The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-03-25

Copyright. 1915. by United Press
/ LONDON. March 6.--There was ,
little old woman OF French nation
ality whose little cottage was about
mile from our trenches. She had
huge supply OF cider, and when on'
OF US got money. and a chance. w
would sneak through tho trenches
back to her little house, knock OF
the shuttered window until she open
ed It and handed out big cup full o.
apple Juice.
MY good old husband" as she de,
scribed him. was killed in the cottage
by a German bullet. We buried the
body for her. and asked her why she
didn't move.
mo! MOI" she exclaimed. This II
my home. and II die anywhere. I die
here"
One night We saw three little flick.
ers OF light come from chink Of the
shuttered window. On the Hill far
away. In the German lines. we saw a
tiny light blink three times. For
three nights We watched the spark
ling chink in the widows window
blind. We didn't want to believe she
was spy. because, II she were taken
away We would miss our cider. but
at last we had to act. We caught her
one night In the deed. and cur officers
sent her away. don't know where.
She had sold her country for German
gold.
Hers was only one instance of the
thoroughness Of the German spy sys.
tom. One day we found telephone
wire running through the beet fields
from the German trenches to point
far behind our lines. It ended at a
poplar tree where a German spy, hid
den in the branches. had been tele-
phoning the enemy all the details of
our movements.
But Demielle was the spy Of all
spies. He lived with US In our
trenches: he shot at the Germans and
cursed them an we did. But all the
time he was sending messages to
them. And when he was caught In
the act. he kept silence like man.
Dur onicers took charge of him and he
disappeared--executed, we heard.
In those early days Of the war,
when foreigners in Paris were form
ng a foreign legion, Demieile. q !
splendid looking. big man, with a |
beard that gave him a distinguished !
appearance and a manner that was /
he essence of courtesy. got his name (
INTO the list. and was accepted. He !
lad money in unlimited quantities. /
md before he departed from Paris to
he front. he gave parties right and
eft to little groups Of comrades. His
'rofession was that Of an engineer OF
sugar making machine. and he
new every inch Of the sugar beet ;,
ountry In which our regiment was
nally stationed.
It was collie dog that proved the
ndoing Of Demielle. q fine, ,long-
aired animal. OF all the stray dogs
1hich made their homes In the
renches. he had the most friends
mong the men. but the collie liked
'emielle best. We found out after
ards that Demielle used to save his
BOD. and even 60 hungry himself. In
rder to keep himself high in the COL
e's good will. 81
How Demielle ever trained the dog
60 to the German trenches from
urs we were never able to figure
ut. but we first suspected him when
. saw him lift the dog to the edge
Our trench and send him on his
ay by throwing stone towards
70 German lines. which were only
30 feet distant.
When the dog came back that night
sentry caught him and searched
m. Under his collar was map
hich Demielle had drawn. with |
'te to Demielle. written In German: !
We don't understand this map.
mt you make 1t plainer7" ,
The sentry put the note back In 4