Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-16

Petrograd, Sept. 1o.-When the war brc;se out, the first German invasion of Russia occurred on the Russia Poland frontier The following first sand account of it was told by Mime. Sokolva, widow of the treasurer of the village of Kalisz, whose husband was slain by the Germans.
 With great trepidation, we await ed the beginning of war, as every body said that the Germans would take us prisoners. We prepared a reserve of provisions.
 At various times previous to the actual declaration of war I had ar ranged to take the children from Kalisz, and had even gone to the extent of ordering cabs. But I could not leave my husband, who was de- tained on duty in the town.
 "At 200 a. m., on August }, he re- ceived a telegram from the minister of war announcing the opening of hostilities. In the evening Germans arrived. They came in quietly enough, not meeting with the slightest resist ance. Many of the soldiers, mostly Poles, had acquaintances in the town, who treated them with beer and spoke Polish to them.
 "The soldiers said that if they had to shoot it would be into the air, re- marking, Don't be afraid, we are Christians, and Christians don't mur- der But we knew that these troops would be replaced by Saxons, and this made sad impression.
 "On the following day a small squad of Saxons arrived; they began firing from machine guns, entirely without cause, evidently with the idea oi i starting a panic amongst the peace able citizens.
 'tVery soon it became known tha1 the Germans had killed the Jewish rabbi and his eldest son. We heart also that many people had been ar rested, and that German spies were broad, som dressed as women.
 "It was said that the rabbi and hi: son had been taken to the square O the prefecture and there shot by /; German officer, with a revolver, il the sight of large crowd.
 "The spies had been excellently in formed as to the whereabouts of thu homes of the Russia officials; the, indicated these to the officers. wh' sent soldiers thither to search fo money and arms.
 Meeting the local inhabitants, tn soldiers jokingly requested them t. stand, and then shot them.
 q myself saw how the soldier frightened little children with thei swords.
 Notices issued by the German com mandant were posted all over tn town. They were frequently changed At first he demanded that all window should be closed. An order that al windows be illuminated followed.
 "An order was given to charge al Russians for German passports There Wal no end to the command ants demands, and an indescribabl panic followed.
 "The firing of machine guns con tinued, and several women were kill ed.
 By the Monday evening we kneI we should not be saved, and resolve to pass the night with the childre in the cellar. In the morning the fir ing wao renewed, and then all be came quiet. At midday I began t get dinner ready. There came knock at the door. I had forebod ing of danger, and resolved not t open it.
 "The knock was repeated. Some thing began to break, and I knoN there was no salvation. I opened tn door, and German officer and fiv soldiers entered threatening me wit revolvers. My husband, eXhauste after sleepless nights, was resting il the bedroom. The Germans wok him and ordered him to follow then He obeyed and I followed him.
 We came to the bridge. Ther they told me to return home, as m husband was to be questioned by tn cOmmandant. All my entreaties nc to be separated from my husband wer in vain. I staggered around the tow hour. At last I reached the prefeo ture.
 1.-The German commandant, Pross fer, was there. l asked the fate ( my husband. A German officer re :, piled, If he lives he will return home and if he is dead you will find him Then l knew my husband had bee killed by one of the German officers His pody was discovered in tn square of the prefecture. Alongsid lay the headless body of some ur :, known victim.
 = "A whole street near the prefectur was full of the bodies of Russian