Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-15
FRENCH WOMAN
DEF|ED ENTIRE
GERMAN ARMY
Madame Daredevil, Who
Refused to Leave Her Home
in Face Of Invading Enemy
Is Dead at Last,


Paris. Jan. a. Madame dare
Doyir Is dead Madame Dare-Devll
was the name given by French sol
i dicrs 70 Madame MfWulcrt The wiie q
q farmor ~ fonsart not far from
Nantcuil-Ie. ilauhoulu. waerc the Eng
fish troobs pissed september under
the pressure 1T continually multiply
ing German troops on its left flank.
The peasants Of l.cssart. MOTT Of them,
piled their rafeonal cffncts into carry
ans a1d carts ana fled before he con
4 fict MADAME Mcunior, however, re-
fused t. bulge Solidir hrtrcd aNhinSl
+ nor door sill She turned o dear ear
+ to all appealf sita remained alone
there with her old mother OF w ann
+ three gcrfanla; che buried her chWe"
PROVISIONS. her wine ana number ~
; bottles OF old brandy ~ The Rardeh
bought poignard fOr persona driehs'
ara waited fnf tho Germans
From The surrounding country
4 there succeeded wave after wave Of
+ thick ranks ~ gray t'iva lrmy corps
neafly 100000 men marched through
thai region to the Marine IN the
cnlp morning hours of the nest day
German officer knocked on the door
1 Of Madame Mouniera farm holiW
with The hit Of his sword
i must have milk, broad. neat
vino. sali pepper FOR nay men ne
cried
Refused German Money.
Madame Meuniof got together al
the provisions that were visible ~
The house aud when tho count had
brcn made Inc German officer offer
cd her "a hnnk bill Madame Mounief
drew herself up and pushed tie bin
back with her hand'
II have only given YOU what YOU
would have taken # I had refused !
do not want your money. You can
take everything you find here free OF
charge" she added Hut on one
condition
"A conditioe2'
"Ycs. on condition that ! shall 80
ana come az win VIII attend To- my
affairs in mN own way Otnciwlsc
you shall have nothing more at all
so be it, the officer replied, but
let M Stt. yoU little udviee rake
good care Of yourself Ny men don't
iriflt
Scarcely had the officer turned
upon MS httih Wlf'h MHN"li' NV
nlor ran to tho stable, hitchcd up the
ONLY conveyance sho had, stuffed her
earl fun Of the provisions she had
sccretod and IN a few minutes The old
hors. was uottinG II top speed along
the lines OF German troops on the
march AZ Nersigny patrol stopped
her searched the enrt and elowed
Their delight at tha find they had
mhde.asrlie leaend hnh II thnt Madame
Meunicf with fuisdd whip eKclhlm-
ef.
Down with your paws. These pro.
Visions are for The Gorman general
staff.
Al his II IS eaid. the patrol parted
respectfully and allowed the cart 20
pnsA on
Wins by sheer ludacity
Violating all orders hy her andae'
ia. MADAME Meunier rot through the
German lines. reached the hospital ~
Nantcuil-lc-llaudou aud distributed
hnr proviAi among the wounded
French and English soldiers at the
hospital. slipping piec of money Into
their hands and left With the trium-
phant cry "t'htil tomorrow, ny lads.
The next day and the following foi
ten dAye thrreAftcr. Madame Menuler
passed through the German lines
cvetN days with her charge Of pro-
visions for her pretoses IN the nos
plta1 n Nantull- lei laudoln. ON the
l2th of September, on the road iron.
Nantoul to Lessard her old cart wh'
sudd nly caught ia "A storm Of shells.
The Germans al round under hriet
ana nervous orders wct, forming IN
columns hitchiup their horses 70
their field guns within short dis'
lance from her farm hotihc Madame
Mepulct rtcked up the fine Of melt.
II Vhp n French fua ana she believed
that the delivurNnee of the region was
near AZ hand, Tha, night Madame
Meunier remained up to watch The
German relrcat undei lhr "ailng fire
OF the famous rreuch i-ir teN, and
before morning conn,ee d sile oi
more OF the gray coatri ,9cn who hol
nasaed las "A few days hef0re Waltlne
jumped ~, , E her ,a5 ana i lr5@ a