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AERSCHOT AND DISTRICT.
Period 7. (AuEust 10 and Follow
Ing Daya).

Tho German army entered Aerscho'
quite early In the morning. Workmen
going to their work were seized and
taken as hostages.
The Germans. apparently already ir-
ritated, proceeded to make q search for
the priests and threatened to burn the
convent ii the priests should happen to
be found there, One priest was accused
Of melting the inhabitants to fire on the
troops, and when no denied II, tn"
Burgomas,er was blamed by the officer
The priest then showed the officer the
notices o. the walls, signed by the
Burgomaster, warning the inhabitants
not to intervene In hostllties,
II appears that they accused tho priest
of having fired at the Germans from
the tower of the church. This IL i'm
portant because It is ono OF the not
infreQuent cases In which the Germans
ascrbed firing from church to priests,
whereas In fact this firing came from
belgian soldiers, and also because II
seems to show that tho Germans from
the moment Of their arrival In Aerschot
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were seeking to pick . quarrel with the
inhabitants. and this goes far to explain
their subsequent conduct. Hostages
were collected. until 200 men. some OF
whom were !nvalids. were gathered to-
gether
Monsieur Ticlmnns. the Rurgomaster
was then ordered by some German on
GERS to address the crowd and to tell
them to hand In any weapons which
they might have In their possession at
the Town Hall. and to warn them that
any one who was found with weapons
wo,iid be Killed. AS matter or fact.
the arms In the possession Of civilians
had already been collected at the be.
ginning Of the war The Burgoma ster's
speech resulted In the delivery Of one
gun which had been used for pigeon
shooting. The hostages were then re-
leased. throughout the day the town
was looted by the soldiers Many shop
windows were broken. and the contents
OF the shop fronts ransackcd.
shot was fired about o'clock In tho
evening. by which time many Of the SOL
diers were drunk The Germans were
not OF one mind as TO the direction from
which the shot proceeded. Some said Il
ca me from a jewellers shop and some
said II came from other houses No one
was hit by this shot. but thereafter Ger
man soldiers began to fire In various
directions at people In the streets.
II Is said that a German general or
colonel was killed Mt the Burgomas,er's
house. As far as the committee have
been able to ascertain. the Identity NJ
the officer has never been revealed The
German version of the story Ia that he
was killed by the ffteen-vear-old son of
the Burgomaster the committee, how
ever. IL satisfied by the evidence OF sew
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VALLEYS OF MEUSE AMI
SAMBRE.

