The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-28

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deliver the message from tbs Uns1sd
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Tie azrF Of the European ennsed.
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aFoFe9 ths FRS Isolation line. Tne
Eaitsd Republics took note Of thEs IN
lawful action and hence gSTa Ycw
warning that unless the nary sad@r
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( from these waters Immediately. he
1 United Royalties o. America ~iss crx
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/ prisoners Of al the vesgeis that fEnger
in the zone where they are at prasert
| Twelve hours are given for -
treat"
The Count von werdeEstefn lost MS
temper on heartng .sess words and
took them for persona; Insult
Can I see the papers that make gpu
the bearer Of sgeh an tmpadent mes-
sage~
Napoleon nove6 the wheel a trIae
and the bird Slid toward the e0aEt-
who took the sealed package from hiz
hand He broke il open and read.
Tas bearer. Mr. Napoleon EdEson.
II the sIEpowerful representative d.
the President Of the e. z. OF a
fsignedJ AsTRA PRUDENT.
(geaJ President.
The count smiled and sald while fold
ing the PAPER: TEL to those who sans
yC1 that !. Count ron Werdesetein
commander in chief OF the naytes and
armies Of the European confederacy.
Will break down all the resistance thai
nay be before me, and vsn land azad
occgpy the countries thai ron call the
United Republics Of America TIE
warning that ron gre rre will rot BIZ
considered, neither Will your actions
he feared. / sm headed for the Auef
lean continent and I will land"
This Is your final answer, your en-
ceIlency?"
ct is."
Please listen to me for moment.
not a. q courier and representative
bat Is man TO man
Not SO very long ago was 70.
prisoner, and when told you Ehas
would escape, ron only laughed II
escaped and am staining here g. n
/ ron as proof that CAT do NhAe
gay. Count Won Werdenatein, how ~
you answer for the mass murder thai
1 you will be responsible for? We hvTeI
I tried TO avoid conflict"
You speak as II q mighty army and
navy were at your elbow! What can
+ you, a single man, do against the t0rce
back Of me-"
! Then you will not believe me win
not heed the warning I give yOu2
Count look into your own heart! I.
a single man, have the power to send
you, with all your force. TO the bot
tom Of the sea |, alone, plead With
you to return to your own land and
let your armies and navies disband,
for II you don't, many will never see
their loved ones again" The count
was impressed by Napoleonis sad
voice, but there we're many things TO
BE- considered, and, above all else. HIS
own pride. A thousand deaths would
be easier to account for than the fact
that he. Count Won Werdenstein. al
| the command Of a single man In an
odd airship, turned homeward and
abandoned the invasion of America.
When he spoke. there was bitterness
In his voice:
Mr.. Edison, something tells me
that you can do as you say. ! know
that, yet / will forget It until arrive
on American shores: will not hest
tate for a second, l will 90 forward
to win or die II there is only one
chance in million, ! viii try It No
shame shall besmirch the name OF
| Werdeugtein"
Il ain cory. Count Won Werdenstein,
| but We must defend our country and
liberty. l will now remove the flag Of
truce aud return to America and from
this second On you can consider me
an enemy"
He closed the window, touched d
lever and with one mighty beat Of the
flexible wings the machine assembled
at least a hundred feet.
The count looked after Napoleon.
His face was pale as he hurriedly de-
scended to the bridge.
fTO BE CoNTINUED)