The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-03-05
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Colonel WesterlinS Of the Grays, see Cap
tain Lanstron. sta3 intelligence ofYlcer OF
the Browns. injured bv fall In his aero
plane.
CHAPTER u-Tsn years later wss-
tering. nominal vice but real chief Of
staff. reinfcrces South La Tir, meditates
tive G ~ agss 1S Of himself ~ ana a. Marta. lar Who i
visiting in the Gray capital.
CHAPTER I1I-westerling calls on
Marta. She tells him Of her teaching
children the follies Of war and martial
patriotism, begs him TO prevent war whiic
he is chief Of Staff. and predicts that II
he. makes war against the Browns he
will not win.
CHAPTER Won the march with the
SD of the Browns Private Stransky, anar-
chist, decries war and played-out patriot
ism and Is placed under arrest. Colonel
Lanstron overhearing, begs him Off saying
the anarchist will fight well when en-
ragged and 10 ''all man."
CHAPTER v-Lanstron calls on Marta
at her home He talks with Feller, the
gardener. Marta tells Lanstrom that she
believes Feller to be q spy. Lanstron
confesses It IL true.
CHAPTER VI-Lanstron shows Marta
q telephone VIII III Feller has concealed In
q secret passage under the tower for use
to benefit the Browns in war emergen-
cies, pointing out Its value as being in
the center Of the fighting zone In case OF
war. Marta consents for 1t and Feller
TO remain for the present. Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta.
CHAPTER v1I-Westerllng and the
Gray premier plan to use trivial inter-
national affair to foment warlike patriot
ism in army and people and strike before
declaring war. Partow. Brown chief OF
stan. and Lanstron. made vice, discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron.
CHAPTER VIII - At the frontier the
defense. In the town with the non-com-
batants fleeing from the danger zone,
Marta hears her child pupils recite't the
peace oath.
CHAPTER IX-The Gray army crosses
the border line and attacks. The Browns
check them. Artillery, infantry, aero
planes and dirigiblss engage. Stransky,
rising to make the anarchist speech Of his
by a shrapnel splinter he goes Berserk
and dghts-"all man."
CHAPTER x - Marta has her !, first
glimpse of war in its modern, cold. scien-
tifc. murderous brutality. She allows
the secret telephone to remain.
CHAPTER XI-The Browns fall back
TO the Galland house. Stransky forages.
Marta secs q night attack.
CHAPTER xIT-The Grays attack in
force. The call of the fight too strong
for Feller, he leaves his secret telephone
and goes back to his guns Hand to hand
fighting. The Browns fall back again.
CHAPTER xIII-Marta asks Lanstron
over the secret telephone to appeal to
Partow to stop the fighting. Vandalism
by Gray soldiers In the Galland house
which, Marta is notified. will be made
Westerling's headquarters.
II CHAPTER XIv-Westerling and his
stan occupy the Galland house. At tea
with Marta, Westerling begins to woo
her; disclosing his selfish ambitions.
Marta apparently throws her fortunes
with the Grays and offers to give valua-
BILE information.
CHAPTER xv-Marta calls up Lam,
Ptron on the secret telephone and with
his assistance plans to give Westerling
false information that will trap the Gray
army Westerling, after questioning her,
torms his plan Of attack upon what he
has learned.
CHAPTER xvI-The arays win Bordir.
Marta continues her role of spy and
through her Wester1ing Is led to concen-
trate the attack on the main line at Enga-
Dir. A leak OF information Is suspected.
but the source Is undiscovered. Positions
are won but the Browns always give way
grudgingly, never taken by surprise.
CHAPTER xvII-Bouchard is relieved
as staff intelligence officer, and in going,
accuses Marta. Westerling thinks him
mad.
CHAPTER xvIIr-The Grays take the
apron Of Engadir in an attack which is
watched by Marta and Westerling, who
Is at first suspicious of her, but treasures
himself. Partow dies suddenly and Lam
Btron succeeds him. >
CHAPTER XIX-Westerling plans the
main attack on Engadir. Marta tele-
phones the plan to LanstrOn Wester-
Marta covertly watching him. The Grays
are routed.
CHAPTER XX-The isolation and CEN
sure always the portion of an unsuccess-
full general are upon Westerling. In the
midst Of Jubilation and plans to follow up
his victory Lanstron finds the secret
telephone wire cut. A subaltern Of the
Grays has discovered the wire, heard
Marta's voice and accuses her before
Westerling. He escapes from his now un-
stssaable headquarters and Marta is safe
"The news has reached the press, "
the premier proceeded. Editions are
ALREADY In the streets"
what! Where is your censorship"
gasped Westerling.
'It Is helpless, q straw protesting
against a current" the premier re-
piled. "A censorship goes back to
physical force, as every law does in
the end-to the police and the army;
aud all, these days, finally to public
opinion. After weeks Of secrecy, of re-
ported successes, when nobody really
knew what was happening, this sudden
disillusioning announcement Of the
truth has sent the public mad"
SIT Is your business to control the
public!" complained Westerling.
"With what, now? With a speech or
a lullaby? AS we'll could you stop the
retreat with your naked hands. My
business to control the public, yes, but
not unless you win victories. gave
you the soldiers. We have nothing but
police here, and tell you that the pub
lie Is in mob rage-the whole public
bankers and business and professional
men included. have just ordered the
stock exchange and all banks closed" |"
There's cure for mobsl" cried
lWesterling. LET the police fire few
lvolleys and they'll behave"