The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1919-03-21

now very pretty rum, ana IL WdB Jubl
as well that we left when we did. You
could not even fnd a splinter Of the
big round table. The next time sill
under a glass skylight In Dixmude.
want lad with live eye for Zeppe
Inns on guard outside.
Something about the branch head
quarters ruins made us think Of break.
fast, which we had forgotten. 80 back
to the hotel. Then we started back to
our lines. We were ordered to keep
to the main road all the way back. or
we would be shot on sight, and to re-
port to headquarters Immediately on
our return. thought II the sight Of
me was so distasteful to anybody. I
would not take the chance Of offend.
Ing, being anxious to be polite In such
cases. So we stuck to the main road.
Fritz did not give US any trouble and
we were back by five. with all hands
out to greet us when we hove In sight,
and regular prodigal son welcome on
tap, for we were later than they had
expected US, and they had made up
their minds that some accident had
happened.
While was around Dixmude. I saw
many living men and women and chill
dren who had been mutilated by the
Germans, but most of them were wom-
en- and children. Almost every or
of the mutilated men was too old for
military service. The others had been
killed. guess.
But the Belgians were not the only
ones who had suffered from German
kultur. Many French wounded were
tortured by the Huns, and we were
constantly finding the mutilated bodies
Of our troops. II was thought that the
Germans often mutilated dead body
as an example to the living.
The Germans had absolutely no re-
spect whatever for the Red Cross. For
instance. they captured a wagon load
ed with forty French wounded. and
shot every one Of them. I saw the
dead bodies.
When the Germans came to Dix
nude they got all the men and women
and children and made them march
before them with their hands In the
air. Those who did not were knocked
down. After while some Of them saw
what they were going to get, and being
a. game sports az ever heard of, tried
to fight. They were finished OF At
once, Of course.
The former burgomaster had been
shot and finished of with an az,
though he had not resisted. because he
wanted to save the lives Of his citi.
zens. They told me Of one case. In DIX.
nude. where man came out Of his
house, trying to carry his father.
man Of eighty. to the square. where
they were ordered to report. The old
man could not raise his hands. 90 they
dragged his son away from him.
knocked the old man In the head with
an AZ. and left him there to die. Those
who were spared were made to dig the
graves for the others.
There was a doctor there In Die.
nude. who certainly deserves q mill.
tary cross II any man ever did. he
was called from his house BY the Ger
mans at 8 80 one morning. He left bis
wife. who had had q baby two days
before. In the house. He was taken tc
the square, lined up against q wal.
with three other big men Of the town.
Then he saw his wife and baby belnS
carried to the square on q mattress By
four Germans. He begged to be a.
lowed to kiss his wife good.by. ant
they granted him permission. As ha
stepped away. there was q rattle ant
the other men went West. They sho,
him. too, but though he was riddlet
with bullets he lived. somehow. ant
begged the German officer to let hin
accompany his wife to the prise,
where they were taking her. This wal
granted too. but on the way. they
heard the sound Of firing. The soldier
yelled. "Die Franzosen and droppet
the mattress and ran. But II was only
some Of their own butchers ut work.
Doctor Laurent carried his wife ant
baby to an old aqueduct that was beIns
rebuilt by the creek. There they iive<
for three days and three nights, on thu
few herbs md the water that Docto,
Laurent snenked out and got ut night
Doctor Laurent says that when III,
Germans killed and cruclfied the c.,il
ians Mt Dixmude. they first robbet
them Of their watches. pocketbooks
rings and other things. There WINS q
Madame Tilmans there. who had hat
three thousand francs stolen from hes
and was misused besides.
These were Just q very few Of thu
things that happened at Just one place
where the Germans got TO work with
their "kultur." So you cnn picture thu
Belgians agreeing on German peace
while there In Belgian alive to arxus
about II. They will remember the Ger
mans q long time. I think. But the,
need not worry: there are q lot Of ~
who will not forget. either.