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1HE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER .1, 1914. 12 v POOR OLD GIANTS COME BACK Xaiily Tike Fourth Game of Series from Boiton. ; ITNAL SCORE IS ELEVEN TO FIVE Jtrw Vtrk Tim Tnolee tne ew Clrainnlona f National l.eane tT Merciless lnoa-ner of tne BrtiN. NEW TORK. Oct !. New York turned the UMri on Boston today an1 easily took the fourth as me of the series by a eror of It to I. The Ich-bIs hit both Tyler and Coehreham hard and took full advan tage of the poor firlrtinf of the new champions. Tesreau started very wild. ot settled down and pitched fair hnll. striking out eight men. Soore: P. II K. Mnston t 0 1 I 0 0 I S New Tork 1 Z 3 0 C 1 U 3 1 Ratteriea: t'nnhreham ami Whallnu, Gowdy: Tfirenu and Moyers. . i rteda Win Tilth One Illf. 'PlTTSlU-nr.M. Oct I.-Pnuglsss al lowed nttsborith only one lilt tmiay hut 1h locals Nat' Cincinnati. 3 to 1. 1'he Pirates won the game In the ninth Inning without malting a hit Schang, hatting for McQuillan, n eafc on Kcllngg s wild throw. loiielaia then gave three ha-s nn balls, forcing In a run and leaving the bases full with none out. W-imcr went out on a fly. Konctchy forced Carey at the plate and Oonnle. trying for a double play, made a wild throw width en tkhted Hercvr to score. Cincinnati scored Its run In the eighth when (lnn wax eae on Ketcheny's error and reached home on tlraham's sacrifice and a double by Daniels Pcote: K.14.1S. Cincinnati ...0 00000010-164 Pittsburgh ...0000000 2-Z 1 1 Batteries: IVxiglass and Oonsnlex; Mc Quillan and Smith. Red aianahter Yanka. iFOflTON, Oct. Z.-Hord hlt ng by Huston smd numerous errors by New. York en abled the locals to win today by the score of 11 to S. Brown was replaced by Cole In the box for New York during the sixth Inning, after he had been found for three doubles, two triples and six singles. Mal awi's home run to center In the final In ning was a ftature. Hcore: R. U.K. New York....O OOOOZ012 SB Boston .......1 0 0 4 0 3 11 1114 4 'Uatteiiea: Brown, Cole and Kunemaker; Hulh and Cady. , Creighton Students to Rally Before the Opener with Kearney .'Students of tho various colleges at Creighton will combine efforts to add enthusiasm to the opening foot ball gam of the season Saturday afternoon at the CSrelghton field, when the blue and white lads clash with tha Kearney Normal team. Preceding' the game tha different departments will collect in front of tha law school and parade through the down-town streets to tha field. A band will lead tha parade. A rally was held this afternoon at the law school, with Dsn ButMr presiding. The arts depart ment held' a mass meeting yesterday, and plan to have tha largest representa tion In the parade. The Creighton team Is tn fine form to mix with the Kearney Ipds and expects a victory. Mordecai Brown Hurls Brobklyns to Victory ; BROOKLYN. Oct. i-After sustaining numerous detests since joining the Brook lyu Federals, Mordecai Brown won a game today, defeating Baltimore, I to I the visitor maknlg only four hits and Retting their run on a fumble by Holt la tha ninth. Anderson's homer scored Brown ahead of him In the fifth, and tfhaw'a single brought In belohanty with tpe third run for Brooklyn. Score: K.H.K. Baltimore ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 43 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 -3 8 t I Butteries: Connelly and Kerr: Russell, Brown an-1 WaUon. KEARNEY NORMAlTsQUAD j COMES TO OMAHA TODAY KKEARNET. Neb., Oct. i.-Speclal.)