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Show WILD FLIGHT OF REFUGEES FROM DANGER POINTS LONDON". Sept. 14, 5:25 p. m. Describing Describ-ing the flight of the Belgians during the German advance, a correspondent of the Associated Press, who recently arrived here from Belgium, says that the refugees scattered like autumn leaves before the wind. Unaware of the maneuvers of the opposing forces, some fled directly toward the scenes of the engagements. Others whirled aimlessly In circles. Many traveled trav-eled in dilapidated wagons drawn by horses too old or otherwise unfit for mlll-tarv mlll-tarv service. A great majority, however, waiked, discarding, after a little, even their handbags. As a rule, they -wore their best clothes. t Nivelles there was encountered a man who had walked ail the way from Charleroi in one day, carrying a small son on his shoulder. When the trouble began he hid with his boy in the cellar of his home. The house proved to be in the path of the artillery nre, ana nnany ine upper part of the building was destroyed hy a shell. He scrambled out of the ruins uninjured, only to fall Into the hands of German soldiers. They treated him well, except that he was forced to march with other hostages beside the soldiers to prevent pre-vent sniping at the troaps by Belgian citizens. A Catholic priest, holding a cross in his trembling hands, was compelled com-pelled to head a procession ns another precaution of the Germans against attack at-tack bv the inhabitants of the town. |