Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-21
Dairy of Lieutenant of UhLans GiUes
Vivid Picture of Ticklish Campaigning
During Early Days ofInuasion of Belgium
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Berlin, Nov "a lieutenant OF
uhlans, who took part in the siege
OF Antwerp, has sent home his diary
OF which a correspondent of the AS
sociated Press has translated the
most interesting portions. II has not
yet appeared in the German press.
After describing his movements from
Antwerp TIL the army reached Aer-
shot. some ten miles to the northeast
OF Louvain. where the main body
biyouacked ON the night of Septem-
Der 20. The diary continues, with
some unimportant omissions, as fol-
lows:
"our horses were stabbed In the
bar-room OF u tavern. some OF them
tied fast to beer tAps--how idyllicl
The town had been frightfully shot
up; there was hardly u house undam-
aged.
Hears Heavy Eiring.
September 27--On the march at
7 o'clock, reaching the railway cross
ing north of Aaershoi. where the
main body remained. while the ad-
vance guard entrenched itself two
kilometers further ON. We sent out
two patrolling parties. each Of twenty
horsemen, one including L., tthe
first lieutenant) ana me. We Joined
the brigade staff and rode ON un-
coneernedly. Suddenly terrific in
fantry fire began ON our front. No
body could explain the matter, as our
advanced battery was silent, while
only our infantry in the rear was fir
ing The enemy can't drop from the
sky; and where does that machine
gun firing come FROM we asked
Then everything was quiet again
What had happened? A Belgian ar
mored automobile. the terror OF our
troops. had come right through our
advanced battalion at a mad pace:
before our men knew what was hap
pening. Then the automobile reached
our main body and could no more
turn back; 80 IL began 10 let its muir
derous machine gun play upon u.s.
We should all hive been LOST but
for a fortunate shot killing the ehauf-
four In The head, whereupon Inc auto
mobile dashed into two ammunition
wagons and then toppled over into
the ditch at the side Of the road. The
office commanding IL ana two Of his
men were killed, and two others bad
III wounded
Armorcd Automobile.
Il examined the automobile imme-
diately, 1t was double armored, with
i layer OF asbestos between the two
plates. Il had been struck by showers
Of niir infsmtry bullets, but none of
these had penetrated thc second plate
The inmates would have been per-
fectly safe but for the fact that one
Of our riflemen, firing from an eleya
tion, hit The chauffeur IN the fore
heasi Thank God we had captured
one OF these dangerous things. They
are frightfui terror TO all our pa
trolling parties and have a most de-
morllizing effect upon them because
these automobiles can only be
knocked out by artillery. which can
never get in its work In time. We had
only two killed and several severely
wounded in this encounter. but VIC
were saved from greater losses only
by an accident. After long discus
sion of the matter we returned to
Aershot for bivouac.
September Rendezvous again
this morning at the railway crossing.
We had scarcely arrived when q new
trick was staged. The Belgians sent
out two un-manned trains to collide
with our ammunition trains in Aer-
shot. They came ON at tearing
speed. one close behind the other.
Fortunately, the switch was set for a
sldetrack, so the trains were dashed
to pieces without doing any harm,
The brigade moved on 10 Heyst op den
Berg tabout nine miles northwest of
Aershot, m the direction of Antwerp.
upon which our Infantry had been
hotly firing the previous evening. In
that action We had considerable losses.
Including my good friend Captain
F-----. But the enemy at night eyac-
uated this place. which was Of great
importance for our artillery. as Forts
I+ierre and Kessel could he sheiled
frem II. We marched into the place