GERMAN OFFICER'S DIARY:
Impartial Account of the
Huns' Atrocities.
Gouvy
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The following extracts from a diary found on a German officer on a recent battlefield are com- municated to the toe by the Press Bureau for publication;
August 9.-Near (Belgium, NE of Houffalize). learn that our losses in the assault on Liege were something like 1,800 men.
August 11.-Our mobilisation pay were given us in money and notes.
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914,
ARMY.
Meeting of British Subjects in
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Petrograd.
PRIZE COURT.
THE MANAMETAL CASE.
The Privileges of a Neutral Ship.
LICENSING BOARD.
The Grand Hotel Application.
HONGKONG DERBY
WINNER SOLD
We were in the middle of an Rethel. The burning of this place MEN FOR THE BRITISH artillery columa marching on was dreadful. All the little houses Sommiere. It was a plateau with wooden beams in their roofs,
Jewel Aster, the Hongkong The Frenob and their stacks of furniture, fed without any cover.
the flames to the full. The
Derby winner, was sold by auction eoheme was not at all bad,
An adjourned meeting of the in Shanghai for Tle. 45. Ban August 20-We magrobod to Aisne was only a feeble protection;
The case of the es. Hanametal Licensing Board was convened jolini, Mr. Soares' nomination for Nismes. After passing Merlemont the sparks were soon carried over
On October 24, says Roussky was continued in Admiralty in the Council Chamber, this the Derby last year, was sold at Villers-en-Pagno, to the other side. Next day the we came to The inhabitants had warned the town was nothing but a heap of Slova, a meeting of British sab. Jurisdiction, before Mr. Justice afternoon. The meeting was the same time lur Tie. 40. It is, jects was held in tho New Gompertz, to day, claima being announced for 2.15 p.m. but at that perhaps, needless to mention that French of the arrival of our troops ashes.
September 3-Still at Bethel, English Club, in Fetrograd, to made for the vessel by W. Katz, time there were only pressut Mr.Jewel Aster was the property of by a signal from the charch tower. The enemy's guna opened on guard over prisoners. The discuss the question of facilitat of Shanghai, owner, and the L. G. Bird and Mr. G. A. Wood-Sir Paul Chater.
ing the enlistment of Britishers on us and killed and wounded houses are charming inside. The
Press, At2.30, no further attend. THE GOEBEN AT quite a few. So in the evening middle class in France bas mag-living in Petrograd in the ranks Yangtze Insurance Association, cook and four members of the We found of the British volunteer ormy. The Crown was represented by ance was put in and Mr. L. G. we set fire to the village; the nificent furniture, priest and some of the inhabitants stylish pieces everywhere, and The meeting was very well at
Bird left the Ohamber. were elect. We passed rough beautiful silk, but in what tended, and the proceedings open-Mr. J. H. Kemp, inatruoted by Pettigny and Coavin. Couvin had state!... Good Gud! Every been partially looted. We reached bit of furniture broken, mir Bruly and crossed the Belgian rora sme shed. The vandels them
selves could not have done frontier.
mortgagees.
the Attorney General, the Hon.
ed with speeches by the British
the Crown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, and the claimants by Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. W.E.L.Sheaton, of Mesere. Dascon, Looker, Deadon, and Haraton.
The villages all round were mote damage. This place is a burning. We billeted at Gue disgrace to our army. The in-grad who wished to leave for d'Oeus, the first French village habitants who fled could not have expected, of course, that all their set on fire.
goode would have been left in full after so many troops had
The inhabitente fired on our men again. The division took drastic steps to stop the villages passed. But the columu com being burut and the inhabitante mandera are responsible for the shut. The pretty little village of greater part of the damage, as Gue d'Ossna was apparently set they could have prevented the
looting and destruction. on fire without cause.
damage amounts to millions of marke, even the asfes have been attacked.
At Leppe apparently 200 men were shot. There must have been come innocent men among them, We marched on Merlemont. No dinner, no bivouac. We lay down by the roadside. When morning came the Major had the bright idea of sending for some
grow.
worlds.
a
The
In a solicitor's house, in which as luck would have it everything was in excellent taste, including collection of old lace and Eastern works of art, everything was amashed to bits.
