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FAGK0 11KND nUUiKTIN, I1RNI) OltKOON, TIIUHHDAY, AlKJUST 1ft, 101H The CbnfcSsiBns f " oj a bermar DpsoiiW - I IWTid Participated in the RavafZ Ifng and Pillaging of Belgium. Csfri.41 h DiMt tot feu, , CHAPTER II. I went to Alx-la-Chappclle to a hos pital I met many more wounded men who had fought In Belgium. All wero of tho opinion thnt the Uelglnn dead numbered as many civilians as sol di ers. Even If the German soldiers who fought In Belgium do not admit the cruelties committed against tho Belgians, It cannot be denied that at least 80 per cent of the cruelties known to the world to have been com ml t ted In Belgium were only too true. A young soldier who lay next to me In the hospital told me that his com pany, during a street tight In Liege, was given orders to kill everybody without discrimination. Systematical ly, ono house after another was set on fire. Tho Inhabitants either fell In the flames or became tho victims In the streets to the gun barrels of tho Gcr man kultur-bearers. At the tlmo I doubted the words of my neighbor, even though I had seen xi hat German warfare meant. After n few days I was released from the hospital and again restored to my de tachment. Partly by auto, partly by (foot, I reached my detachment by ten (o'clock in the evening. Our transport jmoved tills time over Trier to Luxem burg. The little grand duchy of Lux emburg was overrun entirely by Ger jman soldiers. The Germans who had Imade their homes In Luxemburg had 'everything taken away from them, es pecially the farmers, all food, without (thought of payment, so that In Luxem burg at this time there was a shortage Of food. The people here as well as an Belgium were very friendly, yet they harbored a terrible bitterness against jthe German government, which had Jloostd Its troops like a bund of robber and murderers oer their peuceful (country. Belgium and Luxemburg, the two first unhappy victims of the dumnable .German politics and Its drunkenness jwlth power I , That the Luxemburg citizens detest ed Germany nn Incident showed me which happened In the village of Mar 'moth. We were In a friendly conver sation with a Luxemburg farmer. Two lOfllccra upproachea and listened. One officer, a captain, asked the Luxem burger, "What do you think of the war, and of the quickness of Germany? There Is only one Germany, Isn't there?" "Yes," replied the fanner. Thank the Lord." For those four words the farmer 'was arrested at once and traniorted to Germany as a court prisoner. I could never leurn whut became of him. The same evening we were trans .ported In automobiles and on the eve ning of August '20, 101-t, we reached our detachment, which was nbout 35 miles from the Belgian city of Neuve Chateau. The regiment to which I be longed did uot take part In any opera tions after the fall of Liege, hut wus transported to this part of Belgium. Now I learn for the first tlmo how heavy was the loss In my company In the Liege flghtlnir. Wo lost 1S7 men Is dead and wounded. This night wo slept In an open field. At five o'clock the next morning wt marched again until four o'clock la the afternoon, wheu we were given a rest. It was about ten o'clock In the eve ning when we received orders to ad vance. We were all ready to proceed when another order came for us to re main at our blrouuc overnight. Dur ing the night we heard thundering of cannon which became more violent. The battle of Neuve Chateau, which had continued from August '22 to Au gust 24, 1014, had begun. At four o'clock on the morning of August 22 we resumed our march. At Neuvo Chateau the French army had encountered tho Fourth Ge, man urmy. First there was, as always, alnor out post and patrol fighting. By and by larger masses of troops participated, wnd as we took our part in tho buttle We will give you value for your money in what can be procured in the markets and we adhere strictly to all Food Administration Rules Baker9 s Grocery -. y i i .J 'r . JJ on the evening o7 August IS, 7Iiorbihl had developed luto one of the most sanguinary of tho world war. When wo arrived tho French occu pied almost three-quarters of tho town. The artillery had set tho main part of Neuve Chateau on tiro and only the beautiful residence section In tho west ern part of the city escaped at that time. All night long tho house-to-house fighting continued, but when nt noon of August 23 tho city was In Ger man hands tho enormous cost to tho Germans could finally bo determined. Ilesldcnccs, cellars, streets and side walks were heaped with dead and wounded. The houses were In ruins empty shells, In which hardly anything remained undamaged that was of any real value. Thousands became beg gars In one terrible night. Women and