The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-04-23
WANIsA HELMET;
GIFTS II FOR HER
| HeluIan's 1--we Story Shows Old
Feminine Spur to Carnage
Surviving.
TROPHY FROM SLAM FOE
seiufan Chauffeur Had No Desire for
Twnchs2 Willing 10 Serve ceun.
try Elsewhere, TIL Louise
Marie Spoke.
NJ EDGAR a, MoWEER.

Paris. Love can only ray what II
wants by the language OF Life, action,
song. sacrifice. rayishment. death and
ths great panorama Of creation. Ed.
ward Carpenter.
Love OF women II playing its part In
this war. Just ~ IT has always done.
Take me TO Duukerque." said,
brandishing my pass. The Belgian
chauffeur did not look ut IT,
what are you going 10 do theref !,
does not make any difference 10 me SC
long ~ you have pass. And II you
havant the sentinels on the road be-
tween here and there1l have you out
quick enough. i've got TO get some
oil for my lamp. us getting dark
Come back In ten minutes and we
start"
t,sfys Had Fled From Antwsrp!
A quarter OF an hour later was sit
ting beside the chauffeur on the front
SCAT of the taxicab with my baggage
inside, while the two cylinder motor
chugged along Che international high
va from Fumes. Belgium. to Dun
karque. in France.
Where are you from?" asked after
q while, The evening mists were
blowing In from the North sea. muf'
H.ns The deserted aslas In layer after
layer.
Antwerp"
Whist Ia your trader"
Driving a car That is. | used to be
a taxi driver but now I'm in the po'
lice, or was before the war. That's
how ] can get such good speed out OF
this old twolunger. OF course had q
better car than this at tho beginning,
bun 1t got left when the boches' ceme
into Antwerp. escaped In this one. Il
Red Cross Painted on Car.
You're In the sanitary services,
suppose" hazarded. referring to the
red cross largely painted on the glass
front.
Yea and no. You see. we haven't
enough cars. Sometimes transport
wounded aud sometimes bring back
nails: Just anything, You'd better get
out your pass, There's tho frontier
and the frat control just ahead. And
say. | don't know tho password only
up till noon today. forgot TO ask for
II at Furnes. But don't worry, | won't
have any trouble"
Faster motor cars than ours, great
iimousinss and roadsters full OF French
and Belgian officers raced by In the
dark with few lights showing We
were forced to stop some distance
from the military post at the French
frontier and wait our turn to 10
through the narrow -" formed by
harricades erected ID the road
Burly Sergeant ouIsts Down.
Passes, your passes, please, cried
q bury sergeant OF French terrttorials
shininx a light la cur faces he ex.
amfhed mine and handed II back.
where Ia yours he demanded Of
the former taxi driver
Il haven't any" replied my compan
ion, "hut don't look at me like that
It's q beautiful thing. isn't II, terri
torials like YOU whove never looked d
riiie barrel In the eye having the right
to stop men like me who haven't
missed a fight for three months' Can,
you see my friend here Ia on a special
mission and mustn't be delayed"
The sergeant was wayering.
why haven't you the password r
he asked finally.
Snow. that's fine question:" splut
tered tho Belgian. sitting up straight
Il only left Dunkerque this morning
! had the password then. all rlght~-ul
till noon--Cario' for the French and
Castor for tho Helgtans. But when
got to Furnes. where expected IL
stay little while, here .oaaa +! hst
60 take this gentleman back 10 Dun
kerQue, Fine chance had to get q
password"
You can 60 on" srunted the ser
Eeant Mt last, and with much grinding
OF clutches aud brakes we moved slow
" beyond the dare Of the sentinel.
lantern.
Colonel Shows His Authority.
The scene was repeated at thres
other controls II Is unfcrgetta BILE,
the lanterns, the reflections In thu
canal which borders the road, ths
faces, the darkness. tho excesstyely
Geld wind blowing Ia the mtsts from
the sea. At the thnd control we wers
about TO enter the g" when there wa.
. elatter Of hoofs aad hysag stones AM
voice sliced the darkness
Get back there. tell you. ana wal
your turn"
In an instant n grissied French In
tautry colonel was upon US. His horx,
suddenly Kicked, changed and pawsc
the earth.
Get back say The officer cried
Not q carriage will pass un,n m,
men come Through"
We saw M men, but there was ne
use trying 70 argue with the colonel
who would have taken the tpngue eut
OF Us II We had daret 10 protest II
three minutes we were the head az !
quarter Of a mile og Waiting autos
Some o. the frst arrivals tried 10 psas
by, but lhs old celoRel, who had reinec