[Paths of Glory by Irvin S. Cobb]@TWC D-Link bookPaths of Glory CHAPTER 7 44/48
The borders of the posters were ornamented with prints of American flags done in the proper colors. "Yes, Liege seems quiet enough," said the lieutenant; "but we expect a revolt to break out at any time.
We expected it last night, and the guard in the streets was tripled and doubled; and these little dears"-- patting the muzzle of one of the machine guns--"were put here; and more like them were mounted on the porticoes of the Hotel de Ville and the Palais de Justice.
So nothing happened in the city proper, though in the outskirts three soldiers disappeared and are supposed to have been murdered, and a high officer"-- he did not give the name or the rank-- "was waylaid and killed just beyond the environs. "Now we fear that the uprising may come to-night.
For the last three days the residents, in great numbers, have been asking for permits to leave Liege and go into neutral territory in Holland, or to other parts of their own country.
To us this sudden exodus--there seems to be no reason for it--looks significant. "These people are naturally turbulent.
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