To the south the town of Jeszkotle marks the border, with its church, old people's home and low-rise tenements surrounding a muddy marketplace. The town presents a threat because it arouses the desire to possess and be possessed. ...
Vevey, Hotel Mooser. July 31, 1914, 3.30 p.m. A telegram from the Federal Council posted up at Vevey Station announces "general -mobilization in Russia and state of war proclaimed in Germany." Today is one of the finest days of the year. ... To the south the town of Jeszkotle marks the border, with its church, old people's home and low-rise tenements surrounding a muddy marketplace. The town presents a threat because it arouses the desire to possess and be possessed. ...
