Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
Lorraine wants her France


Those round black eyes began snap
ping again with tho joke OF IT when I
referred to his escape into France. 1t
~as not no humorous, perhaps. in that
July day in 1914 when the Huns APP
reared with bayoncts on their rifles
and stood sentry on tho good Mayor
% Colmai.
you Americans do things tout
coup--all OF Il suddon--what you say:
Maybe no Mayor from these United
States ever resigned himself from oilica
so quick 'as ! took myself out OF the
Mario OF Colmar
You see. | hal not heen loved for
some time BY Berlin. because ] had
refused TO receive decorations from NJ.
lc Kaiser or TO acknowledge that
Deutschland was uber allies In Colmar.
We A!sat!ans arc not pacifsts. We
knew for quite 4 whine that war would
break over US one OF these days and
that The I'oches would come marching
ir with the kind Of KuIture VIC hated
10 think about, one OF my daughters
thought OF what 10 do. so she said to
me:
Papa. when war comes you must
b" the first out OF Colmar.'
80 NC talk IL over often en- famiile.
Nothing was omitted. For We knew
that the name OF Biumenthal was at
the head OF the list Of those TO be ar
rested
"B!en. II was the day OF July 81.
1914, that very polite German officers
and soldiers arrive to my Office in the
Town Hat! Of colmar. They show me
proclamat!ons from Tic general com
mandant. which | an. with Greot -
politcsse. requested TO post. Those
posters Say how danger OF war IS pro-
claimed. Co!,nar IS 10 go under mar
tial Law. Tha, IS sufficient. ! am stu
considering NY program when more
gray soldiers come in with still moro
pol!tessc 90 inform me that ] am now
an eHMayor. \ German Judge at the
court OF appeals Is 10 take my Office.
II sec my daughters. The day is
pleasant for motoring. l say: Why
not little trip 20 tho station. They
are delighted 10 take the air. But
when arrive 20 tho train soldiers
arc there already with bayonets 20 say
tina; on one shall pass.
Papa says my daughter. would
it not be delightful to tour toward tho
Rhinc?'
for an agreeable excursion toward new
scenery. But when we rcach the town
81 Noubreis2ch VIC are Co!7rlc:ely halt
cd by moro German bayonets. The
officer Ia fun of anger and all pulled
UP with rules. like every German.
what DO mean by driving up a guard
ed city with NY motor" DO not know
tho rules o. war? II makes me moth
ing when tell tho Herr lieutenant
that am peaceful avocnt and 90
not k',"" anything ABOUT war. He ar
rests .nc and sends my daughters back
home in ;hc automobile
Herr lieutenant is quite German In
vi" behavior. lie calls a common SOL
der, who goose steps away with me
was honc-in ,he-head. too as you say
IL IN America
Monsieur. you have been told how
Russians arc always efficient VOLTA.
Here was Prusslan efficiency. That
general. who was g.nut TAT. ALL
round gentleman, sits ih"rc h.virts
Mysteries. because he seems 10 fear
tina, war Will stop if he is no, DOING
":ery thing At once. Everybody stands
around piiinG him with qucs'ionna'-cs
until AL tho short hairs on his head
arc trembling from nervousness With
each Few paper nc spluttcrs and Eroans
and requests 10 be Iet alone until he
can Eather MS brains toce:hs- and
think. Then he collapscs and a. that
moment the soldier leads me up before
NJ lie General
We'll. we'll" he says. in great iiri-
ia,ion. what hav YOU here:
He was arrested at the gate Herr
General"
Take hin, away" Eroan. NJ j. Gem
er'' The poor peasant I'm uniform
knows nothing but TO obey. so he
makes riGht-about face and goose
steps TO q waiting room. where he
stands there on his wooden legs for
hours watching me. II is 10. his fault
mat The Kaiser allows no brains in
private so!ai"rs After a great while
Herr Lieutenant comes in. He IL
amazed He is OUTRAGED
DoIt. What arc YOU doing there
Why do you not show The prisoner to
the general?
The general requested me 70 take