The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-26
Germans 0verawe Citizens by
Machine Guns on the
Boulevards.
WOMEN FLEE TO HOLLAND
Families Of Deported BeIgians
Unable to Exist in Their
Homes.

LONDON, Dec. 20.--Information con-
lcerning the reign OF terror In Belgium
furnished by n neutral correspondent
recently returned from Brussels is
supplemented BY the following com.
munication from another source:
"The Germaps are cutting down
treeB in the Ardennes and sending its
timber across the frontier as fast as
they can. They are determined to I'M
poverish the country. Laborers have
| been deported to other parts of Bel
GUM and are being employed In the
work OF plumber and destruction. IL
, liz characteristic OF German cunning
that men from Flanders have psen
| chosen to despoil the Wal1oon dis
trlct. There never has been much love
between the Flemings and the Wal
Icons, and Won Kissing takes advan.
tage OF old feuds to stir up strife anu
provoke offenses for which heavy
per alties are eNacted.
at In sought TO abolish the French
language altogether. Pubic notces
thIt ugbout the country. which FORMER
" were printed In French, are now IN
Flemish. The names OF the streets
are indicated In both Languages. IN
many rural districts French u now
suppressed and German VIII be EN-,
pic yod after January 1: All ofhcial
communications are MADE eNcIus'E.s
II
Flemish In the schools Is m..de obiig-
atcry. A.. ,.,r. and
scholars In tho normal school at Mons
and Nivelles have been deported 10
Germany. IL this In true, u proves
that the object OF the deportation was
not merely to provide work Tor inc
unemployed. The communal schools IN
Brussels are allowed TO continue them
usual course. The convent schools IN
various parts OF the country which
depended mainly upon bonrders. many
OF whom came from foreign counyies'
are allowed to keep open Tor the tu'
ition. OF scholar.
sekesIs Turned Into barracks.
THE big establishment at Thild.
mock. near Louvain, which used TO ac,
commodate 600 girls. has been turned
into a barracks. The Seventeen con
vent. on the outskirts OF Brussels
which took 800 pension girls, n large
proportion OF them English. has sur.
fcred severely. The nun. now nave
only forty day scholars. The college
at Thieit. which was in course OF con.
struction when the war started, "
now the headquarters OF the gencrai
staff. IL u fortunate Tor inc burso-
master OF Thicit that one or tho ste.
tora in this college was "a German. lie
had beeh arrested and condemned To
death, but Aho pleaded HIS cause 80
capably that his life was spared.
"Tho daily record 81 arrests. finen
growing longer and longer. All the
clerks OF the Hotel de Vile In Brus
sells were arrested last week and sent
to Germany. As u is Impossible TO
ed by the German Authorities. so
many people having been removed and
socinl life being altogether disor-
ganized, the municipal employees are
held responsible and pnn'shsa; hou s
by the German police, All mcn be
tween eighteen and fifty'five years
have been called up for examination.
Those from whom money can be on'
are carried off. IL Il reckoncd that
over, 100000 have already been dis
patched.
soldiers surrounded the paper mills OF
DE Naeyer at wiilebroek. whore 800
men are employed, and more than $50
wero taken. placed IN cattle trucks
and allowed no farewell TO their fam
lies.
Tsrreri.inE People OF Brusseis-
"Extraordinary measures have been
taken TO terroriEe the people OF Brus-
sells. On Wednesdays, which arc still
bourse days. when the boulevards are
more crowded than usual, soldiers are
marched through the streets with
motor-drawn machine guns, the walls
OF the city are plAcarded with notices
OF executions and csndemnations In
order 10 brighten the citizens into a
state, OF sub lection.
ANXIETY exists concerning the fate
Of Julian Nagelmaekers, n banker OF
Liege, who was arrested three weeks
ago with his brother. Nothing has
been heard OF them since, and no one
knows on what charge they have been
arrested. probably a heavy ransom
has been demanded for their release.
IL Is remembered that a member OF
this family. Georges Nagelmaekers,
ing Car Company, died In his chateau
In the Ardennes OF shock when the
enemy committed outTages In that dis
trict in the early days OF the war.