The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-10

NJ all knaVeries' IL ~ iao
Wv BY the tribute that the
sxacted from the weak.
nsving the German govern
mnds. | shall be assisting
-, Of humanity"
~ IN Berlin. The Morocco
stirred all Europe, and
ssn the Teuton and the Gaul
800 TO be imminent. All
.Aame with enthusiasm.
sing a patriotic process
ssrhed scornfully.
~ the folly of these silly
-h;ch the government hopes
~ advantage by an unpar-
.,t.ck on France" he said.
a ne a charity to prevent it.
~ war;" / exclaimed.
IL, turned to me. What
=, possible?" he asked.
- / answered promptly.
4. German governments war
4. fortress of Spandau," l ex-
4 suddenly enlightened.
,body knows that after France
"A Germany a huge monetary
.,iv IN 1871, the Teutonic gov
-, act aside a war fund of sew
-,Il,ou pounds in gold, which was
- IN the recesses of the for
a spandau, nine miles from Ber-
Xs,a II was this sum that Nikolai
uplated raiding.
.-iess the audacity OF the scheme
red me. Even knowing Nikolai
XiM the idea appeared to me in
4. Yet here was this one man
q proposing to loot the treasures
a. uiser. and those buried In the
- Of one of Germany's most
hi fortresses.
evening papers were full of war
Among other items we CLEANED
H. guns of Spandau were about
y d.smounted and sent to the
~ TO help overawe the French
rsnent. 1t was the policy OF
INV TO obtain her ends peace
Il possible. In consequences,
nhlication of these items, as cal
NJ to terrorize France, was
e encouraged. The papers teemed
acries of the preparat. ons for
1nI1stion.
ncog other things we read that a
5 Of shrapnel shells was to be
~ 10 Spandau, and thence to De
peyed with the guns to a waste
IIory In Alsace, used by the gov
mt for war manoeuvres on a
nucale. Extensive firing practice,
)arned, was to be carried on
u and. II the French government
1T then come to terms, the mimic
fuould be converted into a reality.
Eulai was morose on the follow
~. think the magnitude Of his
Iune was now better realized by
Together we haunted the vic
d the freight yards.
[llcss shells will arrive from the
- fsctories," he mediated. Sum-
- 4 will be our task to convey
= b Spandau in person"
y howl" ] asked.
kolai smiled. "In a bureaucracy"
umvered. Everything is possible"
b made an appointment to meet
4 the freight yards at seven
III that evening.
~ was the hour at which the spe-
tlin, bearing the load of shells,
y dse to arrive. Everything goes
epckvork In Germany, and punct-
at seven o'clock the train en-
~ the station, the great shells
~ displayed In the cars. Upon the
- was q representative of the
NJ works.
= guised as q mechanic, / waited.
med lest at any moment some Of
o1cers should inquire my bust
= But they were too much abb
~ with the affairs In hand. A
Aslcr In uniform, wearing crossed
upon his shoulders, stepped
80 among those waiting and dis
= IN order, / gasped; it was
Nd himself.
IA eeckoned me and said, with as
- rcushness:
INN you, my man, to help unload
erso at its destination" Then,
&, to the officers assembled, he
~ zee. gentlemen, it is the en-
special order. These shells
= run in to Spandau this eve-
y cannot answer for the con-
pncss."
~ ud not scrutinize the paper
lney saw the signature of the
ana saluted. Then, turning to
uon agent, Nikolai commanded
%e uain be shunted to the priv
as which runs direct to the
% hour later the ,rain was
nn. Nikolai and | rode upon
ne, our solitary companion be-
oriver. whose duty would be
b when he had taken the
= It's destination. A brief run
~ Us within sight of the frown-
uess. a bastion strong enough
!" oehed centuries of time and
-. srtliiery Of any hostile army.
, oal had set himself to capture
rasures.
q unn ran right within the walls
eo In a wide square inside,
~ which the great black hulks
q suns loomed like some prehis-
onsters. Soldiers were pass
uy TO and fro; none Of them,
-Sef, paid INV o.too.;o 60 sc