children, soldiers and cltlxens wero ly ing where the pitiless shells and bul lets had hurled them from life Into death's dark void. True Impartiality reigned In tho killing. There wns a Belgian woman lying next to a Belgian baby which she had home from house to street. CIoso by lay a man of un certain years before an empty house. Both his legs were burned to the knees. Ills wife lay on his breast and sobbed so pitifully that her grief could not be endured. Most of the dead were entirely or partly burned. The cries of agony of tho animals fighting Incineration were mixed with the groans and sobbing of the wounded. But no one had time to bother with them. The French wero making an other stand outside the city In nn open field. As the enemy Vacated the town the Germans made an error which cost them hundreds of lives. They had oc cupied the entire town so quickly that tho Gennan artillery which shelled a part of the city did not know of the chnngo In tho situation and threw shells Into the tanks of the Infantry. Finally our soldiers were compelled to give up some of their gains by tho pressure of our own as well ns the French fire, but regained this ground afterwards. Strangely enough, the residence section previously mentioned had not Buffered seriously. All the houses flew the Bed Cross and were used ns temporary hospitals. Here It was reported that Belgians mutllntcd German soldiers. Whether this were true, or only n rumor, similar to others being constantly started by German soldiers, I cannot say, but I do know that on August 24, after the French had retired, It wus made known through an army order that Gennan soldiers hnd been murdered there, and thnt the Gennan army could not leave the scene of these outrages without first avenging the victims. It was ordered by the coinmnnder of the army to level the remainder of the city und to show no mercy.. As we took a short rest from our pursuit of tho enemy und looked Imckwnrd clouds of smoke to the eiiNtwnrd shoncd that the order hud been executed. A re maining battery of artillery hud re duced the city to ashes. The French hud made n stand out side the city und rexlsted to thu ut most, but they were outnumbered. It wns simply Impossible to resist the pressure of tho German wnr machine. When the German columns, with fixed bayonets, uttucked to the nccompnnl went of their blood-curdling yells which, like their steel, penetrated to the bone, they resembled In every re spect American Indians going Into ac tion, flinging themselves with blood curdling yells upon their enemies. After a three-hour fight many French men gave themselves up us prisoners. With uplifted huuds they sought mercy. At last, on the night of August 23 and 24, the enemy's runks were thrown Into confusion nnd they retired slowly. I wns In the first detachment which pursued them. To the right und left of tho road, in the field and ditches, wero dead und wounded. The red pantaloons of the French showed brightly on tho ground. Tho field gray of tho Germans could hurdly bo discerned. $& The distance between us nnd tho ro trentlng French hocanto greater. Our soldiers became happier over tho out come of the battle nnd seemed to for got thrlr past hardships. Tho corpses which tilled the roads aitd ditches wore forgotten niuld tho Jokes and Pongs on every side. Tho men were already accustomed to the horrors of wnr to such an extent that they unconcerned ly walked over tho corpses, not even considering It necessary to tuttko a slight detour. At noon we nnlted and wero served with dinner from thu Held kitchens. We wero surety hungry enough and our canned soup wus eaten with tho utmost relish. Many soldiers set their dishes on tho bodies of dead horses lying about and ate us gayly ns If they were at home nt their own tables. The few human coipsos near uurrcump failed to disturb us. Only water was lacking, and after the dinner nur thirst became very acute, oven torturous. We soon marched on, under a burn ing mld-d - sun, the dust of the. high way lying thick on our uniforms and skin. Now, no more cheerfulness was evident nnywheie. Our thirst became more unbearable und we grew weaker from minute to minute. Mnny In our ranks fell, tumble to go further. Noth ing remained for our commander ex cept to halt, as ho did not wish to ex haust us all. As a result of this halt we were left considerably In tho rear and tost our place among those pursu ing the French. About four o'clock we flnnlly saw before us n village. In tho certain ex pectation of getting water there wo quickened our pace. Fugitives and empty munition columns passed us. Among them there was a farm wagon upon which were several clvlllnii pris oners, apparently fra not I rears, A Catholic priest was among them. He, tike the