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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1914)
r 1J-E ,Trm xrin mt r mrrrirn t iim n mwi tttt". FEEL NOTHING IN BATTLE Austrian Officer Deuribei Lffeot of Armed Fighting oa the Kind. DANGER SENSATION LEAVES Vken Knemles Mrrt the One Ob ject I o Annihilate, Kara Other Wllhonl Rrord for Own safety. Grand Mufti andffis Ohief Aides DESCRIBES FALL OF LIEGE j EGGERSS-O'FLYNG GO,; Town in Terror and Street with Bodies of Dead. Sown sfsjify P SHELLS HISSING ALL OVER JL. tckenlast Roar ef If sere Projeetlles and Run sf Smaller Ballets Kept the Ponalaee ta Mor tal Aaslety. f - 1 p j.i-e.S'Hwi 1 ' j V- : '' ':: v-VV,-..:. '. ) v . : ' t;,-(r "v VT '" " ,," '! "' w i-- I i . . ". " - I i f ;-v 'Ah irrri)i(l'ii'c of the Associated Pre?.) i; n 't .M, Hcpt. 13. The psychology of the linttli fii'lil gits a rather tliorough (iinl hu.c tr. iiimmi. hy an Austrian re serve cfflrer. ho, aftir having been Viiiiiiini In mi tii,ncment with tlir riani", go e the following Interview to n Hungarian Journalist. Tlie offlct r in (i...f'iun was with fii-neisl Kankl In trio Htnlina southeast of Krasnlk. Von feel lltt If in nothing 'while In ba'.l'c." hi- mlil. "At least ynu forget liow things affect your mind. The. eyes n ml tnc cat hoar, but thoso are tireoi-ptluna whli h do not result In Im pressions onr could coordinate. They do Hot even affeit your sentiment. Hut It ' is not cnci;.m for all that, merely the lack of apiTK lilt Ion of what takes place. Jly captain, a moat lovable follow whom did not alone rofwrt ha an officer, hut of whom I hi no llioiiRlit a great dial IereonHlly, wan trading Ms company Into lire when II. no bullets lilt Inm III the shdomcn. 1 nw him full, hut thought nothing of It and marched on. "In spite of I lie fai-t that yon heve no IU feelings sgalnst the enemy, ami may not even fear him, you destroy Mm aa best ou can tin the evening liefme our flml hattli' wo wrre sittltiK about the mpM table most of uh officers of the line. None of us hat ever killed a man. I raid: T'rlcnds. hn 1 meet the firat Hupxlan officer tomorrow my Im pulse will ho to shake hla liHiid.' My comrade agreed with me. Hut on the followlnu day I waa obliged to lay a number of riuieiians low. A PhlPKiaatle People. "My Movacs ure the inimt phlegmatic Jioopla in tha world, hut excellent aoldlera. They shoot without anuer, but almply hecauae they ara fired upon. One flghti because one la on tha battlefield and (Mil not do any different. The terrible thing" la that often you are shot at with out being able to return the fire. Hut thla la not at fear Inspiring as It la dis couraging. You learn to know what fear U whan yon begin to realise that you might he killed without killing- aomcbody flrat. "Of course, I have been scared. That waa after I had been wounded. "We had been firing a long-time and when next wa advanced we came Into A deep, aandy road, out of which we i ould not get because, of the enemy' ter rible fire. We had to llo perfectly atlll while bulleta Pimply poured over ua. That waa awfuV The officer omitted to atate that while in thla fTonltlon he waa shot three times in the arm, but continued to lead hla troopa throughout the action. "It to well known fact that the sol dier aeea very little of the battle. On Auguit 24. early In the morning:, we re ceived ordera to occupy a low hill at the edge of a track covered with brushwood. Forming part of the rraorve, we were expected to remain under cover. In front of ua waa a large, open battlefield. To each aide of ua were batteries which had thundered away slaoe early morning. The result of this was that many of the enemy's shells dropped right In front of us. I remember noticing that while the smoke of our shells had a Ulae color, that of tha enemy's was white. Bee Officer Killed. "So far we had not been disquieted by the shells at all. On the edge of the brush wood had been planted a yellow black flag, showing that somewhere in that vicinity was to be found our gen eral staff. Our colonel left ua and walked toward it. possibly to get orders, but Just as he got there a shrapnel exploded a little ahead of him In the air and he saw our commaadlng officer. In whom we placed our confidence, go dowa. After that it was a terrible feeling to He still. s From that moment on, too, a veritable hall of shells began to come. Some sap tiers, who had been busy digging a trench for the protection of the general staff, started to run, 1 feared that my soldiers would follow the example, and began to make fun of the poor sappers,, scolding them at