The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-18
Belgian Outposts Are Now Within Sight of City, While King and
 Queen Wait
MOST DISORDERS ARE OVER, AS RETREATING
 GERMANS AVOID CITY
Food Situation in Brussels Is Reported as Serious, as Refugees Have Been
 Cared For

Brussels, Thursday, NOSember IA. Brussels has not as yet been hp- erated. German patrols and some other enemy troops are still iin- Eering within the city, but the "heart of Belgium, which has been
 stiIIed for four years. began again to beat today as King AL bcrt,s soldiers resumed their march toward the capital"
 Belgian outposts are now with in sight of the city. The towers of st. Gudule, that stately Gothic church, and the massive structure of the courthouse are plainly dis cernible.
 No allied soldiers as yet have tre the streets of Brussels, but the cores pondent slipped through the lines to< day, dressed in civilian attire and spent two hours in the city. He found the Belgian capital calm and expect ant, awaiting the departure of the uis- welcome geusts and the arrival oi King Alberts soldiers. The disorders of last Sunday and Monday are now over. The people of Brussels have ncN- CT departed from the dignified calm which has characterized their behavior during the last four years. ]. They re- fused to fraternize with the bolshev- ist German soldiers. The loss of life during the riots occurred in fights be- tween the red soldiers and those 1oEa to the old German flag. t3
 Outwardly Brussels is intact, except ] for a few houses near the north sta ton, which have been wrecked. Int north station itself and buildings along Boulevard Anspach suffered severely being riddled with machine gun but let's Window panes were shattered DJ the rain of bullets during the rioting.
 CORRESPONDENT ENTERS
 It is autheritatively stated that only seven civilians were killed and severa wounded, but many Germans lost theil lives.
 When the correspondent reached thf Kings palace, he found great throna of people assembled there in the hopt that King Albert would soon arrive : He was recognized by several he hat known before the war and was imme diately surrounded by crowd of anx ious people seeking news of the ap proach of the Belgian army. He nat to retire hastily, however, as the parl was filled with German soldiers.
 Emile Max, uncle of the burgomaste of Brussels, expected his nephew t' arrive tonight. He was released @b. the Germans several days ago. He wa offered asylum in Holland and Swift zerland, but refused, saying: T wa forcibly taken from Brussels. I vii return freely, or I will remain here.
 Retreating German troops are no passing. through Brussels. but ari avoiding the city. Machine guns we1' posted yesterday at Laaken to driv back unruly soldiers wishing to ente Brussels. Several who were bent ol pillaging thes Belgian capital wer turned back and forced into the allie lines
 BELGIAN FLAGS FLOAT
 The Belgian flag floats over the Ger man airdromes and the few German sen tries that remain are affable. A feN enemy planes were still there bein manned by mechanics and aviators wh are in battle uniforms. They are put ting the finishing touches on the ma clinics before turning them over to tn allies. They are loath to leave thei planes.
 Senor Saura, the Spanish consul gen eral at Brussels, told the corresponden that Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba varia left last night for Holland. Prime Eitel Frederick son of the former Ger man Emperor was still at Louvain yes terday, being guarded by 100 faithf, soldiers. Machine guns were mounte aDOQI the mousse WHcIt Hc W4S Stdyli and were trained on the Jesuit college , nearby. Prince Eitel feared he woul be Kidnapped by treacherous German SO diers.
 The acting burgomaster and labor lead CTS have issued manifestos appealing fo calm and order.
 INTOXICANTS FORBIDDEN
 The sale of intoxicants is forbiddeI German soldiers who engaged in the riot on Tuesday, when many lives were los were intoxicated
 The German soldiers committee holding meetings in the Senate chan ber It is a heterogeneous gathering. UT washed privates fraternze with monocle officers Baron Won Der Lanchan, civ governor of Brussels during German oe equation, is conspicuous member c the committee.
 General Won Falkenhausen. who ha been governor general of Belgium, ha disappeareds
 The food situation in Brussels is ser ous. The number of refugees in the cit has made inroads on stocks of foot stuffs held there.