I couldn't resist taking a little memento myself here and there.
One house was particularly elegant, everything in the best taste. The hall was of light oak; near the staircase I found a splendid aquascatum and u cam-
assistance of the American Consul
Ambassador, Sir G. Buchanan, and the Rev. Mr. Keen.
It was stated that there were a number of Englishmen in Potro
Mr. Putter intimated that, in Home to join the army, but were unable to have their wish grati-nccordance with his Lordship's sed, owing to their having no medical certificate. In view of expressed wish to have the this, representations had been made by the British Ambassador to the Russian War Ofice and they had given their consent to the medical examination of British volunteers taking place i
At the close of Petrograd. the meeting, 31 men signified their desire to enlist.
Sir. Buchanan read to the meeting a number of telegrams which he had received from Eng, land, from Eurl Robarts, Earl Kitobeaer, Sir Edward Grey and many other distinguished people, Earl Roberts' telegram said: We British count it an honour to fight with our valiant Russin Alice against the common enemy calture and mankin 1. ".
VOLUNTEER RESERVES,
of
with regard to the official log, with Mr. Hodgson's consent, Mr.
Sheoton had seen the American
Consul and he had written a letter containing his views.
Cancel read the letter, which differentiated between a ship builtin the United States, find one built outside the United States
and subsequently acquired. In the case of the second there was no law requiring them to carry an official log.
4.
Mr. Potter pointed out that the lauametal came within the second by the claimant from Mosers. category. The ship was bought Jeusen, and was built in Bremen.
The Attorner General:The law on the subject would not be known to the captors.
SEBASTOPOL,
It was announced that the Attack and Escape Under Heavy
Fog. In view of statements circalat- meeting would not take place to- day, owing to the fact that there were only the Chairman and Mr. Led by dermanagencies, malicious- [Ly atıributing to Russia the first Bird in attendance.
move in the war with Turkey, the The meating was called to consider the licence of the Stagenerat Staff of the mussian Navy Hotel and a letter from the Go- aus ued the following state- verament in connection with the ment Grand Hotel application,
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Corps Orders tesued to-day by Lisut-Col, A. Chapman, V. D., state:-
Pay.-Pay
obeques will
be ready for issue to-morrow,
Joined.-P. A. H. Hyn Iman joined the Corps on the 25th inst., allotted Corps No. 1,700 and posted to Right Section M. G. Oo.
August 14-The Grossenhaia
Da October 28, the Rassian Hussars (King Albert'a Own)
Black Sua fost returned to brought us the news announced
Sebastopol after a oraise. No in Dresden papers that the 45th
Turkish ships were seen. On the Brigade (the writer'sowa brigade) had been badly cut up. And we
moraing of October 29, about 4 haven't had a sight of the enemy.
.m., the Uommander of the Fleet August 15.-I went into the
received a message by telegram irəm Odessa stating that at 3 a.. village to requisition a dictionary, but I couldn't get one.
that day two Turkish torpedo boats, was astonished to find so much
using sigalling lights and flying still left to requisition, especially
the Hussian flag, entered the butter, considering that the 177th Regiment had gone through in
Barbour of Ouessa. They were frout of us. I had a look at the
anallenged by tue patrol boat, little chateau bolonging to one of
and as the parole was not given tue gunbuat Kubanetz opened the King's Secretaries (out at
Leave. Pie. A. Hirst is grant fire. Assistance was immediately home). Our men had behaved
of absence from given by the gunboat Doagers, August 20th.-Off at 3 a.m like regular vandals. They had :
but the latter was immediately looted the cellar first and then almost in total darkness. The
ed leave.
Transfer.-Sapper E. J. Sarsunk by a torpedo. The Kubanets had turned their attention to the other aide of Dommery was one
23.11.14. to 23.11.15.
bedrooms and thrown things line of fire. There was a panic;
man is transferred from Engineer succeeded in forcing the torpedo Company to H.K.V.E. Engineer boats to retreat, which they did ut ll speed. One of them had about all over the place. They stopped us. The whole edge of
Sto.ion dated 25.11. 14. had even made fruitless efforts to the wood was one line of fire.
