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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Entry Watched by
Sullen Crowds

As ! was about 10 start 10 see tn.
triumphal entry, the Spanish Mn.
lister came along with his flag flying
from his motor, and babe US TO 30
with him. We made off down thu
Boulevard and drew up at the It'll
ian Legation-two motors full %
us; the whole staff of the Spanish
Legation and ourselves. The Italian
Minister babe US in to watch the
show, which we had intended he
should do. This did not work ont
well, so NJ. de Leval and ] started
off down the street together. The
first of the Germans appeared as We
stepped out the front door, and we
saw that they were not coming over
the route that had been originally
planned. Instead, they were head
ing down the hill into the lower
town. They proved to be the troops
that were TO occupy the Grande
Place and guard the headquarters Of
the staff at the Hotel de Vile. We
cut across through side streets and
came upon them as they were pass.
ing Ste. Gudule. There was a SUI
len and depressed crowd lining the
streets, and not a sound was to be
heard. II would have been better
had the crowd been kept off the
streets, but they behaved wonder
fully well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Belgian Guns Check
Prussian Cavalrymen

The Belgians had come down
from the north and opened fire on
the houses with rapid-fre guns, for
the walls were riddled with small
holes and Clipped with rife fire.
Then shrapnel had been brought
into play. TO set the houses on fire
and bring the German troops out
into the open. Then they had
charged the Belgians across an open
field and apparently with disastrous
results. Part Of the ground was In
hay which had already been har-
vested and piled in stacks. the rest
was In sugar beets.
The Prussians had charged across
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

the field and had come upon a
sunken road into which they fell
helter-skelter without having time
to draw rein. We could see where
the horses had fallen, how they had
scrambled to their feet and tried
with might and main to paw their
way up ion the other side. The
whole bank was paved down, and
the marks of hoofs were every
where.
The road was filled with lances
and saddles, etc. All through the
field were new-made graves.
There was, Of course, no time for
careful burial.
A shallow trench was dug every
little way-a trench about thirty
feet long and ten feet wide. Into
this were dumped Unfortunately
Germans and Belgians and horses,
and the earth hastily thrown over
them-just enough to cover them
before the summer sun got in its
work. There were evidences of
haste; in one place we saw the arm
of a German sergeant projecting
from the ground.
1t is said that over three thousand
men were killed in this engagement,
but from the number Of graves we
saw / am convinced that this was a
good deal overstated. At any rate
it was terrible enough; and when
we think that this was a relatively
unimportant engagement, we can
form some idea of what is going to
happen when the big encounter
comes, as it will in the course of a
few days more. 1t is clear that the
Germans were driven off with con-
siderable losses, and that the Bel
gians still hold undisputed control
of the neighborhood. There were
a few scattered Uhlans reconnoit
ring near by, but they were not in
sufficient numbers to dare to at
tack.
After gathering our trophies we
were ready to start for home; and
it was we'll we should, for it was
getting rather late in the afternoon
and we had a long trip ahead of us
with many delays.
Soon after leaving Haelen, on our
way back we met corps of bicycle
carabiniers who were rolling along
toward Haelen at top speed. The
officer in command held us up and
asked us for news Of the country
we had covered. He seemed sur
prised that we had not seen any
German forces, for he said the
alarm had been sent In from Haelen
and that there were strong forces
Of Belgians on the way to occupy
the town and be ready for the at
tack. When he had left us, we ran
into one detachment after another
of infantry and lancers coming up
to occupy the little village.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
A Sight Never
To Be Forgotten

A large part Of the reason for
bringing the German troops through
here was evidently to impress the
populace with their force and dsci-
pine. 1t was a wonderful sight.
and one which / never expect to see
equalled as long as / live. They
poured down the hill in a steady
stream, without a pause or break;
not an order was shouted nor a word
exchanged among the officers or
men. All the orders and signals
were given by whistles and signs.
The silence was large element Of
the impressiveness.
These troops had evidently been
kept fresh for this march, and !
should not be at all surprised if it
should prove that they had not seen
any fighting. If they have suffered
any losses, they have closed up their
ranks with wonderful precision and
show none Of the signs of demoral-
zation. They had clearly been at
great pains to brush up and give the
appearance Of freshness and
strength. Nearly all the men were
freshly shaver, and their uniforms
had been brushed and made as natty
and presentable as possible. They
staggered along with a palpable ef-
fort to show that they were entirely
at home, and that they owned the
place. The officers looked over the
heads of the crowd in their best su-
percilious manner, and the men did
their best to initiate their superiors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Soldiers Seize
Souvenirs of Battle