-On fcfuturvlay In Omaha the Normal football squad opens the season under the direc tion of Harry TollOfsen, lately chosen athletic, Instructor, by the state board Toiler sen has a strong bunch of warriors gathered around him, iind the' regular venlng practises are bling'ng'ths boys (Kit tn good shape. The . completed schedule-for the year la: , t October 3. Creighton at Omaha. V October 10. Central City at Kearney. October 17. Denver university at Denver. October 34 York at Kearney. -f October Sl.Open date. J November C Wweleyan at Kearney.' November 18. Peru at Kearney, f November 30. Wayne Normal at Wayne. I November St. Hastings college at Hastings. I tvaahrldn-e Wins Uaaae. CAM Kill Nab., Oct Special ) Cambridge defeated Krsnklln Academy, 1J to 7. tMtlby for Cambridge ran tha length of the field In the first quarter for 4 touchdown, while McPhllHp mad an other In the fourth. Chadwlck for Frank l:n made a touchdown in the second kuar V. und also kicked goal. r , , . Mays Normal Tmanoed. 'YANKTON. 8. IX. Oct. 2.-(8pecll Tel tucram.) Yankton roller defeated Wayne, Neb., normal at foot ball here Krtdsy, to 0, It was the most decisive defeat ever given on the local gridiron. If wj VOU'LL want to take time to enjoy your Robert Burns cigars. I TUat ii only natural. I , A cigar as delilitful in mellow j flavor' and satisfying mildness is .. I I worth all the time you can give it. I V. Rob Bums II CiarlO v 'liUloBobbioS rtnrtCX. OOSTWAT cnoas OOh Sloax Olty, la. XX HlI " I I atAUB-lt.aA MOO CO S I I t XSw rw Vwaaa and Cewaou I? rl . 1 v WHITE SOX CRUSH BROWNS Chicago Cinches Fint Game of the Good-Bye Series. WOLFGAJf 0 IS IN FINE , FORM Ilnth-a Triple In Knnrtn, rllowln ainglea tr BUrknnrn nnd C'ol llaa, Decides tke Contest. CHICAOO, Oct. Z. Roth s triple In the fourth Inning, following singles by Black hum and Collins, cinched the final game of tho farewell series for Chicago today with t. liOuis. The score was 6 to 1. Wolfgang pitched In fine form. The visitors lone" run was made In the fifth, and resulted from Weaver's fumble of Uv.m'i grounder, a single by Afrnew and an Infield out Collins' catch of a long fly In deep center was a feature. Score: R.H.K. St. Ioul 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ol T 1 ChlriiKO 0 10 3 0 10 0 -& 3 Z Pnf teite: .lames. Ieverens, finch and Aenew; Wolfgang and Kchslk. Senator Trim Mark Kernbe. PHILADKIPHIA. Oct 2 A makeshift team again represented l'hll::delpnla against Wsnhlnjt'n today and the latter had trouble In winning, 4 to 3. Harper struck out twlve batsmen, nine of itin.-o being In tho first five Innings. Bcore: P. H K. Washington ..2101000 0 04 7 1 Philadelphia .0 0002100 03 5 3 Kntteries: Hsrper and Henry: Jensen and Lapp. Cards Trim C'nha. FT. I.OtMS, Oct. 3 Bunched hits in tho sixth and eighth innings gave St. Irfiula today'a game with Chicago, 5 to 0. Perrltt was steudv In tha pinches, keeping hi hltn ell scattered. Bcors: H.H.K. Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 S 1 Ft. l-ouls 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 -5 13 0 Batteries: Vaughn, HaRerman and Archer; Perrltt and Snyder, Wlnso. MUSTERS EXPECT HARD BATTLE 'WITH WASHBURN LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. 2.-The University of Nebraska's foot boll team for 1H14 wilt have Its first real tryout tomorow on the locnl gridiron against Washburn college of Topeka, Kan. Supporters of the Corn huskers think there can be no doubt of the outcome of the game, but coaches and players aro expeeUwt a hard struggle. Tho present weaknesses In the Nebraska line arc the two end positions, which thus far have not been satisfactorily filled. In weight, the Cbrnhuskeni aro probably up to Mast year'' standard, the backfleld especially being men ijf "beef," but speed Is yet to be developed. Tho squad has hat ten oays of ateady practice, end Cants In Ilalllgan.beHevea his men fit for tomor row's fray. SHENANDOAH TAKES SIXTEEN PLAYERS SHENANDOAH. la, Oct. Z.-( Special. ) Sixteen football men will be taken to Omaha by Coach Baker tomorrow to meet the team from the Omaha High school, In the first - game of the season for the local flevtn. The men are In excellent condition and hope to put up a winning game In their Initial contest. Short scrimmages, llne-bucklng and punting worV has been what the players have been put through this week In preparation for tho event SIOUX CITY WINS SECOND GAME FROM KANSAS CITY HIOl'X C1TT. Ta.. Oct. l.