The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-12-18
SYNOPSIS


CHAPTER I-At their home on the
frontier between the Browns and
Grays Marta Galland and her mother
entertaining Colonel Westerling OF
the Grays, see Captain Lanstron, staff
Intelligence officer of the Browns, in.
jured by fall in his aeroplane.
CHAPTER II-Ten years later
Westerling, nominal vice but real
chief Of staff, reinforces South La Tir
meditates on war, and speculates on
the comparative ages of himself and
Marta, who is visiting in the Gray
Capital.
CHAPTER III-Westerling calls on
Marta. She tells him of her teach
ing children the follies of war and
martial patriotism, begs him to pre-
vent war while he is chief of staff,
and predicts that if he makes wal
against the Browns he will not win.
CHAPTER Won the march with
the 53rd Of the Browns Private
Stransky, anarchist, decries war and
played-out patriotism and is placed
under arrest. Colonel Lanstron over
hearing, begs him off saying the an
archist will fight well when enraged
and is "all man."
CHAPTER N--Lanstron calls on
Marta at her home. He talks with
Feller, the gardner. Marta tells Ian
strom that she believes Feller to be q
spy. Lanstron conffesses it is true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows
Marta telephone which Feller has
concealed in a secret passage under
the tower for use to benefit the
Browns in war emergencies, pointing
out its value. as being in the center Of
the fighting zone in case Of war
Marta consents for it and Feller To
remain for the present. Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER y1I-Westerling and
the Gray premier plan to use a tri.
vial international affair to Torment
warlike patriotism in army and pee
pie and striking before declaring war
Partow, Brown chief Of staff, and
Lanstron, made vice, discuss the
trouble, and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII-At the frontier
the two armies lie crouched for at
tack and defense. In the town with
The non-combatants fleeing from the
danger zone. Martha hears her child
pupils recite the peace oath.
CHAPTER IX-The Gray army
crosses the boarder line and attacks
The Browns check them. Artillery
infantry, areoplanes, dirigibles en-.
gage. Stansky,risin to make, the
anarchist speech Of his life, draws the
Gray artillery fire. Nicked by shrap-
mel splinter he goes Berserk and
fights-"all a man."
CHAPTER X-Martha has hel
first glimpse of war in it's modern
cold, scientific, murderous brutality
Sha allows the telephone to remain
CHAPTER XI-The Browns fall
back to the Galland house. Stransky
forages. Martha sees a night attack
CHAPTER XII-The Grays attack
in force. The call of the fight toe
strong for Feller, he leaves his secrn!
telephone and goes back to his guns
Hand to hand fighting. The Browns
fall back again.
Il tell noIn1ng, but you tell me
,everything!" said Bouchard's hawk
eyes. He was old-fashioned; he looked
his part, which was one Of the many
points of difference between him and
Lanstron as chief Of intelligence.
1t lacked one minute to four when
Hedworth Westerling, chief Of staff in
name as well as power now, alighted
from the gray automobile that turned
in at the Galland drive. His Excel
lency had not occupied his new head
quarters as soon as he expected, but
this could have no influence on results
II he had lost fifty thousand men on
the first two days and two hundred
thousand since the war had begun
should he allow this to disturb his
well-being Of body or mind2 His we'll
being of body and mind meant the ulti
mate saving Of lives.
Confidence was reflected in Wester
ling's bearing and in his smile of com
mand az he passed through the staff
rooms, Turcas and Bouchard in his
train, with tacit approval of the ar
rangements. Finally, Turcas, now vice
chief of staff, and the other chiefs
awaited his pleasure in the library
which was to be his sanctum. On the
massive seventeenth-century desk lay
a number of reports and suggestions
Westerling ran through them with &C