The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
By JAMES MoRGAN

clared to his minister Of war that he
would have wiped il out but for hiE
lack Of twenty stzins with which TO cross
boats that I needed-only twenty"
The army is dying Of hunger" he
walled. although blood and FIRE have
been employed on the road to get sub;
sistenee. Victor has nothing Gerard
has nothing. The cavalry Of the Guard
is perishing Of hunger"
Yet SchwarZenberg was begging for
band of recruits; but Napoleon refused
him a truce and rebuked Savary for
boastiRg that he was winning victories
against heavy odds. You must havs
things" he wrote his minister of police,
when / am saying everywhere that
have $4,000 men and when the enemy
believes it, At the same time he wrote
very dear father-in-law," that he had
more soldiers than the allies and that
he could prove it Moreover. he had
10000 additional men in Paris only wait
ing for orders. and he called upon Fran
els not to lend himself to the passion
for revenge which burned in the breast
Of the Gar. But when he heard that
King Joseph had advised Marie Louise
TO appeal to her father. he spurned the
suggestion. Il do not want to be pro
tected by my wife" he told his brother:
that idea would spoil her and cause
US to quarrel
While the Emperor was pausinE again
at Troyes. he heard that Blucher had
organized a new army of 5000 men for
fresh start toward Paris Resolved to
break him up once more. he left the
Seine. crossed the Marne and the Aisne
and fell upon the old hussar at Craone:
crow flight Of eighty miles north Of
Troyes But the fortress Of SCISSORS
had fallen and Blucher. having been
Joined bv Bulow's army from Holland
had in hand no less than noooO men
against 5000 French. In vain the EN-
peror flung himself against that wall oS
steel and then turned back to open a
new campaign Of intimidation against
SChwarZenberg.
But when he thought that commander
was retiring before him. as usual. the
Army of the SOvereigns turned upon him
at Arcis-sur-Aube. where with only
1850 men he was surrounded BY @0n0
and had no OtherLneans of escape tn
by narrow bridge. Yet for two hours
those 5000 stood silent. motionIess and
irTesolute on the heights Of the Aubs be-
fore the mere handful on the river bank
The Emperor was lucky in the end 10
get away with no greater loss than son
nen: but that was One-fourth OF his
strength.
His Last Card.
Both Blucher and schwarzenbers hav-
ing beaten him OF, he saw in his hand
but one more card to play. II he could
no longer block the road to Paris. he
would try to cut in behind the invaders.
arouse the popula ton Of Alsace and
defend their lines Of communication
With only 1000 men he started for the
RhiNe. but he declared soon I shall
have 10000"
As he sped eastward. howeSer. ard
s. SChwarzenberg was turning to pursue
him, two courieTs wer captured by the
Cossacks and two letters taken from
them. BY that mischancs Of the road
; the ruse was exposed. One letter was
from Sayary TO the Emperor telling him
that France could no. longer resist and
the other was from the EmpAror to Marie
Louise divulginK his purpose to draw
the allies away from Paris. With those
tell-tale letters in his hands. the Gar
insisted that SchwArzenberE and Blucher
should at once join forces In an advance
on the capital and only a small force
was sent to the rear to delude Napoleon
with the idea that the allies were follow
ing him.
After Napoleon had fenced for two or
three days with the decoy division. some
bulletins OF the allies were found in the
pockets Of captured soldiers. which an
ncunced that the allied army was pay
ing no attention to him. but was making
straight for Paris Then the true si'u--
ton dawned upon his understanding
He was at st. DiZier when the sea-
fell from his eyes and he saw the peril
CT his capital $50 miles away. He turned
at. once to run a race across France in
an effort to get ahead OF the invaders
and. sword in hand. take his place at
the city gate.
fcopgrizht. 1874 b. James SIorsasl ---.,