The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-10-24

glaSS-u0me Skylight. This house was
now very pretty ruin. and 1t was just
as well that we left when we did. You
could not even find q splinter of the
big round table. The next time ait
under glass skylight In Dixmude,
want a lad with live eye for Zeppe-
Inns on guard outside.
Something about the branch head
quarters ruins made US think Of break.
fast, which we had forgotten. 80 back
| to the hotel. Then we started back to
our lines. We were ordered to keep
to the dnain road all the way back, or
we would be shot ON sight. and to re-
port to headquarters Immediately on
our return. l thought II the sight Of
me was so distasteful t" anybody.
would not take the chance Of offend.
ing, being anxious to be polite In such
cases. So we stuck to the main road.
Fritz did not give us any trouble and
We were back by five. with all hands
out to greet us when we hove In sight,
and regular prOdigal son welcome on
tap, for we were later than they had
expected us. and they had made up
their minds that some accident had
happened.
While was around Dixmude, saw
many living men and women and chill
dren who had been mutilated by the
Germans, but most Of them were wOm-
en- and children. Almost every one
of the mutilated men was too old for
military service. The others had been
killed. I guess.
But the Belgians were not the only
ones who had suffered from German
kultur. Many Flench wounded were
tortured by the Huns, and we were
constantly finding the mutilated bodies
of our troops. 1t was thought that the
Germans often mutilated dead body
as an example to the living.
| The Germans had absolutely no re-
spect whatever for the Red Cross. For
instance, they captured wagon load
ed with forty French wounded, and
shot every one of them. I saw the
dead bodies.
| When the Germans came to Dix
nude they got all the men and women
and children and made them march
before them with their hands In the
air. Those who did not were knocked
down. After a while some of them saw
what they were going to get, and being
As game sports as ever heard of. tried
to fight. They were finished on at
once, of course.
The former burgomaster had been
shot and finished Off with an ax.
though he had not resisted. because he
zens. They told me of one case. In Dix.
nude. where a man came out of his
house, trying to carry his father, a
man Of eighty. to the square, where
they were ordered to report. The old
man could not raise his hands, 10 they
dragged his son away from him.
knocked the old man in the head with
an ax, and left him there to die. Those
who were spared were made to dig the
graves for the others.
There was a doctor there In DIX
nude. who certainly deserves a mill
tary cross II any man ever did. He
was called from his house by the Ger
mans at 8 30 one morning. He left bis
wife, who had had baby two day.
before. In the house. He was taken tc
the square, lined up against q wall
with three other big men Of the town.
Then he saw his wife and baby belnl
carried to the square on q mattress By
four Germans. He begged to be al
lowed to kiss his wife g0od-by. ant
they granted him permission. Az hi
stepped away. there was rattle ans
the other men went West. They Sho,
him. too. but though he was riddlet
with bullets he lived. somehow, ant
begged the German officer to let hin
accompany bis wife to the priso,
where they were taking her. This Wal
granted too. hut on the way. they
heard the sound Of firing. The soldier,
yelled. "Die FrnnxOsen !" and dropped
the mattress and ran. But II was 0nll
sOme Of their own butchers at work.
Doctor Laurent carried his wife ant
baby to an old nquetluct that wns heinz
rebuilt BY the creek. There they hvet
for three days and three nights, on thu
few herbs md the water that Doctor
Laurent Sncaked out and got ut night
Doctor Laurent says that when tn,
Germans killed and cruclfied tho c. III
inns ut Dixmude. they first roblex
them Of their watches. pOcketbOOkn
rings and other things. There was
Madame TilmanS there. who had hat
three thousand francx stolen from he,
and was misusetl besides.
These were Just very few Of thu
things that happened at just one place
where the Germans got 10 work will
their "kultur." So you can picture III,
Belkians agreeing on q German peace
while there In Belgian alive TO srgu,
about It. They will remember the Ger
mans . long time. ! think. But the,
need not worry: there nre lot Of u,
who will not forget. either.
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