When we got to the barricade at
the entrance to Diest, the soldiers
of the guard poured out and began
taking our trophies out Of the car.
We protested vigorously, but not
one of them could talk anything but
Walloon-and French was of no
use.
Finally, a corporal was resur-
rected from somewhere and came
forth with few words Of French
concealed about his person. We
used our best arguments with him,
and he finally agreed to let soldier
accompany Us to the town hall and
see what would be done with us
there. The little chunky Walloon
who had held US up at the barrier
climbed in with great JOY, and away
we sped. The little chap was about
the size and shape of an egg with
whopping boots, and armed to the
teeth. lie had never been in car
before, and was as delighted as a
child. By carefully piecing words
together through their resemblance
to German, we managed to have
quite a conversation; and by the
time we got to the Grande Place
we were comrades in arms. I fed
him on cigars and chocolate, and he
was ready TO plead our cause.
As we came through the streets
Of the town, people began to spot
what was in the car and cheers were
raised all along the line.
When we got TO the Hotel de
Vile, the troops had to come out to
keep back the curious crowd, while
we went in TO inquire Of the officer
in command as to whether we could
keep our souvenirs. He was a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
British Legation
Saws Farewell

went over and saw Sir Francis
and the Legation staff just as they
we're leaving. They refused to have
their plans upset by any little thing
ike a German advance, so had their
lunch peacefully at the usual hour
and then left in motors.
At z o'clock Cobb, McCutcheon,
and the rest Of the crowd, were due
at my house, so gathered up the
Minister, the Consul General and
Blount, and repaired thither. Davis
and Morgan turned up little late,
but nothing has been heard Of the
rest of the crowd so far-10:30 p. m
They were to have dined here, but
have not appeared or sent word.
Crowds of people are pouring in
from the east in all stages of panic
and some small forces of cavalry
rave also retreated into the city,
looking weary and discouraged.
There has evidently been a rout.
Further than that, we know nothing
30 far.
Several Of the wives Of high Bel.
gian officials have come in this eve
ming, having received word from
their husbands to put themselves I'M
der our protection. There is nothing
we can do for them, particularly at
this time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Uhlans Fire on
Peasant Women

The commanding officer, a major.
seemed glad to find some one to talk
to, and we stretched our legs for
half an hour or so IN front OF his
headquarters and let him tell us al
about what had happened. He was
tense with rage against the Germans,
whom he accused of all sorts of bar
barous practices, and whom he an
nounced the Allies must sweep from
the earth. He told us that only a
few hours before a couple Of Uhlans
had appeared in a field few hun
dred yards from where we were
standing, had fired on two peasant
women working there, and then
galloped off. Everywhere we went
we heard stories of peaceful peas
ants being fired on, 1t seems hard
to believe, but the stories are ter
ribly persistent. There may be
some sniping by the non-combstant
population, but the authorities are
doing everything they can to pre-
vent it, by requiring them to give
up their arms and pointing out the
danger of reprisals.
Before we moved on, our officer
presented me with a Prussian lance
he had picked up on the battlefield
near Haelen. We got careful d.
rections from him for finding the
battlefield and set off for Lox-
bergen, where the fight had taken
place the day before. The run was
about four kilometres through little
farms, where the houses had been
set on fire by shrapnel and were
still burning. The poor peasants
were wandering around in the ruins,
trying to save odds and ends from
the wreck, but there was practically
nothing left. Of course, they had
had to flee for their lives when the
houses were shelled, and pretty
much everything was burned be-
fore they could safely venture back
to their homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

Antwerp and place his Legation and
British interests under our charge.
The news is that the German cav
airy In considerable force is march
ing toward Brussels. The military
authorities are getting ready TO de-
fend the city, which is quite futile
proceeding, as the available forces
are inadequate, so that the only re-
suit will be that a lot of innocent
people will be killed quite incidental
iy. The Governor expects to resist
about as far as the ring of inner
boulevards, which are about four
blocks further in than we are.
Our street is probably one Of the
principal ones by which the Ger
mans would enter. A hundred yards
further out there is a big railroad
barricade, where a stand would prob
ably be made, so that our Legation
would undoubtedly get a fair share
of the wild shots from both sides.
The cellar is being made ready for
occupancy during the shindy, if it
comes. The Burgomaster came in 20
say that he had a house prepared
for our occupancy in the safe part
Of town; but we were not prepared
to abandon the Legation and de-
ciined with sincere thanks for his
thoughtfulness.
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20 Client by any means they could
find.
There were no trains available;
nobody seemed to know why. The
last group that I talked with said
that the vanguard of the German
cavalry was only about fifteen miles
out of town and would be in this
morning. They were all tremen-
dously excited and did not daily by
The wayside to chat about the situa-
ton with me. I can't say that
blame them, particularly in view OF
what / have seen since.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Plans for Occupancy
Were All Worked Out

