The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-19
BELGIAN CRUELTY WAS THE
CAUSE OF DESTRUCTION
OF LoUVAIN
LETTER EXPLAINS
Communication sant From Ger.
man Oficisi Tells OF Condi-
tions Troops Encountered
By Associated Press)

New York, Sept. 18.-Adolph F
Bruenen, formerly secretary TO tho
German embassy at Washington, who
now is at Genoa, Italy, has sent to 3
relative here the following communi.
cation from DR.. A. II M. Zimmerman
German under secretary of foreign af.
fairs, with the information that the
German government requested that Il
be given publicity.
Berlin, august 30,i914.
Official Communication of the Ger.
man General Staff:
The city of Loewen (Louvain) had
surrendered and was given over to as
by the Belgian authorities. On Mon.
day, August "a, some of our troops
were shipped there. and intercourse
with the inhabitants was developing
quite friendly.
"On Tuesday afternoon, August %
our troops, hearing about an immi-
nent Belgian sortie from Antwerp
8'ft in that direction, the command
ing general ahead in motor car, leav-
Ing behind only a colonel with SOL
dfers to protect the railroad. AS the
rest OF the commanding generals stafi
with the horses was going to follow
and collected on the market place
suddenly rifle fire opened from all the
surrounding houses. ALL ~the horses
being killed and five officers wounded
one or them seriously.
about ten different places in town, al
so on some of our troops just arrived
and waiting ON the square in, front OF
the station and on incoming military
trains. Two priests caught handing
Dnt anmnntion to the people were
shot In front of the station.
Street fight lasted till Wednesday
the 26th In the afternoon GA hours)
when stronger forces arrived, In the
meantime succeeded In getting the up-
Der hand. Town and northern suburb
were burning at different places and
by this time have probably burned
dowa aitage.hes.
"On the part OF the Belgian govern
ment a general rising of the popula-
tion. against the enemy had been or
ganized for a long time; depots OF
arms were found. where to each gun
was attached the name of the citizen
to be armed.
"A spontaneous rising OF the peo-
queLt OF the smaller states at The
tAo6uS SOitCA chNCr Us UciuS -NttIliu LIlt
law of nations, as far as weapons are
carried openly and the laws OF civliiz-
ed warfare are being observed. but
such rising was only admitted in or
der to fight the attacking enemy.
TN the case OF Loewen the town
had already surrendered, the town be-
Ing occupied by our troops. Never
theless. the population attacked on all
sides and with "a murdefors fire the
occupying forces and newly arriving
troops. 49,
Therefore. there ca ben no NO
question OF means of defense allowed
by the law OF nations. neither of a
warllke guet-apens fainbush) but only
OF a treacherous attempt Of the civil
population. the more TO be condemn
ed. as It apparently was planned long
beforehand with simultaneous at
tack from Antwerp, as arms were not
cyarried openly as women and young
girls took part in the fight and blind
ed our wounded sticking their eyes
out
s'The barbarous attitude OF the Bel
gian population In all parts occupied
by CTR troops not only has justified
otir eevsrest measures, bus forcas:
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