El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
Of LIEGE
VISITS AMERICA
Gen. Baron Jacques Never
Doubted Outcome Of
the War.

new YORK. Nov. 2.-Lisut Cen
baron Jacques. who. according TO his
own assertion. occupied the front
seat In the front row" when the Ger
mans opened the great international
show" liz 1914, IS the most striking
member Of the suite which is accom-
panying king Albert OF Belgium on
his visit in the United States Tall
straight as an arrow, Gen. Jacques
looks like the fighting man he is and
las been from boyhood. for he is one
OF the professional soldiers upon
whom Belgium relied when it made
the great decision which held up the
Gfarman army until French and BTU
ish soldiers could gel INTO ac-lo .5
Gen. JacquesW as IN command q
the 18th regiment one OF the crack
military organizations Of Belgium
and was stationed at LieEe where
Cen. Leman was in command.
I had never been impressed by the
hombast OF the German soluleIy ny
i had fan confidence in my own men.
said the general as he sat IN his
plainly furnished cabin on board the
George washington on the voyage 70
View York and talked Of the early
says Of the war
1--WE first came in contact with the
Germans on the bridge at wise and
after a sharp fight drove them back,
capturing the nag OF the sfth Bran
denburE regiment
THAT fight aroused the people, and
Immediately We had more Inan
thousand civilian volunteers, digging
trenches and helping in every way
possible Gen. Leman issued a proc
1amation IN which he said Big Ger
many has invaded our country I'M
posing an ultimatum which constl-
tutes an outrage LltJle sum 1-lll
proudly accepts the challenge The
Belgian army viii do its duty The
people OF LieEs only ask TO be al
lowed TO do theirs
During the discoura gfng days
which followed, when the Belgian
army was compelled to retire from
place TO place until Il at last had TO
give up Antwerp and begin its slow
retreat along the coast Gen. Jacques
never doubted the FINAL outcome. and
encouraged his men by pointing out
that when they reached the fser river
the backward movement would end
And so il did.
Held UutH Death.
"My regiment had orders TO hold
DiEmude till death and We did Not
until the high command decided to
evacuate the town did we leave our
places" said the general
The war is over. but the Germans
still have arms and men. 1t is up TO
the allies TO see they 90 not use
them again I look upon the German
as barbarian who still has in his
heart the desire TO conquer. because
he IS trained 10 IL from the cradle.
This war was not a war entirely OF
the lzaiser's making. 1t was a var
Of the whole people, a war for loot
They believed they would be able TO
get TO Paris in six weeks. and the
booty they took would amply COM
pensate for the expense Of military
operations
Gen. Jacques has had an adventur-
Gus career. As a young officer he
went out to the Congo, and in the
early nineties began his memorable
fight against the Arab slave traders
on one occasion. when he and his
natives were hard pressed by a large
body Of Arab slave traders, ne killed
rs Of them with his own rifle. His
administrative work IN the Congo also
was Of a high order. he has been
decorated II times. and wears the
highest honors his country car give
while other countries have been only
little less generous in recognizing
his abilities an Valor.