ried for destroying property.
Not only were hand bombs of various sizes and descriptions carried, but
each soldier was supplied with a quantity of small black disks a little
bigger than a sixpenny piece. I saw some of these disks which had been
taken from German soldiers on the field of battle. These were described
to me as composed of compressed benzine. When lighted they burned
brilliantly for a few minutes, and are sufficient to start whatever fire
is necessary after the explosion of a bomb.

"To the conditions of famine and homelessness which exist on such a
stupendous scale there must be added one which is bad--the mental panic
in which many survivors remain. I understood how inevitable this was
when I saw and heard what they passed through; eyewitnesses of
unimpeachable character described the sufferings of 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 yards from them.

"I should supplement what I have said regarding the condition of Belgium
with some reference to Antwerp itself, where the excited Government now
sits. It is a wonderful contrast to the rest of the country, and the
first impression of the visitor is that there is little change between
its life now and in the days of peace. I approached it by water, and in
the early morning it rose before me like a fairy city. Its skyline was
beautifully broken by the spires and towers of its churches, including
the incomparable Gothic Cathedral.

"When I entered its shops were open, its streets crowded, and everywhere
there was eager activity. By midday the streets became congested. Early
editions of the papers were eagerly bought and great crowds assembled
wherever a telegram giving news could be read. This continued until
early evening, but by 8 o'clock a most extraordinary change had fallen
upon the city.

"Not a light of any kind in house or shop was to be seen. No lamps were
lit in the streets and the city was plunged into absolute darkness. Not
a soul remained in the streets. To the darkness there was added profound
silence. It was as though this amazing city had been suddenly blotted
out."

*The Wounded Serb*

[From The London Times, Oct. 18, 1914.]

VALIEVO, Sept. 25.

Valievo lies at the terminus of a narrow-gauge railway which joins the
Belgrade-Salonika line at Mladinovatz. Along this single track of iron
road the