The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-10
Five Famous American News
paper Men Held Prisoners
by Germans on Charge of
Taking Photographs.
CONFINED IN SHED WITH
HIGH EXPLOSIVES
Orders were to Shoot Them
Down on Any Attempt to
Escape and Word of Honor
Counted not at all.

Rotterdam tVla London. sept. 10,
.S.OO a. m.)-The part Of American
correspondents who accompanied me
German army for nearly two weeks
across Belgium and into France
found themselves sale on Dutch soil
TO-DAY after being held prisoners By
the Germans for four days under un-
usual circumstances. The Associated
press correspondent reachcd Rotter-
dam late last night
For The last week the party had
been under surveillance al Aix-lu-
Chappclle whittier they had been
brought on a train with prisoners
from Beaumont. Belgium. The party
included Roger Lewis. the Associated
Press. Irwin :. Cobb. the saturday
Evening Post and the Philadclphia
Public Ledger; James OfDonnell
Bennett anu John T. McCutcheon.
the Chicago Tribune. and Harry Han
sen, the Chicago Daily News.
with them OF, the trip to Aix-ia-
Chapelle were thrce other correspond
cnts. Maurice G%crhauld. a Belgian
correspondent; Lawrence stein stew
ems. an American artist, formerly OF
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King Albert special photosrapher.
The party OF I'VE Americans let
Brussels on August % with special
military passes and were the only
correspondents who were successful
In following the German army.
The party succeeded In marching
along with the army. sometimes In
sight Of lighting. until Beaumont was
reached. Here the Germans had es-
tablisaed temporary headquarters
At Beaumont the correspondents were
held up by Commandant Mitten-
d"rfer. whose suspicious against all
newspaper men had been aroused by
ia party OF three CORRESPONDENTS pick
ed up TO the previous day. who repre-
scented themselves as Americans al
though two OF them were Belgians'
The trio were taken TO "A beaumont
Jail. The panty included GerOauld.
stevens and Kennebeard and the ne
gro chauffeur. All were arrested iOr
photographing and travelling In an
automobile which unlawfully carried
a Red Cross Has.
The American party was allowed TO
spend the night on the stone noor oi
"a Belgian school house which had
been converted into barracks for the
German troops. The correspondents
were courteously treated by the sol
diers who after the days 80 miles
march sang. danced and otherwise
entertained Them royalty until day
light.
The neN day the Americans were
kept waiting in the public square IA
the center of a group which included
Prince August Wilhelm, the third son
Of The Emperor and other high mil
itary. authorities.
After being repeatedly told they
were not prisoners the Americans
we're locked up with the other three
correspondents arrested the day be-
fore. stevens had already been SEN
fenced to be shot as an English SPY.
The Jail Was nlthy and one side
was stacked with IONS Of German high
explosiyes-a rather uncomfortable
situation, In view of the fac that
,ther prisoners were constantly light
ing cigarettes under cover OF their
straw bedding.
After a short Incarceration, tao
Americans, through the Kindness OF "A
Berman lieutenant were removed ~
a small cafe adjoining the prison to
which lstc- they were followed by
tn1 other three suspects who were
the cause Of their detention.
ROT two nights they slept ON the
sloor under a heavy guard and SIN
were told That they were not prison
erH. out warned that they would be
shot II they moved one step oul OF
the house. After they had given
their word Of honor hat they would
not attempt to escape. their guard
( was doubled. No food was supplied
the prisoners. their only sustenanes
being "a bottle OF wine. During taeiI
imprisonment the Americans rcrciN-
ed an alarming visit from an int"N!'
Gated GeFman officer, who called them
English spies and insisted on glyini
convincing demonstrations OF ths
sharpness Of his sword when he heard
English spoken.
Finally one nisht the Americana
were taken with a hundred frenei
and "a hundred English prisoners "a
a prison train. the destination oil
which VAS unknown. They we're ask
cd politely enough by the Oerman o.
hcers 10 walk alonkssde the prison
Srs and act a. guards. A. the same
time tne officer said In an aside Ia
the German guard.
Keep your eyes open on those
Americans. II they move or step
from the ranks shoot them
The train, carrying besides the pris-
oners several cars Of wounded Ger
man soldiers arrived "a AiX-h-Chap-
ellie after a two lays slow journey.
All eight OF the correspondents
were packed into a single second class
apartment with food or drink and al
the mercy of Belgian snlpers who
frequently fred from houses az the
train passed. The party arrived az
Aix-la-Chapells carefully guarded,
and was forbidden to leave the city.
The Surveillance ~ the military
guard and the police relaxed When
the authorltirs discovered that the
American correspondents had IN their
uoaaeKaion al favorable 20 the