The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-09
Shoot the Spy
The Amazing Narrative of n Member of
the German Secret Service; Tells How
He Penetrated Hostile Belgium in the
Cuise of Tourist.

| identity IN case the soldiery should
question mo. Then net out 10
find my officer.
l inquired for him diligently and
finally was directed 20 tho Evegnee
fort and found him In a group. !
rushed upon him. beseeching his
aid.
Truly my appearance was con.
vincing Worn and exhausted !
was, aud besides the ride In tho
aero and the night spent IN the
folds and ditchea had not improved
my appearance. Al first the officer
cursed mo and ordered mo away.
but several seemed touched by my
pose OF helplessness. | thanked him
again and again and called him
savior and hero and called down
blessings upon him.
/. Tho other officers laughed and
joked with him.
silly FOOL he said. go with the
others and do not trouble me-"
I pgetcnded 20 weep and declared
had no place 10 20. but would
STAY with him. my protector.
Keep him. Major" laughed =
French officer.
Il jump In the mud.- rctorted the
major. tie snnte 10 rousseau"
Evidently an idiomatio French
joke. --Ed.)
Well. give him 20 me then" re
sponded tho Frcnchman. Il need a
cook"
II can cook. m'sieu.- I stated.
IL was arranged. Ny luck was
greater than had hoped Tho
officers sent mo 20 tho Kitchens
under the fort. That day I saw
little. cooked,
In the evening thors was word
that the attack Was expected. u
was not permitted above ground.
but tn tho late evening |. with other
civilian cooks. was drawn up and
examined Ia tho eommAndant's
room.
Ito told US wc could 70 or stay.
and that the fort never would sur.
render. but that We would die OF
conquer. Many went Before 70
turning to tho Kitchen underground
saw and heard much.
One Of mr. Missions was 70 learn
whether French and English troops
had reached Lego and how many.
I heard an officer complain that
the English had JAILED. and that the
French vcrs allow.
Returning TO the kitchsn I vestsd
. blue strip Of the paper from my
tobacco boz. IN q little wHssr walk.
ed TO gun smbrasure and tossed
II out with the watsr.
Tho gun guard cursed mo and ]
swore back. Five minutes later q
blue signal flashed from far down
tho saco OF the cliff. flashed blue
and after q moment died out. The
blue fire caused commotion
among the s~n,ries beard much
scurrying
had sent my first message 10
the German army. Il Was that the
French and British had not yet
come TO Liexe.
The strips OF paper hidden In my
tobacco box werc chemically pre-.
pared signals. When fampcd. and
after the water formed the proper
reaction. thar farcd up like signal
/ fires IN various colors.
cooked my French officers ain.
ner. had hoped 60 assist In serv
ing the dinner nj the officers mess
table. that I might hear more. but
others did that had prepared .
pudding OF rico and figs with q
sauce Of my own.
Most of those serving the meal
were soldiers few had been hired
from among citizens by the wealthy
officers. but only two or three OF
these were remaining. these b-.
cause OF personal devotion 10 their
officers.
bad-and chiefly they cooked In
Gr~at pots for tho privates
II was. think. about IN the
morning that the cliff seemed to
rock and spii,. Under ground ~
was horrible. There followed two
days of horror, OF which I neither
saw nor know thing. save that
above mo was a terrible racklng
noise.
Sometimes great explosions shook
the very cliff itself We made
coffee at all times.
The underground Kitchens were
on the side opposite tho river.
From gossip that driftcd down 70
us We knew the Germans had tried
20 cross the river. and had failed
We knew their shells had damaged
the gun easements and tina, some
had been killed. We were not por
mitted above ground.
On tho third ,day think the
shock deafcned me. There was n
terrific explosion and the story
came that the magazine OF Fort 2
had blown up. We never knew
what II was.
On the fourth day the lombard
ment ceased. Tho sudden silenc"
was shock. Ny head felt numb.
/ We shouted nj each other-and