D. App. 44. Court of the Bavarian Landsturm Infantry Battalion Gunzenhausen. Present: President, Captain HAHN. Secretary, WALZ. VIELSALEN, _February 4th, 1915_. On citation there appeared as witness Herr Karl Dörffer, born on December 25th, 1877, at Erda, district of Wetzlar; Protestant; 1st Lieutenant, Reserve of Prussian Railway Regiment No. 3, assigned to the Railway Constructing Company No. 17, at present commanded by the Bavarian Staff Officer of railway troops in Vielsalen. The witness, to whom the importance of the oath was pointed out, was examined as follows: As to Person: My personal description is correctly stated. As to Case: On August 24th, 1914, I was commanded to effect the detraining at the station in Louvain. I was acting manager in the station as well as commandant over the station. On August 25th detraining took place almost continuously; I particularly mention the detraining of the IX. Reserve Corps and the General Staff of this corps. On the evening of August 25th, at nightfall, shots fell suddenly in front of and on both sides of the station area; in this area were detachment of troops and trains. At first I did not attach much importance to the firing; but as it became more violent I went to the front of the station building. I now saw that violent firing was taking place, particularly from an hotel to the right of the station. From the long flash of fire from the individual shots I assumed that military rifles were not being used. I know for certain that firing took place from the upper floors of this hotel, but the windows from which firing took place were dark. The following design will indicate the position of the hotel more clearly: [Illustration] To judge by the violence of the firing I must assume that firing from other houses also took place.