5. Amongst those persons caught red-handed and shot immediately were quite a number in very disarranged workmen's clothes. By their delicate hands, their exceptionally fine and superior underclothes, one could recognise with certainty that the garb of a workman was not their usual one. Inhabitants of the place declared they did not know these people and had never seen them there before. The Garde Civique formed the nucleus of these bands of francs-tireurs, at the head of which was evidently the Commandant of Louvain, whose baggage was taken as booty to the Hôtel Métropole. It is obvious how easy it is for bodies like the Garde Civique, who usually wear civilian clothing, to continue to wear it or put it on again, as best suits their purpose. Louvain was obviously the centre of this organisation, which was most effectively made use of here because the Commandant was on the spot. The sortie from Antwerp on August 25th was evidently the signal for the commencement of activities. Consequently the whole population had to be removed from the district; to as large an extent as possible they were taken as prisoners to Germany. For as Antwerp is not completely shut off, they could always rise again, and would do it with the courage of despair. Their removal to Antwerp would therefore be no real remedy. Read over, approved, signed. Signed: VON BOEHN. The witness was then sworn. Apart from that, he had taken the oath on his opinion given in to-day's report of the proceedings. Proceedings closed. Signed: Dr. IVERS. Signed: REISENER. D. App. 2. Court of the Government-General at Brussels. Present: Dr. IVERS, Judge of Military Law. Secretary, REISENER. NOYON, _September 27th, 1914_. Major von Klewitz, officer of the General Staff, IX. Reserve Corps, declares as follows: As to Person: My name is Wilhelm von Klewitz, born at Magdeburg on February 3rd, 1872; Protestant. The witness was told that the Governor-General, Field-Marshal General Baron von der Goltz, had arranged judicial proceedings for the purpose of ascertaining whether military persons, and, if so, which, are guilty of the destruction of Louvain by fire; he then made the following statement: As to Case: When the General Staff arrived at Louvain station, Captain Albrecht, who has since fallen and who had preceded the General Staff, reported that he had prepared quarters in the town, at the Hôtel Métropole, where the Commander-in-Chief had also stayed, and that the town was perfectly quiet. We then proceeded to the Hôtel Métropole in the town, and from there to our offices. This was about 6 o'clock p.m.