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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-09-25

strength. They recognize the Paris de-
lenses as among the strongest fortifica-
tons In the world.
Immediately after the signature OF
peace Of 1871 General Rivers reorgan-
lied the Paris defenses and designed
the second line Of forts which have
since been constructed outside the de-
fensive line which resisted the Ger
man attack in 1870.
The German soldiers, upon approach
ing Paris. viii find all the positions
they took up In 1870 now occupied
by French defense works These
have been arranged In three main
blocks-versailles on the south and
southwest. vincennes on the east and
st. Denis on the north, each block
forming a big intrenched camp OF its
own. each capable of sheltering an
army Of 10000 men. The perimeter
Of the fortress as a whole covers near
~ ninety miles.
The new first line forts are In strik-
ing contrast with those Of the second
line, which were built in 1910. though
they have been brought up to date
and the bastion front has been replac-
ed by a polygonal terrace.
The city's Notifications consist of
three distinct circles around the city
first. a solid wall of masonry eighteen
feet high extending for twenty-five
miles around the old sections Of Paris:
second. a system of seventeen detached
forts. arranged at intervals. two miles
beyond the wall and making a circuit
Of the city -four miles long. and. third.
an outer girdle of forts. seventy-fve
miles long, on the heights commanding
the valley of the Seine.
Each of these circles OF masonry and
steel is a complete defense in itself. the
forts being linked together with re
doubts. bastion and glacis which per.
NIT a crossire against approach from
any direction.
The magnitude Of the system Is
shown by its area. which exceeds 400
square miles.
Stronger Than In 1871.
The wall around Paris and the sew
enfeen detached forts two miles beyond
the wall were built by Louis Philippe
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They sustained the German siege OF
been greatly strengthened. The third
line of forts. on the hills of st. Ger
main. Cormeilles and yfllers. are of
modern construction. with the latest
types Of batteries and heavy guns.
The inner wall about Paris surrounds
the best known aud most important
sections of the city. including the bust
ness sections along the Grand boule-
Yards. the residence sections on the
north and west of the city and the
Latin quarter and other sections OF the
left bank of the Seine. outside of the
wall a circle OF suburbs extends for
many miles. including Seuiily. Argen-
teufl. Versailles. vincennes and many
others.
The forts of the second md third line
of defenses are dotted among these
suburbs. protecting them and the APP
proaches to the capital. The wall con-
tains ninety three bastions and sixty
sever gates. Some of these have been
abandoned. owing to the pressure of
modern construction and trade
Some of the Great Forts.
The second line of forts includes the
famous fortress OF Mont Valerian.
which was the center of attack in the
German siege of 1870. 1t is strength
ened by two groups of works-Pautes
Bruyeres and the Chatillon fort and
batteries. South of the city Is the row
of forts at Ivry, Bicetre, Mont Rouge.
Vanves and Issy. North and east of
the city are three great forts around
St Denis and two others at Fort Au-
bervillers and Fort Charenton, COM
handing the approaches from the great
wood of Bondy.
The outer circles OF forts, which are
of the most modern type. have from
t~wenty-four to sixty heavy guns and
900 to 1900 men each. In all the three
hnas of dnfenses REQUIRE 10000 men to
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against crossire. There is nothing to
be seen Of the interior OF these forts
If one accepts the muzzles of the guns
just reaching above the parapets and
the steel domes of the barbettes be-
meath which these weapons are shell
tered The only masonry In sight is
the revetments of the bitches.
Forts Connected by Railways.
The permanent portion of the In
trenched camps is the forts. which In
time of hostilities are connected by
chains Of temporary works supple
mented by a carefully developed sys-
tenn of interconnecting railways.
A notable feature Of the forts is the
height at which SO many are placed,
thus insuring a wide zone Of effective
FIRE. Most of the larger works are
heavily armor plated or their guns
mounted on steel cupolas or turrets.
Some of the rifles are placed upon dis
appearing mounts, and but very few
of them can be reached by direct fire.
In fact, the majority of the heavier
weapons have been so placed that they
will fire from behind the ramparts. u.s.
ing high angle trajectories and aimed
by means of position finders.
Kinds of Guns Used.
OF course it is out of the question to
tell either the number Of the exact
emplacement of most of the guns. but
a fair index of what was made ready
for the Germans can be gathered from
the following list. which describes the
kinds of weapons available:
81 inch rifles throwing an eighty
eight pound projectile-
81 inch short rifle using the same
weight of shell. This has been a ia
vorite weapon with the French authori-
ties.
AZ inch gun throwing p~rojectiles
weighing from th%irty-nine to forty-hve
hounds. depending upon the kind used
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You fellers down here gets arrested
fer tn darnedest funny things | hev
ever heerd tell on. Up north we gifts
fellers in jail fer reel sure enough
crimes. Down here tn criminals amt
no account. What's he in fer, I say?"
"He all got kotched fer runnin' a
still," explained the keeper. Hes a
right good Teller tew."
"Well. l amt goin' up there" an
nounced the warden. you bring him
down here to me. l reckon he won't
git away"
The keeper slouched away and re
turned a few minutes later in COM
pany with the prisoner. he was tail.
rawboned, uncouth. He stood awk-
wardly before the warden, fumbling a
torn cap in his hand.
well. whut's yure name?" asked
the warden.
'Wilbur Rawlins.' said the man.
with a slow drawl. II got kotched
fer runnin' a still" he added. "'Twan't
mine." he went on after a pause.
"Oh, I amt tn jedge," said the ward
en- cheerfully. "Whut you want with
met"
The man was silent. He rubbed one
foot over the other slowly and then
scratched his ear.
"Come. come. young f%eller." said
the warden. not u~nkindly. "Ye sent
word tibet We wanted ter see me.
WAL. now. We see me. Whut ye want
with mel"
Il gotter go home fer a couple o
days"
You gotter go homer" said the ward
en-. Young Teller. this amt no board
in house. You gotter stay right here
till you are tried"
KANT We let me goT pleaded the
prisoner. ".Tain't IS If I'd lone much.
l amt killed nobody. | amt V e ben
in a feud. | swar I'll come back heah."
Cant do it." said the warden.
.They's no use askin' me. tell We !
can't do it."
II amt got nuthin' but er Newell"
urged the prisoner. "Yo're welcome
ter that eff you all II femme 60"
The warden smiled grimly. 81
couldn't let We go eff We offered me a
thousand dollars" he said. "What'd We
wanter go fer, anyway he added.
Nah little gals all alone up on tn
mountain" said the prisoner, ian
they amt no n~eighbahs ter go ter her.
an they'sa babby a-comin, an ] gotter
be thar. Heavens, man, ye KANT let
her be thar alone at a time like that
KANT We see ! jess n~atchelly gotter
be thar?"
Cant be did" said the warden
briefly.
'Ef you all II let M go I'll name
tn babby aftah you ALL" He had the
air of a man offering a bride Of stu
pendous value.
"supposin' It wuz a gal?' suggested
the warden.
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PAYMEN
IN FULL
A Tragic Episode.
By BAyARD WELLER
I Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.
4 1. !, s-s. !. ...,a.s 4,