Parades. Parades for to-moraffered considerable damage. On smash the safe open. Every- There was a panic; everybody thing was topsy-turvy. Magnifi- gave orders, and nobody thought ers for Felix.
His Lordship-No; I should row, Thursday 26th inst., 6 16 the way out of the harbour, they cent farniture, silk and even of telling us to lie down. There The sappers have been ordered
think it would be most improbs 8.m. under Co. Officer, 5 15 p.m. ured at several meronant vessels, Orders issued to-day by ble. Then this question arises: Route March. Parades for Fri-and also at a petroleum tank, A lew mines were laid, but a fost obins. Things which happen was a shocking mess, shots in to march with the divisional when the men are allowed every direction, I wouldn't live bridging train. We shall start
Bionccent actions which, owing to Detail-On duty, Right Seef trawlers was promptly sent out A.K.V.R., state:- to requisition for themselves. I through those moments again for to-morrow. Yesterday at Chalons- Major Wakeman, Commanding You get a series of perfectly day 27th instant, ail,
a French aviator, sm sure they must have taken
At last the captain aur-Marne
Parades-Friday 27th at 5.15 want of information on the part tion, Centre Section and Civil so sweep the harbour.
About 6 the same morning, of the captors, seems to bear a Service Company. Officer, on away a heap of useless, stuff managed to get a few men togeth- (officer) was taken prisoner. He simply for the pleasure of looting.ar to form a firing line.
imagined the village was held by P.m. as ordered.
Masketry: The following sinister aspect, but, when ex-duty, Capt. Wood, Capt. Chur- the cruiser Queben approached August 20,-We marched to We were being shot at by French troops and so landed NC.O.'s are detailed to attand at plained, appears to be natural, chill, L. Smith & 2nd Lt. Lind Sebastopol under cover of a heavy Achene (in the direction of friend and foe, It was a grave there.
He was awfully diegusted at King's Park Range: Saturday Can you penalise a neutral vessel sell. Orderly Officer, Lieut. U. fog and opened fire. The batteries Dinant). The nien are not ac error on the part of the Staff to
28th at 2.15 p.m. Sergte. Beswick, because that did not appear to Smith. To furnish Guard to responded, and the craiser with night, Civil Service Company; drew. The shells dropped on the customed to long marches yet;. I
alart the regiment on a night being taken prisoner. shouldn't like to take them under march after three tiring days. It
September 5-When we reach-Tollan, Ross and Johnstone, Corp. the entire?
Mr. Po ter submitted that the to-morrow, Centre Section M. G. town did only slight damage, but, Leask. Sunday 29th at 9.15 a.m., * fire even after 20 kilometres (12 was dawn before we could ad Villeneuve we were in a wood
miles.)
our march. Suddenly which the enemy searched with Sergls. Franklin, Mackay, Hurley ship, being an American ship, was entitled to go to Chefoo Rattay, Corpl. Grone.
when she did, to come back to August 23-Night alarm. A fring began again.. There was shell fire. Left and right it sim-
Pingtan when she did, and she house was bet on fire, probably to nothing to be seen but bushes, ply rained bullets, but the one disclose our position", to the behind which the Tarcos were I'm fated to stop was not among
We could not advance The New Maid In my last was entitled to go to Shanghai enemy. A spy was caught and very cunningly hidden. Toe them.
Taingtoo. She was also entitled shot. We marched to Lisogne, enemy has been remarkably well any farther, the enemy was too place I always took things fairly and come from Shanghai to
An infernal shell | cary.'
to have German officers on board. bat after passing Dorinne the trained in making uso of the strong for us.
Cook "Well, it's different here.
Mr. F. A. Hazoland held an fire. "We had a dreadful thirat;
In eli rt, she was entitled actually
While steaming away, the columu went astray. We had to ground.
