7/14 The Belgians refuse to do the bidding of the Germans and operate the railroads. The Germans must move the trains themselves. They simply pity them, that they were so shortsighted as not to accept German gold for right of passage through the country. The German hate is reserved entirely for the English above all people on the surface of the globe. In Belgium 200 marks reward is offered for the capture of any Englishman found in that domain. |