The Delta independent., 1906-05-11
syx0Psjs or PRECEDING CHAP
TERS.

9a,-s -Auaps. GRADUATE Of HrJt Point, ano
Esrot<11 retyfSenfafIpe Of .fme,iedH manu-
Eae,sreys, is in Paris AT the opening offhs na'
Arfpeea France and Germany. he enRzges IN
an al, skip yeeoasaitssnee /or EAe French ana
uaryctcJv ESCAPES eabfnye BY hr CeJriaH5.
The air ship IS 'oyeeked al ihe Cha'eaE Lagn-
nay AdanfS is reteHed, and IS Hn,Sea by me
Consfs daughter, .finee, ioIh 'rhom ne /aIJ
in kot~. Tie Ge,masS adr1nee and take me
CIafess Ioy Head9Harfe,J. .fdam5 derenas
.Aiuee againsf in5sH BY Col. G,Ie'rran and IS
kson&ed dorsn ty tie GaiSey. Fearing treat
rrenf as French ynrfafhirrr he cnfe,' a 'fs'-
urnf of HHsIdy5, under his /,iesd co., Lofee,i-
Ae,f. 4 spy is eoffsyed and turns oHf 10 be
L.a?osr. a PsytHas eiSb /t-irsd Of .ddamJ.
.4rysnFemenfs are mads for .Iimee 10 6f take"
g,usy 10 fh< home efher comm. The GERMAN
army saopeS IpeSf, LrSping GyieSw1r an eha'Se
eff1e Chateau, uAikf dds~5 and hi' r,sTmrSI
g.Sr,I a E,eseh eoismn Reeoy. ye1eheJ HIM
thar tuner has len, faAing 'p'fh hfJ L1fon,,
fk< ,ey. GyI<5saa goes in pEySHn if1fh orders
10 skeof. .iasmJ and Sergeant Fl<ffehAra""
slsdi az anforso6ik and so 10 dr,end diser.
CHAPTER w
great coucourse of mounted officers. To
left and to right. through the nelds. the
regiments were pushing ahead Al inter
walls groups OF officers left the road ana
struck out toward the northwest. Joining
their troops. And as We settled down TO
steady trot. LowenburE explained TO me
The bulk Of the German army lay at this
time between the Meuse and the confluence
of the Arc and the Aisne rivers Ihese
two streams run Ia generally northwest
direction. and almost parallel. for some
nifty miles. bcin. nowhere more than ten
miles apart Between them. and extend.
Ing for perhap. thirty miles. lies the Forest
Of Argonne. rugged and densciy woodeI
area. consisting mainly Of hingie line OF
irregular hills. varying In height. and end
inH nt the river Junction In boid. pfceipi-
tous hendisnd. on the east the Aire.
rnth small hut deep stream. has. In the
course Of Its centuries OF dow, cut sharply
Into the hillside. On the west. the hills
.lop. gradually to the Aisne. forming a
pleasant valley. from one TO three miles
wide. and under high state OF cultivation.
Al the foot Of the hills nne road winds
portbward. following generally the course
of the river
the Germans Intended To skirt the nor
tberu end OF he Arronne Forest cross the
Aisbe mt Its Junction with the Are. ana
proceed west TO kcims. The French were
known to bc moving slowly north from
their great camp near Chaionr-sur-M Mnrne to
bar the German advance, TO assist In which
operation strong detachment. under Cen
erai Aessonicr. was moving northwest from
Barbecue. following the road through
the Aryonne Valley. This latter move was
Intended ms n coup: but 80 perfect were
the Gctm.n sources OF information that II
became known on the second day. The
Emperor issued orders for mn immedintc
advance Of the left wing. then resting south
Of the Chateau, and consisting entirely OF
heavy cavalry. to push directly west, cross
the ArRonne Forest and fall upon the
French column.
To I.owcnberg with his magnificent hus-
.arN. wss assigned this Important duty.
In addition to his own command were three
regiments Of cuirnssicrs. three of mounted
Infantry. snd two of lancers-in NIL about
eight thousand men. These were well
n,ount~, and were armed with sabre. re-
yoiver, and n new mas snsne carhinc. carry
ing sixteen shells OF high power, each
bullet being constructed that upon ieav-
ing the barrel II split into fve smaller bull
lets. The principal object OF the attack.
however. wss panic and dispersal. rather
than nnnIhiin tion. ms producing more dis
nstrous effect upon the mnin French army.
An hour after midnisht We reached the
Aisne river which had been bridged some
hours before by q poutoon corps. In the
shadow OF high Ar.onnc hills II was In