Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-12-27
PIERRE'S
nECECv,yNN
A Story Showing That Love
10 Stronger Than
Patriotism.
BY LEON GARNER


During the early part of the pan.
European war the French sent troops
] into Alsace with a view to retaining
| that province from German rule. At
| that time the fighting had not settled
| into trench warfare and the opposing
armies were driving each other. some
times the French getting the better of
| the Germans ami sometimes the Ger
mans defeating the French.
| Now. the provinces Of Alsace and
| Lorraine, lying between France and
| Germany. have always been bone OF
| contention between the two countries.
/, Sometimes they have been occt pied by
| Germans, sometimes BIZ French. In
| medieval times Germans sett.e1 there.
| The population Is part German and
part French.
| This in the great war between the
central and allied powers eneendered
conditions something like those exist
| ing during our war between the states.
| when there was large sprinkiing OF
| Union sentiment among the Confe1er-
| ates. In Alsace and Lorraine the
| french. after more than forty years
| of German rule, are still loyal to
| France. Naturally the German popu-
latlon prefe. 10 lie ruled by the Ger
man government.
One September afternoon Clocbette
| Dubois, young French girl. dwe.irig
| In the southern part Of Asace, hearing
a clatter OF horses boots and their rid
! cr's side arms on t,'r rcd. ran to a
| window. to see s,er,ran officer at
| tended by his stan. lie up 10 the
| heuse. d.smount. anl. leaving his horse
with an orderly. come through the
| gateway AMI up TO the porch. Clio
Ghetto paied. caught her breath and
shuddered. Then in response to loud
knock she summoned what courage
| there was in her, went to the door and
| opened 1t.
| A man in the uniform Of a general
! stepped inside. saying:
| Il shall need this house for a few
hours. Show me into room that
| can use for conference"
| Clochette led the way to the living
room. and the general directed her to
clear table for him. One OF his staff
| produced maps. and. spreading them
out before the general. the two were
soon deeply engrossed with them. In
/ short time another general rode up
| tn tbe bopse dismounted and entered
He was followed by another and an
other, each attended by his staff
| 1t would have been evident to any
| one less ignorant Of military onrairs
| than CIochette that this indicated q
| council of commanders As soon as
the last general arrived the living room
door was shut and What waa po,n0 on
| within couId NOT be hoard Indead
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fright and seeing that the coming q,
the Germans had nothing 70 do With
| the welfare of tho family .ora war
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