Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-15

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People Of Flanders.
Berlin.-Bucking the line of Prus-
sian militarism or prowling around the
pack door Of the front Is a game of
cnance and skill which any American
OF average nerve can play to good ad-
vantage and at little expense, travel
Ing mostly as an unbidden guest on
the super warlords' military trains
and transports. l have just returned
from a week of wandering through
Belgium to the coast of the North sea
and am able to give prospective tour
lists some suggestions as to how to
enjoy 1t.
Your initial equipment should con.
sist Of an emergency passport. which
1t takes q long time to get at Co
logne.
Considerable Latitude Given.
This document gives you consider
able latitude. Good for 80 days." 1t
generously allows you to go to Brus-
sells and back. using either your own
or hired automobile" and further
gays that "the use of military trains,
whenever possible, is also allowed on
presentation of a railroad ticket
which last opens up the possibility of
q free ride" as nobody thinks of ask.
Ing you for q ticket to Brussels and
you could not buy one II you tried to
at present.
From now on you increasingly
realize that state of war exists
somewhere In the neighborhood, for
you leave Aachen in a third-class
car. whose hard wooden benches are
mostly occupied by loud-lunged sing
ing. cheering soldiers bound for the
front-two score of them, belonging
to q reserve company of a heavy foot
artillery regiment of the famous
Guards corps-"the Iron corps of
Brandenburg."
The heavy artillerists are singing q
song that sounds like American rag.
time, but yet isn't. The words run
(Americanized) as follows:
Sing the artillery now a song!
Victorious, proud she marches along.
Every true German her praises now sings
Joyful In East and West 1t rings.
(Refrain)
Hurrah! hurrah! the heavy artillery!
Hurrah! hurrah she sure can shoot. by
Hurrah! raise your glasses! this toast
give:
''Prosit! The artillery shall live!"
With cannon flre we'd first begun;
Then came the heavy field howitzers on.
But they weren't enough by a very Ions
sight.
Now with two-and-forty centimeter gun.
we fight.
Al High Pressure.
The heav-J Ftillerists and I were
turned out into the night air on the
Belgian border as the passenger trair
went Eo farther, but here bewilder
t1g choice of transportation facilitiel
offered. I found another train.
The block signals and switch lighti
had all been wrecked by the retreat
ing Belgians, and the Germans hav'
not had time to replace them yet. blu
in spite Of the fact that he was run
ming without signals, the enginee
opened up the throttle wide. In mat
tiers military the Germans have &C
quired almost the American habit o
high pressure and speed.
Liege was reached in an hour. Her
~.xeu pass your first trainload Of prii
,oners bound for Germany. 1t is
string of third-class carriages lighte
by oil lanterns, and. II one may judg
from their khaki uniforms. the pa
sengers are English prisoners Of wal
mostly sleeping. Then you have
procession of hospital trains-all full
then more prisoners-the bulk of tn
heavy west-bound traffic through Be
GUM consists Of prisoners an
wounded.
You can smell Louvain a mile ava,
You would know where you wer
even II you did not see the moonl
ruins about the railroad station
where your military transport make
long stop.
Here on the platform among II
soldiers on guard you see youngst'
of about twelve armed-deld era
with q miniature spiked helmet, ca
fridge belt and bayonet. He Is e,
IDENTIFY the mascot Of the Landstur
battalion garrisoned at Louvain. VI
ask q soldier about it, and he tel
you an interesting story.
Boys Ran Away to War.
you would be surprised" he say
ito know how many boys ran aw,
from home to 60 with the soldier
Many eluded the watchful eyes of Il
authorities and slipped aboard tro'
trains, the soldiers often helping the
to stay hidden, and SO actual
reached the front. where some of Il
boys have rendered good service.
know Of one who received the In
cross for bravery under fire In carr
ing ammunition to the men In q
trenches at q critical moment VIII
they had run out"
Your military transport, after sc
eral false starts, finally makes up
mind to 60 on-at crawl now-b
unfortunately, at Saarbeek. which