The fighting stopped; a glass of Pilsener would have Thoy keep eveything looked up."
to trade with a person of Power inquiry this afternoon into the return on our tracks. Our men'
obuld left flank
not been a God-send...We made Tit Bits.
which, so far as the ship was circumstances surrounding the Queben met an unarmed Kussian came back and said that at the
concerned, was a neutral Power, death of a Chinese who died in transport, the Pruf, and signalled
tu ber to "houve to." point where the valley joined the get on; our right wing, on the several attempts to reach the
although our enemy, provided the gaol this morning. Meuse we could not get on any other hand, covered by the 8th village of Lenherree, but the
Toe decessed was admitted into Uaptain of the transport sent up always that she did not carry further as the villagers were Company on its flank, pushed enemy's artillery swept the whole
The French are indefatigable contraband to that Power with the gaol in September, 1900, a signal refusing to obey this shooting at as from every house. forward rapidly. It was au awful wood so that we could not
We shot the whole lot sixteen fight. We had the and in our make any headway. And we in 'digging trenches. We passed whom we were fighting, and sentenced to fifteen years hard command, and prepared to sink of them. They were drawn up in eyes. We had to cross ground never got a sight of the enemy's through a wood and lost touch provided that the port to which labour for manslaughter,
Dr. McKenny gave evidence three ranks; the same shot did for that bad been systematically guns. We scon had the answer altogether. We saw companies. she was going was nos blockaded, three at a time. The six-inch prepared for defence, with wire to the riddle as to why the enemy'e retiring and we ourselves received and that she did not attempt to that the deceased died from faity
Bo Wonderfully the order to withdraw,
degeneration of the heart, and a break the blockade. howitzers succeeded in getting entanglements, &c,.. We got shooting.
high ground accurate. We were actually on the
Hie Lordehip-There must be verdiot of death from natural We passed through Chalons into position, and in twenty shots on
causes was returned. reduced the village of Bouvines about 1,000
from enemy's practice range!
aur-Marce. I am terribly depress-more limitations than that. September 8th,--We went for-ed;
The jury was composed as Mr. Putter:-Perhaps you will everybody thinks the
follows:-Mesere, E. T. Richard BON, G. Bibeiro and Laurel.
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entered the village. We took up
a position in a house overlooking
the Mease. At the door I stepped over the body of the owner.
resume
our
to
some
metres
W18
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tely.
Too Bad,
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Co. Orderly Sergeant to night, Sergt. Barlow; to-morrow, Corpl. Bolton..
A PRISONER'S DEATH,
one of them struck a hospital and eight sailors werd killed.
quadron of torpedo buats, com- wanded by Prince Tradetskói, on patrol duty, made an attack on the Queben, bus tue fire from the latter was too strong for them. One of the torpedo boats was everoly damaged, and took fire.
Tae
the ship. The vessel was dis» || abled by explosiona-before the Goeben came up, accompanied by
torpedo buat, but in the process a number of the crew loat their lives. The remainder were taken on board the war vessels. Before to rains. The 8th Company then Launois, when our own artillery
opened fire on us. Some shells ward again to the attack against situation is critical. The uncer- add a third provision that she is
leaving, the latter scattered mines- about, but these we e baret only 40 metres away from an enemy perfectly entrenched. tainty in worst of all. I think wo not breaking neutrality.
Hie Lordship:-That she is
-gathered up by trawlers.
Several men-of-war were sent us; it wasn't a bit nice. Our soon as we reached the northern advanced too quickly and were machine gun company suffered edge a perfectly insane fire open-worn out by marching too rapidly not rendering unneutral service?
Mr. Potter-Certainly; an in- and others whose relations thought in pursuit of the Gouben, but the The inhabitants might have heavily from our own shells, un-ed once, infantry and shell fire and fighting incessantly. Four of
our aviatore are said to have been accent ship is entitled to go in they would be better cared for in saper.or speed of the craise escaped the penalty by handing fortunately. Several officers were with redoubled intensity.
A magnificent spectacle lay brought down by the enemy: and cut of enemy ports subject a neutral country. That was a saved her from capture and shu over the guilty and paying 15,000 wounded."
serious thing, for every person returned safely to her base in tue francs. The losses in our regi- The enemy makes almost too before us; in the foreground Lan September 15.We marched to those provisions.
His Lordship:-Clearly, she is, who came out of Germany was Bosphorus. The Russian losses ment (thirty killed sad many good use of the ground, with the herree was in flames. The enemy to Pont Givart, Ville aux Rois.
