The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-08

shAAlh ~ 10 iNfNiht NAfc niiH ~
act directions. He was 10 pretend
10 have sold TO mo his crop and
was 10 pose ~ the silly goose Eans.
chem and he the sharper (flngerl
who had sold mo tho crop. know.
Ing war vas near.
Alao he Vas 60 come each night
20 the garden and take away n bag
OF cahbages and vegetables and de.
liver them 10 a house In Ak. from
whence. knew. word could reach
wiihelmatrasse.
II was not that expected the at.
tack upon Liege Even then I
could no, believe The Great War"
was coming
Hut LieEe was on the way to
Paris. ana II was my duty 20 report
So. a. a market man. rode into
f.lege. and bargaincd In the market
place Helgian housewives made
bargains that day.
They laughed AZ mo AS a simple.
ton When my beets ard carrots
were sold ~ a penny lcss than the
next stall.
They were all talking then Of war.
and | walked through tho town be-
fore starting home.
This was before . German col.
dler's foot had touched Belgium. be.
fore even the armies were massad.
YET ALREADY FRENCH Off.
GERS AND ONE ENGLISH WERE
THERE.
visited wine shops. and, after
DARK. walked around three OF the
fcrts. Maen work was golra or
and ne. ssidisrs were there.
IL was midnight when ! reached
my cottage and my relative was
waiting. babe him waii and
went into another room.
Writing on the inside Of one Of
the outer leaves of . cabbage In
the code ! sent word 20 Berlin Of
IIeae's activity. Then drew the
outer leaf back upon the cabbage
head. placed .; In the bag with 9TH
er vegetables and sent my relative
away. All he knew was he mast
disco Q certain man IN Ais. and
hand rim the cabbage ard putt
from II the outer leaf.
For four days ! was IN the
market. and for four nights sent
the cabbage, reporting all ! saw Of
importanee.
French officers we're numerous
In the city. and we're with the Bel.
giaus.
saw no more English.
The whole valley Was swarmlnE
With troops, and gossip was free
In the market. All talked OF the
war. and heard much Of value
concerning numbers OF troops. and
the building OF new works and
strengthening or old.
Tho day word came that the war
actually had started Liege was a.
madhouse.
II vas easy 10 Ret news. We In
the market knew OF the arrival Of
each troop IA they came from
Brussels and Antwerp. Servants
told uH OF orders 20 flee.
That day ! was IN despair To
remain was TO be driven. herdef.
with the citizens out OF the city
and made useless.
thought Of a plan.
The cry. "The Germans are com.
Ing" was raised everywhere.
Families by the score were fly.
ing toward Brussels and 10 the
south.
Tire rumor said the French were
coming: that great battle would
be al IIeae.
| had Information must send
Perhaps my relative could not
get past the advancing German
troops. In the mids, Of ali the tur'
MOL ! set up great bswl and
howied and ~ept until those near
me laughed.
walled over my losses and
cursed the German swindler'
who had sold me his crop.
| kept II UP until Belgian Of
fieer broke through the laughing
crowd and demanded TO know the
cause OF the uproar.
walled and wept and told him
must get back home TO my wife
and family before the Germans
| came
He told me none could leave the
city that way.
walled until he relented and
wrote pass that I might go.
| whipped my cart donkey and. still
/ bowling. went away.
That night I wrote n message on
n cabbage leaf and told my rel
alive to meet me no more.
D 4x,.LW.Ns
again. sitting on top OF load OF
vegetables, and pretending great
grief.
My day was extremely busy.
complained everywhere Of my mis-
fortunes and OF being robbed. and
I continually sought officials de
manding pay for my stolen prop
erty
Likewise was seeing much oil
the disposition OF the forces.
Also ! discovered that neither
French nor British forces were ar
riving--a few officers and one
small detachment OF French engi
neera.
Constantly there we're reports
that the French we're coming. ant
very brave talk--but no soldiers.
Troops and some guns arrived
from Brussels. and several covered
guns that looked 10 be for aeroplnn,
work. MY mind was busy with de
tails.
| On how slender n thread does thi
life of man In our service hang
! At 3 o'clock in the afternoon wat
directed to appeal Co 1872 ----
"a Belgian offlciaD. and present rGl
claims TO him. | maintained IN,
aslnine feseD acting, found hin