Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-05-25
SYNOPSIS Of RREcE0lRo cAlpIERs.

James Adams, European representa-
the for American manufacturers and
graduate Of West Point, is in Paris at
the outbreak of the great aOdr bCttoeen
France and Germany. He engages in
q balloon reconnaissance for the
French and barely escapes capture, be
ing slOept into northern France, 10here
he Is 10TeCked In the grounds of the
Chateau LGguRdV He is rescued By
the daughter Of the Count LGgundy
Aimee, a0ith 1ohom he falls in love-
The Germans advance; Adams defends
Aimee from insult at the hands of
GTieSmdn, Colonel Of CdUdIry. Adams
joins the HuSSdrS, under LOG0enberg, an
old friend, and later assists tn an am
bush Of the French. Word reaches him
at camp that Aimee is again in the
hands of GTieSmGn. With FleiSch.
mann, gigantic sergeant of the En-
perOr'S bOdygudTd, he impreSSeS an
automobile and goes to her rescue. IN
q terrific SlOord fight he kills GrieSmGn
and tt0o others, and proceeds 10itb
Aimee to the home of her cousin at
Bethel.
Chapter VI.
For two delicious days l remained at
Bethel with Aimee. Then early in the
afternoon Fleischmann brought up the
big car we set out for camp, for OBJ
Yious reasons taking a direct road that
did not pass the Chateau Lagunay.
Reaching the outskirts of the camp we
found a host OF war balloons inflated and
ready for ascent Others were already
soaring above us, and looking far to the
south we saw the French balloons high in
air, observing the German movements
As we went farther south for the camp
covered an area some ten miles square)
we found that large part of the army
had moved. IL was evident that events
were approaching a crisis.
At headquarters l sent In my name to
the Emperor, Fleschmann pacing, up and
down outside IN a fever of apprehension,
for he dreaded his sovereign's wrath As
for myself, certain of my ability to make
satisfactory explanation, l waited calmly.
When l was finally ushered into the au-
gust presence l saluted and related my
story. The Emperor waved his hand as
though to dismiss me- But l persisted;
and when l finally drew from my pocket
the documents l had taken from Cries.
mans pocket, and told him of Grevoir,
CHEESEMAN'S supposed interpreter, his ex-
preston changed. He ran over the papers
hurriedly; letters from a prominent
French officer; brief notes of the German
scheme of invasion; data concerning the
German forces; and realizing' that Cries
man was really in league withlthe enemy
ne IOTBdVe me, lnOuBn IL WaS-sWlInsa curt
comment upon my abrupt departing from
the camp, and a caution that u conduct
myself more circumspectly in the future!
! told him that alone was responsible
for Fleischmanns leave without permisS
slon-that / had really abducted Athe- big
sergeant against his WILL A little smile
flickered over his face at thisG Then he
sobered again. y
you viii rejoin Lowenberg," hevsaIdIifi
dismissing me. "There is work for you
on the right wing. We will beSin action
tomorrow or the day after, -You[ and
Fleischmann can redeem yourselves fatkthe
you both"
When we had patiently endured Lowen-
bergs scolding Che had been very much
afraid for us, learning that orders were
out for my arresO We discussed the plan
for the advance. I learned that the enc
my was assembled in force between our
camp and the Marine River. The first
contact had occurred the day before when
a German brigade of armored automo-
biles undertook to recOnnoiter to the
south. The French had sent out similar
brigade for the same purpose, and they
met near a small village. The two forces
came together in a mad charge. The steel
conical prows of the great cars rammed
at high speed, crashing into and over one
another and finishing In a tangle Of
wreckage from which but one German
machine had emerged in condition to re-
turn to camp. An assault with such a
force upon cavalry or infantry would be
lITeSlSllDlS5 out upon an enemy OF ltS own
kind It meant mutual humiliation. 1t was
a striking example of the unfitness Of
such machines for general warfare.
AT dark we were ready for the advance,
moving under cover of night to avoid the
all-seeing eyes OF the airships. A.
A brief statement of the military situa-
zion seems necessary in order that the
reader may understand the nature Of our
undertaking. AS has been stated, the
French occupied the Marine River, from
Chalons-sur-Marne to Barbecue Be-
tween these towns the south bank of the
Marine rises sharply from the water to a