the same time. Thank Qod, ray battalion found that funny and began to laugh. They lived through a terrific thrapnsl fire with not a care and even found occasion for laughter. "A major took command of the regi ment and we received orders to retake a hill which the enemy had taken .under heavy fire. But of the enemy nothing at all was to be seen as ws neared the position, though the hall of shells and shrapnels Increased In fury. The flag bearer marched about 300 paces oft my side. By accident I looked In his di rection, saw the white cloud of smoke of a Russian shell and where the fl bearer had been there waa nothing more to be seen. "The enemy, meanwhile, had taken to flight and later we saw the lluaatana wading through a swamp. They got to the river Por, and crossed It we after them, shooting, wading, out of breath. Of a sudden, a village behind us went up In flames, the light falling on us like the rays of a huge reflector. Then and there we received a rain of fire und saw theVnemy had taken poesln In good order of the other bank. , We had to fall back, not because we were afraid, but because those were the orders. The sensation of beiiu; In danger of death we did not have. , Hem It of Irramataaree. "The rhlegma of the Hlovuc la possibly the result of the clri'umMunce that he liaa little feeling, lie alas goes a far as his officer goeit no further, btit lie follows his of fliers were the goal hel itseir. It Is different with the lluu iiariaa and the Bosnian, whose off hers find It difficult to bold them back In its firing line. Tliey always want to break ahead to get at the enemy. ' 1- lag and drums are um less thngs In warfare. What l the use of a flug, which, by its biWiht colors, reveals you Position, which as ths brown paint on my ssbre ehows. it has been intended to corneal? In the one case en the cllglit -Mt reflection of lixht la guarded sgalnst, while in the other a laigu field of color undoes sll thst It has been wit bed to arcoinplUh. The drummer, on the uthe hand, must brat his drum as he goea t the attack, yet he is expected to run Into tle enemy unarmed, lie would prefe exchanging his drum for a rifle, so tha he would be able to ahoot down a soldier "Ons fuels nothing of the presence the enemy In battle and on the marches To be wounded is a I no nut such a bad experience. Hut you begin to think after the battle. To bear ths horrors of war a sort of idesl Is necesasry. Om-e, when i iook my Movecs Into an attack, we passed a cross by the wayilde. Many St 1hmn fit f . Ui- .en s : 1 . w - &3&&J . :1 WIIJ.UM V. WAPPICII, Grand Marshal. of them knelt down for a moment and said a prayer. That was sincere and sublime. The Ideal which makes It pos sible for me to bear everything Is to bo Rood officer n the battlefield under the circumstances of my duty toward ths social aggregate to which I belong." Blankets Can Be Made Into Overcoats (Correspondence of the Associated Prese.) IX5NKON, Sept IS. The report that some 3M.000 men of the Brltlxh forces lack overcoats haa prompted a retired naval officer to snggent an American idea. 'DurtiiK the civil wnr In America," he writes In a letter to the Times, "the con federate soldiers made good overcoats out of blankets. A silt was cut In the center Just large enough to put the head through. The silt was then hemstitched to prevent Its getting larger. A flat but ton was then sewn on one side at the center of the silt, and a tab with a button hole on the other side, so as to close the hole when not In use. Borne of the southerners added a small silt or a piece of tape in which they carried a tooth brush instead of a flower." ISLE OF MAN WOULD GIVE FIFTY THOUSAND TO WAR (Correspondence of the Associated PreHB.) UONDON, Bept. SO From the Isle of Man there comes this news: "The Man legislative council and House of Keys I met together in t ynwaia receuuy nu unanimously decided to ask the Imperial government to accept IGO.OOO as a con tribution from th Isle of Man towarda ex penses of war. Members supporting the resolution said that the gift was only earnest of the readiness of the KM100 people of the Inland to sacrifice all their resources In support ef Great Britain at this Juncture." MOUNTAIN FOR A MONUMENT Rla-sjest Slaale Rock Fermatlon la the World freed as Confeder ate Memorial. Hewn out ef the living rock of Stone mountain, far above th plains of De Kalb oeunty, a temple consecrated to tha men who died for the confederate causa has been proposed by the Atlanta Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con. federacy, who pledge the co-operation of the 