2nd Infantry Reserve Battalion, Regiment No. 75, was replaced by Landwehr Regiment No. 53, and the detachment of artillery was replaced by a Landsturm battery. On the same day a detachment of pioneers made a breach in the convent, situated at the exit leading to Herent, from which building the military road was fired upon with special intensity. In spite of these measures, the firing upon columns and troops continued without interruption until August 28th. After the preceding evidence, His Excellency v. Boehn also gave the following legal opinion about the burning down of Louvain before Dr. Ivers, Councillor of the War-Field Court of Justice, leading the inquiry: The progress and the fury of these fights already prove that we are here dealing with a planned organisation. It is proved beyond doubt by the following facts: 1. In a church in Louvain 300 rifles were found, and in Herent numerous rifles, pistols, and a great quantity of ammunition were discovered by the 18th Division. 2. A large number of the civilians, who took part in the rising and were shot, were ascertained to be soldiers. 3. In the haversacks of fallen soldiers civilian clothes, especially garments of priests, were found. The priests themselves led and incited the population. In Bueken, for instance, the signal to fire was given by the priest leaving the church. In spite of his assurance that no armed men were in the church, five were caught. They fired from the roof of the church. All these people were shot. Acting-Sergeant-Major Predöhl, Reserve Regiment of Hussars No. 6, reported that he was fired at by twelve priests while on patrol duty. After they had been arrested with the help of the field-battery column of the III. Reserve Corps, which was close by, they were taken to the III. Reserve Corps to be tried, but they were liberated by the court-martial, as it could not be proved who had fired. These people had identification discs and wore military boots and under-garments. 4. During the fights a uniform was often found close to the empty haversack, but no corpse; the owner had no doubt disappeared in civilian dress.