The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-06-22
WOMAN TRAITOR IS
One OF FOUR SHOT
GOES TO DEATH CLASPING IVO-
RY CRUcIFIX. SPIRIT OF WAR
STILL LINCERS IN FRANCE.

street sweepers stepped to one side OF
a seemingly endless and smoothly
paved boulevard to permit small
procession of automobiles to pass
without honking a warning or mod
Grating their speed.
"What does it mean, Adolphe?"
asked one of the sweepers, mot more
war, l hope?"
Both men watched the string of
autos disappear down the long high
way and then Adolphe turned to his
companion and said:
81 know Just what it is; they're off
to shoot some more of those traitor
fellows what done dirt to France dur
ing the war, and I'm not sorry for
them, the scoundrels. It's low-down
business, Peter, when a fellow be-
trays his own country. Napoleon
said so, and say so too"
While the two laborers very soon
forgot the passing of the automobile,
as well as their brief conversation
concerning the unusual incident, it
can truthfully be said that the grim
spirit of war still fingers in France:
Even though the world is now we'll
along into the second year since the
fighting ceased France has not for
gotten, nor can she forget, those
countrymen of hers who played her
false when her need was greatest.
Seven Pay Death Penalty.
Bolo Pasha, Pierre Lenoir, Mata
Hari, the beautiful actress-these and
others already have gone to their
deaths in the ditch at the rifle butts
of the Maison Blanche in the Chateau
of Vinciennes on the outskirts of Par
is. And now four more have died the
death of traitors in the same ditch.
George Toque, Noise Lemoine, Lee
andre Herbert and Alice ALBERT re-
Gently faced the firing squad for their
activities in aiding the enemy during
the world war. At court martial
they were condemned to die. Togue,
former colonial official, was, during
the war, vcluminous writer for the
notorious German paper, the Gazette
des Ardennes, which circulated be-
hind the German lines.
In addition he, as well as the 9TH
err three of the quartet, were active
in the territory occupied by the Ger
mans in denouncing their fellow
countrymen to the enemy.
For these crimes the quartet were
required to give up their lives.
Woman Known as "The Ogress."
Shortly after o'clock in the morn
ing a great gray-blue car drove slow
" up the turf slope and came to a
standstill just ahead of the firing par
ties. The car contained Toque and
Lemoine Toque got out at once and
stood by the car, apparently perfectly
calm and talking to his counsel. Lee
moline sat back in his seat with his
coat collar buttoned up, remarking in
normal tone of voice: 1T is too
cold | prefer to wait here till the
others arrive"
A few minutes later car contain
ing Herbert, still in military uniform,
arrived, and then, last of all, Alice
Aubert, whose ugliness won her the
title of "the ogress." She was ac-
companied by two nuns of the Order
of st. Joseph de Cluny. Alice Au-
bert had prior to leaving the prison
at ST. Lazare attended mass and taxi
en- communion. She had been pray
ing all the way to Vincennes and held
in her hand a beautiful ivory cruciix
given her by the nuns.
Death Fifty Yards Away.
As soon as she got out of the motor
car the whole party set out to cover
on foot the fifty yards which separa-
ted them from the execution posts.
Toque went first, followed by Lem
oine, both stepping out with hardly
sign of emotion and accompanied by
their counsel and the venerable Able
| GespeitZ, chaplain of Vincennes.
Then came Herbert. He was the
only one who seemed terrified and
dazed. Before leaving his cell back
in the city he had welcomed the mag
istrates with a burst of laughter.
"You are going to take me for walk.
am very pleased" he had said. Now
he was frightened.
Last of all came Alice ALBERT.
With her short hair loose and wind
driven, she carried her head high and
/ her eyes were fixed straight before
her. In her hands she held clasped to
her breast her crucifx. II do not
mind dying" she said, ''if go to
heaven. I am only sorry for my rel
atives and those who have to die with
me. Please pray for me and them"
The Coupe de Grace to Toque.
The final preparations made, the
nuns embraced Alice ALBERT and then
the chaplain solemnly blessed them
ALL
AS the small party of assistants,
nuns, the chaplain and counsel with
drew Toque tried to raise his right
arm and in a strong voice shouted: II
affirm am innocent. Vive la Francep
Only Herbert allowed the soldiers to
blindfold him, the others, including
the woman, ALBERT, stating that they
preferred to face death with open
eyes.
Meanwhile the four firing parties,
each consisting of twelve men in dou-
BILE lines, were ready. The first line
knelt for the second line to fire over
their shoulders. A sergeant major,
with drawn sword, stood at their side
and in crisp military tones gave the
order to fire.
There came deadly silence. Alice
Aubert, Herbert and Lemoine were
dead Toque still lived and four non