The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-18

tillerists in the world, Some critics I
credit the French rs nm. guns witt
having done more than any othoi
weapon TO stop Germany's swce
through France and to win the wai
for tho allics.)
CHARLEvILLE. Oct. 3. 1914 ITO m,
wife This afternoon l motOred to a
barrier fort near here. 1t was terribly
damaged by our shells. The Ere n
garrison had been unable to hold II
long. 1t must have been intolerable,
The shells pierced everything and
abandoned it.
The French commander would not
prevent his men from retrcating, hui
refused to leave himself, and broken
hearted, took his own life. A land,
wehr company buried him in the not
entirely RACED glacis and erected a
fine cross over the grave with the
words:
Here lies the commander OF the fort
...... because he would not leave the
post intrustCd to him.
Underneath they had cut an inscrlp-
ton which AZ nearly as ] can remem-
Der read: by this plain wooden cross
the German soldier honors the enemy
who CALAMITY. did his duty"
Two lines OF fortresses now c%onfron,
each other clear across France, The
fact that things are In a bad way has
at last filtered through the minds Of
general headquarters. Hindenburg has
a very hard task ahead OF him.
The japanese are noe coming, Such
talk Is nonsense. But . 1000 llindus
have arrived in Marseilles and marched
down the Rue Caunebierc amidst the
hurrahs Of the population, Twenty
thousand Canadians are in he HaVre,
Portuguese will probably come too.
That Is not so bad but the general ad-
dillon Of British coolness TO French i'm
petuosity tells greatly in the field.
Charleville. Oct. D, 1914.-Ycsterday
visited Sedan and stood upon the cole
brated height from which the old en-
peror witnessed the battle panorama,
We also went to the house where Bis
marck negotiated with Napoleon. The
same woman still lives there. The then
ieunc femme of " Is now an old woman
who makes a living showing the room
where the conference took place. -Four
| 4 pictures Of Napoleon which he gave her
are framed and hang in the place.
1t is n tiny room poorly furnished. A
narrow staircase leads to It, In a
museum near by is Il picture OF the
Ii was once exhibited in Berlin al.
though 1t portrays the Germans AZ
monsters,
How would once have enjoyed the
visit to this historic spot Now !
could only think Of the contrast and
what might be ahead of us.
Charlcville, oct, 10, 1917. ITO my
wifeD-As many were invited 10 din
ner today as the place would hold.
This time champagne was given even
before the soup. The emperor made
a speech in which he gave praise to
the Lord Of Hosts, then to Moltkc who
had thought out the plan and TO Bcse
Ter who had carried it through.
The army has begun to realize me
seriousness of the retreat OF the EeI-
/ gtans and British from Antwerp. one
Of our T-boats saw the withdrawal hut
thought 1t was only refugees and did
not open fire, 1t is a question whether
IL would not have been better to allow
the place to remain untaken In order
4 to hold the 30, 900 troops there,
My surgcon-major-genera told ne
Yesterday, and he is an impartial VII
l ness. that an three cabinet ministers
4 do exactly as the kaiser directs them
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