The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
SD,cidi Correspondence to Tur SrS

WARSAW. Sept. 2.-Whsn several days
aso a group OF American and other
correspondents reached warsaw after a
long and tedious journey from Berlin
the first foreign newspaper men, by the
yay, TO enter the Polish city since the
German siege-we found every restau-
rant in town crowded to suffocation.
We had expected u find a city more
ar less for,orn and desolate, showing
marked signs OF the ravages OF war.
Early the next morning we were JOLT
ins over the vilest roads imaginable
toward what then was still a Russian
stronghold. Novo Georgievsk. From the
top 81 a hill upon which we stopped
we could watch al interesting artillery
duel in progress. a marked contrast
was noticeable between the German and
Russian firing. The detonations from
he Russian amor were prolonged and
accompanied by a nerve racking sibilant
sound. while the German fire resembled
more a sudden, emphatic clap or thunder.
About a thousand yards in front of us
and somewhat to the right extended Ger
man trenches which had been taken
from the Russians only the night before.
The ''GouIash Cannon"
Hesitatingly the officer in charge
granted my request to enter these
trenches. ~admonishing me not to raise
nv head above the emhrasure. Human
nature being contrary. : of course FORTH
with stood up to look. saying Il don't
see anything" Whereupcn the officer
,aughed and replied Probably not. but
II some Russian sees you something may
happen TO your head
Then a joyous shout went up from the
,oldiers-a greeting to their ever well
-.aa ta.npIa ali Cannnnf llS the DOrtADlp
ARM kitchen is popularity termed).
Partly for the novelty OF the thing and
partly because we were hungry we per-
force must also sample the soldiers fare.
Eating out Of the same plate with
Schultz Of the Chicago Daily Ners |
ate that bean soup and bacon. garnished
with an excellent kind OF bread. with
A relish that I have not experienced
over many a delicacy served In a great
hotel.
Drawn by two horses and attended
H. two soldiers, a non-commissioned Of
dser as cook and a private as driver and
General utility man, this significant
veapon of the commissariat proceeds
along the rear of the fighting army from
one trench to another, generally stop
ping. as Ear as II Is possible. in some
sheltered. wooded spot offering a sate-
guard against the many aeroplanes
scouting above. Passage deleted by
German c~ensor.l y.
In this narrow sheltered forest road
We had an excellent opportunity OF
carefully Inspecting the four wheeled
Kitchen Of the German army. Some OF
our cul.aborators in recording this war
have criticised the German army kitchen
as being entirely too cumbersome and
primitive. Possibly so when the prep
ara;ion or delicacies il intended, but 70:
the bill OF fare OF the German soldier
il assurcd,y answers all requirements
very thoroughly. For II seems TO me
that a contr!vance capable OF preparing
simultaneously boiled beans n bacon.
baking bread ard boiling coffee has
reached a very fair stage of perfection
what the Censor Did.
After our impromptu lunch we pro-
ceeded ON TO Fort Zegrze, which the Ger
mans had taken eight days before.
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\ bridge spanued the Narew here. 80
delicate seemed the whole arrangemen.
that IL was deemed more advisable Tor
rs to get out and walk while our heavy
automobile carefully picked It's way
across, Al the entrance 20 the fort we
wcr" greeted by "A tall. ar!stoCratic Lieu
A'lltllt il dNltlttt, VINO tullllIltu Ut W
the inner and outer fortifications, dis
playing an almost unCauuy knowledge OF
every possible detail considering that
he vas but % or 90 at the most and
that the Germans had only held the
fortress for the last eight days.. with
the aid Of photographs he had taken.
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He was able to initiate us into the
military significance Of thi, or the other
feature II the fortress. To every one
even 20 Il layman-thc location cannot
appear other than Of Strategical import
au'e, controlling Is it does the vast
PLAN to Warsaw,
IA the side facing the Narew. the
garis was Of such Il height that it had
been possible TO make provision for
three terraces, one above the other, Of
infantry trenches. But What does the
situation OF a fortress portend, what the
means Of defence against the guns OF
heavy calibre the Germans use in taking
q fortress? We had a drastic exem-
plhcation Of this at Fort Dembe-about
h'een kilometers away-which the Ger
mans had taken after "A siege of several
Gays. Surprisingly large We're the num-
Der ~ shots that had told.
And everywhere where one of the huge
SHOTS had entered an immense funnel
over forty feet deep and OF an equal
diameter had been formed, completely
destroying everything within fts radius.
! was here that he had the first inkling
llhi Gen. Won Beseler. the conqueror Of
antwerp, was In command OF the artil-
iery service in this district of the east
trh campaign. And what Is more, We
Were Informed that he would be pleased
70 receive US at . +. VI.
now come to a part Of my report
hdt IS written with the full realization
lpa .Sage deleted by censorI as ! have
'hh"aNored in all my reports to be alb
soli"iy fair and just and, l think, have
furthermore more han once expressed
my appreciation and repeatedly my full
tSt hdmirat!On for this or the other
herman military accomplishment tpas-
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