Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-10-04

and train columns carried away old
pieces Of silk. ladies' dresses. linens.
shoes. dress goods and every other ar
ticle imaginable. and stored them away
In their ammunition cases. They took
chlldren's and women's shoes. and
everything else they could lay their
hands upon. although many Of these
articles had to be thrown away short
ly afterward. Later. when the field
post was developed and gave regular
service. many OF these things were sent
home.
A large chocolate factory was robbed
completely, and chocolate and candy
In heaps were trampled In the ground.
Empty houses we're broken into AMI
wrecked, wine cellars cleaned out and
windows smashed. the latter being n
special pastlme OF the c%avnlrymen. As
we had 20 pass the night in the open.
we tried to find some quilts and en-
tered a grocery store and a market
place. The store was partly demol-
lshed, but the apartment upstairs was
ms yet intact with all the rooms locked.
II was evident that n womnn's hand
had worked In this house, for every
thing was neat and cozy. But all this
order was stu surpassed by the ar
rnngement in n large room, which np-
parently had been inhabited by n
young woman. We we're almost
ashamed 10 enter the sanctuary. To
our establishment we saw hanging on
the wall opposite the door n picture
burned In wood and under II n German
verse: "Honor the women. they weave
a braid OF heavenly roses In their
earthly life" (Schiller). The owner
apparently was a young bride, for In
the wardrobe was n troussenu. tied
with neat blue ribbons. carefully nut
awny. All the wardrobe drawers lay
open. Nothing MI touched here.
When we visited the same place the
next morning, impelled by some i'm
pulse, we found everything In that
house destroyed. Barbarlans had gone
through this home, and with bitter
rutblessness had devastated every
thing, with every evidence OF having
utterly cast OF the ethics and stand
ards Of civilized races.
The entire %trousseau had been torn
from the drawers and thrown partly
on the floor. Pictures, photographs.
mirrors. everything was In pieces. The
three OF us who had entered the room
clenched u fists with lmpotent wrath.
We received orders to remain In
Sulppes until further notice and the
next day witnessed the return Of many
f~ugltiyes. They came IN great throngs
from the direction OF Chalons-sur-
Marne. They found instead Of the
peaceful homes they had left n wretch
ed and deserted ruin. A furniture
dealer returned 10 his store. as we
down when he viewed the remains Of
his enterprise. Everything had been
taken away. We approached the man.
He a a Jew and spoke German.
When he Gained down n little he told
US that his store had contained merr
chandlse worth more than 5000 francs.
Had the soldiers only taken what
they needed for themselves" he said,
II would be satisfied. for I did not ex.
pect anything else. But l never would
have believed Of the Germans that
they would have destroyed everything"
No, sven n cup and sauce were
left In this mans house. He had a
wife and Eve children. but had no idea
of what had become Of them. And
there were many more like him.
The following night. remaining In
Sulppes, w were again obliged to camp
In the open because II swarmed with
frank-tireurs-" Such we're u lnstruc'
dons. In reality nothing was seen OF
frank-tireurs. but by this method the
enmlty toward the people living In the
towns along our line Of march was
maintained. The Germans practiced
the theory that the soldiers fight bet
ter and are more amenable to dis
cIpllne when filled with hatred OF theiI
enemies.
The next day we were Obliged Il
march to Chalons-sur-Marne Thii