Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-05-24

When one took note Of their enormou
ret guns-twenty-inch, withou
, uoubt' capable OF hurting a ton o.
, more OF metal every Ave minutes.
counted ten battleships. five or six tor,
pedo-boat dcstroyers (rccognlzed b,
their quadruplicate funnels) and sew.
cral cruisers. Two huge coal barges
were being towed several miles To the
rear. This much was visible TO the
naked eye. Looking through my glass
could see swarm OF torpedo boats.
! oniy thelr coming towers showing
/ above the water, lowering around the
hanks and leading the advance.
Inc Meet was proceeding very slowly
IN great curve TO the north. evidently
not desiring To advance nearer the
coast. By late afternoon IL had turned
and was heading west at the same
pace.
AS the sun drew near the horizon and
the wind frcshcned ! turned the nose
or my airship 90 the east and prepared
to spend the night aloft. | had been
sailing leisurely back and forth over an
area OF perhaps nifty miles. In hope OF
seeing the German feet ENcept for
me many passenger steamers coming
ana going there was nothing to be seen.
was leaning over the edge OF my
basket smoking idly. ! had Just chris |
tened my ship "L'Aimoe." and was
wishing | had the original with me.
when voice came down upon me from
the clouds.
Who are YOU" II called. in French.
L looked up In establishment, and
there Heated the strangest alrship 1 |
had ever seen. IL was merely an aero
plane. supported by great saucer-like
metal contrivances. with "A small bas-
ket-car hung by slender cables. I'll
swept by. some hundred feet above me.
ana l had glimpse OF a white face
looking down upon me. I sped up the
motor. ana rising as | advanced soon
drew up alongside my fellow traveller.
Then ensued brief conversation.
where are you Folng2" | shouted |
ne was not more than hundred yards
sway.
n don't know. My steering fans
won't work. and cannot turn. sup
pose ] shall have To consider myself ,
bound for America"
can you descend7"
yes"
Drop 10 the sea. then. and I viii ,
lick you up. My ship steers perfectly"
We were now FAR beyond the fleet. I ,
descended by degrees. The other tipped !
lis planes slightly and started down ,
IN long slant. like boy coasting !
Town hill When within twenty.fect ;
" less OF tho water ho tipped the planes f,
harply I'm the other direction, aud his
hip stopped with a shuddor. lowered q
or time like a brooding gun, and set 4
Ted slowly into the sea. was close =
',hind him with small rope-laddor. q
ma minute later. dripping wet, but !,
hcerful. he clambercd into my car. /
Then We rose again TO the two thou n
and-foot level and with Just enough !,
roadway on 10 overcome the wind. lay 4
- In a calm.
! found that my guest was none other v
han Emil LcFcvrc. son Of the great in I
'yntor Of submarines and explosives. | h
When he had disrobod and hung his | /,
sct clothes % dry In front OF the radl- 4
tors. swathlng himself la n rug mean v
bile. De gave me brief account 81 his Il
quincy The world was ringing with b
Dc news 81 tho great battle on the
'ntaluuinn Plain. how the French had n
cen all but whipped when their fleet "
Z alrships. bclatcd by some misman- G.
cement. came upon the scene with the "
w explosive, Elycolitc. aud sent tho =
''rmans back upon thclr camp. kill /
lg ana manning thousands. There '
90 been no movement on land since r.
hat All eyes were now turned toward In
bee sea, where the fleets were watching n