-Th Slauc City Western league champions won tha second game of tha International league rlea with ..the Kansas Cltv Illuea hers today. The score wss I to 1 Westemaard Throvca Marttnalu. AMES, la., Oct. 1 CSnrclal Telegram.) Jeas Westergaard, Ics Molnea. !4, threw Paul Martlnaln, Chicago street car conductor 214, In straight falls, catch-as. catch-can here last night. .The stcond fall was in 8 minutes and the first in lo'-i minutes. Umpire Prank Ooteh, world's champion, Introduced thp wrestlers and hurried home having misunderstood time of bout. Kearney and York Tie. KKARNtiY, Nab., Oct 1 (Special Tel egram.) The foot ball game between Kearney and Tork High echol today ended In a tie. neither aide being able to score, forward passes proved valu able. York was within two feet of the goal when repulsed. , . . . , i Oxford High Victorious. OXFORD. Neb.. Oct. I. Special Tel egram.) Oxford high ' achol defeated Arapahoe In tho flrsf game of tho sea son o ntne local grounua bv a score or (I to I. Oxford's lineup Is stronger than it has been for several yeara and have several hard games scheduled and should bo a contender In the Southwestern Ne braakr. championship. Touchdowns: Luek- Ing (, Lewis, I tend lor. Cook. Field goal: Munson. Goals from touchdowns: Munson (a). Tien World's Record. FRKKNO, Cal.. Oct. S-Outepi luting Howard p. Drew of the l?nlversltv of Soiilhern Csllfornia today In the 720-yard run at the (.allfori.la champlonshttt '.lack meet. O. Parker ot the Olympic club of Pan Francisco, covered the distance In O-B114. This ties tha world's record, held Jointly by Howard P. Drew and Don l.elly of Spoitane, Wash. Bea Want Ada Produce Results. GETAWAY DAYAT COLUMBUS R. H. Brett Establishes New World's Record for a Seventh Heat. BETH CLARK WINS THE PACE Driver ftradr la Restored at the Mna of the, Meetlna Wllso Onttrots Jniliun Girl In tho ' Finals of Trot. COLUMBUS, O., Oct 2.-Grand circuit racing here closed today with a, program batter than the usual getaway one. In the final heat of the 2:05 pace . II. Brett established a new world's record for a eeventh heat when he won In 205'.4. Five heats of this evont were decided on Thurs day. Tho former seventh mile mark was 2:06, made by Walter Cochato. Beth Clark won tho 2:07 pace, which required four heats. Khe was about an equal choice with Major Ong, wht'h made all tho others trail with 2:034 time In tho third mile. In the fourth heat a call for a sprint home was not answered. By Mm. i. ' Wllgo out-trotted JuiUson Olrl In each of the two heats required to finish the 2:10 trot. The other trots were won by favorites. Fair Virginia and May Mack. The former was second to Mirthful In the flrat heat, when tho thre other opponents were dints m od. Aa the last announcement of tho meet ing came a notice that the Judges had rsoreii Driver Orady. suspended Isst week along with the. pacer R. II. Brett. The horse wns restored to good standing early this week. rails lr Ufirnu pn'rm. FALIjH CITY. Neb.. Oct 2-Speclal.)- The local base ball team defeated Ba- lem. Neb., yesterday, ror me eccona ume this week, by a score of 5 to 4. The game was a hotly contested one from start to finish. Batteries: Balem .Strauss and Thornbeig; Falls Oity lleacock and I'oteet. Defcvat for Teooroseh High. NEBRASKA CITY. ,Neb., Oct. 2.-(Spe- clal Telegram.) Nebraska City High school foot ball team defeated Tecumseh High school this afternoon by a score or 81 to 0. It was a well played game and witnessed oy a large crowa. GomperiTlssues an -Appeal for Congress in World-Wide Peace NEW YORK, Oct i.