The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-02
corresponaents q HOLLAND.

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Correspondents IN Holland.
ROTTERDAM, September lO.-The
American correspondents who accom-.
panied the German army for hea Nv two
weeks across Belgium and into Frames
are shfe on Dutch soil to-day after be-
ing held prisoners by the Germans Tor
four days under unusual CIRCUMSTANCES.
For the last week they hid been under
surveillance at Aixla -Chapclle. ~
The party included Robert Lewis,
The Associated Press; Irwin 3. Cobb,
"The Saturday Evening Post " and
THE Philadelphia bedgef''i James
o DohneTl Behhett and John T. Nc.
Cutcheon, The Chicago Tribune, and
Harry Hansen, The Chicago Daily
News. With them on the trip TO Ak
la-Chapellc were three other corfespon-
dents, Maurice Gerbeauld, a Belgian
correspondents Lawrence Stein Stevens,
an American artist, Formerly OF Detroit,
and Victor HennebeaId, King Albert 8
special photographer.
The Americans left Brussels August
20, They succeeded in marching along
with the army, sometimes In sight Of
fighting, until Beaumont WAS reached,
whore the correspondents were held NJ
by Commander Mittendorfer whose
suspicious against all newspaper men
had been aroused by three correspond
4 ents, picked up the previous day, who
represented themselves as americans,
although two Of them were Belgians
! These men were Gerbeaulds stevens
and Hennebeard and their negro chauf
\ feur.
Slept on stone Floor. ~
4 The AmerieanS were allowed 70 spend
the night on the stone moor OF Bel
Rian sehoolhouse and were eourteously
treated by the soldiers, who, after u.
day 8 thirty-mile march, sang, danced
and otherwise entertained them royai5
until midnight. The next day IN.
Americans were kept waiting IN ths
public square in the center OF grQuf
II which included Prince August Wilhelm
the thirdlson OF the Emperor, and othel
high military authorities. "A. !, !.
After being told that they were mo-
prisoners, the Americans were iockee
4 up. The Jail was filthy and harpored
tlarge number Of French prisoners TAX
en- in the skirmishes south Of Beau
mont. One side Of the jail was stack
ed with tons OF German high explosives
which was uncomfortable, In view g
the. fact that the French prisoners Were
constantly lighting cigarettes. After
short incarceration the Americans wer'
removed to a small cafe ". Ia
For two nights they slept on IN,
hoor, under q heavy guard, and still
were told that they were not prisoners
but warned that they would be sho
II they moved one step out Of the house
4 After giving their word Of honor tina
they would not attempt TO escape thei
guard was doubled. No food was sup
piled the prisoners, their only susie
nance being bottle OF wine from tn,
chateau of Prince Chimay, which wa
taken by the Germans. The bottle wa
brought TO them by petty onieerr. .
During their imprisonment the Amer
leans received an alarming visit iron
an intoxicated German otiicer, who call
ed them English spies and Insisted up
on giving convincing demonstrations Q
the SHARPNESS Of his sword when h
heard Polish spoken The officer clever
" remarked TO the German soldiers Q
the guard; Hnl They have betraye'
themselves they call themselves Amer
leans, but they speak English. 81,
soldiers Told 70 shoot. ~
At beaumont the correspondent say
hundreds OF French and English prs
0ners brought IN from toe direction o
Maubeuge. All were well treated b
the Germans. FINALLY the American
vera taken, at night, with hundre