American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-03

toned. his hair slightly ruffied, by which
knew that he had been writing hard.
"von H~eltzendorf." he said. as I
stood beside his table, you were wiz
ness Of the insults placed upon me this
afternoon. Does anyone except ur-
selves know what occurred in your
cabinT"
Il have not told a soul, your ma
jesty.' was my reply.
"But the officer who has raised his
hand against the sovereign 70 whom
he swore allegiance may have doneg'
he said. There is but one way IN
which he may atone for his ofense
against majesty. Hand this TO him."
And he gave me a letter addressed
IN his own hand-addressed with all
Won Lantzsch's titles and distinctions.
II was sealed with the emperor's we'll
known black wax.
Ten minutes later I handed the cap
tain the emperor's letter.
He tore It open, read its contents,
and then gave a queer, nervous laugh,
1t seemed TO me.
Thanks. Heltzendorff. 1t was my
turn tonight to be on duty with his
majesty. but I did not feel equal to IL
Goodnight"
Early next morning one of the i'm
perial stewards entered and. awaken
ing me, asked me to go to Captain Won
Lantzsch's cabin.
on entering I found him lying dead
on his berth with blood Oozing from a
pistol wound in the temple.
Upon the little shelf Of the folding
washstand was a note addressed TO
me.
On opening 1t I found these words
scrubbed in pencil:
"Dear Heltzendorf: l have taken
my life at the order Of his majesty.
Am I not a loyal subject after alll-
Rudolph"
BY noon the body Of the kaisera
, victim had been landed at Bodo, whera
: It now reposes In the little cemetery
r beneath those high snow-clad crags
E which rise against the gray, turbulent
sea.
Many fantastic reports have been
whispered concerning the incident, but
I being one Of the actors In the drama.
0 I am able here for the first time to
e reveal the actual truth.
Copyright. 1917. Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
or four men can carry as they run.
Its aim is most accurate 1t can. when
necessary. fire from 500 to 600 car
tridges per minute. sowing death on
every side with Incredible speed. But
Y against a trench IL is pOwerless. and
therefore It IS pre-eminently the arm
Of defense. When properly handled.
, II is so redoubtable that one alone has
2 been known to stop an entire regi-
ment. II is i~ndisputably the most ter.
rible instrument Of war.
Yet a well-directed battery Of '75-
cannon. sweeping a space Of ground. ia
more certain to leave nothing alive.
\ These. then. are the primordlal
means Of defense, to which naturally
are to be added the numerous rihes
e Of the defenders Of the trenches. thOss
trenches in which are Invisible loop
holes where the enemy awaits our ap-
pearance.
Heavy Shells for ofense.
What are the adversary's means OF
annihilating these hidden. powerful de-
N lenses? only heavy artillery the large
IA shell. the huge torpedo. the heavy pro-
" jectile Of steel. inclosing a violent ex'
e plosive. is capable of demolishing q
d. netting. of demoralizing those Occu
a pants of the trench whom IL does no
ID kill and Keeping the adversary's nerve:
IA on edge hy the menace OF its Sudder
ne arrival several ~kiloueters behind tbs
le lines. Thus the means of offensive arr
er the heavy cannon. the large trench
g mortars. the large caliber howitzers
the formidable marine gun mounted OF
te rails. all that is longest. most difficult
It and costly to manufacture. to trans
port. to set In motion. A machine gul
e7 can be installed anywhere In twO min
hit utes or less. A month is required Z
.rt install the $500 trench mortar. T
Sc put a naval gun on rails In runnin
Of order necessitates months Of work an
ey the installation Of a railway. Eve
IL guns that are easy to handle, such a
IN the 1855" are moved with difficulty
he at times it takes two or three days {
In place them In a battery.
And this is not all. The heavy a
tillery is naturally less accurate tina
the field artillery. When one consiC
Ely ers that heavy guns soon wear out, q
he the big gun can fire only a more or les
Id. limited number of shots, as it's calibe
he increases, and as 1t must constant
to be replaced. one understands why it
es- so much easier TO take the defensiv
than the offensive, and why the situf
ton on the western front, ar all point
[ a well defended, was stationary for $
long a time before the means OF al
he tack we're Sufficient TO permit OF a
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