-An appeal for a world 1 congress for the establishment of neace was Issued yesterday by Samuel Gompers. president of the American Fed ration of Labor, who announced that the Federation stood ready to assist any movement to end the Euroiean war. ' The appeal aa outlined by Mr. Qompera pro vides for the establishment of agencies to prevent a repetition of International wars. He saya la his appeal: "Let the whole civilised world unit In a demand for a world conference at the close of this war to lay the foundation for a world federation and for the , In auguration of the rule of reason mong nations. Now Is tho time for tho humani tarian, peace loving men of the United States to Inaugurate a movement that ahall be able to do constructive work for peaoo and civilisation at the first opportunity." People of Brussels Facing Starvation LONDON. Cct 1 Seven hundred thou sand persona In Brussels are facing star vation, according to Hugh Gibson, sec retary pf the American embassy there. who la in this city. Tha last apportion ment of flour to the cltliens of Brussels will be given out this afternoon and other staplea are virtually all consumed. Efforts to get food from Antwerp hava failed. Inasmuch as Brussels Is In charge of the Germans It Is In effect German territory. Neutral nations could not nn dertaka to supply food to Brusseu, even If transportation facilities were normal, Notes frons Yankton. YANKTON. Oct 2. Floyd Bask, aged SO, aon of Peter Rask, farmer, 1 In a hospital today, very badly Injured, his recovery doubtful. He was mowing and the team went home without htm. The young man was found by the roadside. unconscious, and has been ever since. The moat serious injury Is a fracture at tha base of the brain. Rask also re ceived a fractured collar-bone and a broken right ankle. August bVhook, 10. has a broken wrist, the result of colliding with aa auto while ton his wheel. A state game law case here waa that of Andrew and Jacob Wurs, Menonltee of the Jaineavllle colony, fined (44.20 tor seining for Asa la James river, contrary No Stop I standing of Teams FEDERAL LBAOU& Plnyed. Won. I.ost Pet. Chicago 14d 84 M 44 .at .m .631 .5"7 .451 .425 .421 Indianapolis .143 65 67 7 72 79 SI liHltlmore Uf 7S 78 74 66 00 Hufulo m Brooklyn 14fi Knnsas City 144 Pittsburgh 141 Kt. I.ouis ,....146 1 84 NAT. LKAOl'E. I AMER. LEAGUE W.UPct.f W.L,Pct. Boston 90 R7 .112) Phlla 91 51 .0TJ1 Ne( York.. SI B7 ,4fi7 Boston 90 R .(MM Kt. Louis. ..78 .531' Washington, 78 72 .520 Chicago ...75 74 .50.11 Detroit 78 7S 517 Phlla. 7 7 .4S0( St Louis. .. .09 81 .4tX Brooklyn '..72 7 ,48H Chicago ....W 82 .4fi7 Pittsburgh 6 83 .44.1 New York...8 82 .4M Cincinnati .58 ill .awl Cleveland ..51 100.338 Yeaterday'a Reaalts. AMERCAN LEAGUE. Ht. Louis. 1; Chicago 5. Washington, 4: Philadelphia, 1 New York, fi; Boston, 11. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston, ."; New York, H. Cincinnati. 1; Pittsburgh, t Chicago, 0; St. Louis. 5. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Baltimore, 1; Brooklyn, 3. (aaaea Today. - American League St Lnula at Chicago, Washington at Philadelphia, Now York at Boston, Cleveland at Detroit. National League Boston at New Tork, Phllndclphla at rBooklyn, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Chicago at St. Louis. Federal league Baltimore at Brooklyn, Kansss City at Indianapolis, Pitta burgh at Buffalo, Bt. Louis at Chicago. Royal Commission in England Holds Down Sugar Prices LONDON, Oct. 2. The report of the royal commission appointed at the out break of the war, with full power to Soal with all questions on the publio sugar supply, shows that a great experiment has been made with state socialism and with success, so that there has only been a small Increase In price and no shortage of augar. The commission practically cornered the available supply and so checked speculation for a rise in the price. Tho sugar so cornered was sold to refiners at a fixed price, with tha proviso that they In turn should sell to retailers at moder ate prices, which were definitely deter mined. The report glvea all the necessary de tails of the record of fixing prices, etc., but says nothing concerning the sources of supply or tho quantity secured. It Is understood, however, that most of the sugar was obtained from Java, Mauri tius, Cuba and Domerara, and that owing to the depression of tho trad In America the commission