Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
Cconaausd from Last Issus)

placed TO prevent any manifestation
and the display Of the national COL.
Ors was OF course forbidden: there
seemed TO be nothing that his peo-
pie could do TO testify their love.
their admiration. one might almost
say their idolatry, for the most
heroic figure. 1 suppose, in the mod
ern world. and more heroic than
most figures i'm the ancient world
But while he was down there IN the
little corner OF his kingdom that
remained to him. fighting TO protect
il. and not only il. but France aud
England and America and all others
whose lives and liberty were equally
lnvolved-the dramatic anomaly or
a king lighting for dcmocracy-lt
was decided. no one knew how. that.
gentlemen were 10 wear high hats
and walk on the boulevard that day.
there being as vet no '-verboten' 10
thatenect. II was nos a very good
day for high hats. there were
.sribouleeS showers. fash or
sun one minute and rain. or hail. or
Snow. or perhaps all three. the next.
but every man in Brussels who hau
a high hat wore IT, and that honor
ed symbol or responsibility receiN-
ed = new conservation
II was about that time. though
the two events had no relation thaS
the Germans took over the Hed
Cross. one Afternoon while The
Red Cross officials. the Countess de
Nerode. the Prince de LisHe. and
Others appointed by King Albert,
we're having a meeting the Prince
Hatfield suddenly appeared ana on
behalf or the governor general
Notified them that they were re-
moved from their posts. that the
governor general proposed TO taAe
over the CrOix Rouge himself ana
have Il conducted by delegate
nsu7sd By him. and that at the dis
pcSstion OF this delegate there
would be placed the armed FORCES
The Belgian delegates were ADVISED
to make a written protest 10 Won
Kissing. yery- politely. OF course.
and TO prepare protest 20 the IN
rsgnstionsI Red Cross at Geneva
The protests we're duly made ana
sled but thereafter Prince HAITI
field directed the Red Cross in Bel
GUM
This sensation occurred concur
reutIv with another that created
some excitement AT German mead
quarters. The Cardinal Nercier mad
vr-fttsu a letter 20 the bishop OF
Paris. which was published IN the
French newspapers. = letter eXcorl-
ztinr some or the deeds OF the GER
mans in Belgium and when Won
Kissing hea-d it. or read OF It. furl-
aus u~:th rage he dictated a terrible
letter and. consulting no one. sent
I, ont At once 10 Malines by a Ger
man priest VINO was in the German
49, zx a chaplain. When Baron
,-ox der I.aucken heard or this IL
seem that he at once went 10 Non
Kissing. to!1him he had made ms
rzSe. that such Latter was pre-
riselv what the cardinal WOULD IKE,
that he would At once nnd means O.
publishing it in the OUTSIDE Wot4u
10 the detriment OF Germany me
urath OF the old Prussian had cool
I'D somewhat and all afternoon they
Kent the road between Brussels ana
UaJf,as hot with aides and orderlieS
10 overtake the slgnoner and 70 re
cover the letter before IL could De
delivered to the cardinal asked
Al the ..Politische -Abte.iung the
next morning whether the speeding
z1rnoner had reached Halines IN
tire and with a droll expression
Of relief the baron replied.
40: heaven sent him an accident
an the way and We caught him De
.ore he could arrive at M2hnes-
: do not know whether the state
~ t5e road between Brussels and
WsIfnes was responsible for the ac-
r5denr O. not. the rOacs IN bet-
-fun are not famous forg their
s,oorhuezs. since they are paved
v-itr stubborn Belgian t.ocAS. ana
hes had been displaced BY the
,-zuuo1 that mad 5ecu hauled over
them Tor half a year IL was ABOUT
This rr-e that the German autnort-
ties ordered the city OF Brussels 10
-A~ousrrg-- the road from Nallnes
n TgrylS-eIS The municipal au-
rborit5eS al once refused saying
.thar rhev- had no power under the
TsaI--4n law 10 Use the city's moneys
Tor works outside the citys limits
which was. Of course, tncontestAo1S'
brr that besides this objection there
vsS another. namely that the roau
would b used for military purposes
nv BeI-iunl's enemies A1te- men
.rfnr BurEomasIer LsrnOnnier WIN
Arrest. and I know not .wha- else
hesfdes- the German authorities M
messed a hus OF 100000 marks on
the CITY. The authorities protested
s-ss7 on the ground that the con-
ventfou providing for the Original
lew on the city had stated that
h v-zs 10 De in lieu" Of ALL con-
trinurious-
The German authorities replied %
-b4z urorest. defending themselves
=, the charge o. having broken
their promise not 20 levy any more
contributions on the city OF brus-
s.ls BIZ saying that this was not
strictly : contribution but = mill
tarv necessity" and that while tnsE
-rrornized the fact that the mu-
INSTABILITY OF Brussels had not the
light 70 use the money of the city
ro- rre purpose OF building road
bevord the limits % the city. they
rC.71d have 20 do so because peo-
ME elsewhere IN Belgium refused
n work for the Germans ms
non seQuitur may have served as
vel as any other excuse for what
they wished 20 do
II nav have been something that
thev made any excuse at all since X
vas the fourth time that the Ger
mans rad broken their original con-
vertiou. The theory or the phrase
military necessity" wss invoked IN
any exizency. in the naive commence
rbst IL carried the same convincing
Weight with the rest or mankind
~ &. aid With Germans When the
German troops entered Brusseis- the
city ard the communes OF the az
Elou1srstiOn. as have sara, were
= rEc suue o. "a. coo 600
francs This amount stter Hiscus
sion with the municipal authorize
vas reduced By the Germans 70 30
900. 600. and on Octobe- = 6 conVeh-