| | | (4) Any person failing to comply with this order will, in addition to| |being placed under arrest for harbouring British troops, be fined a sum | |not exceeding £20. | | | | (5) This decree is to be published in all towns and villages in the | |Province of East Anglia. | | | | =Count VON SCHONBURG-WALDENBURG,= | | =Lieutenant-General,= | | =Governor of German East Anglia.= | | | | IPSWICH, _September 6, 1910_. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ COPY OF ONE OF THE ENEMY’S PROCLAMATIONS. “I asked the sergeant how long he thought it would be before the Germans succeeded in crossing it. ‘Bless you, sir, I expect they’re over by now,’ he answered. ‘They would be sure to have their bridging companies somewhere close up, and it would not take them more than an hour or two to throw a bridge over that place.’ The bridges at Boxted Mill and Nayland had been destroyed previously. “The railway bridge and the other one at Manningtree were blown up before the Germans could get a footing, and their defenders had come in by rail. But my conversation was cut short, the whistle sounded, the men were hustled on board the train, and it moved slowly out of the station. As for me, I hurried out to my car. As I came out I noticed that it had begun to rain. However, I was fully equipped for it, and, except for the chance of skidding and the splashing of the flying mud, did not mind it. But I could not help thinking of the poor soldiers trudging along on their night march over the weary miles that lay before them. I determined to follow in their steps, and putting on speed, was soon clear of the town, and spinning along for Mark’s Tey. It is about five miles, and shortly before I got there I overtook the marching column. The men were halted, and in the act of putting on their greatcoats. I was stopped here by the rearguard, who took charge of me, and would not let me proceed until permission was obtained from the General.