The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-12-10
A Romance of the War.

Inc German newspapers thus relate the
manner IN which the last and secret com.
munlcatious of Paris with the south and
north OF France were cut eff. The search
after these mysterious wires had given O
! great deal of trouble to the Prussians,
without leading to any result. It hap
| pened, however, that during this time the
| Count Won Bismarck, Gen. Won Moltke.
| and the Crown Prince Of Prussia, each re-
ceived several letters in feminine hand
writing. begging of them to set at liberty
the husband Of the lady author of this cor
! respondence, aud who was kept q prisoner
by TIE French ct Montereau. In excl ange
for this favor she promised to reveal an
important secret. As offers of this kind,
and great many others analogous to it,
were made to the above named personaces
by hundreds every day. they took no ac-
count OF the letters We have Just referred
to.
But on the morning of the 2Sth of Sep
TENDER the visit was announced to Count
bismarck Of young lady, who urgently
requested permission to speak TO him.
lie ordered her to come in. she then ex-
| planned to the Count that the letters ad-
dressed to him were in her handwriting
| that her husband. Jew and q Hungarian
by birth, Joseph Lauzer by name, had, as
a naturalized Frenchman, been employed
IN the general management OF railways at
Paris IN the capacity Of engineer, and that
| before the investment of the capital he had
been specially employed in constructing
the underground telegraph between Paris
and Tours, as well as that between Paris
and Rouen.
Alter having completed his undertaking
| hparl n ont i'm rIa 10
superintend the service and make some
repairs there, aud he had received from
Gen. Trochu letter apparently containing
recommendations to authorities of that
town. But when he arrived there it WIS
announced to him that in consequence OF
his German origin (he was born at Pres
burg), the authorities were going to place
| him under surveillance for some time. 4
! few days afterward the mayor gave him 10
understand that three mines had been
constructed along the line Of railway near
Montereah, with the view Of blowing up
| the Prussian troops if they arrived by
train, and that he mus .onnect the mines
one with another by al electric battery.
"My husband, continued the lady, ''re,
fused TO do that pointing out that his mis-
sion was TO suDerintend the ex sting wires
and not lay down new ones. Thereupon
he was ili-treated, cast into prison, and no
doubt is now in danger of DEATH"
After the lady had sufficiently proven
her identity Count Bismarck had q con-
versation with Baron Won Moltke, and
three hours later. small expedition, con-
sisting of squadron Of hUssars, set out
for Montereau and the most extraordin-
airy precautions were taken. In the even
ing the troops arrived in town, which was
astouished at the occurrence. The mayor
who was still more astounded, was arrest
ed, and the Hungarian engineer was liber-
ated from his prison. The mines already
referred to were discovered and destroyed,
and, under the direction OF Lauzer, the
Prus8iaus likewise found in the bed of the
Seine, in four different directions, the my5-
terious telegradhic communications with
the canital