Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-29

Yielding 20 tho dictates OF reason
and humanity. the civil government at
the last moment disbaudod tho civil
guard, which tho Germans would not
recognize. The soldiers and ordinary
police were then iutruatcd with the
maintenance Of order
Afler a day Of wild panic and slum
berless nights the citizens remained
at their windows Few sought their
couches
Cry Here They Come"
The morning broke brilliantly The
city was astir early and on all lips
were tho words They are here" or
They are coming"
The they" referred TO were al
ready outside tho boundaries of the
city IN great force The artillery was
y packed on on tho road 10 Waterloo
Horse, foot. and Eapper were packed
deep on the LouvaIn and Tervervue
ron roads.
An enterprislng motorist came In
with the information and tho crowds
I'm the busy centers Immediately be-
came calm
Buruomaster Gives Up.
At eleven o'clock Il was reported
that an officer with n half n troop Of
hussars bearing white flags had halt
cd outside the Bouvaiu gate.
The burgomaster claimed for the
citizens their rights under the laws
Of war regulating an unfortifled capi-
tai. When roughly asked II he was
prepared to surrender the city. with
the threat that otherwise II would he
bombarded. tho burgomaster said he
would do so. He also decided 10 re-
move his scarf of office.
The discussion was brief When
the burgomaster handed over his scarf
n was handed back to him and he
was thus entrusted for the time being
with the civil control of the citizens.
The Germans gave him plainly to un-
derstand that he would DO held re-
sponsible for any overt act on the
part OF the populace against the Ger
mans.
Triumphant March Begins.
From noon until two O'Clock the
crowds waited expectantly. Shortly
after two o'clock the booming of can
non and later the sound Of military
music conveyed to the people Of Brus
sells the intimation that the triumph
ant march OF the enemy on the an
oient city had begun.
On they came, preceded by scout
Ing party Of uhlans. horse. foot, and
artillery and sappers, with a siege |
train complete
A special feature Of the procession |
was 100 motor cars on which quick |
trers were mounted. Every regiment |
and battery was headed by a band. |
horse or foot. Now came the drums
and ffee; now the blare OF brass and |
soldiers singing Die Wacht am Rhein"
and Deutschland uber Allies"
Death Head Hussars There.
Along Chausee de Louvain. past st.
jesse and the botanical gardens. TO
the open space in front of the Care du
Nord, the usual lounging place of the
tired twaddlers OF the city, swept the
legions.
Among the cavalry were the famous
Brunswick Deaths Head Hussars and
their companions on many bloody
fields. the Zeiten hussars. But where
was the glorious garb of the German
troops. the cherry uniforms Of
the horsemen, and the blue of the in
fantry2 All Ia greenish, earth color
gray. All the helmets are covered with
gray. The guns are painted gray.
Even the pontoon bridges are gray.
ITO the quickstep beat OF the drums
the kaiser's men march to the great
square. Charles Regier Then at the
mand-for the sonorous orders OF tho
German officers seemed to have gone
the way of the brilliant uniforms-the
ranks broke into the famous
goose step, while the good people OF
Liege and Brussels gazed at the pass
Ing wonder with mouths agape.
Crowds Want Revenge.
Az the railroad station the great
procession defiled to the boulevards
and thence marched to encamp on the
heights of the city called Kochelberg.
Il was truly sight to have gladdened
the eyes OF the kaiser, but on the side
walks men were muttering beneath
their breath:
They'll not pass here on their way
back. The allies will do for them"
Many OF the younger men In the
great array seemed exhausted after
he long forced march, but as a man
staggered his comrades in the ranks ,
ield him up. 1
IL was great spectacle and an i'm
,ressive one. but there are minor Incl [
Tents that were OF less pleasant char
lcter. =
Officers In ShackIes [
Two Belgian officers. manacled and {
astened to the leather stirrups OF two
Ihlans. made a spectacle that caused
low murmur OF resentment from the
ittzens. Instantly German horsemen [
lacked their steeds into the closely I
lacked ranks OF the spectators. threat a
ming them with uplifted swords and {
filling the momentary revolt. a
AT one point OF the march a lame [
awker offered flowers for sale to the I
oldiers. AS he held up his posies a O
aptain OF hussars by movement of N