Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-04-12

n was glorious fan evening in Par
We were seated ia the club a.
ne boulevard Gcrmain, discussing a.
surrlng events ~ the day There IA
hcon rumors and reports OF disagree
sn'hts between France and Germany
no man could say what would hap
mi WV, l,a- both nations were on a.
night at the drop OF the hat.
h,anEefe, the sculptor drew up
smsii tahie and We prepared for 4
bsm" OF the fascinating American pok.
cr which had Just become an tho rag,
IN france We had Just dealt tho
atds, hrangerc; with Onward. the
tanker Mongcrynl, former French ann
uAasador g. ST Petersburg, and myayiL
made up the party.
suddenly Latour. tho correspondent
OF Ia Vie. burst iu upon as Ais ,y,s
were sparkling Iatours ewes aIuays
contained "a message ~ some kind
oheVo you heard the latcstg Dee in
10. what has hoppened7"
War u declared
We Jumped TO our feet IA astonish-
Mutual insults have passed she
Germans have burned the French ann
haRsador In cfnEy Tho French retail
ate by hanging r. dummy Kaiser The
ttfects are full Of u .hF. an ~ ono mind
,,permnny must l1ok down. Boo Her-
streets. demanding mat Germany
hive Il"
,., Agd vy wha, S'm the War omeeT
Latour. bent over our table and fair
~ Kissed the words. 'rUD Germans
have already invaded France They
are swarmiuk across the frontier And
on. the shame ~ tive arc nod ready.
There are no troops iu the ncld. 10
j. the asinlnlty of thD Government.
greed Of tho commander and tlc min
istersi
Latour's breath gave out IIo was
always tragic. our game was forgot
dumb astonishmcnL For mono knew
better that we tho unprtptrcducss OF
the French. against which stood tho
mighty power % tlo enemy. her tccm-
had been trained 90 carry a gun. TO
shoot. TO obey orders Ana tic Ger
man. bad chosen h'ir season we'll II
recalled "a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 90 Tho Ger
man General star in 1905. whom they
said we fhnli Impose ON thc French
winter campaign. our aoldlcrs. COM
ing from the cold regions 81 The north.
VIII march toward temperate cl-
mate. ard the advantage viii Zoe alto
gethcr oura'
Gatour ioft us on his chase for news.
our party was broken up The Inn
PENDING crisis was too much for US
! sh@n go to tho from. and gather
dying GencrallssimU. said Brangcrc.
throwing back bis broad shoulders
The French will win" said Ouv-
rsrd, smiling. "and I shall loan Thorn
funda-as much nH they may need
without charge. Tor thr sake ~ my
beloved France" And here he lied.
for I know thHf Ne would demand In
terest Go the last sou
"Adiru." said M1nEcrval II 80 to
the President 7 shall urge meditation,
ami I. myfelf. shall o. an ambassador
90 arrange terms" Iio withdrew
Rrnndlloquently
! was lcr ALONE James Adams.
"a plain American of adventure. o. per-
form n part ~ which had ihcn no
conception.
n la dangerous ln France. or IN
Germany either. for that matter. Co DE
scrrctivt. Suspicious arc sure Co he
nrouHcd ~ your business a. NOT wcl
known ana openly stated Therefore
q Was well that was allied with large
American manufacturing firms, with
.fr.cs IN UcrlIn. Hamburg. Paris and
railtE In France 7 wsle careful % be
Frrnch IN sympathy ana out1poKrn'
Too In Germany 7 became ICuton
~ the core In addition 60 this ready
inability. Was personally acc
luaintcd with tho French ana German
rulcrs. had excellent German runnec-
IONS. and was VOL known in Belgium,
holland and italy. And inaFmurh as
~ often became necessary for mo TO