Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-11
SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP
TERS.


Yames adams, graduate Of West Point, ana
E.yobean REPRESENTATIVE Of american manu-
factwyers, is IN Paris at tie opening Of the wa,
between France and Germany. He engages IA
an air ship reconnaissance for the French ana
narrowly escapes capture BY tie Germans
The air shib is wrecked at the Chateau Lagn
nav adams is rescued, and is narSed BY tn
Counts daughter, Aimee, sUth Dhom he /alE.
in lone. Tile Germans advance and take IN
Chateau for HedaqmarterS. adams detend.
Aimee against insult BY Col. G,fesnan and 4.
knocked down ~ the Kaiser. Fearing treat.
ment as French symPathiSer he enters a rsg1
meAt of HnsSarS, Hnder his tjfend Col. Losuen
berg. n spy is captured and turns oHt TO b
Lafonr, a Partisan cln6 /jTend Of adams
ARRANGEMENTS are maze fOr Aimee 10 be taken
away 10, tie home et'her cousin. The German
army moves nest, Leaving G,2eSnaa IN charge
ofthe Chateau, vki2e adams and ms regiment
ambush French column. Report reaches him
that aimee has LEFT, failing with he', Lafonr,
The SPY. G,fesmaa goes IN pursuit aUiH oyaeri
TO shoot. adams and a Sergeant F2eischmann
steal an automobile and go 10 detend Aimee.
CHAPTER Nv.
1 suddenly found myself riding among O
great coneOurse of mounted officers. TIC
left and to right, through the fields, the
regiments were pushing ahead. At inter
walls groups Of officers left the road and
struck out toward the northwest, Joining
their troops. And MS we settled down to a
steady trot, Loweuburg explained to Inc
the movement then under way.
The bulk of the German army lay at this
time between the Mouse and the confluence
Of the Aire and the Aisne rivers. These
two streams run in a generally northwest
direction, and almost parallel, for some
hni. uhnp 1Nsar
miles apart. Between them, and extend
ing for perhaps thirty miles, lies the Forest
of Argonne, a rugged and densely wooded
area, consisting mainly Of single line OF
Irregular hills, varying III height, and end
ing at the river junction in bold, precipi-
tOuS headland. On the east the Aire, a
rather small but deep stream, has, in the
course of it's centuries of flow, cut sharply
into the hillside. On the west, the hills
slope gradually to the Alsne, forming a
pleasant valley, from one to three miles
wide, and under high state Of cultivation.
At the foot Of the hills fine road winds
northward, following generally the course
OF the river.
According to the main plan of invasion,
the Germans intended to skirt the nor
thern end of he Argonne Forest, cross the
Aisne at its junction with the Aire, and
proceed west to Reims. The French were
known to he moving slowly north from
their great camp near Chalons-sur-M Marine Ia
bar the German advance, to assist u which
operation strong detachment, under Gen
eral Messonier, was moving northwest from
Barbecue, following the road through
the ArgOnne Valley. This latter move was
intended as coup; but SO perfect were
the German sources of information that ii
became known on the second day. The
Emperor issued orders for an immediate
advance of the left wing, then resting south
of the Chateau, and consisting entirely of
heavy cavalry, to push directly west. cross
the Argonne Forest, and fall upon the
French column.
To Lowenberg, with his magnificent hus-
sars, was assigned this important duty.
In addition to his own command were three
regiments Of cuirassiers, three of mounted
infantry, and two of lancers-in all about
eight thousand men. These were well
mounted and were armed with sabre, re-
yolyer, and new magazine carbine, carry
ing sixteen shells of high power, each
bullet being so constructed that upon leav-
ing the barrel it split into five smaller bull
lets. The principal object Of the attack,
however, was panic and dispersal, rather
than humiliation, us producing a more dis
astrOus effect upon the main French army.
An hour after midnight we reached the
Aisne river which had been brdged some
hours before by pontoon corps. In the
shadow of high Argonne hills 1t was in