Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24

continues.
in spite of the great war; to be the great mystery
Of the twentieth century.
most persistent belief is held by many persons in
Paris who knew the Inflated actress we'll that she was
drowned in the Rhine she escaped from her
millionaire husband with whom she had quarreed that
she was in love with notorious apache called Blond
Gullaume, and that she is laboring as nurse in
the French army
lew days ago Partisan soldier, returned from the
Nerdun front reported that he had Luce Lanelme
working as nurse in one of the deadly positions OF
that region He said that side of her face was ter
rbly scared and that she only Just recognizable
At the outbreak of the war it will be recalled the
French Government drove all the "apaches'' those
peculiar savages OF the Partisan underworld and other
desperate characters from their hauns in Paris AS these
deSperadocs and their female companions sinking
home to their haunts at dawn August 1914 the first
day OF mobilization, innumcrabc police agents armed
with automatic rcvovcrS, rounded them up and whsked
them away automobiles. The worst Of the men were
sent 10 prison, the others into the army.
a lew early morning sghtscers among them some
actors and WeLknown newspaper photographer, were
watching one OF these raids in the Rue sevese, little
street running from the Boulevard Rochechouart near
AloHrl1artre. when Of them exclaimed:
tJ:aat heavens. there, Lantemc.''
So had then been officially dead for three wears All
G - party recognized her and the photographer added
II nan with her is Blond Guillaume' the apache
~ II: intimate win casque dor when Lan,elmc
? CASTE We always thought Lantcme fascinated
- s.-e- a;N detectives closed round their capves
go .,4:aHne and his fcllow-apachc were sent to
= -. ':tbsby he is dead now for the apaches
1'-=1 To2r+rtll soldiers. and whenever men were
-=1 ~ ~ attack involving certain death they went
=.:+ ~ charge
.-,+r y a episode Lantemc disappeared again and
-s~ he report OF her presence with the army
: Tas 4 summer night five wears ago that the
--s.t@'Ls mastery began. She famed as the most
tszAi.iG- actress the Partisan stage
= twenty she married to Alfred Charles Edwards
en- e-1e:lT man, proprietor Of the Paris newspaper LIE
3!afiH and several other enterprises. He was
strange character OF mixed French English and Hebrew
descent lis interest III women was nonopolstic and
Paris called him Buebeard'' Edwards antclmo was
ms fourth wife and he counted the most beautiful women
OF N" stage among his friends
NJ Edwards >howcrcd his beautiful Young wife with
in3HficS-leWcs superb costumes acknowledgements
thing could desire Blu, she was NOT ham,
silon and ms eXacons. She had remarkably beautiful
eyes and every spoke Of their sad wsfu haunting
expression She appeared to be perpetually weighed
down by an unspcakablc sorrow.
II generally understood that She sought relief from,
her sorrows N opium Her friendship for the villanons
apache. Blond GnIlaumc.' another indication Of
unhappy domestic conditions
Among The possessions OF the Edwards mcnagc was an
exceptionally large and luxurious houscboa IL ,Aimee
In this they cruiscd from the Seine to Tho Rhine Win
party OF friends When EVERYBODY had gone TO bed after
night OF wild gaycty I.anellnc dsappcarcd Edwards
alone sad he heard her cry she fell overheard
Inc olhcr guests were awakened hv his violent noclno
at her door. 80
IT was two days before the body was recovered from
the Rhine Then the prlsSian brgomaster Of Emmcricb
INSISTED mat me body must in the water for an.
oIhcr 1Wcn1Y-four hours until inquest was held
The story Of nteme S death when only ,wontr five
years Old and at the Of her beay was heart
rendng to ALI who knew her. This cxousc creature of
luxury and dalnncss had seemed been tied bv rome
1or whole day to the stern Of the yacht Clad only in
torn lacermmed nighdress, her delicate body bumped