Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-09-19 | Page 9 | American Served in Belgian Army

AMERICAN SERVED IN BELGIAN ARMY NEW YORK, Sept. 18. Paul Van de Velde of Dallas, Tex., for tliirtv-four days a lieutenant iu the Belgian armv. and "a veteran of the battles of Healen." Huston, St. Margaret. Tiiiemout and the fighting fight-ing before Liege, returned home todav on board the steamer Cretic. Mr, Vail de Velde was visiting his parents in Bel-glum Bel-glum when the war started and lie enlisted en-listed as a reservist. The Belgians were seriously handicapped handi-capped in the early fighting bv artillery that was inferior to that of the Germans Mr. Van de Velde said: "Our guns were effective only Hi about one-third the range of the Germans. The Belgians also bud tr await the arrivnl of ammunition from Kra nee a ftec the f iht -lug started. Tn the parly hiiltlps German aeropla ncs wnrked considerable b;i vo especially at night, but the powerful lights set" uji in the forts rnnmved .'ueuarp.' Mr. Van H Vpldr w;:s iv leased from service in the He'S'ian army, ;ir- were other volunteers from the (.TnilM H!ate.. in order or-der the t they might return to (heir business.