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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Numbered, Ticketed and
1 Y Pigeon-Holed

COT course we were all numbered and
ticketed and registered and pigeonholed
and docketed and vised and put on the
file till we hardly knew whether we were
human beings or abstract numerals or
pieces of paper. To carry papers Of
Identification is not to us what it would
be to you in England, for the Continental
peoples are accustomed to that sort of
thing; but now we had to go through
performance with the police or the mill
tary every time, almost, we crossed the
street! If any of us had occasion to
take the train Il speak of days subse
quent to the gay times when the sentries
were given carte blanche to slaughter
any one who should be seen leaving the
town. he had to obtain permission and
identify himself all over again and have
his name and age and address put on his
railway ticket. Our very dogs were
registered and shot if they were not
known to the authorities while the own
ers of such evil dogs were exorbitantly
fined To possess carrier pigeons was
an offence punishable by death. We
might not go near railway line except
at certain places. Farmers might not
go about in their fields and woods exceut
as the authorities judged it suitable for
them to do. To light fire out of doors.
to carry lighted lantern at night, to
approach an electric installation, to do
this, that and the other were alike for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

III YOU must not lnlnk
- that the town was not
gay at night. On the
contrary, we lived in
perpetual illumination.
For a new poster had gone up by which
we were instructed to keep light burn
ing in all rooms which looked onto the
street. Not only this, but all our front
doors were to be left constantly open, so
as to afford the military authorities ac-
cess to the houses. The town wore thus
an appearance both hospitable and fes-
tive, but can you conceive it, my dear
monsieur? A whole town lit from cellar
to garnet, every house door standing
open and not q soul abroad save few
sinister figures in spiked helmets with
rifles on their shoulders. Can you
imagine the anxious care with which
these lights were maintained by the in
habitants? For the extinction of so
much as one of them might be the signal
for bullet through window, behind
which it might find beloved bosom to
pierce. And can you figure to yourself
the security in which those families slept
at night. with their front door open to
the first conner and that, maybe, a
drunken German? Yes, my friend, it
looked festive, but it was otherwise, | do
assure you.
"And remember that there was not one
of us who did not expect at any moment
general massacre to begin. Though
we had been spared that attention SO
far, we had no reason for anticipating
the continuance of such condition.
Why, door could not slam without our
hearts leaping out of our mouths;
child could not begin crying without our
believing that the end had come. Ner-
vousness? Well, perhaps it was ner-
vousness, but doubt if nervousness ever
had a better excuse. Our Germans were,
for Germans, apparently Of not alto
gether abominable kind; but it is thus
with those people, monsieur. One never
knows. daresay the poor souls who
died In many score of Belgian and
French villages imagined, up to within
few minutes of their death agony that
their Germans were not such bad ex-
amples of the breed, after ALL There is
to me something inconceivable about a
people that can crack a joke with YOU
one minute and blow out your brains the
next simply because an order has been
given. And mark, that while the Joke
is being cracked the order is being
awaited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

Saint Hilaire, my friend, is a small
place, but it is not without its railway
station, its telegraph and it's telephone.
But it was not this reflection which was
uppermost with me whenever read that
enormity on the. walls. You have no
doubt seized upon the words which /
found of so much significance. Yes.
Whether they are guilty or not There
speaks the essential German. A tele-
phone or a telegraph wire is cut; rail
way bridge is blown up So! 1t is in
convenient for the German army, that.
Who did it? Belgian soldiers? Belgian
civilians? There is no time to consider
that. We make war not upon the army,
but upon the whole country. That is
our theory of war. That is the only true
theory of war. Is it not ours, donner-
aretter? And we have been put to in
convenience. Such acts hinder the march
OF Kultur. So Well, they must be
stopped. And since we cannot lay hands
on the Belgian soldiers who assuredly
did this thing, as it was their duty to do,
let us be satisfied with what we can Law
our hands upon. Civilians are plenty
and easy. Come, then, let us put few
villages to the sword and torch in this
neighborhood. That will perhaps teach
the Belgian army to let our communica-
lions alone. Let US shoot few hostages,
say twenty-or perhaps thirty, to be on
the. safe side. And let US not be afraid
10
cent people, if it should so fall out. Better
that thousand innocent Belgians should
die than one guilty German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
A Dubious Honor, Being
"A a Hostage

