Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-28
ert and Queen Royalty
leceived When They
Make State Entry
MALES OF OPPRESSION
German Officers and Secret
Police Ruthless and Cruel
Toward Belgian Residents
By PHILIP GIBBS

4
& 3, f1shs,rtoht. refs. by Nc,o York Times Co.
49, Csvre.pcwssent's Headquarters I,
SSza FRANCE. Oct 2s.
Il on Friday morning. after one or two
NJ private visits, the King and Queen OF
Il the, Belgians made their State entry
into Hruges The Queen rode on the
left Of the King and on hts right was
Y N young Prince Leopold In the uni
n ferni OF his regiment of Carbineers.
4 isvery soul In the city was in the
~ eteseta or at the windows and balconies
n md there were flaming fires OF epthusi
z z nilns above the people who had waited
* t*Fn3ar wears for this day when the en-
/ II ~ df the brave soldier. who stayed
AZ v1lkk tls army in the marrow strip OF
Il Il 49, ground which was all his kingdom,
JSpid ay,nboizc 10 Them the return OF
x sSxar liberties.
IN 9S6r /, time while King Albert re-
B vieeed his troops the people of Bruses
hsaa back in a hollow square. hut af-
teSward when he went up the steps OF
i the epyernor's house they broke bounds
and teas of thousands Of them surged
around him. cheering that tail figure
4 WHO looked down upon them with his
II hand at salute with most joyous and
wonderful emotion.
tro,n hundreds of old houses in
A urpaea long banners floated with the
4 rtch colors of the Belgian flag. and on
ifhis splendid day OF autumn the trees
l. - h.. allc of
@fka houses above the stone bridges were
+ tosd and scarlet in the glory of their
8yinx foliage, so that Bruges was like
81 g. ~. ,,.,iy1tiny in an old Illuminated book
I, an6 ono went with wonder into the heart
81 II
BELLS Ring Out in Joy
bclfry rang ont a Joyous carlton.
s&SNA from b; her tail towers Of churches
sshuilt high like dream castles above the
nrShled roofs. there was the booming of
ta3lrp-tt.ued bells. very soothing below
s5Ehe singing notes of the belfry chimes.
z sf6t vcfcel ~, MANY centuries seemed tn
a1iygie with the shouts of the living
Is 6yawl. into 'he past history of Rruges
wAen .he-e wore other wars and other
nv ss.ss.y-..r-dce o~,i -he rousic os the he'll"
lsssuas fi,e call o. the old sadness of life
4 pnSnGlcd with that dancing carlton like
SNc la,Iehter of children who forget
fsnr,- p-cos viii -o- soon forget .heSe
Foaf four years. for thnv Scared III"
< seNitit ~ her nconle Physically thoy did
& ent srfYer mucr They nut that side
Vi ~ th~i~ suffering the dearness and
~ scN ~citv nj food the lack Of COIL the
II 1hAhhi rrss of clothes that had 10 be
81 vffn vcr four yenrs--a suit Of clothes
aE51idak ssak--frst with n shruv Of the
ousders ann the words 'all that was
46khsnE" hut what hurt them. what was
2 hafd tr hear waa Their ute" h'lpess-
e 6&nsN utdft iron fvra1ny. Some Of them
y 4 eQ6fAk rn'rly of tho German private SOL
Hger with astonishing generosity indeed
1 afshey wore wel-b6 havrd." orderly and
3 aprrt from The inevitable hrutcs among
;Afneu gavc 10 trouble said one Of the
lnso&t notable gentlemen Of B'uges. and
g NJ ndSod ~ 's r'g'' and fai.. tnat we
4 should tell that to the world"
xp All, ha,-ir- eaid that. he and other
Jyneu i met denounced the German Off
Il cial and the German officer of the regli.
far army type with a passionate indig-
nation.
ST.: ss~rhev.-ar- utterly lacking in any
~ snpiYdtual''y" said a friend OF mine. Mr.
:s ftan Cs r'rouwer. MANY of them wers
y Inspire, ny kind Of satanic pride and
*'6&ilpsophy. and they have best aity
u cha racier wh'ch is not accident. but
00UOeT8te ana cuuca1eu
IA told stories of gross behavior.
witch would he unbelievable if I did
rot have good evidence. The worst of
These men were the submarine COM
manders. who infested Bruges They
were swagger ng bullies like the profess
= feGsionai duelists in the old days. taking
y great risks for the sake of applause
and adulation from their fellows
Later their risks became too great and
their doom so almost certain that they
I2f were cowed and lost something of their
xbragEadocio. SO many OF them went
y nut and never returned that they were
&Nke men under a sentence of death.
< they never told their losses. No Ger
\ man submarine was ever reported lost
zfin their new spa pers, hut the people in
&Deuges who knew them by sight and
N nhme In the streets and shops licked
NAN on
IL I'VE are going 10 sea tonight some
Z IL them would say and the Burgers
tvou4d ray When will you be back"
III Mheha week or two passed and they
! fliA net come back they we're added to
{t44 lint and the people OF Bruges knew
A09ottef submarine had been sunk by the
"a 4F1t1sA navy. -
/, W4ory day across the Grand place
i ~ i. the pompous little tyrant of
3 II was Admiral Schroeder. by
z u Geptain Fryatt was condemned tc
Il VI II ~ moor Fryatt pass" said Jear
u 1oawer. "and he held his head w
8 4 rs himself brave Englisi
trial was hurried on. 30 tina
honld be no chance of repriev'
y executit47 ha dbeen secretl!
e 1i1gly held 20 that Schroeder shoult
- his victim. and the belief i
IN that Immediately after hi
6in6fa came from Berlin that h.
(1 MT be shot. They knew moth
~ III Indignation in England. blu
ndloiai murder stirred the peopl
<1Dos TO cold fury and they re
~ II With passion.
6 Gfutal secret police were wors
y military authorities, worse thai
An oMicers. OF the most bruta
fbe German secret police VIII
Dht among the people as spie
G1othes and took venomous de
" tsacking out small offender
QGrmAn law SO that they Nigh
~ by heavy fines or imprison
n N|un1reds Of men In Bruges wer'
otfmes enormous sums or wer,
RI itiaons In Germany for tria
~ Jean de Brouwer was fined
~ for writing to the authori
9ench instead OF Flemish, an,
- incident In the dsliberat Il