We got word that the Spanish
Minister had some news, so | went
over to see him. He had heard from
the Burgomaster as to the plans for
the entry of the troops, and wanted
TO pass it along to us. The COM
handing general, Won Jarotzky, was
already at the edge Of the city, on
the Boulevard Militaire, and wa,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

saw the effect of rifle fire and the
work of machine guns on the walls
of the houses. Some of them had
been hit in the upper story with
shrapnel and were pretty badly bat
tered up. The village must have
Teen quite unpleasant as a place of
residence while the row was on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

members Of the Government left at 8
o'clock, and this morning more Of
them left. Most of the Diplomatic
Corps have gone, and will have SO
much time 10 think of their troubles
that they will be more uncomfort-
able than we are. The Spanish Min
lister will stay on and give us moral
support.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

thoughtfulness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

for the nigh
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15
We Read Better Books
Since War Began
BY James c. Young

Copyright
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political
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history
All background of
the Three-X Ranch with
and drama Another
intellectually
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literature.
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15
"Windjammers' Return to
Their Own.

Greater than the need for men, food
or ammunition at the present moment.
is the need for vessels among the ma.
lions fighting the central powers Of
Europe. Every available ship Is being
drawn into service. and hulks which 4
Few years ago were considered useless
are being called upon to do duty in
transatlantic shipping. On the New
England coast many vessels Of ancient
rig are being overhauled and convert
ed into ocean carriers. Whaling banks,
some Of them built as far back as 1867.
have been sold to France and England
and are now carrying carsoes that. in
ordinary times would be handled by
big steamers.
The 'windjammer." pride OF Amer
lea In the middle of the nineteenth
century, Is coming into its own again.
These are the vessels that once car
ried the Stars and Stripes all over the
world. and gave the United States
maritime power for many years. So
today up and down the Atlantic coast
you will find these ships OF happier
times. with their strange cprye4, ftg-
ureheads. nosing In and out Where
three years ago the .sreyhounds bfrthe
ocean. huge funnelleds giants, swept
majesticaliy past. ~
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15

and while their hearts may be failing
them for fear, Jesus of Nazareth, the
mighty Savior, is calling to all His
children to look up" and lif6 up their
heads, for their redemption draws
nigh. This worlds course in sin is
about e0ded. The second coming OF
Christ is just before; and to every one
who is distressed and perplexed by
fear--yea. to every individual in all
the world who win receive 1.-THE
blessed Master sends the message.
Herein is our love made perfect.
that we may have holiness in the 'tal
of Judgment; because as He is. so are
we in this world. There Is no fear in
love; but perfect love casteth out
fear; because fear hath torment. He
that feareth is not made perfect in
love-" ! John 4:17, IS.
Very sincerely yours,
MISSOULA SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH.
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or little type. We have on the other
hand endeavored to maintain the
most friendly interest in her career.
Missoula was proud to furnish the
first woman representative to con-
gress. We rejoiced that the country
should know Of our progress and in
dependence. Montana came into the
limelight as n state where modern
ideas prevailed. where woman could
be elected to office as well as be
given the right to vote. We had the
highest hopes that Miss Rankin's serv.
ices would be such as would entitle
her to the full confidence of our peo-
pie. We did not believe that she rep
resented the views OF the people of
Montana when she voted against the
resolution for war with Germany. but
we believed that she voted from the
did not criticise her. Especially did
we resent the coarse and ill-timed cd
itorial abuse that was showered up
on her by several newspapers in this
state. We know that she cannot COM
plain of unjust treatment at our
hands because she has personally ex-
pressed her view otherwise. The name
of this state has suffered in the past
from the gross and outward exhibit
of corrupt methods in electing men 10
office. 1t has taken a long time TO
live that down. We Montanans are
not willing to be branded by Miss RAN
kin as a herd of corporation owned
slaves. We do not think our reputation
or our prosperity will be helped If il
is generally believed that no person
may be elected to office and no laws
may be made without the approval OF
board of corporate directors. Neither
home builders nor investors look for
opportunities in a state Of that sort.
II we admit that Miss Rankin is
serious in her libel on the people of
Montana. then obviously she has
greatly impaired her usefulness as
representative in congress and. by
the same token. as one whose serv-
ices in the house were to advance the
cause of suffrage throughout the ma
ton.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15
Clever Tests Show
Up Draft Strikers