Il have told you that I was a~hostage
Yes, had that dubious honor We were
six in number; the Mayor, the cure, the
schoolmaster, the postmaster, the prin-
cipal shopkeeper and your servant in his
quality of landowner. Saint Hilaire is
little more than village, and the COM
munity is simple one. We have few
notables amongst u.s. and our visitors
had to put up with what they could find
IN the way Of important persons. 1t was,
as 1T happened, formality for us. We
had as much liberty as our neighbors,
only we were required to report our
selves each morning. at 10 o'clock. But,
again, one never knew
"On the Marie, on the church door.
outside the postoffice and in score Of
other places up and down our streets
great green papers announced our names
in full and in large, for all the world to
see. And as we went along between our
MONIES and the place where we were re-
CURED to present ourselves, at every cor
ner each of us was mildly reminded that.
snould there be the least disorder. he
would be shot. That was the expression
the least disorder And will YOU tell
me- my good monsieur. what that might
precisely mean? 1t seemed, at any rate
TO as, the hostages, an expression of
ratner too much elasticity. You see one
mad knowledge of some examples of
SUCH disorder At Aerschot a German
mt
french soldiers had fired at German SOL
uiers IN the ordinary way of war: at
AouVain German soldiers had fired on
une announcer 1t seemed only wanting
snat at Saint Hilaire a German soldier
should commit suicide for such dis
oloer 10 result in the execution Of MS
''S hostages and thereafter in the mas
sacre OF most of the population. There
WAS another notice for us 70 read as
we went along. This was the proclama-
ton OF Won der Goltz, the Cermar crow
erai, dated from Brussels. | have 4
oy neart, for it is one Of their master
pieces, and read it again and ava;n
always with fresh amaxement THE i
low it ram
I'm future the inhabitants of places
situated near railways and telegraph
lines which have been destroyed will be
punished without mercy whether they ara
guilty Of this destruction or not. For
this purpose hostages have been taken in
all places in the vicinity of railways in
danger OF similar attacks; and at the
first attempt to destroy any railway,
telegraph or telephone line they will be
shot immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
Last, the Day
a of Escape

~ think you can see for yourself what
happened. Yes, when the Germans went
back | stayed behind. It was not diff
cult. They were so busy clearing out
themselves and leaving the country in
ruins behind them that they for once be-
came little careless about one old Bel
gian laborer. They blew up every house
they could, they cut down every tree,
they poisoned every we'll with horse dung
and other beastliness-you know what
they did as well as I, though I saw It
and you have only read. And the
method of it all! Every soldier had his
orders. Such and such trees to be cut
down, such and such houses to be de-
stroyed, such and such wells to be rem
dered useless. And they had q perfect
little timetable for each day of destruc-
ton. On such a day such wells to %
poisoned, next day SO many more, unt,i
on the day appointed for departure but
one we'll remained with pure water in T
This the last soldiers to leave were
ruin. Oh yes! it was methodical, tn.
business. But at last it was done ana
I, from my hole in the ground, saw then
go away eastward.
"Hell, no doubt, is something like tnas
little town of Bancourt by Bapaums
when the Germans left it; but am not
going to be descriptive. That ! canlease
with confidence to the journalists. It
enough that the British soldiers did ..
last come peering through the smoke ans
the stink, coughing and sneezing ana
cursing, because there were no Germans
for them.
"And so it was over, and / could onss
again go about my affairs without -
permission of the German military 81.
thorities. A satisfactory condition =
things for me, my good monsieur. u VIZ
not long promise you, before had ms
two little ones clinging about my nesA's
But let us avoid the sentimental as -
have avoided the sensational"
So saying, M Segotin rose, hanu.s
me a card with his address upon
pressed both my hands warmly, raasvs
his hat and sauntered away from e
down the brightly lit hall, hummink
brave little air. Il.
At the door he turned to wave n''.sas
to me and smile adieu.
And again / saw his eyes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
MONSIEUR SEGOTIN'S STORY
By
William Caine

