The Princeton union., 1914-09-10

pAOtOu W NC O0uOldl tOu Du0lOW,
Exchanging his hat for the German
generals helmet and taking the gen.
erals horse, Rosseau made his way to
the Belgian lines and was placed in
hospital at Ghent.
Saved; Thrown Into Sea.
This little grim comedy is told by a
correspondent Of the London News:
II heard of an incident which is said
to have occurred when the British
boats were busy picking up German
survivors Of the fight in the blight Of
Helgoland. A German officer was
seen swimming; line was thrown to
him, and he was helped on board, but
his first action was to spit in the face
Of the British officer in charge.
"A British sailor Immediately flung
the German overheard, and another
drowning German among the many
within the boats reach was helped
into the vacant place."
Aero Flashes Guided Army.
A London Telegraph correspondent
returning from Brussels says:
''The German entry into Brussels
was wonderful and impressive sight.
"First Of all came six cyclists, then a
detachment Of cavalry, then great
mass Of infantry, then guns and field
guns and more infantry, then huge
howitzers, then a pontoon train and
then more infantry from 1:3O o'clock
Thursday until Sunday morning with
out break.
"The men also were very fresh and
keen. Each company was accompanied
by travelling stove, the fire of which
was never out. There was always
some hot drink ready for the troops,
and the German soldiers told me that it
is only this hot coffee and soup which
keep them going on long forced
marches.
AN aeroplane kept its station ahead
of this advancing hords, and it
signaled both day and night by drop
ping various colored stars. What these
signals meant do not know, but all
movements of the troops were regu-
lated by them.
"In all about 25O,OO0 men passed
through Brussels, and thousands more
never entered the city, but marched
south direct from Louvain. The men
are slaves Of discipline and routine"
Berlin's "Vale of Tears"
Arrivals from Berlin at The Hague
report that the German capital is much
depressed by the huge German losses.
Half the population, one man said, was
in mourning. The official casualty lists
contain many more killed and wounded
than missing.
One Of the arrivals said the German
war office has opened up a bureau Of
inquiry in the Dorteenstrasse This is
thronged daily with pale and anxious
women. Because of the distressing
scenes witnessed there the street has
been called the "Vale of Tears
Adventure In the Air.
M. Kuminsky, the Russian aviator,
had thrilling adventure on his first
military fight. In company with a
Russian officer he flew at a height Of
1850 meters. Kuminsky narrates:
I'VE suddenly heard an explosion,
and the whole apparatus quivered and
leaped in the air. We found that a
suction valve of the motor had burst
We were saved from destruction by
the self possession Of the officer. He
kept his head and did not move
muscle, so was able to shut off the
benzine and open the contact.
I'VE began to descend in a volplane
and to avoid capture by the enemy we
did our utmost to prolong our fight in
the direction of the Russian lines. Al
though we had very good map, we
could not tell precisely where we were
At last we touched ground and saw in
the fields not far away a crowd of
peasants.
The officer at once shouted, Soak
the apparatus with benzine and get
matches ready, so in case they are
Austrians we can set the whole thing
on fire.
But we had no need to do this, for
they were Russians. We had come
down about three miles within the
Russian frontier, and soon a party of
our own troops arrived and carried us
back to their Quarters.''
Loops Loop Amid Bullets.
A French aeroplane appeared above
Brussels and dropped hundreds of leaf
let's with the message to the citizens
of Brussels: "Take courage. Deliver
ance soon.''
The aviator circled the city twice, &C.
cording to- the Antwerp correspondent
Of an Amsterdam paper, dropping the
messages, while German soldiers below
fired repeatedly at him without effect
Finally the Frenchman looped the loon
with the bullets flying around him and
drove off.
King Honors Boy Scout.
Georges Terpen, an eighteen-year-
old boy scout of Liege, has been deco.
rated by the king of the Belgians and
has received commission in tha armv