El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-02
PRU55|ANS SHOOT WOMEN AND
CHILDREN RIOTING FOR BREAD
Uprising of Slaves in Krupps Gun Works Planned But
Proves Failure; Germans Capture Giant British BIZ
plane and Begin It's Duplication in Hope of Being
Able to Wreck London; Kaiser Is Elated.
BY THEODORE VAN DER LINDEN.
Concluding InstaIment.)

InStalment.)
1 uier was brought out Of the house.
He was bleeding from a wound in the
head. II was evident that one of the
mob had become possessed Of a re-
volver, and was going to fight TO the
death. The reply to this challenge
was the rapid firing OF several vol
I leys and the piercing screams Of
women. By this time further rein
forcements Of soldiers appeared at the
I top of the street
The military eventually overcame
/ the rioters inside the house, after
[ three women and a man had been
killed. The rest, several of them suf
fering from injuries, were marched
away under an armed guard.
The increasing hardships stimulated
the spirit Of discomfort amongst the
workers at Krupp's, and there grew
up gradually disposition on the pant
Of the Germans who were suffering
intensely to become more sympathetic
toward the slaves, whose sufferings
were necessarily far greater.
The great difficulty, however, was
to organize meetings Of the slaves
from the occupied territories, for
these people were housed in the large
buildings inside the works, and were
constantly under guard.
There had been several meetings
held in secret outside the works, al
agreed upon These in effect proposed
"a general rising and outbreak OF
sabotage at some date to be decided
upon later, when it was considered by
the leaders that the plans were ma
tured.
I learned that the suggestion was
received with great Joy by the slaves,
who pledged themselves to assist the
cause by every means in their power,
but nothing came Of it
The New British Plane.
One Of the overseers in the airplane
department, who was quartered with
me, told me one evening with great
glee of the capture by the Germans
OF wonderful British airplane- He
said that the machine had flown from
England to France. and had descended
in error during a thick fog inside the
German lines.
I expressed & wish to see this won
derful machine, and the overseer said (
it might easily be arranged. as II had /!
been brought to Krupp's.
While 1 was gazing in wonder at 1
the airplane next day, ] heard the |
sound as Of motor cars approaching, {
and. looking up, was surprised to see +
the kaiser, crown prince. and others (
coming Up.
The kaiser and crown prince went I
aboard the machine. and all the de- {
tails OF control and the bomb dropping I
apparatus were carefully explained to (
them.
The war lord took the pilots seat,
and, turning to the crown prince, who L
hind. said: a useful gift for our
enemies We can use II with good
effect against them"
The crown prince agreed. and added,
These will be the machines to de-
stroy London with"
Stealing British Secrets.
The now famous German flying
officer Richtheffen took the seat
which the kaiser had vacated. and two
other officers also boarded the plane.
With terrific roar the two engines
we're started, and like a bird the air
plane rose IN the air. It climbed
rapidly to about 10000 feet, and the
kaiser turned to Gen Hoeppner. say
ng: How is IL that at such 4 height
md on so cold a morning the petrol
md lubricants do not freezer
The British have discovered the
secret which we have been seekingl
or months" replied the general
1T is splendid" exclaimed the
Kaiser. "Our great difficulty is now {
iurmounted- 1t is a gift from Provi- (
ience. Does it not show that God
ights for us?''
AS the pilot in the exhibition
Tight Unanswered the machine, per- I
orming some wonderful feats. the ex-
,itement Of the kaiser was intense. /
The war lord gasped with astonish-
nent and, slapping Hoeppner on the
Jack, violently. nearly knocking him
'ver, exclaimed: "Goot, It Is fineri !
We must have hundreds Of these
llanes-"
Krupps were kept busy construct
ng the powerful twin engines for ,
hese machines Of death. while special
'lants were laid down in other towns,
md factories speeded up. It was well
Snown in Essen and other places in
Germany that in the early summer of ]
911 large fleet Of these machines
would be ready to commence opera.
ions against Britain--Copyright
The end.