The second half of Mr. Gaines remarkable hannon
document published by Chatto Winds London. In the
opening secon printed last aoeek 1t deueoped that Mon
seur Segoti Belgian aohose home in the little tom
Of Saint Hoie aoas seized hostage, and acith other
beavor of the Inhabitants The Germans did begin
by starting massacre but they promptly reQustioned
the food supply and levied cash contribution coVerSng all
the funds the own could muster Then they began a1ng
domn instructions right and lef One of the most str-
gent rules made 1t probitdoe for citizens to be abroad at
night The toacn to present most singular
tu1nol appearance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

thorities recognized no obligation to feed
us, and all the less because Great Britain
was endeavoring to blockade Germany.
Should we succeed in getting food from
Switzerland, we were guaranteed that it
would be distributed among us exclu-
sively Those Of US who should decline
to approach Switzerland would get none
Of the victuals. Finally the German
government offered to act as mediator
between ourselves and Switzerland in
this delicate affair.
"Such things speak for themselves. 1t
is hard to say where in this war the
Germans have touched the height of
their impudence, but surely this is
sufficiently remarkable instance of it.
SO Switzerland was to be invited by us
to ally herself with Germany by feeding
US in her place
'The posters and notices and proc
lamations were daily multiplied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
HUN FOOTSTEPS
Drawings by
MUIRHEAD BONE

1Hhed Covt
rden London
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19

Ut YOU must not think
~ that the town was not
gay at night. On the
contrary, we lived in
narpo%,,ol iIlurriu tiOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-19
SD elieve Nothing" Became
~ Settled Policy

81 suppose it was with some idea Of
reconciling us to their domination, by
causing US to believe that it could never
be shaken off, that our masters quickly
began to set up bulletins of war news in
our streets. Not one but announced
German or an Austrian victory. Had we
believed, we must have lost heart; but
we believed nothing. 1t was a settled
policy with US. We saw through the
trick at once, and the report of Ger
man success had only to be posted up
for US to discredit it and to tell our
selves that things were going badly for
them. And of course the real news
leaked through somehow, for all their
precautions. News like that of the
Marine is carried by the wind, by the
birds, by the thoughts of men. 1t can
not be kept out. We knew, we knew
that they had been turned; turned, dear
God, almost before the ink was dry upon
their posters that announced the rout of
France and the partial investment of
Paris. But there is something, mon
Of people who can behave in such a way.
Think Of it. Their whole plan in ruins;
the quick victory on which they had alb
solutely counted for success lost; them
selves condemned to a stalemate at the
best and war of years to a certainty.
And yet they could announce to us that
their enemies were being chased before
them to the sea. With their own people
such conduct was ineligible. Their own
people, being convinced of the irresisti-
BILE might of Germany, would swallow
any tale. But to expect us, as, to be-
lieve! 1t was lunacy. Yet the posters
followed one another regularly, and al
ways the Germans we're winning and al
ways France and England and Russia
were fleeing in disorder. And we had
only to glance at their colonel's face to
read there what we wanted to know. AS
for the common soldiers, they were, /
suppose, the only people in Saint Hiaire
upon whom those notices produced any
impression at ALL
There was another curious placard.
1t seems that they credited us with a
desire to leave Saint Hilaire, and that
they feared lest their threats of shoot
ing might not prove a sufficient deter
rent. Already, no doubt, they foresaw
the moment when every able bodied Bel
glan would have value in their eyes
other than as mark for rifle practice;
l mean, the thought of the slavery to
come was even then in their minds. At
any rate, to discourage us from escaping
into France-though how we could have
done so l leave you to imagine, if you
please-they set up a notice which in
formed us that the cholera was raging
on the other side of the battle lines. Yet
there was no cholera there whatever. 1t
was just lie. But if it should serve
its purpose it was justified, one supposes,
in their sight Or would they think it
necessary to justify such small thing
as lie? For, after all, what are truth
and falsehood and such things to peo-
pie who have invented morality for
themselves; whose only touchstone is
whether any given thing does or does
not serve the immediate purposes of Ger
many?
Numbered, Ticketed and
" P;ooor-HoleJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14
INDIAN PRINCESS
STEVENS M. E.
Full-Blooded Member of the
Royal Family to Sing at
Hill Church Monday