others, hud his bunds tied be hind him with a rope. To our curious questions ns to what he hnd done, we wero told that ho had Incited thu farmers to poison thu water In tho village. Soon we reached tho village and ntthe first well at which we might tmvu satis fied our thirst we found n sentinel posted. He drove us nway with a warning thnt the water was poisoned. Disappointed nnd terribly embit tered, the soldiers cursed and gnashed Cursed and Gnashed Their Teeth. their teeth. They hurried on to the next well, but everywhere sentinels forbade our taking refreshment. In an open spaco in tho center of the village wns a big well from which there cumo water clear ns crystal thnt emptied Into a big trough. I'lvo sol diers stood guard here to see thnt no ono drank. I wus Just about to pro ceed with my comrades when n large part Uf my company threw themselves like men possessed onto the well. The guards were completely overcome and, greedy as animals, oil the men drunk. They quenched their thirst, but not ono became ill. The priest, ns wo leurned Inter, was punished because, the officers said, the water In every village hud been poisoned, and we wero told that only by n happy chnnce hud thu lives of our soldiers been spured. Tho God of tho Onnaim hud kept true guard. It appeared, hut thu God of tho Belgians wus uot thero to protect his. In most of tho places wo passed we wero warned not to uho ihu water. This, of course, hnd the effect of mak ing tho soldiers hatu tho people from whom they could expect only deuth. In this way tho vicious Instluctn of our men woro uroused. Tho water, of course, was nowhere poisoned. Theso lies wero told to urouso hatred of tho Belgians among our soldiers. In tho evening, nt dusk, we reached n vitiligo eust of tho Bcrtrlx. Thero wo found poisoned water ulso. In tho mlddlo of tho village wo hutted und I could dco through u front window of a house before which I stood. In n mis erable homo of n laborer wo suw n woman. Klio clung to tier children na if afraid they would bo torn uway from her. Suddenly u stono us largo us n fist wus thrown through tho window into tho room und a llttlo girl wus wounded on tho right hand. In this vlljugo wo wero billeted In u barn. With somo comrades, I went to tho village to buy food. Wo obtulned hum, breud nnd wlno at a farmhouse, but the penplo refused any payment hreuiis'o they considered us guests, They only nskcil that wo should not hurt thoiu. Wo paid them neverthe less for everything. In German money. There, ns everywhere else, wo went, wo found thu population In mortal terror of us. Tho people trembled whenever n German soldier entered their home. (To Bo Continued.) HOUSTON JOINS THE DEVIL DOGS Truffle .Mniinj-fr for Tho HlioUln lllvon Company Lemon on Tills I.tciiliiK'N Train. , (From Tuesday's Dally.) I). A. HouHtott, formerly freight and traffic mniiaRur (or Tho Bhovlln Hlxon Company, has tendered his resignation to tho company anil Joined tho Mar I nun and will loavo this uvonttiK for Mnro Island navy yard to commoncu training. Mr. Houston wns nearly disap pointed In his dealro to becomu ono of thu "davit dogs." Hovur.nl days ago ho appeared at tho local recruit ing station, '26 O'Kano building, and expressed his deslro to enlist. Ho passed tho examination satisfactorily but wns compelled to watt several daya until a now man could bo so-! cured to tnko hts plucn at tho mills, During this wnlt, on August 8 tho order want out from tho war depart ment to accept no moro inon In any branch of tho sorvlco. Mr. Houston had nbout given up his aspirations, whou a second order wus recolved by Sergeant Brooks nnnounclng thnt any men wtio hnd previously passed thu examination or hnd before tho ordor wns Issued expressed an Inten tion of enlisting could still bo tnkon Into tho service. Upon receipt of this word Sergeant Brooks Immodlntoly gat In communication with Mr. Hous ton, with tho result that arrange muuts wero mado for his leaving to night. It's In the Air. Windblown pollen, carrying tho germs Hint caut-o liny fuvor, Is ubroad In tho land. Ono remedy Is known to glvo relief and comfort from chok ing, gasping asthma nnd tormenting hay fovor. Foley's Ilonoy and Tar spreads a healing coating on Inflamed muiubrnncH, stops coughs nnd colds. Sold cvurywhoro. Adv. Ono cent a word Is all a llttlo Want Ad will cost you. :zm m aaaawaa------------a-----------------------H Packers' Profits Large or Small Packers' profits look birj when the Federal Trade Commission reports that four of them earned $140,000,000 during the three war years. Packers' profits look small When it is explained that this profit was earned on total sales of over four and a half billion dollars or only about three cents on each dollar of sales. This is the