The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-02
Dream of a German Poet identify a Mystery
Which Has Stirred England From End to End
--Greatest Literary Sensation of the Great War

Indeed. the hour Of need has come for those
across the Channel. 80
In the Dunkirk region there is hardly a house
or a barn that does not harbor German troops
for the night. From here tonight many q bliss
full. happy dream weaves beyond England to the
distant fatherland. for In the ultimate this trip
across the Channel into final battles means peace,
world peace!
Major sigwart and Lieut.. Eickstaedt find no
sleep; they go exploring. outside the city limits
they see companies of German soldiers build a
huge seashore hotel. 1t Is midnight, but the
hustle goes on. The hotel de luxe gets an extra
bombproof roof. . . prominent guests are
expected: Zeppelins. -Four in a bunch.
beside this huge hangar stands out a curious
cross. To the stump of an ash whose crown was
swept away by a shell has been nailed hort
zortaIly a propeller wing; a wooden tablet bears
the inscription:
Here lies the brave crew of the anniversary
air-cruiser 'Z-lOo.' In the Channel fog they came
too near the Qualifications. . .
The cross and the big hangar behind it-Major
Sigwart gazes long before he can tear his eyes
from this picture.
Like a symbol OF German kind. this picture"
says he to Lieut.. Eickstaedt. "Mishaps do not
stop the Germans. they only bring defiance and
zeal. Behind the cross for the dead the new
hangar the will OF winners"
Throughout the night our neld gray blue jsckets
load the most excellent impedimenta OF the Ger
man armies: Horses. automobiles. overseas equip
ment-everything down to the last button.
In the midst Of the busy to and fro comes
from afar the warning signal OF vigilant out
posts. Sirens scream. An air squadron Is APP
preaching from the Channel. England has the
uncanny field gray guests upon her Threshold
and now makes the last attempt to disturb the
embarkation OF new armies. Indeed, great Is
the need yonder. .
There they come. French and Italian ma
chimes are sighted among the English. In her
greatest stress England has through merciless
financial Vaccinations forced her impoverished
vassal States to aid her with soldiers and arms
and munitions . " the soldiers, the arms
and the munitions have been taken care OF by
our submarines. but the hiers arrived on time
To try to avert the unthinkable disaster from
him who doles the money among the two-third
bankrupts.
The whirring comes nearer-menacingly neare
and nearer.
Bombs crackle down like ante-mundane. grew
some stonebreak; a roar az II shattered stars
were crashing from the frmapsnt. German
cannon start howiing. 4 few German fighters
Of the air have risen: at u height OF Q 500 meters
they defantly bid attls-outnumbered tenfold
they must yield.
Crack crack rackety-crack Infantry opens
fire. Every second lightning from the cloud.
and every stroke a blow. Our gunners remain
calm and aim well. One aircraft plunges from
high into the sea, four, Ave, find their graves
along the shores edge. Some. tumbling earth
ward like lame winged buzzards. will hardly find
their way home. 80
4 terrible hit; a German ship Is burning.
A sinking ship. with lakes of blood and pow
der Crime. aircraft debris. gurgling waves. men
writing In pain-all this is the result Of a few
minutes. Fast as the grewsome spectre came It
vanished.
An English machine. still in midair. receives
orders to fly to the Irish Sea. whence the news
has come by wireless from British submarines