The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-18
Bestiial Boche Stretches
Greedy tet Paw to Paris
French Spirit Inspires
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out to meet the invaders, ind in
which Papa TGuilemont rode, found the
station 'of, its destination in possession
Of the Germans, and, before the
wheels of the engine lad stopped re-
volving, hail OF lead was pouring in
at the windows of all the coaches and
practically every one Of that first it,
tie army was slaught cred before he
had time to get into the fight. '.
Papa Guillemont's eyes suddenly
twinkle again. He had played possum!
Wounded in the shoulder, and spat-
tered with blood, he was piled in
heap for dead, and crawling out from
amid his lifeless companions he slip
ped away in the darkness thru the
loosely guarded lines and limped his
way toward Paris. raia.a~ E.E 2 ?
In the meantime, the Army of
Paris a band Of patriots who, must be
enrolled in history as the possessors
Of more than sublime heroism, had
been rushed out OF the city by taxi, au-
tom0bile, motor truck, auto bus-ev-
cry sort Of power-driven vehicle which
could be found and, half armed and
fatally unprovisioned. had taken up
the march toward the enemy.
The record of that forced march is
q story Of acute agony. Heavily bur
dened, the men staggered forward un-
der the blazing hot sun from dawn to
dark, and from dark to dawn Hun.
dreds dropped from exhaustion and
crept to the roadside to die: hundreds
died as they marched, but those who
had life In them staggered on and on,
choked with dust, faint with hunger
perishing with thirst. but with the cry
Of France on their dry lips!
Papa yGuillemont, trudging toward
Paris, with his shoulder throbbing,
met this heroic band. They were head
ed the other way; they were setting
out to fight for France! Papa Guile
mons mental processes were very
simple; he turned and went with
them. He had saved no arms or &C
coutrements in his escape, but he
took munitionless gun from fallen
comrade, and, Joining the suffering
but dauntless little Army Of Paris,
plodded on with them until he could
go no. further. He leaned against
wall, slipped down in an angle to his
hounches,e and his eyes closed. He
thought that he was ready for death.
A voice aroused him. It was an Of
ficer. cS h3,t Gs5. sL,a
Papa Guillemont raised to his feet
and saluted.. crg EOS SCI C t-F
Have you finished?" asked the Of
fcer.a 49, al. rEt ra7Se@E'a
II have finished" returned Papa
Guilemont huskily, and, saluting again,
prepared to slide down in his corner
and die. "
No. said the officer. but wait
here. II the Germans come, you may
die, fighting. ut is for, France!" 30
Yes my officer" agreed Papa Gull
lemont, and into him came ;at that mo.
ment something stronger than, the !,
strength Of life itself, the thing which
has made the army of: this land the
marvel Of the world. 1t was the spirl
It 81 France! re21 4
The light of it is in his face to this
day, and so long as there is'a piece OF
him it will remain.
He did stay alive, though his head
dropped and hts knees bent, stayed +
alive and in that spot until the Ger
mans came He can't tell much Of
what happened after they arrived, but
when the stretcher. bearers picked IN
Papa Guillemont from among the dead
Huns which surrounded him, he was
plumb full Of bayonets, though he had
spirit enough to I smile ecstatically,
md voice enough to whisper :"vIVE
LA FRANCE!" = 5'1ss '-s;'"' st1 sss@e
The dead Huns were in front OF him,
10 front, mind you, for he lay nearer
Paris than they! .;f@+.s...lI|
What. had happened where Papa
suillemont stood had happened il. SO
ncty places that Paris is still Paris.
Ind the towers Of Notre Dame still
stand sturdy against the. sky. and
he Arch OF Triumph still heads the
Champs. Elysees.
With panied surprise the Germans
rh0 Aad not brought along enough
lmIagnition to kill all the Erenchmen
oety46ns the frontier. and Paris, found
.helaselves badly worsted n some OF
he b166dfest hand-to-hand fighting Of
he war, found themselves held in per.
AaIeHt check BY the despised little L
Army OF France, found the itinerary
II the Hohenzollern tour Of the world !.
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