The Washington herald., 1914-09-16
GERMAN COMES
ONMISSIONT TOU.S.
Liner Brings Diplomat to An
swer Charges Of Atroci-
ties by Troops.
BELGIANS ARE BLAMED
Passengers on the Potsdsm Say Lou
vain Was Sacked and Burned as
Snipers' Penalty.
BELGIANS ARE BLAMED

New York. Sept Infringing l.453
refugees from Europe and a represent
ative OF the German foreign ofice. who
is expected to make answer at WASH
ington to the Belgian accusations Of
| brutality, the Holland-American liner
Potsdam arrived today from Rotterdam.
The German official is Herr Anton Ap-
pelmann. He declined to discuss his mis-
sion to this country.
Partial responsibility for the destruc-
ton OF Louvain was placed upon the
Belgians by DR.. p. W. Weinholt, who
was a surgeon in the Belgian Red Cross
during the attack on Liege and was later
made a member of the German hospital
corps.
Shipping from HousetOps.
Just after the capture of Liege was
forced to serve with the German Red
Cross" said DR.. Weinholt, land with
them proceeded to the French frontier.
There was little resistance on the way.
When We reached Louvain the citizens
became enraged because the Germans
wantonly shot six of the burgemasters
and began to snipe the invaders from
roof tops and windows. The sniping
brought about the sacking and raising of
Louvain. The German troops became
frenzied.
II saw the Germans firing their thirty
ton siege gun. The conclusion was ter
rife. l saw where one of the shells had
dug a hole thirty feet deep. also wit
messed a charge by the Scotch High
landers. It was spellbinding TO see those
fellows dash up to the very muzzles OF
the guns and then be blown to bits. The
Germans allowed me to leave them at
Luneville."
Henry Tietze, superintendent Of parks
in Yonkers, n. Y, brought back probably
the most narrowing experience Of any
of the returning tourists
Saw Fight at SaarIoIs.
the battle of Lorraine was fought" said
Mr.. Tietze. For four days the battle
ragged around that little city. Once 1
saw a French aeroplane drop like a
pIummet from the sky after the pilot
had been killed by German bullets. Sew
eral times ! saw the French infantry on
the heights melt into a mass of dead men
under the deadly fire of the German ar
tillery. l witnessed a battle between the
Germans and the French Turcos. The
Germans cut the black troops to pieces.
"One morning after a battle l went
out into the woods surrounding the town
and found a trench filed with German
dead. 1 took out my pocketknife and
began to cut buttons for souvenirs from
the Jackets of the corpses. Suddenly l
heard a noise close at hand, and, looking
up. saw a regiment Of German infantry
charging in my direction. 1 hattened!
myself on the dead bodies and the
charge passed over me. After it passed !
7 went son cutting OF buttons. iand was !
still at II when. was arrested as q spy1
The fact that I spoke three or four ian-1
guages puzzled my captors. but they
finally let me 60"
"EaiSer Forced by STAFF"
Lifton L. Lewis. a New York lawyer,
said that the head of the German gen.
eral stan had told him that the Kaiser
almost had to be forced into the war by
the staff. The Kaiser would not believe
war was necessary and fought against
it.
The general stan went to the Kaiser"
said Lewis and told him unless he de-
1lared war they would not be response
Die for the consequences. as the Rus
slams were mobilizing, and that some Of
he Cossacks already were over the from
ter
Prof Jastrow, of the University Of
said the German Emperor
vas misunderstood in this scountry, and
that 1t would fall to America to mediate
the war.