Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-03

Daily News reveals another thorn in
the flesh of Won Kissing and his rul-
ing staff. 1t is newspaper--La
re Belsique, Free Bslgium-"one
of the brightest and certainly one of
the most remarkable papers in the
world" Says the writer. Mr.. G. F.
Steward:
'Its existence il . paradox; its pres
ence perfect psst-to the Prus-
SLAMS. 1t is safe to say that abso-
lutely nothing has 20 annoyed the
supersensitiveness Of the Junker
governors Of Brussels, or caused them
TO look more ridiculous in the eyes of
the Brusseiois, than this will-o'-the-
wisp that dances tantalizingly before
their eyes, appears regularly as from
some supernatural agency, Ribes at
their efforts to capture it, and disap-
pears for period only to reappear in
order to satirize and raise laugh at
the clumsy Teutons. 1t is as free as
the day; but 1t is chased with as much
keenness as Victory is chased by the
kaiser. There are thousands of
spies in Brussels to whom its discov,
cry would mean the sunshine of Won
Bissing's smiles and pat of approval
from Sauberzwcig. They have search
ed every printing works and have
studied the types and the machines;
they have peered into hundreds of
houses, cellars. and outhouses, but
not trace have they found. They
have seized unsuspecting suspects in
the streets and rif1ed their pockets,
and have broken in suddenly upon lit
tie gatherings; but all TO no purpose.
TITS well advertised telegraphic ad-
dress is Kommandatuf Bruxelles. AS
to its printing works and office of
administration, it blithely says: Ne
pouvant etre un lieu de tout repos, lis
sont installes dams uns cave untomo-
bile lacking a safe base. we op-
crate from an automobile tank.)
"von Bissing is on the free list Not
an addition appears but copy Of il
is deposited in his letter-box. That
box has been watched for days at
stretch, but the elusive culprit has
not been caught. Regularly the paper
is delivered by the invisible hand,
and as regularly there is another out
burst of ineffective rage and unsuc-
cessful searching. No German can
stand the sarcastic reprinting of these
sentences Of good advice to the Bel
gian population by Csrdinar Mercier:
Gould anything Be more irritating
than the republication Of these words
under such circumstances Another
blood hunt commences. One day,
among the numerous anonymous COM
munications that go TO the German
governor was the advice thar La Libre
helgique Was actually puhiisl,ad by
Dr. Andre vesale, Of Place des Mar
tyrs. This was regarded as sure
tip. Tho German sieuth hounds went
to the square and methodicaily called
at every house, inquiring for the
doctor, until one individual picked up
courage TO point to the medico's statue
and explain that the gentleman
f1ourished some centuries ago, was
known as 4 great anatomist and
credibly regarded as having indulged
in body-snatchine!"
One day few business men meet
ing in certain room, were suddenly
alarmed by band of Germans dash
ing in with drawn revolvers and or
dering hands up:
The mon instiactiveiy ohsyed.
Slowly every pocket was turned ou,
and the scared merchants stood
around the table as the pile OF knives
and nalcleaners, toothpicks, keys
and pencils steadily grew. But not
copy of the paper could be found.
I'm the forty-third uumhsr the un-
Inawa saissr q thts UystsFfsus sksel
chose to quote Luther. Would any
German object to quotation from
such a especially if complete
reference was given? Here is the
quotation he chose. 1t is taken from
Luther's address to Germany:
If one would pain Germany now
one must represent her in the form of
a sow. We are vile pigs. We have
neither discipline nor reason. Our
people is a coarse tribe. l know well,
my dear Germans, they are absolute
sows.'
DO you wonder that the apostles
of kultur, whose favorits description
of an enemy is that of swine, should
swear every known torture on the un-
known man who dares to publish these
words under their very noses and push
copy into the letter box of the
ehiefY"