In Brussels.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 114, 7 October 1914, Page 8

In Brussels.

BANDS PLAY WARRIORS IN.

INVADERS THREATEN DEATH TO

RESISTERS.

(New York Sun CWcaortdrnti

Brussels, August -1(1. The Germans entered Brussels shortlyafter 2 p.m. today without firing a shot.

Yielding to the dictates of reason and humanity, the civil government at the last moment disbanded the Civic Guarct, which the Germans would not recognise. The soldiers and ordinary police were then entrusted with the maintenance of order.

After a day of wild panic and shiniberless nights, the citizens remained at their windows. Few sought thoir couches.

_ The morning broke Iwilliantlv. The city was astir early, and on all lips were tho words, "They are here!" or "They are coming!" The "they" referred to were already outside the boundaries in great force. The artillery was packed off on the road to Waterloo. Horse, foot'and sapper were packed deep on the Louvaiu and Tervercueren roads.

An enterprising motorist came in with the information and the crowds in the busy centres immediately became calm; At 11 o'clock it was reported that an officer with a half troop of hussars 'bearing white flans'had halted outside the Louvaiu gate. The burgomaster and four sheriffs went in a motor-car to meet the officers. Thy were conducted to-(he German military authorities at the head of the column. The meeting took place outside the barracks of the carabineer*. The burgomaster claimed for the citizens their rights under the laws of wir regulating an unfortified canital. When roughly asked if he were prepared to surrender the city with the threat that otherwise it would be bombarded, the burgomaster said he would do so. He also decided to remove his scarf of office.

OFfIiOLVL SCARF RETURNED. TJtfg|Lscussion was brief. When th:> handed over his scarf it was handed back to him, and he was thus entrusted for the tiino being with the civil control of the citizens. The Germans gave him plainly to understand that he would be held responsible for any covert act on the part of the populace against the Germans. From noon until 2 o'clock the crowds waited expectantly. Shortly after 2 o'clock the booming of cannon and later the sound of military music conveyed to the people of Brussels the intimation that the triumphant march of the enemy en the ancient city had begun. On they came, preceded by a scouting party of Uhlans, horse, foot aud artillery and flappers, with a siege train complete.

A special feature of the procession was 100 motorcars on which quick-firers were mounted. Every regiment and battery was headed by a band, horse or foot.

. Now came the drums and fife; now the blare of hiass and soldiers singing "Die Wacht am Tihcin" and "Deutsc'iland Ueber AHes."

Along tho Chausses de Louvain, past St. Josse and the Botanical Gardens, to the great open space in front of the Care du Nord, the usual lounging place of the tired twaddlers of the city, swept the legions of the man who broke the peace of Europe. GREY CAVALCADES.

Among the cavalry were the famous Brunswick Death's Head Hussars and their companions on many Woody fields the Zeiten Hussars. But whore "was the glorious garb of thci German troops the cherry-colored uniforms of the horse--' men and the blue of the infantry? Ail is greenish, earth-color grey. All the helmets aro covered with grey. The guns are painted grev. The 'gun carriages are grey. Even the pontoon bridges are grey. To the quickstep beat of the drums the Kaiser's men march to the great Square Charles Kogier. Then at the whistling sound of the word of command—for the sonorous orders of the German officers seemed to have gone the way of brilliant uniforms—the grey clad ranks broke into the famous «ooso step, while the good people of Liege and Brussels gazed at the passing wonder with mouths agape. 'At the railroad station the great procession defiled to the- boulevards and thence marched to encamp on the heigals of the eitv called Koehelbcrg. H wis truly a sight to have gladdened the eves of the Kaiser, but on the sidewalks men were muttering beneath their breath: "They'll not pass hero on their return The Allies will do for them."

Many of the younger men in the great array scorned exhausted after the long forced march, but as a man staggered his comrades in the ranks held him up. It was a great spectacle and an im pressive one, but there were minor in cidents that were of a less pleasant character.

Two Belgian officers, manacled and fastened to the leather stirrups of two Uhlans, ma'de a spectacle that caused a low murmur of resentment from the citi Z''ii.~. Instantly German horsemen backed their steeds into the closely packed ranks of the spectators, threatening them with uplifted swords and stilling the momentary revolt. FLOWERS FOR CONQUERORS.

At one point of the march a lame hawker offered flowers for sale to the soldiers. As ho held up his posies t Captain of Hussars by a movement of his horse sent the poor wretch opiawlißg into the dust. Then from the crowi ft Frenchwoman, h«r Iwrt scornln«; fear, cried out, "You brute!" so that all might hear.

There was one gross pleasantry, too, perpetrated by a gunner, who led along a bear, evidently tic pet of his battery, which was dressed in the full regalia of a Belgian general. The bear was evidently intended to represent tile King. He touched his cocked hut at intervals to his keeper. This particularly irritated the Belgians, but they wisely abstained from any overt manifestation or any unpleasant: feature of behaviour. Tho soldiery a? they passed tore repeatedly ■.! j tho national colors, wi:;h 'Teiy Platan [ lady now wears on her breast. " "

A more pleasant incident was when a party nf Uhlans clamored for food on the Louvain road. They disposed of a dozen bottles of wine and bread and meat. The non-commissioned officer in •.-:>mmand asked what tho charge was, and offered some gold pieces in payment The money was refused.

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-Near the steps of St. Gudulo a party of officers of high rank, seated in a nwtor-car, confiscated the stock of tho iiewsv«ndors. After greedily scanning (ne sheets they burst into loud laughter.

Hour after hour, hour after hour, tha VIST's lemons marched into Brussels streets and boulevards. Some regiments made a very fine appearance, and it is well that the people of England should miow this. It was notably so in th.-TW-t wu S^ t '- si!cth . fourth and Twenty-sixth regiments. Not one man ehect* of the gruelling mght »f rn«rching and no doubt the order to goose step" was designedly to impress the onlookers with the powers of resistance of the German sol-

The railway stations, the post office and the Town Hall were at once closed, the national flag on the latter was pulled down and the German emblem hoisi<l >n its place. Practically all t hc shore wire closed and the blind* drawn on most of the windows.