Color postcard map of Belgium, its provinces, railroad lines (?), major towns and cities, and North Sea coast and borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxemburg, and France. Insets show City Hall in the capital of Brussels, a view from the water of the port of Antwerp, and the Remy factory.
Text in French and Dutch:"Il n'est pas de meilleur Amidon que l'Amidon REMY, Fabrique de Riz Pur."and"Er bestaat geenen beteren Stijfsel dan den Stijfsel REMY, Vervaardigd met Zuiveren Rijst."(There is no better starch than Remy Starch, made of pure rice.)
"The population of Brussels, understanding well its own interests, has generally, since the arrival of the German troops, maintained order and quiet. For this reason, I have not yet forbidden the display of Belgian flags, which is regarded as a provocation by the German troops living in or passing through Brussels. Purely in order to avoid having our troops led to acting on their own initiative, I now call upon houseowners to take down their Belgian flags.The Military Government, in putting this measure into effect, has not the slightest intention of wounding the susceptibilities and dignity of the citizens. it is intended solely to protect the citizens against harm.Brussels, September 16, 1914, Baron von Luttwitz, General and Governor"
Notice posted by the German Military Government in Brussels, dated September 16, 1914, and recorded by Hugh Gibson, Secretary of the American Legation in Brussels, in his journal entry of the 18th.
A Journal from our Legation in Belgium by Hugh Gibson, page 238, copyright © Copyright, 1917, by Doubleday, Page & Company, publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, publication date: 1917
Brussels, 1914, Belgium, September, 1914-09-16, Gibson, Hugh Gibson, Belgium Brussels inset, Remy Belgium
