The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-04-13
ROM NQTESAND 0BsFR sTI0NS
Compiled by Wm.RMackrill.

and heads in commotion. The civil.
| lans, who were in a wild state of ex-
element eheered the. troops, ''vive LEI
return shouted "A BerlinF and 'svive
| la Francew
At corner I met Captain Mau-
bourg, struggling through the crowd.
my way. to the War ONCE" he said.
I am called for conference. Come
ingenious. You may be of assistance"
1t was a memorable mccting-one
that / shall never forget. Grave SEN
President, with HIS Ministers, discussed
the many questions before them until
Wei nigh morning. For a time wait
So IL se ant saStSIn M Finally
nounced me as Monsieur Adams, of
the United States, a graduate OF West
Point, the greatest military school Of
the world" and fntimated that might
have suggestions OF value. I had
spent my time, while waiting, In the
study Of g large war map OF France
and Germany, I had understood that
from points south of the vosges Noun
tains, with a view, perhaps, to cutting
of portion OF eastern France and
ultimately rdnnS making i German territory.
the frontier, assembling at Luneville,
at Chaumont. and at Be1fort. 1t APP
peared necessary to check the invasion
IF ! mistake not" I said, "the Ger
man approach OF 1870 was similar
to cut Paris of from the south, the
tbst tb oI IT'S a SnIP9piies NOV T. s kely
this plan? What evidence have you
that the rnain. attack is to the south
east Of Parish"
agents." replied the President. I'VE
are advised that the whole force of
the German attack Is in that direc-
"They may be right" rejoined.
but would 1t not be well to see what |
Is going on TO the north? What would |
happen If, for instance. the Germans |
and cut of communication between |
Paris and the Channel? b that move |
out of the question:"
Tee Thinking yfs no hsr reply At nct tey
atrategist. but. BY Heaven. M. lie
President. It IS not impossible. We
However. 1t is several hundred miles
to the Belgian frontier"
Let me suggest, then. with. your
r reof this snd y Ds 0ot @
press. all the automobiles in Paris,
and hurry the greatest possible num-
Der Of veterans to the northeast lIvn.
r1ediately to reconnoitre. ] should be
rlad to. OFFER my services in this com
nection."
Very bold talk for an American in
the presence Of generals grown gray
In military service. / had only passed
through West Point. Because of a
partial color-blindness / had never
been admitted to the service; yet I
rad studied war for several years. and
had learned that It is never safe to
rust to mere reports of agents.
For an hour more the plan was ois-
,ussed, and finally adopted. And thus,
almost unwitting1y, / became involved
n q series of the most stirring Incl
lents-the war balloon reconnaissance,
ny marvellous escape, the terrific
lighting at Monte Pelier, the spectacle
If the greatest naval battle in history,
Ind personal encounters in defense OF
he sweetest woman In the world
Ill these will live In memory to the
md of my DAYS.
When the French Government de-
,ides that 1t wants anything belonging
% its citizens. there is no red tape
% be unwound. From has- moment |
hicks and fast. b% s9cgraph. BY. telo-
,none, by word Of mouth. Within ten
hours upwards Of FIVE thousand auto
mobiles were assembled on the out.
skirts OF Paris The response OF
,itizens and of automobile companies