The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09

from his charger and himself assisted IN lay
ing one %, the runs upon the next car. the
the French troops rushed g ths sssE of eieare
inE ne stricksn motor from the roadway.
fully pTeparS Sd1 9or IKE Sho sme snss nsnSi''sr' was
SHELLS from eiithteen French. euna, stationed
man battery. now ~thoronshly snfiadesd. Two
gums were wrenched from their. carriages.
on all sides and tho Emperor himself had q
miIaeulous escape. his. .nickelhagbe being
kH T~Sdsa6 az y b ss sr Eipd o aTpm i \ GSssin %iS SaelI M,
lads, we. will soon silence them" and he yelled
instrgctiens for ever, ayeilabls gun N cps9
artillery was to be hurried TO the front.
Had he, been told at that moment that lie
wildly through tho &ermsn position from Tie
south. and west, while B~eaumarchnis had COM
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latest scion Q; the line Of .HeoSensoflefSnnH would snti
AS e was. the WhirR and fS contusIon Of events.
the easer haste Of the. dispositions to combat
E Inc sEsises Of q pTOceedi Gnns e HSS hsS% MIN all
MOVIE dne ,b bee69eehh Tgs Il, ySrsed Iike fends to re-,
this task they were practically unhindered. as
the nearest German Infantry had been brushed
lar from the place by the passage OF the pre-
soon they had the road sufficiently cleared,
for the German. gums were SO hammered by
the FRENCH artillery that e was impossible TO
SondeetSe stoppa aTs q 5pf fh sn french %Sih advances %dSsRSse IN
In a furyiof despair the Kaiser felt that.his
GTnsi d detyot nsy served ,SS though :they, were,
them. Tho arrival OF a small regiment Of stan
officers from oil parts OF the German position.
him the full extent Of the fearful conflict rag
Ing around Very between the German main
Up to this time, SO awfully sudden had been
the DEVELOPMENT Of events. he had heard moth
inE Fl the h main !, attack tSc ,,,o :, ~. :.
teau Wilhelm became aware. OF tho maRni-
tude of the disaster which had befallen him.
paralyzing all opposition. crumpling up brI-
gades and divisions into terrified h9rdes, smit-
ponents. md. utterly dislocating the whole
army, for artillery. cavalry. infantry, and COM
missarint were piled toRether in shapeless
As he galloped on like ONE in a dream, he
saw suddenly ten OF the French motors halt
man troops drawn up near a plantation at
too great g distance from the roadway for prac-
'Merciful heavenl ~ groaned the stricken Kais-
s face 5e Mieh hi is hls CHARGER snSSa ! sPS eo sSen caF his
Gen. Won Gossler, who rode near him. now
dared, to say what every man on the stan
thought when they first learned the true posi-
There e nothing for Il; your Majesty. bHt
n rapid retreat TO the nOfIn.. we can 1till
save many Of our men by blocking the roads
and blowing up bridges. when these devices
of the devil cannot follow u.s."
His broken-hearted chief murmured. Tear
now, we know why the French did nothing to
n,aae ali o tbat n Sas h0p 1eS n9S could l have fore
Your Majesty" urged Won Gossler. may
His persistence stirred Wilhelm from his
Retreatf" he cried. ''orde.si Look, man.
What orders are necessary Who will iisten3
The sight SO unneryed the Emperor that he
bowed his head and cried repeatedly. My
poor ladsi My poor ladsl" while unchecked
tears streamed from his eyes,
Yet. your Majesty" persisted the other,
we may do something. Let us at least try"
As II In answer to this ~deSpairing utter
ance. came the sound OF sustained firing from
the north and west.
Beaumarchais's division was speeding along
the only possible lines OF retreat.
The Kaiser saw them and made no reply to
Won Gossler. He looked behind to see a French
cavalry division ride furiously into the valley
from the south, intent upon completing the
ruthless work so f~earfully cut out for them by
the motors. from which. too. long lines Of in
fantry. fresh as though, drawn up for parade
inspection. were beginning to emerge.
Then he answered.
Forcing out the words with desperate calm
Yes. Won Gossler. we. can do something.
We can stop useless butchery. Go with q nag
Of truce to vansittart. Tell him / will meet
him In fha villa1a herap