Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-10
EDITH CAVELL'S DEATH
AVENGED BY A BEL CLAN

The secret story Of hte tragedy OF
Edith CaveIl is told in the July mum
Der Of the Red Cross magazine and
It's unraveling Of this worlds mystery
makes IL one Of the wonder tales OF
the war. The authors graphic de
cription Of the way the English nurse
was betrayed 10 the Germans, how
her murder was avenged and what
happened TO her avenger should be
authentic.
The signer Of the article is T. Top
ping. who was n private secretary to
Brand whitloek. American minister
10 Belgium. He was stationed In Brus
sels where took place the gruesome in
eident he has incorporated into "rhe
Avenging Of Edith Cavell"
Miss Cavill's arrest, he Gays, Great
ed hardly a ripple among the many
gloomy tragedies daily enacted thro-
out Belgium until
Brussels awoke to find herself
face TO face with a new horror. II
was October ~. 1915. About $3.50
that morning, gentle. little Miss Ca
veil had been led out into the yard
Of 81. Giles prison and wantonly shot
dawn. And blood red ofiches. posted
all over the walls Of the city. shrek
ed the news Of the abhorreut deed
TO a dismayed population.
ut soon became on open secret
that Miss Cavell had been apprehend-
ed and convicted through the denun-
citation Of one she had befriended.
His name was freely mentioned
among the eoterie Of well informed
Belgians who assembled at various
meeting places in commune Of ixel.
les.
"He was called Van der, no
shall not mention his name.
"He was a young man Of military
age and bad habits and the emolu
ments received from his work in one
Of the departments Of public service
Of the city were inadequate to graft
4 fy his expensive tastes and satiat'
I, his craving for pleasure.
1.-The Germans had become awar'
of a leak across the frontier through
which filtered numerous young mel
. capable Of bearing arms against then
a and anxious TO do so. Van der -
!, affecting profound patriotism an
i rofessing deep hatred for the viola
. tiers Of his country went TO Miss Ca
. veil and requested TO be helped int
Holland. He was introduced
Baucq 1.-THE man who was shot
n the same time as Miss Cavel) and a
, arrangements were made for his pa
y sage into the Netherlands. On u
e eve Of his departure. when he PEN
4. trated the secrets Of the organizatio
5 Van Do repaired 10 the kon
1. mandantur, and the next day Mi
4. Cavell, Baucq and Sereriu were a
u rested. Incidentally. that same ia
% Van der was buying wine 4
4. two women in a cafe near the Pla'
a. de Brouckere."
,e The indignation that swept u
q Belgians when these facts beean
r known took form In the heart Of
mild inoffensive looking little cha
beardless youth Of 25," Louis Br
I. He constituted himself her avenge
II Bril- had escaped once 10 France b
n had returned and was in hiding. l
b possessed two automatics, though
l. was known TO be death 10 be caug
Il with firearms. He startled a chu
n one night by sxelaiming;
al Zone Of the pills tprunezux)
r this Browneeng 10 for the man WI
; lbetrayed Miss Cayell and shall me-
!. er rest until get him"
Days. weeks passed, and the b
, trayer Of the heroic English nun
; continued TO walk the streets OF Br'
a ssis with apparent impupity.
III But the long patient shadow Of Va
; ldsr- went on. Il could be dor
lonly At night, - Bril- I'D not da'