The man of military age who NAV
have any intention of avoiding army
service because of assumed ailments
had best beware. for Uncle SANS
surgeons will certainly find him out.
Experience abroad has shown that two
OF tn" most common poses of persons
seeking to keep out Of the army are
DEAFNESS and defective vision, French
army doctors have perfected a series
OF tests that 1t is very difficult for
the would be shirker to pass without
giving himself away.
One Of the simplest OF these tests
takes place when n silver coin-such
as dollar-is suddenly dropped be-
hind the man claiming to be deaf.
There are few persons who can re-
sist the temptation to look around at
the sound Of falling money. Another
method is to apply two telephone re-
celvers to mans ears and then tell
him to read aloud from a book or pa
per. The wires connecting with the
receivers are made to vibrate, and this
produces a grating. whirring noise.
that Is temporarily deafening. The
reader. If actually deaf. will not be
keenly conscious Of the noise, and
continue to read in normal tones. But
II he Is only posing. he will almost
always raise his voice so that he can
near himself speak. This test has
proved notably effective one.
Means of judging mans eyesight
which are just as clever have been
worked out by the French. Although
We may not be quite so far advanced,
1t Is safe presumption that our army
surgeons are well prepared to find
out all about the physical state Of
prospective soldiers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15
Are Women People?

Editor Missoulian:
From IL number of pages of first
class and reliable news the following
is culled from your issue Of the 18th
inst, page eight. column five.
New York, Aug. Farm centers
for women as a solution OF the farm
labor problem is advocated by the
agricultural committee of Mayor
Mitchel's committee on national de-
Tense. To overcome the difficulty Of
housing women in farmers houses.
the committee suggested that the
women be organized into units Of
from six to fifty, EACH unit to live in
a house loaned for the purpose, in q
barn fitted for them, or In tents"
To the goldfish" and the bon ton Of
New Yorks polite society, who take
trips to Europe and without emotion
can trample over streams strewn with
butchered humanity we know that
ordinary farm help. the woman es-
pecially don't appeal to them as hav-
ing any taste regarding their manner
of living. Mayor Mitchel's committee
probably left their conference with
rings on their fingers and bells on
their toes, to attend a banquet, thence
W tuelT paldtHI HOIIleS TO sleep ana
dream of how they had solved ma
tional problem by suggesting that the
women be herded together In barns
that no doubt the farmers jackasses
would be glad to move out of.
No doubt this committee was gov
erned by kipling's words: "A woman
is only a woman. but good cigar Is
a smoke" and il they were. it seems
that they overlooked another way Of
housing the mothers of the coming
generation. Why couldn't some Of
these Chesterfields suggest the wood
shed or the .pig-sty as q fit abode for
those women? In view of their sug-
gestions as carried in the newspaper.
dispatch. they could have done 1t with
fine sense of respect for the women
OF the country. the women whom we
are taught to honor and show the ut
most courtesies, and they could have
also made the suggestion with the
knowledge and the assurance that the
farmers would be put to less trouble
and the women wouldn't have so
much worry as to what they would
do In event that a rain should come
up during the night
Respectfully yours, =
]. b. ST. CLAIR.
pox 1oGo
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15
LETTERS FROM the
MlSS0ULlAN FAMILY

The Muscular invites letters
from lie readers On all topics Of
interest. The signatures and id.
dresses Of corrsspoHd Tents should 10
sent - evidence Of good faith,
though anonymous signatures may
be sent for the letters as printed,
IL desired. Al communication
should be limited 70 200 words and
addressed to the editor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-15
THE MORNING SMILE.
His lonQ Lost IS.

An elderly gentleman Of rural APP
pearance had hardly seated himself in
the cross-town car when a young lady
who had followed him approached.
Did YOU lose a s. bill?" she asked.
For a moment the farmer observed
her with a surprised. curious look. then
said conyincingiy: Yes. ma'am.
did,"
"Then here It is." said she. banding
the bill to him; u picked II UP be
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hind YOU from the car floor"

hind you from the car floor"
THANK you very much, young lady,
for your honesty. This is most re-
markable happening"
"Oh, I don't think so, sir. believe
every one should return the money in
such n case as this. What is there
so rema rkable about it,"
why. l lost my IS two years ago"
st. Louis POst-Dispatch.