Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-02
ENTRY
INTO BRUSSELS
LIKE A PARADE
Correspondent Amazed by
Organization Shown in Three
day "Goose-Step."
By the A.aociatsd Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-The correspond
ent of the Telegraph, who has just
returned from Brussels, describes con-
ditions there and brings the report
that young Frenchman, who repre-
scented the Chicago Daily News IN
Brussels, has been arrested and
shot. The Telegraph's correspondent
says:
"On Saturday 1 reported to German
headquarters in Brussels, where I
found General Won Jarotzky, who Is
commander of the Eighth brigade Of
the Sixteenth division. His aide-de-
camp, Lieutenant Geyer, spoke Eng
fish, having married a lady from st.
Louis. / asked for pass and re-
ceived one to go anywhere, signed
by Won Jarotzky, who commanded q
brigade of 5000 men in an army OF
over a million.
"Geyer was handing passes to all
who asked. He handed one to a
young Frenchman who represented
the Chicago Daily News. have since
heard he has been arrested and was
shot.
ARMED with my pass, 1 went to
point near Hal, where learned of
the great turning movement toward
the allies left flank. / realized at
once that no newspaper man would
be allowed here and doubted the Gre
dentials given me by Won Jarotzky.
felt sure that if I remained would
be arrested and shot as a spy.
ION my return to Brussels | found
the town in turmoil, owing to Won
Jarotzky's stupidity, which had near
ly involved the town in the same fate
as that of Louvain. He had been
left in the city with 5000 men and
he moved 1900 of these suddenly out
of the city. Then as suddenly he
became alarmed for the safety of the
remainder among so large and hostile
| population and he, therefore.
marched back the 5000 who were
camped outside.
1.-THE citizens; seeing these men has
tily returning, at once jumped to the
premature conclusion that the Ger
mans were being forced to retreat In
| great battle outside the town and
that they were fleeing in confusion.
Some of the inhabitants, therefore.
wished to take arms and finish off Won
Jarotzky and his men, but fortunately
the error was discovered in time. Won
JarotZky was a bluff old soldier. but
totally incapable OF exercising the i'm
portant duties of commander of Brus-
sells.
IT was in Brussels for some time be-
fore the Germans entered. 1t was
midday of Wednesday (date not
given) when the German commander
demanded the surrender of Brussels
The commandant replied that he was
bound by his honor to defend the
town.
Brand Whitlock. the American
Minister. advised the unconditional
surrender of the city, pointing out
how resistance might bring increased
| misfortunes on the citizens, but the
commander remained adamant until
orders arrived from King Albert, tell
| ing him to surrender the town.
| Later Mr.. Whitlock was officially
congratulated by the king for his
action. Undoubtedly he had a great
deal to do with saving Brussels.
"The German entry into Brussels
was a wonderful and impressive sight.
| have seen many military parades
in time of peace but never a parade
on Sc vast a scale which went on
| without a hitch.
1T was impossible to imagine that
these men had been fighting continu-
ously for ten days or that they had
even been on active service. First of
all came six cyclists. then a detach-
ment of cavalry, then a great mass
of infantry. then guns and field guns
and more infantry, then huge how
tiers. then pontoon train and
then more infantry from 1870 Thurs
day until Sunday morning without
break.
THE pontoon trains were especially
impressive They We're carried upside
down on trolleys, drawn by six
horses. All cavalry horses as we'll as
the horses of the artillery and COM
missary were in wonderful condition
THE men also were very fresh and
keen. Each company was accom-
panied 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 keeps them going on long
forced marches.
THE inhabitants of Brussels turned
out by thousands to watch this end
less procession of Germans as they
marched by singing all sorts of songs
and national airs. They sang in ex
cellent tune, one company taking up
the refrain as soon as another
stopped. Like everything else, theif
singing is perfectly organized.
IAN aeroplane kept its station
anead OF THIS advancing army, ana II
signaled both day and night by
dropping various colored stars. What
these signals meant do not know.
but all movements of the troops were
regulated by them.
81 became overwhelmed after
watching this immense mass of men,
marching by without a hitch for three
days. / never believed such a perfect
machine could exist.
I'm all about 100000 men passed
through Brussels, and thousands
more never entered the city, but
marched south direct from Louvain.
These German soldiers. many of
them, marched thirty miles daily for
six successive days Some were so
weary that they slept as they walked.
and occasionally one fell exhausted
whereupon an officer would kick and
prod until he awoke him. The man
was then given hot coffee. The men
are slaves of discipline and routine
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