While the First Army. under the COM
mand Of Gen. Alexander Won Kluck.
was mastering tho passages OF the
Meuse between Wise and Namur. and
carrying out the scheme OF devastation
which has already been described. de-
tachments of the Second German
Army. under Gen. Won Bulow. were
proceeding up tho Mouse valley to-
wards Namur. on Wednesday, Au-
gust the 18th. the town OF Iiuy. which
stands half way between Namur and
Liege. was seized. on Aug. 20, German
guns opened fire on Namur itself Three
days later the city was evacuated by
its defenders. and the Germans pro-
ceeded along the valley Of the Sambre
through Tamines and Chartered to Mons
Meanwhile force under Gen. Won
Hansen had advanced upon Dinant. by
Laroche. Marche and Achene. and on
Aug Is. made an unsuccessful assault
upon that town. A few days later the
attack was renewed and with success,
ard, Dinant captured. Won Hausen's
army streamed into France by Bou-
vines and Rethel, fring and looting the
villages and shooting the inhabitants a
they passed through,
The evidence with regard to the Prov
ince of Namur In less volumlnous than
that relating to the north OF Belgium
This Is largely due to the fact that
the testimony OF soldiers Ia seldom
valuable, as the towns and villages
once occupied by the Germans were
seldom reoccupied by the opposing troops
and the number OF refugees who have
reached England from the Namur dis
trict Is comparatively small.
Andenne 10 small town on thu
Meuse between Liege and Namur. lyinl
opposite the village Of Settles with
which II 10 connected by q bridge OveI
the river, and was one OF the earlier
places reached on the German advance
, up the Mouse. In order to understand
the story OF the massacre which ocurvet
there on Thursday. Aug. 90, the follow
| ing facts should be borne In mind: The
German advance was holly contested
by Belgian and French troops on thu
left bank OF tho Mouse on the height.
| Of seiilea At 3 A. M. on the nineteenth
the Belgians found further resistanc,
impossible In the district. and retired un
| der shelter OF the forts of Namur. Al
they retired they blew up Andenne bridge
| The first Germans arrived In Andenne a
about 10 A. NJ. when ten or twelv'
| Uhlans rode into the town. They wen
| to the bridge and found II was destroyed
They then retired. but returned abou
half end heur sftsrward. Soon afts
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we@e drurk
q, m. fo,io,t,,. ia, N ,,,,h.r 80 ,h.
civilians ver. .ho, ,,,,,r ,bo ordor. ~,
an officer ,oyo,hor ,,,h ,h. purgor,os.
to- M. h-o,n,, ,,,i rts ~, ,s,s a..
c,dent which Is sr,io, TO bv ua,v v,,-
nesses n clear o,.',,,ut 10 ,,ye,. "Gs,.
man .o,d,.rs c,,,. ori ,ooL boid ~, ~.
ana svsrv o,ber ma, ma ,ouid coo snt
.y.r,,a,iy ,bor. co.. ,ho,,, .Ix,, -, a.,
,nrludinr some ~ so a. y.arso,areN
and ,hay mad -, a,.,,,,a,y ,h.,,
eli IN, ,r,so,nr. had 10 wai,,
r.,,, ,ho,r h,,,s ,ho,.a ,h.,. Nod W.
wera tho, .,nrr,I ara m,de 70 a,o,d
4, n i,ro ,,d a, ,,,,,.o,. h,o "a, r,a,
,,.,o Ma n hi,tsL ,,,,,.,,, - .ar,a
o,o,,o ,h. it,, a,,d 49,. a AT, Oh. NJ.
,o,,as,or MI hro,b,, ia p,. a., a,a
sor,. NAV ,.bo h,J ho.,,, o,,r,,vai nn'
der N. psd cros. In oii Ton NAV wor.
n,cted out ,hs ronoipd.r ~ers
,nade N turn ,be,r b,c.s uno, thu tan
I than hoard .oue sho,s nrcI and and
tho other mon ,u,red round and We saw
ALI thu ten men. Including tho Burro-
master. were living on the ground" This
incident 10 snpi,n of nv other Witnesses
also some NJ their dispositions appear
in tho Appendix
Gcirodc.
On .hs s,p,. dav n, ceirode , ANAL,
VILLAGE close 10 korscbo, ,ve,.y-ey.
civilian. were ir,prisoped in the church
seyen ve,e ,,Ler on, ne es,oon cor,,,,
soldIera 4, cbarrc NJ n, on,cer ,us, an,
side One of tho sev.n tried 10 rim
away. whereupor all tho six who ~.
manned behind alive were shot This
wps on the nigh, OF Angus, 10 No
rrovocat,on v-batevnr had been given
Tho mon IN question had be.n searched
and no arms had hcer found upon them
Here es nj Aorschot nrec,utions had
been taken prcviouslv to secure tho d..
livery M OF all arms In tho hands a.
civilians
Soma ~ tho surytyors ,vere con,neitcd
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New Outra9es After Defeat.

The arrival OF the Germans in the dis
'rict on August l9 was marked by sys-
tematic nassacres and other outrages a.
Aerschot itself. Gelrode and some other
villages.
on August 26 the Belgians, sally,ng
out OF the defences OF Antwerp. attacked
tho German positions at Malines. drove
the enemy from the town and reoccupied
many OF the villages, such as Sempst,
Hofstade and Eppeghem, in the neigh
horhood. And just as numerous out
RACES against the civilian population had
been the immediate consequence Of the
temporary repulse Of the German van
uard from Fort Fleron. so a large body
~ DISPOSITIONS testify TO the fact that a
sudden outburst OF cruelty was the re-
Spouse OF the German army 10 the Bel
rian victory nj Malines The advance Of
the German army 10 the Dyle had been
accompanied by reprehensihle and In
deed Gin certain cases) terrible outrages,
but these had been. II would appear.
isolated acts, some OF which are a,tribu-
ted by witnesses to Indignation at the
check at Haelen, while others may have
been the consequence Of drunkenness
But the battle OF Malines had results OF
different order.
In tho first place Il was tho coca sion
~ numerous murders committed By the
trerr'lbn HTIuN III TeITShtlTH tUFOukH INC
villages OF Sempst, Hofsta de. Eppeghen.
Flcwyt and elsewhere. In the second
place, Il led. as Il will 10 shown later.
70 the massacres, plunder,ngr. and burn
nrs az Louvain. tho signal for which
was provided by shots exchanged be-
tween the German army retreating after
it's repulse NJ Mallnes and some mem
hers ~ the German garrison OF Lou
vain who mistook their fellow coun-
'rymen for Belgians Lastly. the en-
counter AZ Malines seems 70 have stung
the Germans into establishing reign
| ~ terror in so much OF the district COM
prised IN the quadrangle "a remained In
! their power. Many houses were de-
stroyed and their contents stolen. Hun
dreds OF prisoners were locked up In
various churches. and were in some In
stances marched about from one village
to another. Some Of these were finally
! conducted to Louvain and linked UP with
the bands Of prisoners taken in Louva'n
Itself. and sent 10 Germany and else
where
on September II. when me Germans
were driven out OF Aerschot across the
river pemer by a succeasful eortie from
Antwerp, murders Of civilians were taxi
| ing place In the villages which the Bel
| gian army then recaptured from the
| Germans These crimes bear a strong
/ resemblance to those committed In Hof-
stade and other villages after tho battle
| az Molipes
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THE AERSCHOT, MALINES, VII.
V0RDE AND L0UVAIN
QUADRANGLE.

