Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-30
A Romance of The War.

The German newspapers thus relate the
manner in which the last and secret COM
munications of Paris with the south and
north of France were cut off. The search
after these mysterious wires had given a
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 Grown Prince of Prussia, each re-
ceived several letters in a feminine hand
writing, begging OF them to set at liberty
the husband of the lady author of this cor
respondence, and who was kept prisoner
by the French at Montereau In exch ange
for this favor she promised to reveal an
important secret As offers of this kind
and a great many others analogous to it,
were made to the above named personages
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 a young lady, who urgently
requested permission to speak to him.
He ordered her to come in. She then ex-
planned to the Count that the letters ad-
dressed to him were in her handwriting;
hat her husband. a Jew and Hungarian
by birth, Joseph Lauzer by name, had, as
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 Eouen.
After having completed his undertaking
he had been sent to Montereau, in order to
superintend the service and make some
repairs there, and he had received from
Gen. Trochu letter apparently containing
| recommendations to authorities Of that
town. But when he arrived there it YVES
announced to him that in consequence of
his German origin che was born at Pres
burg), the authorities were going to place
him under surveillance for some time A
few days afterward the mayor gave him to
understand that three mines had been
constructed along the line of railway near
Montereah, with the view of blowing up
the Prusslan troops if they arrived bv
train, and that he must connect Tie mines
one with another By an electric battery.
"My husband" continued the lady, IRE,
fused to do that pointing out that his mis-
sion was to superintend the existing wires
and not lay down new ones. Thereupon
he was ill-treated, cast into prison, and no
doubt is now in danger Of death"
After the lady had sufficiently proven
her Identity, Count Bismarck had a con-
v5rsation with Baron Won Moltke. and,
three hours later, small expedition, con-
sisting of squadron of huseara, set out
for Montereau, and the most extraordiu-
airy precautions were taken. In the even
ing the troops arrived in town, which was
astonished at the occurrence. The mayor,
Who was still more astounded, was arrest
cd, 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
Prussians likewise found in the bed of the
Seine, in four different directions, the mys-
FERROUS telegradhio communications with
the capitol