The musical serviea tomorrow
evening in the Stevens Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church, Thir-
teenth and Vernon streets, is to begin
promptly at 7.SO o'clock. In connec-
tion with the good program of song
DR.. Clayton Albert Smucker will
preach on Life on the Uplands." a
study of John d. Freeman's book The
big male chorus is to be heard in
this special service. At the morn
ing meeting, Ills o'clock, two pro-
fessional singers OF established repu-
tation are scheduled for special place
on the program. You will want to
hear the minister and his word at
this hour. All the features of the
morning will be of great interest to
those who attend. The Sunday school
holds its session in the morning, at
10 o'clock. The Epworth League
meets Sunday evening at $50.
More good music will be heard Mon
day evening at SIS o'clock, when the
sixth entertainment in the Capital
City Lyceum Course is to be given
by Princess Watahwaso and as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14

Captain Will Arthur Dietrich. at
present commanding officer Of the
$. A. T. c., at Temple University,
Philadelphia, is to speak at the Y. NJ.
c. A. mems meeting Sunday after
noon, December Is, at $50 o'clock.
Before the war Captain Dietrick
was a Christian minister. Being a
veteran of the Spanish American War,
he was patriotically led into the serv-
ice of the great world war. He has in
the Army been a great influence fnr
good. Captain Dietrich has held, as a
minister, important charges in Lon
don, Great Falls, Mont, and in a num-
Der of eastern cities. He has spent
his vacations doing lecture work upon
the Lyceum platform. His illustrted
lecture, Immensity," is well known
from coast to coast. He will speak
Sunday upon the subject, where We
Go and Why We Go, or the Psychol-
ogy of Temptation"
While the Sunday mems meetings at
Central Y. NJ. c. A. are usually for
men only, fathers are this week in
vited to bring their sons with them
to hear Captain Dietrick.
Music for the day will be provided
by Clarence Sigler soloist, and Frank
A. McCarrell will preside at the pipe
organ. He will play a number of 0r-
gan recital selections at the opening
of the meeting. Admission is cree to
men and all are invited. The meeting
will be held, as usual, in Fahnestoc!l
Hall of the Central Y. Nj. c. A build
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14
TELEGRAPH FOLKS
CUT BIG MELON
Savings For Year TO Amount
of $9,838.91 Distributed
Among Employees

Virtually every Telegraph employe
is happy to-day because yesterday
big, juicy melon was cut and most
of those in the Telegraph family re-
ceived a nice slice. The occasion for
the celebration was the end of the
year in the work of the Telegraph
Employees Association and the di-
vision of S9,S38.91 among the en-
ployes, who have been with the COM
pany more than q year. Ninety
eight men and women were in on the
division.
The Telegraph Employees Associa-
tion is n savings organization found
ed eleven years ago. Each employe
is entitled to take out shares. Each
share costs twenty-five cents a week.
At the end of the year the money is
returned with interest. Any mem
ber may borrow money from the as
sociation. The interest is split up
among the employees at the end of
the year. The auditors report, in
cidentally, shows an earning of $1.91
on each share. The association is
conducted entirely by the employees
and their chosen representatives.
A kindly feature of the associa-
tion's work is the paying of death
benefits to members who die during
the year. Last year II. Edward Rip
per, foreman of the bindery depart
ment, passed on. The substantial
check that went as the gift from the
members of the association to Mrs.
Ripper helped to show the sympathy
of fellow workmen in concrete form.
The association members were
very patriotic. At the end of the year
$2,150 in Liberty Bonds We're dis
tributed among those who elected
to take bonds in lieu of cash.
Tho patriotic ardor of the mem
befs was also manifested in another
substantial way during the past year.
These members out of the association
are on the honor roll, wearing army
and navy uniforms:
Captain e. ]. Stackpole. Jr., Ray
Snow, Paul Mace, John II. Losh,
Frank Hailman, George /. Fisher,
Paul ID. 1'ettrow, Walter Eby, Alvin
Bistline. Charles l.. Shields and Isaac
o. Heckert.
officers of the association for the
new years are: President, Albert r.
Michener; treasurer, Gus NJ. Stein
metz; financial secretary, Charles p.
Meek; ireetors-business depart
ment Frank r. Oyster; editorial A.
Boyd Hamilton; news-m echanical,
Harry A. Fry; commercial printing.
Robert n. Bernheisel; engraving,
Floyd r. Lear. binding, Frank ID.
Fisher, circulation, Robert c. Gohl.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14
Quiet Hour Comrades, Say
Prayer Has Great Power
Many Haze Been Helped by
Christian EndedDor Plan to
Haze Silent Hour

