Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-21
FOURTEEN GHOSTS
AND DOG IN MALINES
German Writer Describes Awful
Silence in Belgian City After
Antwerp's Fall.
PEOPLE DROPPED ALL AND FLED
shops oren and valuabIes In view,
Tables set, Gardens Uttered
with Toys, but Every
thinE Empty.

tCopyrirht, 1914. By press Publishing COD
ny W. NJ. DUCkWORTH
(Staff correspondent London Daily News
and New York Werld) -.
COPENHAGEN, Oct 1i.--(Special Cable
gram TO New York W3rin and Omaha
Bee.)-Fourteen stricken souls running
and crouching in the shadows Of an
autumn evening and one dog bowling
amid the ruins OF his masters house
formed The only line left in Maiines
when tho Germans Ewept through Il a
few days ago. This dead cathedral city
was peopled by these few terrified
GHOSTS all that was left OF MalInes
$500 inhabitants, who had fled as soon
IS they saw the first hundred German
lihIans galloping along the road from
Brussels.
A well known German writer travel
ing with the headduartcrs' staff has Just
visited this stricken city. ST. Rombaldo's
gothic cathedral and other parts Of the
town have received a few more shatter-
ing blows since the Germans were last
through Il.
Fear at Antwerp's Fall.
The last onslaught on Antwerp wrought
a miracle in Malines. Every door was
open. at least those Of the houses which
were left standing. Clean. white cloth
was on nearly every table and there was
open. chiidren's playthings were strcwn
about the pavements and In the gardens
fruit and vino in plenty. The shops were
exactly Is they had been left
Now and then a German soldier crossed
near the wool market In Place Degmont
and Joined more soldiers working on the
railway; thousands OF Germans passed
through Malinos; hundreds OF evening
meals had been prepared. but not a bot
tle OF wine was touched.
shops left open.
In the suburb OF Muysen. the door Of a
watch and sIiversmith's shop stood open
gold and silver watches. bracelets and
women's trinkets all untouched.
Under the shadow Of a cathedral stood
the restaurant OF the Golden Fleece with
ali its tables spread. viands and wines
were untouched. In the back room OF
the house a dying sheep with madness
staring out Of it's hieary eyes was dis
covered and Il was untouched. Clothes
were left hanging outside Diapers shops
untouched.
Hal some beautiful dream come true.
asked the writer that this miracle had
been performed7 In this silent city what
unseen hand was at tho helm Of the
empty boats that drifted down the River
Lyle, what fear had killed sven the little
yellow singing friends OF humanity we
cali canaries. that we're lying dead at the
bottom OF cages.
BY some devastating stroke Of magic
fear tho whole life and spirit OF Mallnes,
ne writes. had been reduced 20 nothing.
mess. He reeled under the deathly silence
Of the city when he came upon II. as Il
some ono had dealt him a blow GrinninH
dummies in miillners shops frightened
him more than the white faces OF the
kaiser's victims strewn along the roads
Fourteen Ghosts and a Dos.
Tho writer jumped into motor car
The general staff was pushing on e
Antwerp. He saw the fourteen ghosts
led away through the cavernous hole n
q house where shells had struck and
pnsssd the heap of ruins where the dos
the only living creature left in Malinei
that had freedom. wga bowling to HEAVIER
over the body of his master.