The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-27

via LOndoa:
fisl6ing to the dictates q Fsaaoo
and humanity. the civil govssansot aS
the last moment dishanAe1 IL owl
guard. which the Germans vosA ~
recognise rAs soldSsrs anA erdinasy
police vsrs thea intrvstsA With the
maintenance Of order.
Aftar . Aay Of Wild DaAie ~ seao-
bsrlsas nights the citissns Fsoa1ss4
st th1r vtHlovs. NV sought thees
ooucAss.
c0 sstess Yhsy csMAs
The morning broke brilliantly. ~
city vas astir early and o. I'll hSo
vsre the words: "rAsy aFs hasa." -
They Are coming"
ready outside the boundaries a tAe
city in great force. The artillery vas
packed on On the road to Watorsso.
Horse. foot. and sapper were paete1
deep on the Louvain and fssvssvue
rem roads.
An entsrprising motosist cane h
with the information and the crow1s
in the busy centers Immediately -
came calm.
DurOsmasesr Gives W.
At eleven o'clock It was reposts1
that an oalcer with . half . troop q
hussars bearing white hags had halt.
Cd outside the Louvain gate.
The burgomaster claimed for the
citizens their rights under the IaVO
Of war regulating an unfortihed eaDi.
tai. When roughly asked II he was
prepared to surrender the city. With
the threat that otherwise It would -
bombarded. the burgomaster said hs
would do 30. He also decided to -
move his scarf Of once.
The discussion was brief. When
the burgomaster handed Over his scarf
It was handed back to him and he
was thus entrusted for the time being
with the civil control OF the citizens.
The Germans gave him plainly to un-
derstand that he would be held re-
sponsible for any overt act on The
part of the populace against the Ger
mans
Triumphant March Begins.
From noon until two O'Clock the
crowds waited expectantly. Shortly
after two o'clock the booming of can
non and later the sound of military
music conveyed to the people Of Brus-
sells the intimation that the triumph
ant march of the enemy on the an
cient city had begun.
On they came. preceded by . scout
ing party of uhlans, horse. foot. and
artillery and sappers. with = siege
train complete.
A special feature Of the procession
was 100 motor cars on which quick
firers were mounted. Every regiment
and battery was headed by . band.
horse or foot. Now came the drums
and flies; now the blare Of brass and
soldiers singing "Die Wacht am Rhein"
and Deutschland uber Allies"
Death Head Hussan There.
Along Chausee de Louvain, past St.
Josse and the botanical gardens, to
the open space in front Of the Care du
Nord, the usual lounging place Of the
tucu tWduuiCEe Vi tuo Citys bWePI tho
legions.
Among the cavalry were the famous
Brunswick Deaths Head Hussars and
their companions on many bloody
fields, the Zeiten hussars. But where
was the glorious garb of the German
troops. the cherry-colored uniforms of
the horsemen. and the blue Of the IT,
fantry? All is greenish, earth colo.
gray All the helmets are covered with
gray. The guns are painted gray.
Even the pontoon bridges are gray.
ITO the quickstep beat OF the drums
the kaiser's men march to the great
square. Charles Regier. Then at the
whistling sound Of the word Of COM
mand-for the sonorous orders of the
German officers seemed to have gone
the way of the brilliant uniforms-the
gray clad ranks broke into the famous
goose step, while the good people OF
Liege and Brussels gazed at the pass
ing wonder with mouths agape
Crowds Want Revenge.
At the railroad station the great
procession deflled to the boulevards
and thence marched to encamp on the
heights of the city called Kochelbers.
1t was truly a sight to have gladdcned
the eyes of the kaiser. but on the side
walks men were muttering beneath
their breath:
They'll not pass here on their way
back The allies will do for them"
Many of the younger men in the
great array seemed exhausted after
the long forced march, but as q man
staggered his comrades in the ranks
held him up.
1t was a great spectacle and an i'm
pressive one, but there are minor Incl
dents that were of less pleasant char
acter.
OFFICERS In Shackios.
Two Belgian officers, manacled and
fastened to the leather stirrups of two