More than one, hundred and fifty
thousand comrades of the Quiet
Hour, and many others. who have
Deen diligently and true in THAR
prayer life, are adding their testi-
ony OF the power and sweetness
OF the hour of prayer.
Inc rev. j. Sala Leland. Beaver
raiIs' state superintendent Evan
sehsln and Quiet Hour department
says' The appeal that we bring to
the oIhcers and workers of each To-
car society in our beloved Pennsvl-
nanla 49, that an earnest. honest ef-
iorI pe made to enlist at least TWEEN
ty-hve per cent. of the local mem
persnlp as comrades Remember
IN the making OF this enlistment.
tnat any names who will accent the
Pleuge' whether c. E. members or
not may be enrolled Make your
appear at a special meeting where
everything has been planned, and
prayed Tor to this end" Three great
men nave the following to say about
thls department work:
love TO be alone in nv cot
tage where can spend much time
IN prayer.'--Braina
Let us continue instant con-
stant' fervent in supplication. Let
your heece lie upon the threshing
moor OF supplication till it is wet
with the dew of heaven. Spur
geon.
The individual comrade of the
quiet Hour has been the power of
Shrlstlan Endeavor." DR.. T.. f..
Clark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14
TWO INTERESTING
MEETS AT GRACE
Downtown Church to Be the
Scene of Unusual Meetings
Tomorrow; Special Music

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church,
State street near Third. will be the
scene of two most unusual meetings
tomorrow. In the morning at 1880
o'clock. DR.. Robert Bagnell will
preach a sermon on "The Proposed
Organic Union of Professionalism"
The General Assembly of the Presby-
terian church called meeting,
which was held in Philadelphia last
week, to discuss this proposed or
ganic union. DR.. Bagnell, pastor of
Grace church, was one of the ap-
pointed delegates representing the
Methodist church at this meeting. at
which practically all evangelical de-
nominations were represented by their
most influential men.
The evening service will be of spe-
cial interest to all, as DIR. Bagnell
will preach II sermon on the topic
The New Outlook for Capital and
Labor" Special invitations have
been extended to all union and nom
union worlIingmen in the city through
letters to the secretaries of unions,
posters in various factories, and the
press: and to the capital side of In
dustry. through the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Bagnelrs we'll known public
spirit, his sane and broad interpre-
tation of patriotic and social ques-
tions, and his devotion TO Christian
ideals, will assure a fair and frank
treatment OF this vital and timely
subject.
The question of industrial relations
in connection with the readjustment
of business to a peace-time basis, Is
a most vital one at this time and the
representatives of both capital and
labor will no doubt, welcome this
opportunity of hearing this frank
discussion of this highly important
topic.
Special selections will be sung by
the Grace church chorus choir, under
the leadership of Prof. John w.
Phillips, which will add greatly to
the interest and helpfulness of these
two special meetings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14
Miss Jane Steele Bride
of Paul White Sellers

Duncannon, Pa, Dec. 14.-On Sun
day at noon at the home of the bride
in New Buffalo, Miss Jeane Steele,
daughter of. Mrs. NJ. S. Steele, was
married to Paul White Sellers. of
Marysville, by the Rev. Percy
Boughey, of Montandon, former
pastor of the bride.-Henry f.
Spease, who for the past several
years conducted a general store and
also engaged in agriculture at Del
Vile, recently returned from a trip
to South Dakota, where he rented a
large farm which he will take pos
session of in February.-The Dun
cannon Gun Club enjoyed a several
days deer hunt in the South Noun
tain and were successful in shoot
ing fine spike buck.-The casualty
list on Wednesday contained the
name of Wilbur Hockenberry, OF
this place, as slightly wounded. He
is a son of George Hockenberry.