El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-03
LONDON HAS
BECOME HAVEN
FOR BELGIANS
More than $4,000 From the
Wrecked Cities Seek
Safety There.
FALL OF NAMUR
CAUSES A PANIC
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.

= oNDON, Eng. Oct 3-London IS
now entertaining about $4,000
Belgian refugees They are Of all
classes-peasants. artisans. shopkeep-
ers and diamond merchants, and a few
have money with them, TIE charity
organizations are heavily taxed, how
ever.
Belgian refugees on the streets pour
out euIogies OF England and English
men. British hosts are taking the Bel
gians 10 see the sights Of the town,
and many allen friends are notice
able in the show places.
The / itifuI sight Of some Of s.-e Bel
gians is especially touching because
they are a frugal folk. Every man high
and low, owns his own home in Bel
GUM and usually has ? little saved
Desires for Investment. Now most OF
them are ruined.
The great Belgian trek began shortly
after the war started. After the first
flush Of success, when the Belgians
held back the advance guard Of Ger
mans, a few of the wealthy classes
made a preciptate removed TO FoIkstone,
not, however, without bringing with
them plenty Of money, Jewels and
other portable property. They were
~ GIL AD-4Q LAEL EAdALS whose SQDUAE OF
ready cash and liquid securities were
easily negotiable at that time They
put up at the better-Class hotels at
t'olkstOne and remain there to this
day.
Fall of LIege Starts Rush.
The sudden fall Of Liege changed the
whole situation. German heavy artil-
lery which could reduce this fortress
In so short a time became a compelling
menace to the whole OF Belgim. and
there then commenced a rush Of Bel
gian refugees to the safe shores Of
Great Britain.
Mixed with the wealthier classes,
there commenced to arrive a large
number Of ndiddleclass merchants
shopkeepers, and artisans. Liege is
one OF the wealthiest of the Belgian
towns. It IS the center Of an extensive
coal and iron industry and contained
wealthy coalmasters and irOnmasters,
VINO along with their hordes OF work
men, their wives and families, fled
with haste TO the coast. leaving behind
them practically all their belongings
The boats from Ostend TO Folkstone
began to show the dire straits of these
people, and many OF them who were
able TO scrape together the necessary
passage money, landed on our shores.
The fall Of Brussels accentuated the
rush. Ostend was threatened all Bel
gum was at the mercy Of the Germans
1hen the rush to EOlkstOne reached a
climax. All sorts and conditions of
q
the country Followed quickly the sack
OF Louvain. the fail of Nafnur. and the
tragedy Of Malines- The rush became
a rouL three steamers a day bringing
as many as 1000 refugees arrived at
r olkstone from Ostend.
LOuTaln Professors Flee.
LOuFalns short time ago a seat Of
learning. with fUs famous Catholic
university now q cap of ruins con-
.ributed some Of its most learned pro-
-essOrs and teachers to the rush. and
many Of its 1000 scholars.
From Namur, which, like priceless
-ouVain, was q tourist center with a
season. came lodging-house and hotel
keepers.
Malines. with its $4,000 inhabitants.
which boosted a large wagon and car
construction works for the State rail-
ways and a thriving furniture indus
", sent over its quota OF weIl-to-do I
.itizens and clever craftsmen. Citizens /
II TermOnde, whose chief industry is
ute spinning and weaving for the
making OF ropes, were also among the !
Many From Antwerp.
one day there arrived at FOlkstone !
y steamer 600 Russian Jews from |
antwerp. They included Slippers or j
lamond polishers and small diamond /
merchants who do their business in 4
afes among each other. They landed 4
ere looking very detected.
The FolkstOne hotels are full of Bel 4
ian women and children whose faith
rs are fighting the great fight for
heir homesteads. The little ones
Omp about while the mothers cherish
hem anLiOus-eyed- A telegram ar
ives A whole family is plunged into \
lourning by the loss Of "a father or
M an unmiugated sorrow claims
hem.