Mr. Potter then argued that it one less mouth to ve fed, and the were: on the transport Prat, wounded) were caused chiefly by result that he shoots too high, withdrew from one wood to an After marching till we were all villagers who shot at us from the Bullets were always whistling other, but shelled us furiously absolutely done and our feet was within the fights of a neutral fewer the mouths to feed, the three officers and twenty-six houses.
round us without our being able and scattered us with his machine knocked to bits, we were sent ship to go into a port for refugees. better it would be for the German men; the torpedo-boat, Lieut. Puehen, seven men killed, and We got to the village at into the fight again. And they The carriage of non-combatants Army..... The men were absolutely mad to see the enemy even with an gune.
Dealing with the point of was the carriage of a non-con-
seven wounded; the gunbose Ka- at this sneaking way of fighting. excellent pair of glasses. The last, but were driven out of it call us Reserve troops,
Our September 16. Our last officer traband article and, as sach, a German officere being on board, banetz, seven men wounded; the
Mr. Putter They wanted to, bura overything, most disagreeable part of the again with heavy loss.
pointed out there Donnetz, one officer killed. and they succeeded, too, in setting fighting was undoubtedly the losses were enormous. The 178th fall; shot through the head. neutral ship could carry them.
Taose details clearly show that light to several houses. In the enemy's artillery salvce. Even Regiment alono had 1,100 men Oar artillery was shooting The Attorney General notified was a good reason given afternoon our artillery fairly when they don't hit, the fire has wounded, besides those killed. dangerously short. The French his abandonment of the absence the Captain, and that ox the engagement was not caused by an attempt on the part of the sprinkled the principal buildings a great moral effect, as the ghast-It was hell itself. There were are better at street figh ing, and of the Chief Engineer's and Chief planation had not been con-
also in any fighting in which they Officer's loge as grounds for con- tested. Criticising the ahdavit Russian floss to blockade the in the place the whole length of the ly noise of the shell, always practically no officers loft.
One word more about this arcan make use of any obstacle demnation, though he held to the of Capt. Fitzmaurice, who said Bosphorus by the laying of mines, villago with incendiary shells. It causes a momentary check. We
second as a ground for justifica that on his flying the German but to an unexpected attack by was a marvellous sight, the high marched to Villora le Tourceur. tillery range; there were tele- that gives them cover.
colours the Hanametal immediate the Graeben. The statement that September 18-The air is tion of the captor. The division bivouaoked; all the phone wires everywhere,
Par boate laden Вивани seventeen vill-ges in the neighbourhood. It is thought that French officers absolutely poisoned. I am lying
Mr. Potter, quoting authorities, ly altered her course towards
with mines bad been unakia were blazing, ne our artillery had hidden in trees were telephoning in the church and am well looked pointed out that they dealt with him, counsel said that they could
absolutely false. set them on fire to protect as our exact eitnation in the woods. after. Wounded keep on coming the arrest of combatants returning not say when the vessel altered
September 9.We marched to in.
to their own country on a neutral her course. The captain of the against attacks
a
Oeuvry. The enemy was Bp September 22-Iam convinced ship, but said nothing about the Hanametal denied that he saw the parently 2 kilometres in front of that this country will give us all arrest of non-combatants. Probably German colours. as. Where was our intelligence a rave. The 105th Regiment since the war began there had Conneel was addressing himself branch? Our artillery arrived has had a furious fight with the been German non-combatants to the question of compensation
Leaving their country, old people when we went to press. half an hour too late, unfortuna- English.
ground from Digant to Leppen overlooking the Meuge flames. Every building was burning. The reflection of the fire made the waters of the Meuse ran red as blood. It was almost August 30.--We seized Anbon- as light as day, and helped our court. We are in a terribly tight appers to build a bridge, place, as we have pushed forward
The Division crossed the Meuse, much too quickly You never saw each disorder. September 1-We-marched to
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No Muzzle. At the Police Court yesterday morning, Mr. Tacoat, of the
without a muzzle, was fined $5.
W.D, for allywing us dog out