About August 3 a powerful screen Of
cavalry masking the general advance
OF the first and second German armies
was thrown forward into the provinces
OF Brabant and Limburg The progress
OF the Invaders wac contested at several
points, probably near Tirlemont on the
l.ouvain road. and at Diest Haeien ana
Schafien on the Aerschot road, by de-
tachments OF the main Belgian army
which was drawn up upon tho line OF the
lDyle. In their preliminary skirmishes
the Belgians more than once gained
advantages, but after the fall on August
10 OF the last OF the Liege forts the
great line OF railway which runs through
lieGe toward Brussels and Antwerp In
one direction and toward Namur and
the French frontier In another fell into
the hands OF the Germans From this
moment the advance OF the main army
was swift and Irresistible. On August
~ Louvain and Aerschot were occupied
by the Germans, the former without re-
sistance. the latter after struggle
which resulted early In the day In tho
retiremen; OF the Belgian army upon
Antwerp. On August 20 the invaders
made their entry into Brussels.
The quadrangle OF territory bounded
by the towns OF Aerschot. Malines. VII
Norde and Louvain IL n rich agricul-
tural tract. studded with small villages
and comprising two considerable cities
Louvain and Malines This district on
August 10 passed into the hands of the
Germans. and. owing perhaps to If
proximity 10 Antwerp. then the SCAT OF
the Belgian Government and headauar-
t-rs OF the Belgian army. Il became
from that date a scene of chronic out
rage. with respect to which the COM
mi'tee has received great mass OF evi-
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ChsrlerOi District.

In Tamines, a large village on the
Meuse between Namur and Charleroi.
tho advanced guard OF the German army
appeared in the hrst fortnight In Aug
ust. and In this as well az In other
villages In the district II Is proved that
large number OF civilians. among
them aged people, women and chill
dren, were deliberately killed by the
soldiers. One witness describes how
she saw q Belgian boy Of fifteen shot
on the village green at Tamines. and "A
day or two later on the same green a
little girl and her two brothers (nsme
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
WESLEYAN TO PLAY
STATE SATURDAY.
Better Line on Methodist
Team Can be Had After
That Game.

There must have been something
wrong when Wesleyan allowed Wash.
ington and Lee to beat her 20 TO 0. II
the game could be played over again
there Is n chance that the Methodists
could trim them. Wesleyan's game
on, the first Saturday OF the season
with St. Francis proved too easy for
the Methodists that they probably
were over confident when they met
Washington and Lee week later. Al.
ter the Westinghouse game the
Buckhannon eleven went after the
Bethany squad and what Wesleyan did
10 Bethany is now ancient history.
Then the Methodists took Catholic
University on for last Saturday after.
noon and won from them BY score
of 10 TO 0. Surely the Wesleyan team
was off form when they played at
Lynchburg,
The true form OF the Buckhannon
eleven can better be estimated after
next Saturdays game with Penn State.
Penn State has not been beaten this
season. 1t has the following record:
Penn State 20, Westminster 0.
Penn State IA, Lebanon Valley 0.
Penn State 10. University Pa. 8.
Penn State q, Gettysburg u.
University OF Pennsylvania won
from West Virginia University to D.
Penn State won from U. OF P. 10. to 3.
In comparative scores this proves that
Penn States Is stronger than Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, and the showing
that Is made by Wesleyan next Satur-
day will furnish some sidelights on
the dope for the game to be played In
Fairmont Thanksgiving Day between
West Virginia and Wesleyan for the
State championship.
The game the following week with
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
University BAND
G9aGONIB|G TRIP
Musicians Will be Present
at Football Game in
Charleston.