was able to obtain all they wanted at not more than double the ante-bellum prices. About 24)0,000 tons were purchased, at an average of $100 a ton. Involving an outlay of 190,000,000. It la not expected that the transaction will Involve1 any, loss to tha government, as the prices fixed assure a considerable reserve of prlfit. Belgian Governor and Burgomaster in Fuss ROME, Oct. t-(Vle ' Paris.) Reports from Berlin give particulars of the dis sensions between General VOn Per Go Its, the Gorman governor of Belgium, and Burgomaster Max of Brussels. Von Dar Gotta ordered the burgomaster to remove the Belgian agents from the public buildlnga and . Max published manifesto, 'which explained to the popu lation the necessity to comply before force. Von Der 'Golts waa futioua and let It be known that nobody waa entitled to publish a manifesto except himself. He ordered that all Max's manifesto be cov ered with white paper, but the next morn ing revealed that all the covering sheets had been oiled and were thereby ren dered transparent French papers, smuggled Into Brussels, it is said sell for 25 cents a copy. NEWSPAPER WINS SUIT BROUGHT BY GEO. EGAN SIOUX FALLS, S. D . Oct. t-(8peclal Telegram.) uJdge Jones of the state clr cult court today on motion of the de fendant ordered a verdict la favor of the defendant In tlie libel suit Instituted against the Sioux Falls Dally rPeas by George W. Egan, a Sioux Falls attorney, The casta were assessed against the plaintiff, who asked for and waa granted a stay of Judgment for sixty day a Mr, Egan brought ault and sought to recover damagee of $10,000 for an alleged libelous article concerning him printed In the Sioux Falls newspaper. This waa the fourth ofa aeries of six similar suits last! tuted by Mr. Egaa against the Bloux Fails Preaa and was the third of the ' ' AJymX GRIDIRONS ALIYE TODAY Practically Every First-Class Team in Central States Plays. ALL BIO NINE ELEVENS BUSY Mlssonrl Valley Sqnnds, .Wolverines, Notre Dame and Mich lean . Aggtra Will Mingle la the Fray. CHICAGO, Oct. . Practically every first class foot ball team tn the central states will get into action tomorrow. Every one of the Big Nine elevens, the Missouri Valley squads, and Michigan, Notre Dame and the Michigan Aggies will mingle in the fray. Leading games on the 'schedule, with scores of the 1913 games, are: At Ann Arbor Case. 0. against Michi gan, 8. At Chicago Indiana, 7, against Chi cago, 21. At Columbus Ohio Weslevan. 0. airaJtiat Ohio State, 58. ' At St. Louis Illinois. 0. ss-alnat Chria. uan Hrottiers, o. At Madison lAWrence. 7. against Wis consin, DO. At Lafayette Wabash, Purdue, 'X. 0, against At Minneapolis North Dakota, 0, against Minnesota, art. At c.vanston Laka Forest. 0. asralnat North Western, 10. At Iowa City State Teachera. x. against Iowa, 45. At Notre Dame Alma, 0, against Notre Dame. 61 . At Lansing Olivet 0. aaalnst Mlchlaran Aggies, 20. At Columbus Rolls. 11 against Mia. sourl, 44. At St. Louis Carleton, 0, against St Louis, 0. At st Louis Shurtleff, 0, against Washington, 0. At Ames Coe, 0, against Ames, 0. At Ijiwrence William Jewell. 0 against Kansas, 7. IHteir They Air Aganim, Anutlheir Lt S TIu ! Scarfs atmurdlffly 'Sk. fn'i UHB most perfect fitting; and best quality of any shirt made at the range of prices. We have them in plaited or plain bosom with soft or stiff cuffs, - ' y-Vm . made coat style and beautifully tailored, in fact, the most real shirt goodness Earl & Wilson Aa exceptionally strong line, tn the new patterns, plaited bosom or negli - gee with soft or stif fluffs. Hen's G1oto at $.1.80 t 83.80 A complete line of the best makes Including "II It P" and "Fownes", new-, est styles and shades at the old prices. SI. 50 to $3.50- Kfw Them, IHtow About Yomur . Now Hat, Have You Selected It? . COME here Saturday and let us help you. We pride ourselves with our service In this section and aa to the line from which to select there ia no better. ' All the new shapes in soft or