We took part in the searching and the burning down of houses from which firing had taken place. Some of the houses were furnished with regular loopholes, among them also houses which, as I saw on the following morning, had flown white flags. On September 1st, at Lombeek, St. Catharinen, near Ternath, west of Brussels, I made the acquaintance of a priest, to whom I expressed my approval of the quiet bearing of the inhabitants of Lombeek towards our company. He said, "Yes, for weeks I have been preaching this from the pulpit, and my flock listens to me. I have told them that if they wished to fight, they should go to Antwerp, put on uniform, and obtain a rifle. The enemy is only doing his duty; his soldiers are children of the same heavenly Father." I replied that, if all his colleagues in office had acted thus, much that was disagreeable would have been avoided both for the Belgians and for us. He did not contradict me; we remained talking a little while longer, and when I took my leave of him, he blessed me. Read over, approved, signed. Signed: HERMANSEN. The witness was then sworn according to regulations. Signed: STEENGRAFE, President. Signed: KAHL. D. App. 43. Present: President, FELGNER. Secretary, BECKER. FLENSBURG, _January 8th, 1915_. There appeared as witness Captain von Vethacke, who, after the importance of the oath had been pointed out to him, was examined as follows: As to Person: My name is Moritz, aged 37; Protestant; Captain, Reserve Battalion, Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 86. As to Case: I have just read Captain Hermansen's statement of December 28th, 1914, and I confirm it with the following remarks: I know for certain that among the corpses lying in the station square there were several dressed in clerical garb. The examinations in the station square in Louvain were carried out very carefully. Each company had its portion of the town which it tried to clear of francs-tireurs. Persons found with a rifle in their hand were at once shot, but others who could not be at once convicted of the participation in the attack were led to the station building for a decision to be come to there regarding them. The witnesses accompanied them in order to give their testimony in the station square. Whatever priests were shot, were found guilty before the Court. I also made the acquaintance of the priest mentioned by Captain Hermansen at the end of his statement; he made an excellent impression on me also; he did not contradict me when I expressed my view that priests had stirred up the people and had taken part in the attacks. From my conversation with this priest I gained the impression that he did not approve of the behaviour of his colleagues in office. Read over, approved, signed. Signed: VON VETHACKE. The witness was sworn according to regulations. Proceedings closed. Signed: FELGNER. Signed: BECKER.