80,000 members of that organisation In the south In the event the state ef Georgia wtll purchase the mountain for memorial purposes. There are many reasons why Stone mountain would make the finest memorial lu the world to th confederate cause. Solid mountain of granite that it Is, the most wonderful natural phenomenon In the world, it would stand until the day of doom, a memorial to ti e brave men of all the southern states who gave the! lives for the south. The mountain la Brest value, and a large fund would have to bo raised to purchase it. Kaeh Indl vidual l'aughter of the Confederacy would be a committee of one to contribute to this fund. Our plun Is for -the state of Ueorgla to make the purchase," aid Mrs. Wylle. We would aid the state In raising the money. The mountain would then belong to the state, to remain forever a monu ment to the Confederate dead " Tim mountain, with Its eternal mystery, is wuiiikTfully aultrd In many way as a confederate nicinorlul. On the vary top uf the bare granite la a perfiHt southern cross, torn into tne roca. rvnue osve ineu to say that this cross, luiso snd deep as it Is, waa cut into Mm stone by man, but any observer can see that the Jagged edges on the opposite side of the four arms of the crons would fit ss if lm rtlned into each other If tho stone could be pressed together again thus showing It waa puili d apart by some natural convul sion during tho passage of years. lid ou the sloping side of the muuntaln grow the colors of the Confederacy blue for get-me-nots and red and white asaieaa. Also there was much fighting near th mountain during the civil war. Many attempts have been made to anchor structures on the mountain top, but never have any succeeded. The gov ernment vuce wanted to place Instru ments In a house there wind guasis. ba rometer and thermometers for the use of the weather bureau. Twice these nouses, anchored Into the mountain with chains and concrete, were erected, but each time winds of apparently no great velocity blew th;in away. Nothing grow on the wind-swept top of th mountain-, not a blade of grass. And the elements sesm determined that nothing built by th A. W. JEFFKRIS, .. Grand Notary. hand of man 'Shall rise one Inch above ths towering stone summit. The mountain Is' peculiarly suited in many respects for memorial purposes. It Is near the heart of the conferedaey, and Is only a little way from the scene of one of the great battles of the war between the states. It Is. easily accessible, both by steam and trolley.' It will be here without change, except such las may be made by the hand. of man, as long as the world shall stand. This mountain Is probably ths one-time top of the world. There Is nothing like It on earth. Neither the tlehlHten rock, because of its Inaccessibil ity and also of the Inscriptlona on It, nor the pyramids of Egypt, Is the epial of Stone mountain for memorial purposes. It has upon one sido an almost perpen dicular face of sufficient area to contain not only all of the memorial' Inscriptions which any of the confederate organisa tions) might desire to 'place thereon, but also for the making, of . niches in which might be placed 'innumerable statues. The building upon Its top might be In the form of a Greek tompje, which could be constructed of stone quarried on the spot. This temple could be used for the preserv ation of such relics as might he accumul ated by the veterans and their eons and daughters. Philadelphia Inquirer. Distribution ' of Time. The wisest man may dance, 'tis said. It Is a crouram rather nest. All day he labors 'with' his 'head; ' The nights he gives unto his feet Washington Star. 10 n BonrT MSMTtiliay MtUSMUy v.N'W, IIOWSPRINGS mm VHISKE BOTTIID IN 60ND of. ii iiiwiis iii B. F. TIIOMAS. Grand Mufti. WESTERN SUPPLY COMPANY ENJOYS GOOD BUSINESS During the last week the Western Auto mobile Supply company has had very good business, considering that it was the last week of the month, and they were more than pleased with both the orders from their salesmen as wel as the mail orders which they received. Mr. IxxJtwood," who has returned to them after a good, long vacation, has been very well received by his trade In the North Platte territory. The trade In gepersl seems to be pre paring for fall business, and the Western Automobile Supply company has had a very good business in robes, radiator covers, hot air connections for car buretors as well as water jackets, heal ers and everything In the warm line. A Kreqoent Caller. A swelllsh young man waa cutting a. dash at a seaside hotel. At the dinner table a (Uict-looklng