As to Person: My name is Wilhelm Mävers. I am 27 years old; Protestant.
As to Case: On the afternoon of August 7th, 1914, somewhere between
6 and 7 o'clock, our company had to secure the eastern exits of
Louveigné. We took up a position before a farm at the exit of the
village. Suddenly--it was still quite light--a shot was fired near
us; the bullet whistled close past my ear. The shot was evidently the
sign for a general firing upon the company and on the baggage which
remained behind us in the village, for there now commenced a violent
fire from the houses, especially from the roofs and upper storeys. The
company speedily took up a position on the slope of a garden near the
farm where we were posted. While this was going on, I looked round
and noticed that several shots were fired from the first storey of a
corner house; one saw the smoke rise up after the shot was fired. I am
quite certain that I saw that those who fired wore civilian clothes.
The company replied to the firing for about 1/4 hour, and directed
their fire against a house near the above-mentioned farm. In our
neighbourhood the fire slackened, while in the village shooting still
continued.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: MÄVERS.
The witness was sworn.
2. Non-commissioned Officer Kielholz, 2nd Company, Infantry Regiment
No. 73.
As to Person: My name is Paul. I am 23 years old; Protestant; bank
employé at Husum.
As to Case: On the 7th August 1914 I was one of a field outpost, which
was placed about 300 metres west of Louveigné on the road. Suddenly
as it began to grow dusk we were fired on from the village, and shots
were directed against us from trees and from a rather high-lying
cornfield. We skirmished out and lay down in a field of roots, and some
of us replied to the fire. We then noticed that a number of people in
civilian clothing who had been lying in the cornfield were running
away. We were under fire for about half an hour, and at least 100 shots
were fired at us.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: KIELHOLZ.
The witness was sworn.