relation and sales: Profits 1 Sales If no packer profits had been earned, you could have bought your meat at only a fraction of a cent per pound cheaper? Packers' profits on meats and animal products have been lim ited by the Food Administration, since November 1, 1917. Swift & Company, U. S. A. FIRE PROPERTY IN BAD SHAPEFOR (UHM)N lMHCOVKUH MANY NKKD Kl IMPHOVKMKNTrl IN 1IIH IN VESTIGATION OF THIS t'lTV'H Kyilll'MI.NT. (From Friday's Dally.) Tho oqtilpmuut for tho protection of tho city In earni of llnv Is uvoii In n in ore doplornblo condition thnn linn boon reported to tho Commercial club and council, according to T. W. Carton, who wns appointed nt tho last mooting of tho Otnninorclal club to look Into 'tho matter of orgnuUliig n volunteer llro department In Ihu city. Mr. Carton stated this afternoon thnt ho had mado n personal Investi gation of tho llro lighting apparatus during tho past two days and had found out many things which ho did not bollovo could exist. Tho e dom ical truck, now stored nt tho Modern GnnvKo, Is without tires, or nearly so, thu ones being used at thu present tlmo being In n statu of decay whoru loss than flu pounds of air can ho carried without a blow-out. The machine needs oiling mid cleaning ami other repairs. lloso conditions worn slightly hotter. Thoro Is approximately 1,000 foot of hosu available for tiro lighting purposes, but much of this Is In poor condition, being Improperly kept und permitted to dry on thu coll. HydrnutH liavo been found which woro full or rocks, probably placed thero by mischievous youngsters after tho caps had boon loosened. No definite ortlon has yet boon tskon toward tho organization nt thu department, but It Is expected that n Joint meeting of tho committee and tho city council will bo hold either this wcok or early next week. At this tlmo It Is hoped by tho commit too thnt somo action can bo taken whereby butter facilities can bo tem porarily planned until such tlmo ns n fund has boon provided for Ihu purchaso of adequate equipment. Ono cunt a word Is all a llttlo Want Ad will cost you. Erjf3a between profits LAKE BED MECCA HAY CROPS KAK.MKIIH IN VICINITV OK HI!. VKIt LA UK WILL I IK WKMi niKIMItl.l) KOIt Till. COMI.Ntl WINTKH MONTIIH. (From Friday's Dally.) Thero Is to ho no ithurtiiKo of liny In tho vicinity of Hllvor I.ako dtirlnrc tho coiiiIiik houhuii, acemdtiiK to ro" porta which am IioIiik received hero from that placo. Whllo It Is feared that tho hay crop In other sections of tho country may nut bo sufficient to fund tho stock over winter, Hllvor I.nku farmers will bo ablo to fill it A lcnl part of tho demand. Tho condition which kIvom Hllvor I.ako an abundanco of hay this sou sou Is peculiar. For tho first tlmo In nbout IS years Hllvor lake, Is dry, Tho wntor disappeared early last sprlux mid tho farmers Immediately took ndvaiitiiKo of thu opportunity afforded thorn and planted their crops on tho Inko hod, Tho rich soil, caused by tho decay of voKotnblo matter for centuries, has aided tho planters In fortlllxlm: ' tho crops, nnd ns a result of this somo of tho greatest hay crops over taken off tho laud In that vicinity aro IioIiik harvested from this season's plaiilliiK. Further plans for tho feeding of rattle In tho valloy during tho com Iiik winter hnvo also boon perfected. Contracts liavo already been lot, It la stated, for foodlui; several hundred head of stork from tho rniiKo at varl- f" ous places In the valley, and for this reason there has boon no at tempt mado to ship hay out of till territory. WALKER DOING WELL ON FARM IN CANADA (From Tuesday's Daily.) A. O. Walker, a former Alfalfa man, and well known In Crook nnd Deschutes counties for his activity In tho county division content, now lo cated nt Crnnsflnlil, Alberta, Canadn, has written to JiiiIko J. A. Castes of this city stntltiK thul ho Is prospering In his now homo. Mr. Walker, with his family, moved to Canadn In March, 1 0 18. Ho purrhaned 3l'li acnm shortly after his arrival there, and has since been devoting his tlmo to ktowIuk crops, In his letter ho stntos that ho paid 1 12, COO for thu farm, but has since refused mi offer of $111,000 for tho property Mr, Walker remarks uhout th Canadian boys returning wounded, and oxprossos tho hopu thnt tho Yanks will soon bo over In sufllcleiit numbers to uunhlo tho allies to gain Ihn victory. WhileYou Shop We Do Your Washing'! Hriiitf in the wash when you come to town in nn hour and iihuint's done ylny Kind of Finished Work SANITARY Laundry . YOU KNOW OF A Vuitor A Departure A llutli- A Dc-ili An Accident An lllnen OK- Any New Building Social Fufulioni Mertingt A Real Ettate Tianiaction Any Impiovemenli OR- Anylliing lliat it o( Intern! ITS NEAVSI Phone It to The Bulletin ?. i , Mlf taWiy !. -Urn