The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-16
BeIgian's Love Story Shows Old
Feminine Spur to Carnage
Surviving.
TROPHY FROM SLAIN FOE
Belgian Chauffeur Had No Desire for
Trenches, Willing to Serve Coun-
try Elsewhere, Till Louise
Marie Spoke.
By EDGAR A. MOWRER,


the great panorama OF creation. E
ward Carpenter.
Love of women is playing its part
this war, just as it has always done
Take me to Dunkerque," l sal
brandishing my pass. The Belgia
chauffeur did not look at it,
What are you going to do there?
does not make any difference to me S
long as you have a pass. And if 70
haven't the sentineIs on the road bf
tween here and therell have you gu
quick enough. I've got to get SOM
oil for my lamp. It's getting dark
Come back in ten minutes and w
start"
Had Fled From Antwerp.
A quarter of an hour later | was sit
ting beside the chauffeur on the from,
seat Of the taXicab with my baggage
inside, while the two cylinder motor
chugged along the international high.
way from Fumes, Belgium, to Dun
kerque, in France.
Where are you FROM" asked after
a while. The evening mists were
blowing in from the North sea, muf-
fling the deserted fields in layer after
layer.
Antwerp"
What is your trader"
Driving car. That is, used to be
taxi driver, but now I'm in the DO
lice, or was before the war. That's
now can get such good speed out of
this old two-lunger. Of course had a
better car than this at the beginning,
but it got left when the 'boches came
INTO Antwerp. Il escaped in this one."
Red Cross Painted on Car
You're in the sanitary services, I
suppose" | hazarded, referring to the
red cross largely painted on the glass
front.
Yes and no. You see, we haven't
enough cars. Sometimes | TRANSPORT
wounded and sometimes I bring back
nails; just anything. You'd better ret
ost your pass. There's the frontier
and the first control just ahead, And
say don't know the password-only
up till noon today. forgot to ask for
1t at Furnes. But don't worry, won't
have any trouble"
Faster motor cars than ours great
llmouslnes 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 90
through the narrow IS" formed by
barricades erected In the road
eurly Sergeant Outlets Down.
Passes, your passes, please" cried
ourly sergeant of French territorials
SHINING light in our faces. He ex,
amllled mine and handed it back
Where is yours?" he demanded Of
the former taxi driver
i haven't any," replied nv comn,n
lon' but don't look at me like tbot,
It's a beautiful thing, isn't it, terri.
toriais ike you who've never looked
iine oarrel in the eye having the right
10 stop men like me who bovon,t
missed fight for three months Csn,t
you see my friend here is on a sneciaI {
and mustn't be delayed?"
me sergeant was wavering
why haven't you the password ."
he asked finally.
Now, that's a fine question - sn,,.
,ered the Belgian, sitting up STRAIGHT h
l only left Dunkerque this morning "
=, naa the password then, all rigbt-nn n
III noon-'Carlo' for the French oud h
CASTOR for the Belgians. But wben I u
oI TO Flu! turnes, where l expected to fl
eay little while, here I found had 81
take this gentleman back 70 NV If
assword." N ~ get "
fou can go on" grunted tho Gov dj
eahs at last, and with much grindino til
1iutcnes and brakes we moved slow M
beyond the flare of the seminars di
intern. '0n''nei -,
Colonel Shows His Authority lie
Inc scene was repeated at tbroo ar
,ner controls. 1t is unforgettableN ge
le lanterns, the reflections in t,o by
nal which borders the road tho Sc
ces' the darkness, the excessivolv We
Id wind blowing in the mists fron,
e sea. At the third control we WON hi
out to enter the IS" when there was to
,latter of hoofs and flying stones and s sol
voice sliced the darkness: N or
Get back there, tell you. and, w. ;. leg
ur turn" wall res
IN an instant grizzled French n ant
Jury colonel was upon us. His horse ex'
ideniy kicked. champed and pawed wo
, earth. p''"eu the
GET back | say" the officer cried
OF carriage will pass mill NV Tor
n come through" my ma
We saw no men, but there was M a., II
trying to argue with the colonel WI
would have taken the tongue ont an'
US II we had dared to protest In POI
&c minutes we were the head of 8 -. pas
rter or a mile of waiting autos 40