Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-19

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to have been accurate enough to cover
the advance of the infantry.
From the result Of the cavalry at
tack a curious and interesting point
about the German army is obvious.
Their lances. which are made Of tube
iron, light and exquisitely finished,
lay about. most of them twisted and
bent. The Belgians s bamboo.
These, n of their officers said, were
a thrust, while the German weapons,
II used hardly. bent in the lancer's
hand. One lance. from which I took
the black and white pennon, was bent
like a bow. as IL the man had been
shot, and in falling from his horse had
leaned his full weight on 1t as the
point struck the ground.
By afternoon the Germans had re-
tired beyond the village, and there
side are waiting for another effort to
pierce this gallant line. - 49, ~
SO much for the battle. aa 80
1t would be easy now at the begin
ming of the war to write of it's tragedy.
The villagers nave each a tale to tell
Of the loss. Allw the 1900 men in the
long grave were men with wives,
s~weethearts and parents. All the Bel
gtan soldiers and the others buried,
SsASy ASAAS .N
Letter From the Battlefield.
A letter which I picked up on tine
field and am en%deavoring to have
is intended will speak for all. It Is
written in ink on half a sheet Of thin
notepaper. There is no date and no
place. Probably it was written on the
eve of battle, In the hope that it would
reach. it's destination If the writer
died. This is the translation:
Sweetheart (chere Amie): Fate
In this present war has treated
us more cruelty than many others.
If I have. lot lived to create for
o the happiness of which both
u hearts dreamed. remember :,
my sole wish Is that now you
should be happy. Forget me.
Create for yourself some happy
home that may restore to you
some of the greater pleasures Of
life.
For myself, / shall have died
happy in the thought Of your
love. My last Thought has been
for you and for those / leave at
home. Accept this, the last kiss
from him who loved you.
The Signature, I think, Is Detienn,
and on the back is a postscript say
ing that II his photographs should
cause her unhappiness, she should re-
turn them to his parents.
Postcards from fathers with bless
ings on their gallant sons, L found,
too, on the field, also little mementos
men as mascots. 81
Everywhere were broken lances.
German and Belgian, side by side,
scabbarde and helmets, aaddleS and
guns. These the peasants were coll
lecting in a pile to be removed by tho
military.
High up over the grave Of the
twelve hundred. as W. stood there. i
German biplane came and went. how.
ering like a carrlon crow, seeking
other victims for death.
In the village itself death was still
busy. A wounded German died az we
stood by his side. and q Belgian col.
dier placed q handkerchief over his
face. 3
The soldiers. who filed the little
market place, may be Sighting for life
now. A. I write the enemy are An
force not a mile away from them,
and at any moment they may be at
Thought They We're In France.
It is Significant that ali ,ths German
prisoners believed THAI they were in
France. the deception, it appears,
was necessary to encourage the at
tack, and this 1900 dead IN that har.
rowed heldsdted without knowing who
or what they were fighting.
BY the courtesy OF the authorities
I was able yesterday to visit +Caserne,
where there were 900 German pris-
oner1 Of war. 3: 81, rs
never saw men sleep a. did the
soldiers of the Seventh, EiRhth. Ninth.
Tenth ana Eleventh corps Of. tho Ger
. army WHO ere prisoners sof war.
Thcy iay:E4ke logs. poor fellows" said
one of4thalr custodtAns. They told
US thatsswhen they eame they had
hardly any sleep for seven days ana
nights"
n the matter o. treatment OF war
prisoners 40 we'll AZ defense, Belgium
10 setting a splendid example. The
soldiers feel that they can AFFORD to
show humanity 'towardseven '"Ies bar
Mort Of the prisoners came from
Lcge, thou9h some had been taken III
outpost ekifTtiSheS saTdtmore we're ye1.
pectod from DieS&;s asfS stdti
Those VINO had arrived hrst ha6
their sleep out when ! visited CHSefne.s
They were eager Tor news. and some,
tncuxht 81. itsa i9ss ~ wAa . 'nsy
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