The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-12
SHOOT
THE SPY
The Amazing Narrative Of
a Member Of the German
Secret Service; Tells How
He Penetrated Hostile
Belgium in the Guise of
Tourist.

Tourist.
From Namur We entfsined for
Mons. where great preparations
were going forward. hut within 70
hours my major was ordered %
Tourna, where We saw two French
corps with strong artillery forces
and some cavalry and many Brit.
ish. among them the Hlghlanders
and the Royal Horse
We were there two days. ! be-
ing unable % ascertain the reason.
II appeared 10 me the French
and allies were undecided. or else
ontgenersied.
At Tonrna | saw the first Brit.
iah. a Scotch force passing through.
We had been at Tourna two daya
when my officer received hasty or
derh 90 Compiegne-and arriving
there In the midst OF confusion We
became mixed with French, some
Ilelgians and British.
There I saw the African troops
for the first time.
WV hAI Vf'N NV
airy action two days before aug.
25l and the allies were retiring 10
new positions.
My officer and his two assist.
ants were assigned 10 direct tho
work of intrenching along the
Disc. between senlis and Com.
piegne.
heard him complain Of tho DIFF.
ficulty under which the engineers
we're laboring and OF the ineffect-
iyenehh OF earth works against the
explosive shells used by the Ger.
mans.
Our station was not far from
cflsl. a railway point % I'm.
portancc AZ the iuncture OF the
Disc aud ldhrich.
Here. by great good fortune I
encountered Emmerling. OF our
service. with whom. for several
days. worked.
As have said knew few OF the
operatives OF tho service. Emmer-
ling and ! had. however. once lived
together in the apartment on the
Avenue de villiers In Paris, an
apartment maintained by one OF
the women agents.
knew. OF course. that hundreds
OF our service were scattered
through Belgium and the north OF
France, but until meeting Ermer-
Ting. ! saw none.
The works being thrown Up In
expectation OF checking the oper-
actions OF tho advancing Germans
we're 40 feet below the crcsts OF
tho range OF hills on the east OF
tho Disc. with second row OF
works near tho crest. making bat
teries stationed Just below the
ridge.
Tho Disc. At that point. de-
scribcs a sweeping curve. with
high hills on the east and q valley
across the river. with hills beyond.
Tho railroad from Paris 20 Brus.
sells runs with the river.
There Ia fine road leading
from Longuice Ste Marie 10 Sen
lis that crosses the river and
winds upward 10 the higher land.
then turning and paraileling the
river curve for a mile.
From tho crest. where the bat.
teries were, we could see the land
open save for small trees In
clumps for five miles. the bridge
at Maxencc 10 the north and sew.
srai hamicts.
The Kitchen camp was below the
crest out OF sight OF the river and
on the opposite Slopes mile. per.
haps. 10 the rear.
EmncrlIna recognized me az
worked helping dig for the
defense OF the field kitchen
and gave a sign.
I threw down my shovel.
went for n drink and spoke
with him AZ the we'll.
From him ! received orders
to report In code on the pin
silk "a species Of paper used
by the spy In which the writ.
ing was made by pin prleks
through siik paperl.
That night I managed, on
| prctensc OF foragina for fresh
lettuce, 20 reach the agent OF
/ whom Emmerllna told me.
He took my code message
/ and I knew that, before morn
/ ing. II was sent to our troops
/ by bird.
That our service was busy all
along tho French lines I knew. for
in the night OF Aug % saw two
flare signals south and one In the
valley. to the northeast
/ knew our troops we're very
near and that heavy fighting was
| going on TO the east. north and
/ south.
The French constantly were
bringing up fresh troops and work
ed all night
/ British troops we're crossing the
river below us and retiring 10 the
heights. many coming up the road
and moving toward the southeast
evidently 10 position.
II There were new troops from
Paris and the southern provinces
among them the 10th. ilst and
42nd reserves, joining those who
had been hurled back by our ad
vance.
heard soldiers say they hac
been siecpIess for eight nights anc
days. and that the Germans were
devils who fought without stop
ping. The British were being re
inforced heavily.
They told OF harvesting (cutting
down like wheat the charging
Germans. only TO have them come
to life and advance again
II was o'clock In the morning
when tho struggle on our front
/ commenced.
Evidently II was cavalry at
tack on the outposts across the
!! river
/ The French mounted divisions
went forward down the road at the
trot and the noise of furious
| fight came 10 us.