Late in an afternoon Of October the
warden OF the county jail stood smok-
ing in the doorway Of his officc.
In the wide street of the little south,
ern town quiet reigned.
Two dogs were wrangling happily
over a bone. Farther along a crowd
Of boys were playing with a ball.
A keeper anne out and stood beside
the warden. who paid no attention to
him. The old man coughed slightly
and touched bis superior on the arm.
9TH man In numbah 7 wants { see
you ALL"
whats he want now?v asked the
warden ENORMOUSLY. Hes always
after sumthin'. Does he think I amt
got nuthin' ter do but run Grants fer
him?"
He still spoke with the accent of his
New England birthplace.
III Dunno" said the old a
"Whut's he here fer, anyhow"
went on the warden. Lord knows. l
can't keep track of all them fellers!
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operate them. not counting troops as
sembled within the city. According to
military experts. 1t would require a
force of 100000 men to invest these de-
lenses.
Because of the eighty-five mile
spread of the intrenched camps an in
vesting army today must have a front
of substantially 100 miles, and this
necessitates the presence of not fewer
than 100000 efficient fighting men in
order to make a siege practicable.
Actually this involves a combined
force OF twice this number.
But this is not all. Competent au-
thorities declare that Paris can be sue
cessfully defended byS350.OO0 men
Base of Supply In the City.
To maintain these defenders the
French have their base of supply right
In Paris itself. while the b~esiegers
must, of necessity, draw their ammu-
milton and food from beyond the from
tier, many leagues to their rear, and,
at the same time. guard these lines of
OmuunlcdllOu dgdlnSt Tie lorceS VI
the French in the field.
Now. the three intrenched camps are
not literally intrenched in the older
use of the term. nor are the exterior
works. apart from the forts, either
permanent or continuous. They are
thrown up at certain strategic points
where natural cover hides them from
the casual eye. and the military au-
thorities have seer TO it that visitors
have been few and far between. In
deed. the average Partisan or the run
Of Frenchmen know next to nothing
about these secret provisions for the
safeguarding of their capital.
OF course the main forts are more or
less conspicuous, but there is not much
that they disclose from the outside of
their offensive or defensive
This Is especially true OF the new
works. These are earthen parapets
from thirty to thirty-fve feet thick and
a score of feet high. and beyond them
are bitches or potential moats forty
feet wide and fully thirty feet deep.
while immense earth ~traverses. placed
athwart the ramparts. cover the guns
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STRONG FORTS
PROTECT PARIS
French Capital Has Triple Row
of DGfGnSaS.
TAUGHT BY FORMER SIEGE.

