Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-13
pTEAAN1 0|F|UHtaAS
ELLs0F WARS. HORRORS
Work From Day TO Day on
Fighting Line Is Described
in Diary.
ANTWERP WAS TAKEN
Tiers Who Are Constantly Under
Ire Pay Little. Heed to Rain Of
bells and Shrapnel - Frightful
Gavoc Wrought by Big Guns.

respondence Of Associated Press
FiRDIN, December "A lieutenant
hlans, who took part in the siege
ntwerp. has sent homo his diary.
HEB correspondent OF the .Asso-
RH Press has translated the most
esting portions 1t has not yet
IaHed in.the German press. After
rising ibis. movements from Ant
TIL the army reached Aershot.
tennIlles to- fthe northeast Of
pain Where the main body !, biv.
ked oh the nightgof September 6.
tary continues with some unim-
ant omissions, as follows:
{ur horses were stabbed In the bar.
| p OLA tavern, some OF them tied
to sbeer-taps-how idyllic!s The
1f@had been frightfully shot up:
lle was. hardly a house undamaged.
G27-On the march at Z
RSk, reSchinst the railway crossing
TIA iof Asrshot. where the main body
Ihlpedf while the advance guard In
Liched Itself two Kilometres further
d We sent out two patrollipg par
each fof twenty horsemen. one in
Hing x {the first lieutenant)
il me. we Joined the brigade stan
n rode on unconcernedly. Suddenly
Ifrrtfc infantry, fire began on our
Ut Nobody could explain the mat
as our advanced battery was 81
II sswhf1e only our infantry in the
fwfs firing. The enemy can't drop
sthe sky; and where docs that
|Ihine-sun firing come 5romT we
|ed, Then everything was quiet
[fna What had happened? A Bal
armored automobile. the terror OF
tyoops,. had come roaring right
|fugh our advanced bat talion at a
pace, before our men knew what
happening. Then the automobile
Ffhed our main body. and could no
ne turn back; SO 1t began to let its
[fdsroli5 smachine play upon US. We
'hld have been lost but for
lueaSsi shot striking the chauffeur
ihei head, whereupon the automobile
3ted into two ammunition wagons
them toppled over into the ditch
fhe side OF the road. The officer
1mAndingS 1t and two OF HIS men
1}es killed. and two others badly
buck BY SHOWERS
n. t%j OF INFANTRY BULLETS
exafhined the automobile imme-
tely. 1T was double armored. with
Dyer Of asbestos between the two
les. 1t had been struck by showers
our infantry bullets. but none of
inmates would have been perfect
iafe but for tho fact that one of our
linen. firing from an elevation, hit
chauffeur in the forehead Thank
\! we had captured one of these
lgerous things. They are a fright
terror to- ALI our. patrolling parties,
have most. demoralizing effect
In them, because. these automobiles
only be Knocked out by artillery,
tch can never getiin its work in time:
erely wounded in. this encounter,
we were saved from greater losses
b by accident After long discus
i OF the matter, we returned to
shot for bivouac. Ssje
September .2s-Rendexvous again
\ morning at the railway crossing.
had scarcely arrived when a new
k was staged. The Belgians sent
two unnamed trains to collide
IN our ammunition trains In .Aershot.
ty came on at tearing speed. one
Re behind the other. Fortunately.
switch was set for a side track,
the trains were dashed to pieces
Ihout doing any harm. The brigade
ned on to, Heyst OPP den Berg tabout
le miles northwest OF Aershot. in
direction OF Antwerp. upon which
infantry had been, hotly firing the
lviouS evening. In that action we
considerable losses. including my
III friend. Captain F.. But the
tfayf at night evacuated this place,
.iTswas OF great Importance for our
'.erE as Forts L!ere and Kessel
| " DE shelled from 1t. We marched