D. App. 7. Court of the Government-General at Brussels. Present: Dr. IVERS, Judge of Military Law. Secretary, RAMBEAU. LOUVAIN, _September 17th, 1914_. Station Buildings. During the judicial proceedings of the Court of the Government-General at Brussels for the purpose of ascertaining whether any German military persons, and, if so, which, were guilty and deserving of punishment for the burning down of Louvain, there appeared as witness: Lieutenant-Colonel (Active List) Schweder, commanding 2nd Mobile Landsturm Infantry Battalion Neuss, who made the following statement: As to Person: My name is Max Karl Schweder, born in Posen on April 24th, 1856; Protestant. As to Case: On Monday, August 24th, 1914, the Landsturm Battalion Neuss, coming from Neuss, arrived in Tirlemont, and was immediately detrained. I went with my Staff by motor to Louvain, where I arrived about 6.30 p.m. It was my intention to prepare everything for the drawing up and quartering of the Company v. Sandt. The company also arrived at Louvain at 8.10 p.m.; it was quartered near the station, with closed ranks in an alarm quarter. I, 1st Lieutenant v. Sandt, 1st Surgeon Dr. Berghausen, and Adjutant-Lieutenant Lamberts took up our quarters at an hotel opposite. The night of August 24th to August 25th was quiet. On August 25th, at 6 a.m., began the marching of the troops of the IX. Reserve Army Corps through Louvain towards Malines, coming from Liège. On the 25th there were only about 100 men in Louvain of the v. Sandt Company, because about 100 men were told off for guard and sentries. As far as I know, no other troops were present in Louvain on Tuesday, August 25th, except this company. During the day, until 5 o'clock p.m., the town was perfectly quiet. At 5 o'clock Staff-Major-General, 17th Reserve Division, v. Rosenberg appeared and ordered the company to be ready at the north-west exit of Louvain. I and 1st Lieutenant v. Sandt immediately led the company there and drew it up, covered by the crest of a small hill. The company lay there from 5.45 till 7 o'clock at this point without taking part in the fight, which, as far as I remember, had already begun at 11 a.m. on both sides of the main road Mechlin-Louvain, and the main points of attack were Herent and Bueken. Shortly after 7 o'clock I ordered 1st Lieutenant v. Sandt to march back with his company and to draw it up ready at the station at Louvain, because I felt that the company was more necessary there than outside the town. I myself went on foot through the town, which was almost devoid of troops, to the station. I saw some isolated persons and several of the inhabitants in small groups standing in front of the houses and walking about in the streets. The houses were everywhere dark. Of the German forces I saw in the evening only a few baggage-carts accompanied by small detachments.