The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-03-19

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mier supports me. have u o;on"
will, will set the troops in notion f. rrk
VIZ WITH tn fierce 5 energy he , set 10 sondln,
detacbing units of artillery , ans md
fantry from every part oi liz ~,
startinp them toward Engadlr, o,ani,
S'' nT StIs ne means an improvise!d 0 "aid
cation; it breaks up the macnlne' v,en
the tactical expert to lu''
they were alone. ,r,o vabed
yes" replied Turcas. HE t ,stng
no advice from US when he was 20 eds
counsel of desperation. If he SUM- ~. shis
success will retrieve all inc w. ~, o,hck
errors. We may have stFoA0
in our favor"
IN tbe Headquarters of the Bre' NJ D. |
innjor officers and clerks reportsu uae,
words Of each bulletin with the ~ rhe
of men who breathed freely asa 49, tan.
chiefs of divisions who were WIN s
s stron s al ur sat down and paea
tba ao a'r' thejr restlessness now oae
of happiness too deeply thrl,l', ..sh
be expressed by hilarity. Each n
detail only confirmed the conr ..h,e
J ness of the repulse as that MENUS .'ons
pigbt in the affairs of the two na assan
slowly wore on. Shortly before ~ Mo
! when the firing had died al'el .,osS
( Brown pursuit had stopped, a "''~
from a dirgible flying over 'ne n,av
I tier came, telling Of bodies VI s.on
troops and guns on the March w. .~or
3 planes and other dirigibles hylhs w."
other positions were sending III w.
= of the same tenor. The CHIEFS VIC
t around the table and looked ln1o V''e
V another's eyes in the significance " "
s common thought. .,,,o
r 1T cannot be a retreat said the
!. yice-chief. -,
r Hardly. That is inconcelVaDs u
0 Westerling at this time Lanstron 'o
:. piled. The bull charges when "ounu
s ed 1t is clear that he means to mahe
Q another attack. These troops Oh 'he
v march across country are lso'a'eo
4 from any immediate service
X It was Lanstron's way to Dc sus
gestive; to let ideas develop IN eOun
# Gil and orders follow as out OF COUNCIL.
o THE chance!" exclaimed some CUT
!: "The chance." others said IN the
)" same breath. THE God-given cnahce
d for a quick blow! The chance! W.
IS attack! We attack"
o. 1t was the most natural conceplol
e. to military tactician, though any MAJ
W who made it his own might nav
builded reputation on 1t If he me'
e how to get the ear of the press. incl
:" faces were close to LanstrOn as the
ID leaned toward him eagerly. He SCENE
not to see them but to be looking a
e. PartOw's chair. In imagination Pa
r. tow was there in life-Partow VIII
the dome forehead, the pendulou
" cheeks, the shrewd, kindly eyes.
H. daring risk, this! What would Prto
le say? Lanstron always asked hmse
lie this in a crisis: What would Parto
d. say?
le well ,.lny. boy, why are you he;lIi
10 ftYg fartow demaaded. '9'- acn .
that I'd have taken my long h6ii
I'll and left you in charge if I'd thou
K! you'd be losing your nerve as you
this minute. Wasn't it part of
ed plan-my dream-that plan gave
IN to read in the vaults, to strike
,e, chance, thi very chance, were
tn come? Hurry up! Seconds count
Yes, a chance to end the killing
~ good and ALL" said Lanstron, con
n abruptly out of his silence. "V
N take it and strike hard"
m The staff bent over the map
- stron's finger flying from point
= point, while ready expert answer
his questions were at his elbow
the wires sang out directions
made a drenched and shivering
diery who had been yielding and /
ing and never advancing grow W
with the thought of springing from
mire Of trenches to charge the enc
And one, Gustave Feller, in comm
Of brigade of tield-guns-the me
guns that could 60 forward rumt
y to the horses trot-saw his dearly
En- loved batteries swing into a roa
- the moonlight.
"a La, la, la! The worm will tu
he clucked. ITS a merry, gamt
old world and I'm right fond of it
full of the unexpected for the CIR
That lead horse Is little lame,
he'll last the night through. Lot
lame things will! Who knows?
be we'll be cleaning the mud off
boots on the white posts of the
- tier tomorrow! A whole brigade m
- | live! You old brick, Lanny!
time we are going to spank the en-
on the part of his anatomy W
spanks are conventionally given.
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