The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

people ware shot a. they emerged or
ran for safety.
Fires were started indscriminately,
started In many cases to hide the inds-
Crim'nate lootlng that preceded them.
In ono shop there were thr"" blown
open safes. In many other places there
were many more. The sound ~ the
explosions made many Of tho iuhahi-
tants think that tho place, in addition
TO being given to tho flames was being
homharded also.
Even since September I, when quiet
ness had settled down over the ruins,
and the Rurgomaster had been told that
he might lssue a proclamation, urging
tho inhabitants to return, lootlng and
inCcndiarism had been going on inter-
inittentlv.
on Wednesday. September .. at I
p NJ, after an intermission Of three
days the large house AT No. 1879 Rue
Marie Thcrese, near the station and In
/ fun View Of the sentries. was set on
hre The Germans reported that one
Of their officers had been insultcd there,
/ but no civilian had been in the house
for a week. The story of the insult
| grow to ono NJ murder, and the German
/ soldiers said that, as the alleged victim
| llal iouT CHlluTen' louI H'hS'A h'"Se I've
! burned
with tho help of few citizens the
Rurgomaster twice extinguished the
fires on the roofs OF adjoining houses,
the soldiers standing by and refusing
to help.
At last guard came from head
quarters that dispersed tho uniformed
onlp1kcrs. hut in turn rendered no as
sIstancc. The city fire apparatus IN !
been DESTROYED. 90 the houses burned.
I'm every case subsequent examination
showed that they had been looted OF the
wine in the cellars, and other property
had been taken.
! on this very day n house in another
quarter Of the city was deliberately set
on fire, hut. Just before the flames broke
out. Mgr Dep.olge and Mr. Helle-
putt, who were passing ny, saw TWO
soldiers snder the influence of liquor
come out laden with heavy baskets and
bottles Of wine. on complaining Ia
officers. the two gentlemen were In
formed that a German had been shot
there. On being shown the blown oper
safe. they declared that II was shame
that such things should happen, but
that was all the satisfaction received.
As | WAS listening to these almos
, unbelievable stories the door opened
! and there entered n figure that migh
, have stepped out OF one OF the nlche'
of the old carved Gothic Cathedral
; Father Valerie Claes, Capuchin moni
. IN his long, brown mantle or rougl
cloth. tied with "A rope around the wais
and a long rosary hanging from hi
neck. He could not have been over 5
wears Of age. hs long brown bear
c flowed over his chest; his mild blue eye
T we're clear and frank, like those or
child,
g "Ah! here" exclaimed the Burgo
master, rs one who has done NOR
= than any one. Listen TO what he ca
X tell"
u The father spoke Flemish, so It ha
@ to be TRANSLATED. 1t was the story or Tn
400 or 500 Louvanians who had been as
1 sembled in the square on Thursda!
II August q, as hostages, and from TN
c lot victims were selected. taken to n
adjoining yard and shot In cold bloo'
d Among them were two priests, one
" graduate OF n German university.
d For two weeks" said Father Clae
d 81 have been searching for and buryin
the dead. I did not find these men WI
y had been murdered until short TN
N ago. when | got their bodies out OF
l. cellar where they had been thrown
le There Il not time TO go into u
m individual cases OF murder, rape, rol
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