Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-19

James Adams. European Representa-
.sre for American manufacturers ara .
graduate Of West Point, IS al Pdr's at
the outbreak Of the great tccr betaoeen
Frauce aud Germany He engages iH
a balloon Reconnaissance for the
French and barely escapes capture. De
fnO stCcDf into northern France, tchcTe
ne a. tcrccked ia the grounds Or the
ChGfeuU LdCuHdV He IS rescued 81
fhe daughter Of the Count LdguRdp
Atmee. tcitA tCh6sa ne falls ia lore
The Germans GdUdnce.' Adams DEFENDS
Aimee from insult az the hands o.
Griesmdn. Colonel Of CGrGlry. AsdmS
joins the HHssdrS. under LO,Cen berg. az
old friend. and later assists ~ an an
hash Of the French. Word reaches lam
az cGrsp that Aimee IS 0gGtH "a The
hands Of GrieSn5GR. With FieiSch
alGan. q gigantic sergeant Of the En-,
peror'S bodyCuord. NJ tpipTeSSeS On
oufOrlobile and goes % her rescue Ia
a terrific SlCOrf fight ~ kills GT1eSr'dR
and too others. aud proceeds totth
Aimee 90 the home Of her cousin at
Bethel
Chapter NJ
For two delicious days I remained al
Bethel with Aimee. Then early IN tue
afternoon FleischInann brought up tne
biz car We SCI out Tor c~tnP. ~ ~.
ViOus reasons taking direct road tnal
did not pass the 0f-AteAN lsaa+ti|tg-
Relching the outskirts % she camp -
found a host % war balloons inflated and
ready FOR ascent Others were a.rea1s
soaring above Us. and looking far 70 tne
south We saw the French balloons. high ~
air. Observing The German movements
As We went farther south for the cam
covered an area some ten miles square
We found that a large part ~ me arm,
had moved To was evident that cFenti
al heidg,iss~teTs ] sent Ia my name q
tn Emperor. F'icischmann pasaug up ans
-. #nfrH T. 4
Tor hc dreaded his Sovereign s wrath a.
Tor myself. certain ~ ms aulltl 20 ul-ie
satisfactory explanation. waited Cilmi y
When / was finally ushered into the az
gust presence ! saluted and re-tten ma
story The Emperor waved his hand n
though CD dismiss me. But / per
and when unally drew from uy lecne
raan's pocket and told him % Grevoil
t;risSman supposed interpreted. ms ~
preston changed lie ran over the paper
French officer. brief notes az the Gerrna
scheme - tnt aslon. uAtt conc niiS ~
German forces. and realizing taat Gre
man Was really in league with the cnem
ne forEave ne. though it was With "a c-t
comment upon my abrupt departure ffoi
the camp. and a caution that I coudut
ms self more Circuruspecuy in the tGtlr,
told aim that I alone was resI,onsie.
slOn-that I had really abducted the 20
sergeant against his viii a little sni
fiickercd over his face az this. Then b
subered again
You viii reioin Lowenberg" be said
Diminishing me There is work for go
on the night wink. We viii bc in actio
tomorrow OF the day after. You az
flelschrnann can redeem yourselves az tf
front luul you offend again iorg1'
yug both.
When We had patiently endured Lower
herg's scoldiug the had been NcrS uE,
afraid for us. learning that orders We
out FOR rnN arreSD We discussed IRE pla
Tor the advance. / learned that the cu
nay was assembled in force between oi
camp and the Marue River The Or
contact had occurred the day before. Wht
German brigade ~ armore1 autou
hiies undertook 20 recunnclter 90 q
south The French had sent out siruil.
brigade FOR the same purpose. and tht
met near small village. The two fore
coulcal proNs OF the great ears ramm'
az high speed. crashing into and over oi
another aud finishing in tangie
Wreckagr from which but one Germs
machine had emerged In condition 20 z
fGrn to camp An assault with such
force upon cavalry or infantry would
lrrt slstinlc. but upon an enemy ~ It's ov
kind 10 meant mutual annihilatlon- IL "
striking example OF the unltneSS
such machines for general warfare
AT dark were ready for the advant
moving under cover OF night 70 avoid G
ail-seeinE eyes OF the airships.
4 brief statement OF the military situ
tion seems necessary IN order that
reader may understand the nature Of %
undertaking. As has been stated. 2
French occupied the Marue River. tEt
Chaions- sur-Alarne 20 Barbecue j.
tween these towns the south bank OF (
Marine rises sharply from the water 10