city's Defenders Believe Present For
tifications Are Greater and More
Powerful In Every Way Than Those
Which Fell to Germans In Franco
Prussian War-Number of Guns Be-
lieved to Exceed 5000. but Details Of
Armament Have Been Closely Held
by Military Authorities.
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threatening the Notifications Of Paris
and their ability to resist a siege re-
ceived the close attention Of military
observers.
Paris has been the announced objec-
tive point Of the German forces, and
the French ministry of val hes adopt
ed urgent means of strengthening the
city's defenses TO the utmost
The details of the city's fertilization
have been surrounded with strict Sc
crecy by French military authorities.
yet military experts throughout the
world know and acknowledge their
general character and formidable
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
CHAPTER XIV.

1t is a great MISUNDERSTANDING it
rich-one Of the greatest in the world.
Some men punch a burro over the
desert all their lives in the hope Of
achieving 1t once; Bud and Phil had
taken a chance, and the prize now lay
within their grasp. Only a little while
nova month, maybe, If the officials
were slow-and the title would be
theirs.
The Mexican miners, blinded by
their Ignorance, went their way, we'll
c%ontented to get their money. Nobody
knew. There was nothing to do but
to wait. But to wait, as some people
know, is the hardest work in the
world.
For the first few days they fingered
about the mine, gloating over it in
secret, laughing back and forth, sing
ing gay songs-then, as the ecstasy
passed and the WEAKNESS of waiting
set in, they went two ways. Some
fascination, unexplained to Bud, drew
De Lancey to the town. He left in the
morning and came back at night, but
Hooker stayed at the mine. !
Day and night, weekdays and Sun
days, he watched 1t ~jealously, lest
someone should slip in and surprise
their secret-and for company he had
his pet horse, Copper Bottom. and the
Yaqui Indian, Amigo.
lgnacio was the Indians real name,
for the Yaquis are all good Catholics
and named uniformly after the saints;
but Bud had started to call him Amigo
or friend, and Ignacio had conferred
the same name on him.
Poor Ignacio! Ills four-dollar-a-day
job had gone glimmering In half 3
day, but when the Mexican laborers
departed he fingered around the camp
doing odd jobs, until he won a place
for himself.
At night he slept up in the rocks
where no treachery could take hin
unaware, but at the first peep OF dawI
il was always Amigo who arose ant
lit the fire.
Then, II no one got UP, he cooked ,
breakfast after his own Ideas, boilin,
the coffee until 1t was as strong al
I've. broiling meat on sticks, and wen
to turn out the horses.
With the memory Of many enviouI
glances cast at Copper Bottom, Hooke
had built a stout corral, where he KEEP
the horses up at night. allowing then
70 Craze close-hobbled In the daytime
, A Mexican i~nBurrect0 on foot Is
contradiction Of terms, II there ~
! any horses or mules In the country
and several bands Of examiners frof
Fortuna hkd gone through their carn
! in that condition, with new rinea 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
TALK ABOUT. THE WEATHER
Declared In These Days to Be the
Only Safe Topic Of Con-
versation.