stiff. A shape and style for every head S2.00. $2.50 "d S3.00. The famous Schoble line at $3.00. John B. Stetson bats in the new effects aa well as the old standbys, etson If oMKaw edge at $5.00. urgess-Nash Company "eve RYBODY'3 store , BELGIUM SCENE OF DESOLATION Member of the British Parliament Write, of Hi. Trip Orer the Country. TERMONDE IS DESTROYED Hnnses Looted and Bombs Flared la Knrk One Trees Ct Down and Large Areas Flooded aa Means of Defense. LONDON, Oct. 1 A graphic picture of the desolation of Belgium waa brought to London today by J. H. Whltehouse, member of Parliament from Lanarkshire, who has just returned from a tour around Antwerp to assist In relief measures. "Having always regarded war as the negation of all that Is good," eatd Mr. Whltehouse tonight, "I desired to see what Its ravages were tn a country ex posed to all Its fury and what steps were possible to mitigate them. I do not think that any one here has realised the plight of the civilian population of Belgium to day, and can attempt to give a picture of It only by describing come of my own ex periences." Mr. Whltehouse made the journey out side Antwerp with two military cars, at' tendedvby Belgian officials. In describ Ing the damage which ho saya the Bel gians had to Inflict upon themselves to supplement the defences of Antwerp, he aid: "Hundreds of thousands of trees had been cut down so that at some points of our journey wo had the impression of passing through a wilderness of roots. The tree trunks had been removed so as to afford no cover to the enemy. All houses had been blown up or otherwise destroyed. Later we passed through the country which had been flooded -aa a further measure of defence. The dam age resulting from these precautionary measures alone mounted to ten million pound sterling (252,000,000). "In the villages all ordinary life was arrested. Women and children were standing or sitting, dumb and patient, by the roadside. Half way to Termonde we could plainly hear the booming of guns and taw many evidences ot the battle which was then raging. . Desolation at Termonde. "I had read newspaper accounts of the destruction of Termonde and had seen photographs, but they had not put In mind any realisation of the horor of what actually happened. Termonde a few weeks ago was a beautiful city of about 18,000 In habitants, a city In which the dignity of its buildings harmonized with the natural beauty of Its situation, a city which con tained aome buildings of surpassing In terest. "I went through street after street, square after square, and I found every house entirely destroyed with all Its con tents. It was not the result of bombard ment. It was systematio destruction. In each house a separate bomb had been placed which had blown up the Interior and set fire to the contents. AH that re mained tn every case were portions of the outer walls, which were still constantly falling, and Inside the cinders of the con tents of the buildings. Not a ehred of furniture or anything else remained. "Of the population I thought not a soul remained. I waa wrong, for as we turned Into a square where the wreck of what had been one of the most beautiful of Gothic churches met my eyes, a blind woman and her daughter groped among the ruins. They were the sole living crea tures in the whole town. t "Shops, factories, churches and houses of the wealthy, all were similarly de stroyed. One qualification only have I to make of this statement Two or perhaps three houses bore the German command AND they are more beautiful than the last assortment and we ex pect them to go in a hurry. They're made from ends oiLhigh grade silks that are used for neckwear that sells regularly at 75c and $1.00. -x We had them made in a shade smaller shape, but large enough to make a good knot. New silks new patterns new colors. Don't miss this splendid value. Buy enough to last the season. Wear a different tie each day. Our special price Saturday, choice 55c. ' FeatMiriinig