eet, _the ten hostages will be
shot_.

(4) Doors must not be locked, and at night after 8 o'clock three
windows must be lighted in each house.

(5) It is forbidden to remain in the street after 8 o'clock. The
people of Namur must understand that there is no greater nor more
horrible crime than to endanger the existence of the city and the life
of its inhabitants by attacks upon the German Army.

The Commandant of the City.
(Signed) VON BUELOW.

Namur, 25th of August, 1914. (Imprimerie Chantraine.)

LETTER ADDRESSED ON AUG. 27, 1914, BY LIEUT. GEN. VON NIEBER TO THE
BURGOMASTER OF WAVRE.

On Aug. 22, 1914, the General commanding the Second Army, Herr von
Buelow, imposed upon the City of Wavre a war levy of three million
francs, to be paid before Sept. 1, as expiation for its unqualifiable
behavior (contrary to the law of nations and the usages of war) in
making a surprise attack on the German troops.

The General in command of the Second Army has just given to the
General commanding this station of the Second Army the order to send
in without delay, this contribution which it should pay on account of
its conduct.

I order and command you to give to the bearer of the present letter
the two first installments, that is to say, two million francs in
gold.

Furthermore, I require that you give the bearer a letter, duly sealed
with the seal of the city, stating that the balance, that is to say,
one million francs, will be paid, without fail, on the 1st of
September.

I draw the attention of the city to the fact that in no case can it
count on further delay, as the civil population of the city has put
itself outside the law of nations by firing on the German soldiers.

_The City of Wavre will be burned and destroyed if the levy is not
paid in due time, without regard for any one; the innocent will suffer
with the guilty._

PROCLAMATION POSTED AT GRIVEGNEE, Sept. 8, 1914.

_Commune of Grivegnee.
Very Important Notice._

The Major Commandant Dieckmann, at the Chateau des Bruyeres, requests
me to bring the following statement to the knowledge of the
inhabitants:

Dieckmann Battalion,
Chateau des Bruyeres, Sept. 6, 1914.

Present at the discussion:

(1) The Cure Fryns of Bois de Breux.
(2) The Cure Franssen of Beyne.
(3) The Cure Lepropres of Heusay.
(4) The Cure Paquay of Grivegnee.
(5) The Burgomaster Dejardin of Beyne.
(6) The Burgomaster Hodeige of Grivegnee.
(7) Major Dieckmann.
(8) Lieut. R.