Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-09-02

by Cable to the Chicago Tribrne.l
Brussels - The Germans entered
Brussels Thursday without firing a
shot
Yielding to the dictates of reason
and humanity. the civil government at
the last moment disbanded the civil
guard, which the Germans would not
recognize. The soldiers and ordinary
police we're then intrusted with the
maintenance of order.
After day Of wild panic and slum-
berless nights the citizens remained
at their windows. Few sought their
couches.
Cry "Here They Come
The morning broke brilliantly. The
city was astir early and on all lips
were the words: They are here" OF
They are coming"
The they" referred to we're al
ready outside the boundaries Of the
city IN great force. The artillery was
packed Off on the road to Waterloo.
Horse, foot, and sapper were packed
deep on the Louvain and Tervervue-
rem roads.
Az enterprising motorist came in
with the Information and the crowds
in the busy centers Immediately be-
came calm.
5uruomaster Gives Up.
At eleven o'clock it was reported
that an officer with a half a troop of
hussars bearing white flags had halt
ed outside the Louvain gate.
The burgomaster claimed for the
citizens their rights under the laws
of war regulating an unfortifled CAPT
tai When roughly asked if he was
prepared to surrender the city, with
the threat that otherwise 1t would be
bombarded, the burgomaster said he
would do so. He also decided to re-
move his scarf of office.
The discussion was brief. When
the burgomaster handed over HIS scarf
1t was handed back to him and he
was thus ent. listed for the time being
with tbs 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
Client city had begun.
On they came, preceded by scout
ing party of uhlans, horse, foot, and
artillery and sappers, with a siege
train complete.
A special feature of the procession
was 100 motor cars on which QUICK
hrers were mounted. Every regiment
and battery was headed by a band,
horse OF foot Now came the drums
and nfes: now the blare of brass ard
soldiers singing die Wacht am Rhein"
and Deutschland uber Allies"
Death Head Hussars There.
Along Chausee de Louyain, past St
jesse and the botanical gardens, to
the open space in front Of the Care du
Nord, the usual lounging place of the
tired twaddlers of the city, swept the
legions.
Among the cavalry we're 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 eherry-colored uniforms of
the horsemen, and the blue of the in
fantry? All is greenish. o7Ith co.or
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 10 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 defiled to the boulevards
and thence marched to encamp on the
heights of the city called Kocnelberg.
1t was truly sight to have gladdened
tho 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 win do for them"
Many of the younger men in the
great array seemed exhausted after
the long forced march, but as man
staggered his comrades in the ranks
held him up.
1t was great spectacle and an i'm
pressive one, but there are minor Incl
dents that were of a less pleasant char
acter.
Officers In Shaekles.
Two Belgian officers, manacled and
fastened to the leather stirrups Of two
uhlans, made a spectacle that caused
a low murmur of resentment from the
citizens. Instantly German horsemen
backed their steeds into the closely
packed ranks of the speosAt--r. thIeat-
ening them with uplifted swords and
shilling the momentary revolt.