ond man followed him. After ten ra1 mn
ntes they returned with the coTpoia,
and the uhlan. They had oo.n ian s,'rs
without being hit. All four are sure
to get the Iron Cross; ssfa 70 Hellebrug,
,rbare fieut. k and the infantry
officers were happy to welcome US:
can't understand yet how those BIZ
gians were able to shoo. 50 ouf Of
Not to hit one cavalryman ou. y. ;s
twenty-five at fifty and $50 PAGES l9
certainly an artistic achievement. a.
the same time. another patroiIins
party, under Lieut.. H.; ,;a."ss was ii,ed nnd
upon, also at very snort oIsaan'e'
Church Tower Is Destroyed.
1 reported at once to the brigade ana
,sked that the church tower, which
seemed to be used as an Observation
lookout by the Belgian artillery. be
shelled. On the following day two
this started a general confiagration In
Beyel and the tower disappeared Ihai
was a great satisfaction. To De Hreu
unon twice from one village was Jusl
enough. We made our quarters LOT
the night at Itighem, as Heller us ,''
grown too dangerous for our horses.
ok and i found good quarters III
the villa of IL physician. Moreover We
.reuuisitioned' two shotguns anu ene
next morning we went pheasant shooI
ing. I had been Keeping se.se' rhera
a baggage train for some days IHere
was not a living soul in all this reSioIi'
but starving dogs and livestock were,
running loose everywhere.
october Patrols were sent GU.
carly hut l took rest, having had
enoneb work on the previous days;
However, k and 1, with our usual
staff of bugler, member of the HOS
pital Corps and an orderly rouS ~
Herenthout, without seeing any.nis
of the enemy. Nleht au"'
again at Itighem.
"October 3-Three forts have already
fallen. We again sent out three patrols
all got under the enemys nre' ,,'e- ou.
turned without loss. Toward evening
We all rode to headquarters to report
to his excellency Scarcely arrived
there. the enemys shells began 70
drop around us. The star hao naIuiy
got out of the house when sheii
shed through the roof The ioca-
ton of brigade headquarters had been
rsueaied I've to the Belgians by escaped
prisoners. We faced about IN uu!is
and left our unfinished reports tiii the
morning. Quarters were again at
Iteghem, with splendid 1ruit ana wal
nuts in our garden.
October 4.SWith the 1st Battalion
and 1st Battery we marched agalns.
Fort Kessel, which was still occupied
by the enemy. We made no ATTACK anu
returned to Iteghem.
shrapnel Proves Ineffective.
october Fort Kessel kept silence
during the night. Yesterdays detach-
ment again sent forward to storm IL.
w led till we reached the open fields
around the fort, when the infantry ad-
vanced in firing lines. Scarcely dld 1t
reach the open fields. however, when
it was literally showered with shrapnei
from Fort Broechem. Shell after smell
exploded in their ranks, but they oc-
cupied Fort Kessel all the same. Jhe
enemy's shrapnel had little effect. For
three hours they hailed upon our IN
fantry. and the result. two Wounaea
the woods, k and ], watching from
its edge, while the shrapnel We're
falling among the infantry scarcely i9o
yards from us: We STOOD 5here n., iIiiy
nearer us than about 100 yards.
.Finally we started back to our
suua drOn and had hardly taken lOO
stems when shell exploded at the
spot where we had been standing.
What a happy escape. eve had exactly
the same experience moreover the fol-
lowing day). We get so accustomed TO
shells and shrapnel, however, that we
don't get out of their way unless they
drop nearer than 100 yards from us
otherwise we do not let them bother
us even when we are eating.
"October 6-k- and ! We're order
ed to reconnoiter Fort Broechem,
which is to be shelled by our forty
mortars. We rode with
forty uhians to a point west of Nylen
(about eleven miles from Antwerp. In
an ancient linden tree on slight ele-
walton we found deserted Belgian
observation platform. We quickly
climbed to it.
"A wonderful sight-the fort lay
about 1900 yards before us, every Bel
eian soldier plainly visible through
our glasses. A splendid place. Punctu-
ally at S o'clock the forty-two-centi-
meter guns began to talk. The first two
shots dropped 1900 feet short. We an
nonnced this at once. Every seven
minutes two shells were thrown. The
next two dropped nearer, but not IN the
fort. Again an urgent signal, after
which every shot hit We took note of
every one, and continued to report at
once. The fort replied continually. but
discovered. We reported what of the
enemy's turrets were firing. and half
hour later the mortars directed their
Are upon them. Meanwhile Lieut.. n --.
and three Of our men crept to within
550 wards Of the fort and sent back
reports by bicyclists confirming our
observations.