Evening journal., 1918-01-24
From the sambre 10 the Marine.


From the sambre TO the Marine.
Mauberge, the French fortress on the
Sambre. held out til September 7. but
Won Bulow swept past it towards the
Marne.
On Aug 26 a Belslap civilian prisoner
saw other civilians shot near Mauberge,
In a fleld. Those who were shot were
those who were running in front OF the
Germans and stopped a little Those
who did not stop were not shot,"
The diaries Of German soldiers show
Won Bulow's columns pouring south
ward over France.
Aug 49," writes one, could not
ind the regiment; remained with am
munition column Then. when we halt
ed, plundered a villa, had much wine
Aug p, biNOuack near Anderlues.
Marauded terribly, fed magniflcently
Aug 26. went into blNouack about 6
p. m. As always. the surrounding houses
were plundered Immediately. Found
four rabbits. roasted them, dined mag
nlfcently. Plates. cups, knives and
forks, glasses, etc. Eleven bottles Of
champagne, four Of wine, and six OF
uqueur were drunk.
Aug q, marched of at 30. All still
supplied with bottles Of wine and
champagne.
Aug 2s, ST. Quentin. Had to bivouack
In the market-place Cleared out the
houses. dragged out beds into market
place. and slept on them"
A second diarlst takes up the tale
Aug. %, march through the big town
Of 'Zur-Sell.'" (Courcelles, northwest
Of Charleroi. between Gosselies and An
derluesl. The people stand In the
street, and give US whatever they have,
Aug 30. march through the garri-
son town Of Noyon and are shot al
from the houses. A main bridge Is
blown up just before we can get over
10: we are under fire from all the
houses In front OF us Everyone
goes for the houses Immediately
and everything is turned upside-down
We happen 10 set into a hotel and
anything that anyone can use is taken
along Here a steel watch comes into
my hands A bakery Is stormed; all
shops are cleaned out. This makes Il
a good day for us, for we eat what we
like-bscuits, figs. chocolates. pre-
serves, marmalade. An English officer
shot with four men. because he wanted
to blow up a bridge; otherwise every
thing quiet.
sept 4. scissors. Everything usabla
taken along Wine treated literally like
water. ."
This was on Won Bulow's extreme
right flank, In contact with Won Kluck
His other columns came down the
other side Of Maubeuge, east Of the
Sambre and the Olse. Between Landre-
cies and Guise, a soldier in the British
Army, retreating before Won Bulow +
advance, saw q party Of women and
children coming along a road. Immedi-
ately behind them were about eight
Uhlans, who were pushing the women
and children along In front OF them
The latter were screaming. We
worked round the Uhlans flank, the
witness continues. opened fire, anC
killed three % them The others werr
driven round TO the rear Of our battsl-
ion and shot there. We found that IN.
civilian party consisted Of sew en- ol
eight women and five or six very youns
children. ."
Coming on through Laon. the Ger
mans made for the Aisne. AT Courte-
con-" writes a German In his diary on
Sept. "a, the, inhabitants Of the vii
lage are rounded up and led away. The
assistant burgOmaster Is shot, becau q
he is In telephone communication with
the French Army and has thus be
trayed our moN ements
Crossing the Alsne, the Germans en-
tered Bralsne. on the Nesle Two miles
from Braisne." states another Britt
soldier, Il saw an old man OF about K
living In a garden with his head spill
open by a sabre. and a young man on
the ground shot dead In the next gar
den / saw another young man, about
90 tied 10 a tree and riddled with shoi
as II they had been practising at him
There had been a lot Of destruction
there, and the people were starving"
This was what Won Bulow's troop:
eft behind them in their retreat; bui
they penetrated far further than the
Aisne before they were turned back
Following the road from sol sons on
the Aisne to Chateau--Thlerry on th'
Narne. the Uhlans came TO Hartennes
et-Taux. on Sept. 2 They pillaged th'
whole commune" states the Mayor
carrying OF linen, wine and Jewellery.
The inhabitants" It IS stated in :
report from the British General STAFF
had all taken refuge in the cellars o.
their houses. There were only thre'
men in the village. the rest Of th'
population consisting entirely OF womeI
and children" A French cavalry patro
flred on the Uhlans and retired; thi
Uhlans searched the village, and nnd
ing the three civilian men in a cellal
where they. had taken refuge, heape'