The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-08
When Glory Cess,dFifst Chapter Of Our Thrilling War Story
Herbert Quick. Men. win Aa

Author Of "Ou Board the Good Ship
Earth" Virginia OF the AIR
Lanes" etc.

Author Of ''On Board the Good ship
Earth" Virginia of the AIR
Lanes" etc.
Copyright 1918, BY the Newspaper
Enterprise Association In the Unit.
ID states and orsat Brltain.)
CHAPTER !.
] knew that they had been talking
about me ~ soon 90 I came into the
editorial conference. I had been AZ
work on my women's feature for the
Sunday supplement, and was late. The
discussion was ut the rapid-nre stage
when ] came in--but Il died out oddly
- ! entered, into sudden. Significant
silence.
ibid you hear," asked the manag.
ing editor.
NO." l replied. lis the School tor
Scandal In session."
Il think well let you in ON It." said
the N. e.
THE ground noor," said J..
Thanks"
cts the matter Of covering the bat
tle." said be. looking denantly at the
Sunday Editor. I'VE think OF having
you do It."
He stopped az II to let me resign.
Ny heart rose into my throat, anu
sank slowly to my boots.
"Well." said L.,
"You see," went on the M. E., there
isn't a Newspaper man left who u
war expert-there have been genera
tons Of Newspaper men since the
world has seen war. was damn
fool enough TO think we'd never nave
another--and this thing broke like q
thunderstorm. We all agree that II
we can have the big battle covered
from a woman's standpoint. psychi-
cally. and an aeroplane physically, It
will be scream with our women read
era. You're the only woman ! know
who can both write and command an
aeroplane. VIII you go!"
Again my heart rose. and again
sank.
"Sure!" said l.
Travis, Of the Times. was the first
man I met when reached the news
paper mems camp. He broke out into
an awful TRADE against the editor who
would coin q woman's blood into
money for his paper. and ordered me
on the grounds. laughed at him.
WOIucuS ooSSSo uAOVo uSS 49,
spilled for ages In this Transaction
called War;" Paid l. land expect 70
h give women the real facts of tne
greatest battle In history. 1t will Dc
something new--a woman describing
4 to women the way their sons, lovers.
brothers and husbands are disposed OF
lin War
Il claim the right to protest." urged
Travis. "A special right"
mot yeti" said I. Help me get
fsettled, won't your"
He took care of me, swearing. All
they gave me was little tent. and .
packing box for my typewriter. Haw'
lrins, my mechanic. they slowed away.
the Lord KNOWS who're. He was always
about the 6iplane when was awake.
and believe he slept with It.
Travis was 20 surly that ! got my
etart on 1he facts from little Everett
OF the United Press.
The whole world understood the aw.
|lful situation. however. The greatest
Rwar or adQ history turned on the pos
|session OF the great forts and the city
(which occupy that little peninsula COW
Tered with hills, and scored with ra-
|wines and the sprangly fingers Of the
|harbor. The Army Of Invasion. with
Ia tiger-leap had crossed the interna.
|tional boundary an hour after the war
'jwas declared, under full speed. horse,
foot, dragons. motor cars, and AVA
Tors.
The invaded nation had to have time
10 concentrate into the group Of fort
Fesses over which Hawkins and CIR
Fled n our biplane on nv frst scout
ing flight. So ten thousand men took
Isix hours In which to die: and even
BAT that. the oncoming host. its infantry
In motor cars killing time that the
cavalry might keep mp. swept down
bn the town on the heels OF $4,000 OF
the rear-guard. sweeping them In az .
waiter's brush sweeps crumbs. ana
closed up the neck Of the peninsula.
The 25.00O would never have got In
K the 10000 had not consumed those
Xix hours In dying. Blood was well
bxpended for delay-according to the
principles Of war.
The result lay under us ~ We new.
X was Port Arthur over again. The
esieged held on with that multiplica'
Ion Of faculties that mark sieges IN
n ages--Malta. Sebastopol. Gibraltar.
vicksburg. Leyden. Labyrinth, Port
Arthur. Adrianople. It was q he'll OF
arb.wire entanglements charged with
earing electricity, wireless and wtry
telephones and telegraphs. search
light, Zeppelins. dirigibles, cannon and