The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-18


soldiers In that stockade, and
within another just like it "a
few miles away were about
1900 civil prisoners. These men had
net been soldiers. but they were OF
military age.
When there was work which the re-
gents military authorities wished done
these men were led out. like felons or
like slaves. to perform the task under
the watch of soldiers The military
prisoners were forced TO work in the
same way, but they at least were hon
ored with stronger guard.
It was not strange. therefore. that
stories began to circulate about Amer
lean girls who, of their own choice,
went to the conquerors. No one un-
derstood 1t better than the American
men themselves those herded like
slaves within the stockade. They had
failed completely to protect their wo
men. They had failed SO miserably
that many of the girls at least must
see them only as towards and IN
feriors In comparison with the con
querors. Their instinct of admiration
toward the conquerors. their contempt
| and distrust Of the conquered, was not
only as old as the Sabine women: il
! was as old as sex itself.
One of these stories, circulated
among the prisoners In Jim's stockade.
/ concerned a girl from the west who,
from her description, most certainly
/ was Agnes The report was that she
had become or was to become the wife
i of one of the enemy's captains.
i Jim did not try TO convince himself
that the girl. of whom the prisoners
were talking that day, could not be
Agnes. If they had said that Beatrice
Logan had gone over TO the conquerors
he would have had no basis of beiiev
i ing: he would have refused the
4 thought; it could not be So
i There were no lines now which
i were held by American forces; there
were only lines beyond which tie re
gent was not yet@ready to extend the
regions of occupation. The new Amer
lean army was massing-so the milf
tary prisoners in the stockade heard
J In Ohio now and was preparing posi-
i lions south from Sandusky or Toledo
to the Ohio river, but the prince was
!. not yet pushing his conquest that far
The American armies invariably had
practiced In retreat the burning or de-
stroying of all stores and supplies OF
every sort which could not be remov-
ed and which possibly might aid the
invader. These tactics were delaying
the conqueror, who had PLANNED to
live off the country by making him use
, his ships to transport food and supplies
and arms and ammunition for the reg
!, iments already in America and pre-
venting him from bringing reinforce
ments as fast as expected.
.We are lighting" said Stone, the
chief Of staff, .sas Washington fought.
, He lost New York and Philadelphia
and Charleston. but he kept an army
E In the field, and so at last he won.
This we will do If every city in the
nation must be desolated. Every day
we are growing stronger and better
prepared; every day the enemy ex
tends his lines to seize more ravaged
q regions: he is growing weaker"
i The regents generals realized thai
i. winter, firmly established, added t.
the difficulties of their campaign. Chi
cago, Gary. st. Louis. Minneapolis, st
Paul. Kansas City Omaha, Des Moines
and Denver had become monstrous mu
milton centers.
Il Almost daily f1otilla of the regents
t. planes or a squadron of his dirigible:
r few over one or another Of the cite:
i In the Mississippi valley. Thus Elgii
, again and again was attacked.
It was the autumn Of the year 191'
In Cayuga county, N. T., brown ant
u parched sea son. even more rainles