The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

German authority on colonial affairs,
and q member of the expedition which
colOniEed German Southwest Africa ana
author Of q book defending German
culture throughout the world. hr. EFnsN
Friedrich Jaerkh was Germanys lead
ing Balkan war correspondent ahu
was attached TO Turkish headquarters
during the Albanian war. and a member
Of the German commission which re-
organized the Turkish school systeml
CharleVille, France, Sept. IS, l9l4-l
ITO my wife Two days ago the en-
peror had made his adieuN In LUNem
berg and the delay Of his department
while we were awaiting results from the
front so reused the conJectures OF the
LuSemburgers that We considered IT
necessary to leave at all costs. II was
about a three-hour ride here through
Sedan. Everywhere where there mad
been fighting there was nothing but
the ruins Of villages. Only occasionally
could any people be seen.
Billeted in Charleville.
The marine staff is billeted here, Place
Carnot No. /. in the house of a rich
manufacturer, or rather Of his widow.
The man was old and she was young,
The family had left the house at a
moments notice. only the porter ana
the ho~usekeeper remained. Their de-
%vouring fear was Of our men. OF course
we are considered assassins and raw
iShers. We set their fears thoroughly at
rest and assured them We were no Rus
slams.
It is a curious feeling to take pos
session Of a strange, n incidentally
very wealthy, household. Downstairs
are the living rooms, dining saloon, bill
Hard room, etc. In the second story,
strangely enough, only bedrooms, |
think for the children Of the first mar
riage who are all grown up,
The Chanhre a coucher OF madame
was first assigned to me, but as II faced
north ! exchanged It for one where the
sun sometimes shone through the win
dows. The furniture in madame room
was Renaissance, good pictures, cup
board fun of good things, and every
thing for comfort, There is a dressing
room and a toilet adjoining, but no
where's a bath. Strange,
Now | think ! am in one of the daugh-
ters' rooms. \ priedieu, which. now
ever. IL upholstered in the interests Of
comfort, stands next to the priucipa
piece of furniture, a French bed of rose
wood.
Charleville. oct, /, l9lt-The Ger
man people are staunch and loyal. They
have proved that. but after the wal
great alterations will take place, Inc
suppression of the NorWarts was &
great mistake. Through the instru
mentality of some sensible socialists I
might have been put to our " us'
and achieved great things. II We con
tinue thus, the Truce Of God which w
so urgently need will be broken.
II the French could only see how mis-
taken their idea of revenge has been
They are working for the English. Tn
bulldog energy with which Engtan'
herself now proceeds alarms me in spit
: Of everything.
Only the lower classes Of the FfencI
remain here. All the others ave fle'
r before the "harbarianS,"
Today | saw the reconstruction wor.
, at the Mas bridge and the tunnel
What our nation achieves Is wonderful
1t has become our only hope. But on
i, management is terrible,
RI Taken Individually the Frenchmai
/ cannot compare with our soldier, bu
} the French are splendidly led, The
; have better field runs than we and un
derstand better how to use them; be
/ sides they are very clever at taking ad
. vantage of the cover afforded by tn
ground. ~ -
, generally been considered the best ar