For a whilesit was feared that the
Cadet Band of the University would
not be able to make the trip to Char.
lesion on October go, and he present
for the Washington Lee game there
on that date. There were some objec.
tons 70 the band making appearances
at Parkersburg, and Huntington, but
that the band would try to make the
trip q success only by holding the in,
ftial concert at SMorgant0Wt, and an.
other oneg at Charleston. Matters
have cleared up to the extent that
they Will now proceed on Il tour OF the
four cities above mentioned giving
concerts in eachSone as they get near.
er TO the time for the game. Morgan.
town will have the first concert on
October 10. Parkersburg will follow
withanother one on October 20. Hunt.
tagtonE will have the band there for
concert on the night of October 81,
and Charleston will hear, this popular
organization on October %. Then
the band will be present on Saturday
for the game between West. Virginia
and Washington & Lee game. This
has been the elimination OF a move
made by the enthusiastic members or
theiband, to allow them 10 make a trip
which would be self.supporting as far
as meeting expenses would he constd-
cred, and also, enable them 10 he pres.
emit In support of West Virginia in
that classic football game Of the year.
Morgantown will, of course. give the
movement a rousing sendofr, many
hundred seats already having been ar.
ranged for. However, those In charge
feel that the other cities will give them
equally sasigood support, and strive to
ontrfval each other In their apprecia.
tfon Of the visit of Director Mesterzat
and his college hand 1t is claimed
that the Mountainous have the second
best college band in. the United States
Therefore, the University alumni and
high school students of parkcrsburg.
thbfalumni Of the University and stu,
dents Of the high school and Marshall
College in Huntington. and the alumni
and supporters in Charleston are 10
be- given real attractive program.
tits hoped that the movement shall
Immediately take impetus in all these
ciHeG.
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the Carlisle Indians will he played in
Wheeling and will be a tough PROPOSE
ton. Carlisle and Lebanon. Valley
played tie game, nothing to nothing
score. September %. Pennsylvania
State won from Lebanon IA to the
following Saturday. so the score made
In the game next Saturday will also,
in way, furnish some inklings on tho
game to be played with the Indians.
The Wesleyan team has dismissed the
Indians from their feared" list, and
substituted Marietta. which has been
playing good football.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
Cot Click

He's the "Ee.ahr hoy who gives tho
Tigers the "ginigerf2z"; and the 'old
coincidence" made famous by JeM-
nings.
Click won the captaincy by Is min.
utes OF "ginigerfzz" work in tho Yale,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
Whistle for a Don.

Any dog can be taught to answer
a certain sound, and as It is far easier
to produce uniform sound on metal
whistle than by means of your lips.
why not buy a whistle and train your
dog to answer It. 1t can be hung
beside the door or carried In your
handbag. so that you can always use
1t when the dog has wandered away.
One can be bought for 80 cents that
Is quite satisfactory.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
SMILING HALFBACK
is THE LEADER OF
THE NAVY TEAM

Captain Miles of the Navy football
team has started the season with
smile. Whether the smile will last
through the big game with Army re.
rhnAins to be seen.
Miles won the captaincy of Uncle
SANS Naval Academy team through
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
[GERFIZZ. BOY on THEE GRIDIRON,s.I GERsI

Princeton game last fall. He got In.
to the game in the last quarter when
the only hope OF the Tigers was 10
score. The way he carried the team
down the field is football history.
Putting Click. with his sire" and
pepper" into the game, was like put.
ting stick Of dynamite under the en-.
tire eleven. He literally took things
out OF the hands of Capt. Balm. He
stirred the faltering backs and the
tired linemen as they had never been
stirred before. They fought like real
tigers.
Twice Click, a powerful line smash.
er and better open field runner, put
the team In position to score. He was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
The MIN Who Dreams.

A noted man once said: 1.-THE man
with Imagination rules the earth"
The man who dreams and imagines
the highest ideals and then strives
and does attain them-that is the
man who is master OF his life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19

Peruvian balsaa. known the world
over for It's excellent properties, does
not come from Peru at all but grows
along a stretch OF the coast Of Saliva
dor,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19

Yale tootballers will have to show
a lot of improvement If Capt. Wilson
is to lead winner in battles with
Princeton and Harvard. Defeat by
University Of Virginia was a sad blow
to Yale followers and the army OF
coaches has begun to figure on many
big changes. Capt. Wilson faces dark.
er prospects than any Yale captain for
some years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-19
BY GROWN HOLMES,