gentleman sitting opposite, him said: "How do you do, Mr. Jones?" ':)h, I am quite well." replied the young man haughtily, "but I really do not recognise you." "tear ,me," said the gentleman, "and ywt I used to call very frequently at your mother's house." "Indeed!" "Yes, I was there ewery week, and your mother always gave me a cordial Invita tion to call again." "And who are you, may I ask?" "I am the tax collector." London Observer. (GnHajlBini SHnceailf A NEBRASKA PRODUCT i The liquor question will be settled eventually between those who know how to use liquor tem perately and demand the right to purchase it, and those who deny them such right. The de mand creates the supply. Statistics prove that, notwithstanding an increased consumption of whiskey, there is less intemperance than ever before, because Americans have learned to use il tmmperattly. Good whiskey, like Golden Sheaf, diluted for instance with charged waters, is no stronger than milder beverages, and it the purest of all stimulants. Being germless, it cannot ferment or spoil like so-called soft drinks, nor cause acity or biliousness in the system. . It's abute, as well as the abuse of anything is harmful; its moderate use beneficial. The medicine chest should not be without ii When You Buy GOLDEN SHEAF You Have the FULL VALUE for Your Money. The (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) HKRT.IN, Bept- II The following de- i script Ions of the devastation at Liege and Namiir are translated from accounts In the Tagehlatt: i rejii nru ivieKe m Hie rvnms; oi n stormy day. We traveled through street 1 where Ih smoke of burned houses wss ! stilt curling upward, streets that showed ; no signs of life. Tatrols marched through ; the city. The beautiful shops across from the university were a field of ruins. I was told that two rilrhts before, on Au- j gust 21 shots came from these siops as I If by prearrangement. The Inhabitants! of the houses were dragged out. the i women were torn from the men, and who- j ever had a weapon In Ms hands wss shot. , In a few minutes the streets were sow n i with corpses. Tha houses were set on fire. "Kyewltnesses described for me the de tails of the eonquest of Liege. Loudn. the strongest fort, was bombarded by the newest Krupp guns, which were stationed In the market place, In the middle of the city. Every window pane In the rlclnlty was broken by the concussion, and pieces ' of roof fell from some of the hrtusea. The ! fort soon surremdereli. A division of i Jaeger were the first men to enter the I fort. The destruction was terrible. About ; 40t1 corpses lay piled up InsMe the stone walls. The stench was unbearable. About I00 wounded were counted. The only man uninjured wss the commandant A wounded man. who evidently was about to be operated on, lay In the lasarett. He had been killed hy a shell. Liege had altogether thirteen forts. Nine were taken by Infantry storm, the others were reduced by artillery. The forts are being repaired for German use by the inhabi tants of the city, who get six francs a day for their work. "A German, who had lain tin a Belgian fort as prisoner and witnessed the whole bombardment, described the course of the battle. The bombardment he said, begHn at midnight on August . One shell after another exploded, and Liege was soon afire In many places. From every roof and window In the houses csme a rain of bullets. Under this fire the Germsns stormed through the village of Roncourt and deployed In a wheat field. Two hundred Germans opened a rapid fire on 2.000 Belgians, of whom 500 fell. Nineteen German prisoners were confined In a cellar when the Germans' heavy artillery began firing. They could hear the shells coming through the air, and every time they exploded gns, powder, earth and cement dunt flew Into the cellar until the men were nearly suf focated. Finally an explosion blew In the Iron door of the cellar, and shortly there after the Bolglans surrendered, freeing the prisoners. "On the following morning I went to Namur. Tn Liege certain streets had been burned out. but In Namur whole blocks were destroyed. Tha Orand Palace, with Its beautiful Rathaus, had been blotted out of exlstenoe. In Its place were heaps of ruins, from which smoke was still com ing. The destructive effect of grenades could be noted on many houses. The city was without bread. German petrols were guarding the bakeries, which were being stormed by the people. By 4 o'clock in the afternoon eiven the largest hotels had no provisions of any kind left." 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