r of both soldiers and officers. A neutral correspondent writes
in the _Times_ of January 28, 1915:

"On the whole it cannot be said that the behaviour of the German
officers and soldiers towards the population of Ghent is bad.
When the German troops entered the city, strict injunctions were
given them to refrain from pillaging, and to pay for everything
they bought in the shops, very much to the disgust of many...."

Mr. Gabriel Mourey has written an account of his custody of the Palais
de Compiegne during the invasion. The _Times_ review of this book is so
interesting that I propose to give some extracts from it:

First the palace served as the general headquarters of the
British Army during the last stage of the strategic retreat to
the Marne; and in the closing days of August, M. Mourey looked
out of his window to see Generals French and Joffre walking up
and down the terrace in consultation, while in the park English
soldiers were shaving themselves calmly before little pieces of
broken mirror. In a night they had left Compiegne, blowing up
the Louis XV. bridge ("utterly improved," and therefore no great
loss). On the next day came the Uhlans, by no means so terrible
as they had been painted.... Von Kluck was to make his
headquarters there for a day, and the first announcement of the
doubtful honour was brought by an engineer lieutenant, who came
to make a wireless installation on the palace roof. He was very
quick, but he found time to inform the conservator that his name
was Maurin, that it was a French name. He repeated it many
times, "C'est un nom francais," and he was plainly proud of it.
Then came Von Kluck himself, asking in polite and excellent
French that he might be shown over the palace. Of him M. Mourey
draws a by no means unattractive picture, urbane yet reserved,
with real admiration for the treasures of the Palace, discreetly
murmuring "Je sais" at the close of every explanation, not
offensively, but as though some long forgotten memory had
returned to him, making his frequent "Kolossal" sound in his
conductor's ears as gently as the continual "Very nice" of the
British Officer, and, his visit over, promising that respect
should be paid to the monument of Imperial France.

But Von Kluck could not stay. He was followed by Von Marwitz, no
less polite, no less sympathet