rShiirts Hot lor the money olliered anywhere. Made in corded madras, French flannel and oxford cheviot In splendid designs and guaranteed colorings. . Prtccs 81.80 to 88.' Shirts $1.60 to $3.80 In chalk thst they wre not to be burned. Where a destroyed house had obvlotulj contained articles of value, looting had taken place. "I Inquired what had beome of 'the population. It waa a questfon to which no direct reply could be given. They had fled in all directions. Some hnd reached Antwerp, but a great number are wan dering about the country, panlo stricken nd starving. Many already were dead. Misery Amonar Civilians. "What had happened to Termonde was similar to what had happened In other parts of Belgium under the military oc cupation of Germany. The result ts that conditions have been set for the. civilian population throughout the occupied ter ritory of unexampled misery. Comparatively Few Re.fasrea. Comparatively few refugees hava reached this country." Others remain wandering about Belgium, flocking lnt other towns and villages, or flying to points a little way across the Dutch frontier. Sometimes when a town has been bom barded the Germans have withdrawn and the civilians have returned to their "' homes, tnly to flee again at the renewed attack. A case In point is Mallne, which on Sunday last, as I was about to try to reach It, was again bombarded. The Inhabitants were then unable to leave, as the town was surrounded, but when the bombardment ceased t!u:re was a great exodus. The whole life of the nation has been arrested. Food supplies which Would ordinarily reach the civilian population , are being taken by the German troops for their own support. The peasants and poor are without the necessities of lit?, and conditions of starvation grow more acute every day. Even where there is a supply of wheat available, the peasants are not allowed to use their wtnd-mllls, owing to the German fear that they will send signals to the Belgian army. "We are, therefore, face to face with fact which has rarely If ever occurred in the history of the world an entire na tion. Is In a atate of famine, and that within a half-day's journey of our own shores. Destruction Is Complete. "The completeness of tho destruction in each Individual case was explained to me later by the Belgian ministers who described numerous appliances which the German soldiers carried for destroying property. Not only were hand bomlss of various sixes and descriptions carried, but each aoldter was supplied with a quantity of small black discs, a littlo bigger than a six-penny piece. "I saw some of these discs which had been taken from German soldiers M field of battle. These were oeucnoea 10 me as composed of compressed benxlne.' When lighted they burn brilliantly for a few minutes and are sufficient to start whatever fire is necessary after the ex plosion of a bomb. "To the conditions of famine and homelessnees which exist on suqh a stu, pendous scale, there must be added ono which Is bad the mental panic In which many survivors remain. I understood this when I saw and heard what they passed through. Eye-witnesses of un impeachable character described the suffering of the women and children at Liege. As they fled, from their burning houses, clinging to their, husbands and fathers', they were violently pulled from them and saw them shot a few yarda from them. Antwerp Normal In Daytime. , "I should supplement what I have said regarding the condition of Belgium with some reference to Antwerp itself, where the exiled government now alts. It. Is a wonderful contrast to the rest of the country, and the first impression of the visitor Is that there Is little change be tween Its life now and tn the days of peace. I approached It by water, and In the early morning It rose before me like a fairy city. Its sky-line was beautifully broken by spires and towers; its churches, including the Incomparable Gothic cathedral. ilk 4lEManidl tar" Brasud to law. alts to be trie.