Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-09-25

taken abaek By the amsuns and exact
ness OF my data.
such things are horrible. Il true
he said. ''Of course. our soldiers. like
soldiers Of all armies, sometimes get
out OF hand and do things which we
would never tolerate II We knew II.
At Louvain. for example. sentenced
two soldiers to IL years penal servi-
tude apiece for assaulting a woman"
LouvaIn Library Incident.
"Apropos OF Louvain," remarked.
why did you destroy the library? 1t
was one OF the literary storehouses OF
the world"
I'VE regretted that as much as any
one else" answered the general. 1T
caught IRE from burning houses and
we could not save It."
But why did you burn Louvain a.
all?' asked.
Because the townspeople fired on
our troops. We actually found ina
chine guns in some OF the houses"
And smashing his fist down on the
table, he continued: whenever civil
ians fire upon our troops we will
teach them q 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?" l
! Qusried.
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 calamity which l thank
God didn't happen"
!, IF you feel for my safety as deeply
: as that, general l said earnestly,
you can make quite sure Of my com
!, ing to no harm by sending nc more
! zeppelins."
:. WE'LL" he said, laughing. we will
= 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
y is only justice that they should be
made familiar with both sides OF the
question"
have quoted my conversation will
i'd the general as nearly verbatim as
lie can remember it. have no comments
n, to make. / will leave It to my readeri
le to decide for themselves just how con
n vincing are the answers of the Ger
Is man general stan to the Belgian &C
i'd cusations.
Fe Photographs German Army.
Before we began our conversation
le asked the general IL Mr.. Thompson
w might be permitted to take phctC
ig graphs OF the great army passing
RI Five minutes later Thompson wa
OF whirled away In a military motor ca
so ciceroned by an army ofiicer who ha
&c attended the army school at For
IN Riley. 1t seems they stopped the ca
ne beside the road in a place where th
~. light was good, and when Thompsc
es saw approaching regiment or ba
US terry of which he wished a picture
en- would tell the officer, whereupon th
nd officer would blow his whistle, an
II. the whole column would halt.
OF Just wait O few minutes until III
al dust Settles" Thompson would r
mt mark, nonchalantly lighting a ciga
cite, and the Ninth imperial arm.
le, whose columns stretched over th
OF countryside as far as the eye could &c
us would stand in its tracks until the a
as was sufficiently clear to get a pictur
les Thus far the only one who has su
ats ceeded in halting the German army
this little photographer from Kansa
~ - Show Thompson cunnery.
CHI. As a field battery of the Impen
ost guard rumbIed past, Thompson mat
re- some remark about the accuracy
he the American gunners at Vera Cruz.
Let us show you what our gdnne
can do" said the officer, and gave {
order. There we're more orders. pc
I'D, feet yolley OF them. bugle shrill'
Wn harshly, the eight horses strain'
od- against their collars, the drive
cracked their whips, and the gun IL
son the road. bounded across ditch. Al
the swung into position in an adjace
lat field.
aid. On a knoll three miles away
lon, ancient windmill was beating the q
hey with its huge wings. The shell hit d
windmill fair and square and tore
on into splinters.
Good work. Thompson observ
sraI critically; IF those fellows of you
keep on they'll be able to get
ZEN In the American navy after the wa
I've In all the annals Of modern wal
heir do not believe there il a parallel
son, this American war photographer ha
ton ing with an appraised. peremptory ha
ling the advancing army. leisurely photi
raphing regiment after regiment. q
,ger then having a field gun of the I'm
lIed rial guard go into action solely
eraI crafty his curiosity.
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