Perhaps the chief reaso why the
weather is a suitable topic for v
tional conversation Is its usefulness.
Nothing can be done with the weather
except talk about it, SO the talk Is
not liable to interruption by q call to
action. Hard times r q topic OF
general interest, common alike to mil
lionaire and workingman. But IL you
say to a perfect stranger the times
are hard he may take advantage OF
that admission by asking for q sub
scription for some charity or by de-
handing that you vote the socialist
ticket,
The weather is, in fact, almost the
only safe topic left for pure conyersa-
ton in this energetic and practical
age, says the New York Independent.
However much you may deplore the
badness Of the weather. nobody is
likely to hold you responsible for II
or call upon you TO- remedy It unless
you run across 81 crank who II raising
4 fund to lombard the heavens for
the production Of rain or the disaipa
ktion Of hailstorms, 81
Leading OF with the weather Ia
spires cofffidence bec&tfse 1t " a tradi
! ticnal and established opening. II !
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10

for the men who are stealing ny
cattle, and l see we have not far to
go. Where did you get that meat7"
Il got Il from a deer" returned
Bud; there is his hide on the fence;
you can see 1t II you'll look"
The rural. glad to create a diver
sion. rode over and examined the hide
and came back satisfied, but Aragon
was not SO easily a~ppeased.
by what right" he demanded true
ulently. do you. an American, kill
deer in our country Have you the
special permit which is required"
mo, senor," answered Hooker so
berIy: the deer was killed by a Mex
lean l have working for mel"
"Hal" sneered Aragon. and then he
paused, baked.
Where Is this Mexican?" inquired
the rural, his professional instincts
aroused, and while Bud was explaining
that he was out In the bills some
where, Aragon spurred his horse up
closer and peered curiously into his
tent.
What are you looking fort" de-
manded Hooker sharply, and then Ara
gon showed his hand.
81 am looking for the drills and drill
spoon" he said; "the ones you stole
when you took my mine!" q
Then get back out Of there!" cried
Bud, Selling his horse by the bit and
throwing him back on his launches:
"and stay out!" he added, as he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
TheLand Of Broken Promises
lcnryhght l9l4 " Fraak a Aiunseyl

anu q SaA VI oAiuQs du0 AOLS AAm ~ w
his worst. ma
In the course of half an hour or so
he came back and found the Yaqui
sopping w strip with the last of the
bread and humming a little tune. So
they sat down and smoked a cigarette
and came to the business at hand.
Where you go?" inquired Bud; but
Amigo only shrugged enigmatically.
You like to work?" continued Bud,
and the Indian broke into a smile Of
! assent.
"Muy bien," said Hooker with final
ity; Il give Mexicans two dollars a
day. give you four. Is that enough?"
Isl" nodded the Yaqui, and without
more words he followed Bud back to
the cut. There, in half a day, he &C.
complished more than all the Mexi-
cans put together, leaping boldly up
the bank to dislodge hanging boulders,
boosting them by main strength up
onto the ramshackle tram they had
constructed, and trundling them out
to the dump with the shove of a mighty
hand.
He was a willing worker, using his
head every minute; but though he was
such a hustler and made their puny
efforts seem SO Intellectual by. compari-
son, he managed in some mysterious
way to gain the immediate approval
of the Mexicans. Perhaps 1t was his
all-pervasive good nature, or the re-
spect inspired by his hardihood; per
haps the qualities Of natural leader
ship which had made him a picked
man among his brother Yaquis. But
when, late in the afternoon, Bud came
back from a trip to the tent he found
Amigo in charge of the gang, heaving
and struggling and making motions
with his head.
Good enough" he muttered, after
watching him for a minute in silence,
and leaving the new boss in command,
he went back and started supper.
That was the beginning of a new
day at the Eagle Tail, and when De
Lancey came back from town-whith.
er he went whenever he could conjure
up an errand-he found that, for once
he had not been missed.
Bud was doing the blacksmithing,
Amigo was directing the gang, and a
fresh mess Of beans was on the fire,
the first kettleful having CONT to rein.
force the Yaqui's backbone. But they
were beans well spent, and Bud did
not regret the raid on his grub-pile. II
he could get half as much work fol
what he fed the Mexicans he could
well rest content.
But how did this Indian happen tt
find your" demanded Phil, when his
pardner had explained his acquisition
Say, he must have deserted from his
company when they brought then
back from Moctezuma!"
"More'n likely" assented Bud. "He
amt talking much, but l notice he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
SYNOPSIS.

