Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-20

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"a Whole Brigade Mlnel Live"
our superior numbers beaten by our
own panic! Lanstron Is not a fool.
You'll find the Browns back in their
old position, working like beavers to
make new defenses in the morning
Meanwhile, we'll get that mob of ours
into shape and find out what made
them lose their nerve. Tomorrow
night we shall have as many more be.
hind them. We are going to attack
again"
The staff exchanged glances Of
amazement, and Turcas, his dry voice
cracking like parchment, exclaimed:
Attack again? At the same point?"
'Yes-the one place to attack" said
Westerling. 1.-The rest of our line has
abundant reserves; q needless num-
Der for anything but the offensive.
Wen leave enough to hold and draw
off the rest to Engadir at once.
| But their dirigibles! A surprising
number Of them are over our lines"
Bellini, the chief of intelligence, had
the temerity to say.
you will send our planes and dirig.
ibles to bring down theirs!" Wester.
ling commanded.
Il have-every last one; but they
outnumber us!" persisted Bellini.
Even in retreat they can see. The
air has cleared so that considerable
bodies of troops In motion will be read.
lily discernible from high attitudes. The
reason for our failure last night was
that they knew our plan of attack"
They knew! They knew. after all
our precautions! There is still leak!
YOU"
Westerling raised his clenched
hand threateningly at the chief of in
telligence, his cheeks purple with rage,
his eyes bloodshot. But Bellini. with
his boyish, small face and round head
set close to his shoulders, remained
undisturbedly exact.
Yves, there is leak, and from the
staff" he answered. Until l have
found it this army ought to suspend
any aggressive"
81 was not asking advice!" inter
rupted Westerling.
But, repeat. the leak is not neces
sary to disclcse this new movement
that you plan. Their air craft will dis
close it," Bellini concluded. He haG
done his duty and had nothing more to
cay
"Dirigibles do not win battles!'
Westerling announced. They are won
by getting infantry in possession of pc
sitions and holding them. No matter
OF We don't surprise the enemy
Haven't tho Browns held their Tine
with inferior numbers? If they have,
we can hold the rest of ours. That
gives us overwhelming forces at En-
gadir."
you take all responsibility? asked
Turcas.
Il do" said Westerling firmly. and
we will waste no more time. The pre-
mier supports me. have decided. We
will set the troops in motion"
With fierce energy he set to work
detaching units of artillery and in.
fantry from every part of the line anf
xtarting them toward Engadir.
This means an improvised organi
cation; it breaks up the machine" said
the tactical expert to Turcas when
/, they were alone.
YES" replied Turcas. HE wanted
no advice from us when he was taking
counsel of desperation. II he succeeds,
success will retrieve all the rest OF his
errors. We may have stroke-of luck
in our favor"
In the headquarters OF the Browns.
Junior officers and clerks reported the
words of each bulletin with the relief
of men who breathed freely again. The
chiefs of divisions who were with Ian
stron alternately sat down and paced
the floor, their rest1essness now that
OF happiness too deeply thrilling to
be expressed by hilarity. Each fresh
detail only confirmed the complete.
ness of the repulse as thst memorable
night in tho affairs OF the two nations
slowly wore on. Shortly before three.
when the firing had died after the
Brown pursuit had stopped, wireless
from q dirigible flying over the from.
tier came. telling of bodies Of Gray
troops and guns on the march. Soon
planes and other dirigibles flying over
other positions were sending in word
Of the same tenor. The chiefs drew
around the table and looked into one
another's eyes in the Significance OF a
common thought.
1T cannot be q retreat" said the
vice.chief.
Hardly. That is inconceivable OF
Weeterling at this time" Lanstron re-
piled. The bull charges when wound.
ed. 1t is clear that he means to make
another attack. These troops on the
march across country are isolated
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