Frank Click, captain OF the Prince.
ton eleven, is to the Tigers Of foot
ball what Hughey Jennings. manager
OF the Detroit Americans, is to the
Tigers Of baseball.
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ck q third time when

turning the trick third time when
the game ended.
Click is not great picker of plays.
He's better llalfback or fullback than
quarter, hut he's real leader. He
can keep his men on their toes. N
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
WHEREABOUTS Of
VILLA unknown
To GEN. 0BREG0N
Cananza Cavalry Are Scout
ing Throughout Sonora to
Learn What Has Become
of Outlaws,

Douglas. Ariz.. Dec. 5.-Pendiag a
conference. probably late tomorrow.
between the Carranza commando '-in-
chief General Aware Obregop. lnd
hi. first aide General H. NJ. DieGus-,
who within the last fortnight routed
detached Villa forces and captured
others M various points I'm the lier-
mOsilo district, a determined effort Is
being made to establish the definite
whereabouts of General Francisco
villa.
General Ohreg0n, It was annolnced
late today by a member of his stuff
will leave here tomorrow morning Tor
N0gales, Sonora. Icr the meeting with
General Diegucz Ia the meantime,
according u advices received hy Rn-
dolfo Garduno, Carranza consul here.
numerous detachments of CarrIn.a
cavalry acting under orders from
General DiegueZ. are combing west
EN- and southern Sonora in an at
tempt to uncover the hiding place of
villa.
Last reports of an apparently relia-
bile nature concerning Villas move
ments were that with his command,
estimated at about 2,500 mounted
troops he had moved south evidently
intending 10 take up a position in tho
Yaqu stronghold i'm the Bacatotu
mountains.
mounted messenger brought the
first reports here today from From
tcras since the hasty departure last
night Of General +. Elias Gales and
his command from Aqua Prieta. The
messenger reported that last nights
fighting at a point between Fronteras
and Esqueda. while it appeared to be
serious In the beginning. developed
into nothing more than q skirmish be-
tween Carranza outposts and a large
scouting patty sent out by General
Jose Rodriguez from the Noal ranch.
Prisoners taken by the Carranza
troops were reported to have told their
captors that General Rodriguez was
operating from "a ranch near Bacoachi,
a few miles northwest of Cos.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06
GREW or MINNESOTA
SELECTED WITH CARD

Seattle. Wash. Dec when the
Great Northern liner Minnesota sail
cd from here November a.. for Lon
don, England, ON her farewell yoy-
age from the Pacific she carried "a
crew of l80 white men, the Chinese
sailors who manned her during her
service on the run between Seattle ana
the orient having been replaced as "a
result of the IaFolletto seamen's law.
She carried no passengers ON this
voyage,
Before hhe Minnesota left port she
had trouble with her boilers and there
We're rumors OF disaifeCtion among
the crew, although Deputy r. s. Ship
ping COMMISSIONER Chandler. who
signed the men. suid they We're select
cd With great care and that no Ger
mans we're ON the crew.
Last Wednesday word was received
that the Minnesota had turned back
500 miles south Of san Francisco he
cause OF engine room trouble and re-
ports OF trouble with the crew were
revived Those rumors gained cred
pnee when 10 was learned that special
agents of the Great Northern rail
ROAD ana British secret AGENTS here
were investigating the records of the
cuguc rooms employees subsequent
reports said one and possibly three
men had been placed In the ships brig
for damaging her machinery
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-06

Paris. Dec. Ul.oo b. mo The
fol owing official communication was
issued tonight
"Thc activity of the artillery hat
been more intense ON both sides. IN
Belgium our artillery .etfccuEeiy
ahclled the underground passage
in the region of Hestas. whore hostile
troop movements were reported
I'm Artols our batteries replied 20
a violent bombardment Of our
trenches at Craasler Double. 90 the
southwest OF Loos few inccndlary
shells were fired ON Arras without
great damage.
Between the Snmme ana tho oise
our trench guns destroyed enemy
posts to the north of fierbecourt, ana
"a shelter for machine guns under g
cupOla toward Tilioloy Mine fighting
continued to our advantage In the re-
Rion OF Frlae IN the g. Mard wood, %
the east az Tracy -Le-Val and on the
heights of the Meusc ut Les Eparges.
Army Of the east The Local ac-
tions OF December reported IN the
preceding communication have been
quite spirited. particularly In the d.
rection of kosutrlno whore the Bull
garlans bombarded ana attacked one
Of our positions and were repulsed,
on the Cernn two attempts 90 force
a passage were checked by the fire OF
our artillery ana infantry
"rhe Serbs having evacuated Mon
astir hixod patrol Of AustrianF ana
Bulgarians have entered the town