BUD Hooker and Phil De Lancey are
forced, owing to a revolution In Mexico,
20 give UP their mining claim and return
20 the UHited States. In the border town
of Gadsden Bud meets Henry Kruger, a
wealthy miner. who make him a propo-
lEtfion to return to Mexico TO acquire title
TO 3 very rich mine which Kruger had
blown up when he found he had been
cheated out OF the title by one Aragon.
The Mexican subsequently spent a large
sum ia an unsuccessful attempt to relo-
{ the vein and then allowed the land
10 revert for taxes. Hooker and De Lam
cey arrive at Fortuna near where the
mine, known as the Eagle Tail. is To-
Gated. They engage the services of Cruz
Mendez, who has been friendly to Kruger,
40 acquire the title for them, and get a
aFerTnit to do preliminary work. Aragoni
protests and accuses them of jumping his
claim. Bud discovers that matrimonial
ssntangiements prevent Mendez from per
TeetIng a valid title. Phil. who has been
paying attention to Aragon's daughter,
Sracia, decides 10 turn Mexican and get
the title m his own name. Bud objects
TO Pills attentions to Gracia. Aragon
Tails In his attempt to drive them off the
claim. Rebels are reported in the vicin-
ny. Stories of rapine and bloodshed are
nrought in. Bud and Phil begin work in
~e2rnest on their claim. ,,,s
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
BELL STOPS T0LLING
Disaster That Seems Omen Of III Luck
to Brave Little Nation
of Belgium.

IA night or two before the German
invasion called the whole of Belgium
to arms the biggest of the Client bel
fry bells, named Roelandt, after the
architect who built the town hall, was
tolling as usual when it was suddenly
reduced to dumbness and was found
to have sustained a crack about
twenty-five inches long and one-third
of an inch wide. 1t is supposed that
through the excessive heat the metal
had expanded and become unequal to
the violent beating Of the new ham
mers used since the restoration of
the belfry two years ago.
The bell is one of the most celebrat-
ed in Belgium, and the belfry in which
it is hung is only equaled in celebrity
by that of Bruges, whose fame was
sung by Longfellow. The belfry of
Client is 375 feet in height to the top
of the spire, and contains 44 bells.
The one which is now, unfortunately,
cracked was originally made in 1914,
but was recast in 1863. 1t bore in
Flemish the inscription: MY name is
Roelandt; when | toll then there is a
fire; when / peal there is a victory
in Flanders"
In 1889 the Austrians fired at the
belfry to prevent the citizens ringing
the alarm. The cannon hall hit one
of the bells and made a hole in it, but
the tone is said to have remained un-
injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
POLICE FIND WoMANs MONEY
She Thought She Had Lost a $500
Bill But Sleuths Located 1t In
An Out-of-the-Way Place.

Kansas City.-Apples at $500 a
peck! Thus thought a woman who
lives in the northeast part Of the city
when in a downtown mortgage and
loan Office she delved into her purse
for a $500 bill with which to lift the
debt from her home, and found only
emptiness.
Previous to her trip downtown she
bought a peck of apples from her reg
ular huckster, and being out Of change
had taken the apples promising to pay
for them the following day. Her first
thought when she missed her money
was that the huckster had entered the
house and taken his pay with inter
est. An excited woman phoned po-
lice headquarters of the supposed
theft, the detectives were detailed to
unravel the mystery. A search Of the
house was made, and, after turning
things upside down, the bill was
found-in the most out-of-the-way
place imaginable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-10
IS SUBLIME PLACE
Grand Canyon Is Marvel of Wis
itors From Europe.
"Earth's Most Sublime Spectacle" Is
the Description Given by European
Tourist VINO Had Travelled
ovee World.

L
Salt Lake City, Utah-The Grand
Canyon of Arizona has been termed
"earth,s most sublime scenic spec
tacle," and this phrase was bestowed
by an European who had travelled
over the world before visiting Ameri-
ca to view the wonders of the Grand
Canyon.
Attempts to describe the scenery in
the canyon are futile and its impos-
ing depth is best understood by the
fact that it is summer at the rivers
edge when frost is nipping the air at
the surface. Paths wind their way
down a distance of from eight to ten
miles and it is no unusual thing to
leave a snowstorm at the rim Of the
gorge and find flowers blooming at
the bottom.
The canyon may be visited any day