Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1898, Page 18

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1898—24 PAGES. THE LOST PROVINCES, =o=G2 Se ¥ W WDA CWO WOE WC? 2) eetsekse, (se) 38 race == an ; ie hei : 52) y How Vansittart Came Back to France. N 322 ine , WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY LOUIS TRACY. N CHAPTER XV. A Question of Generalship. : ttart set out me rush German f and left wings could ie ss accuracy. it se initial stage of s da strates ® t t t coherent. It s ly 5 oe nt von Wolders w h the rapid pre- cision of a well-built machine, was able to finally divert the whole of from b 1 throw them in- order for defens: n'y Verdun divis- uss a wee between orthern rmy an the and, while the 's left flank ha turned, thus cutting him oft f rn wing. arra that the pmercy and Raney nan left in such vossible for Dus rch to the assist- essed emperor. aids-de- peremptory wrthward with Impossible to marc arently the . ot fortune « hess of Apr able to get y. for the were duel at he banks of the were massed localities, and when, at 6 + Germans were remptorily ok the French - time to ke part in t nief theater of Wansittar lian attire w ol ut handsome uni forms w watching t ez a extended z es As c ridge. Jerome “Sale But we must 1 ghts came an ¢ sahe F me eagerly tore ir H s i eat be wznach 2nd the e i r sition 1s eaten - - I s F \ aa w x at Commerce bisson they sat were was the trouble.” You bar D: quit he read my in- {Every word. t He didn’t skip a line. He said “A « le twice, an’ ft was “ sed that I scratch pie i th as how he oughter ey me s n’ in writin’ to bring back.” r who guessed the purport of the ynversation, broke in y ill be possible to catch him mes before it is togpate t s lid not ax. e said, “but you can go nically pulled i: Six-thirty, to throu d from Bar-l to Daulusso: d, hard ogether in the ut his Half an efcre seen his marner. Up to ail had gone well, a loss to guess the present he knew that he was quite at of Jerome's abandonment, In * way it was con d with Daubisson. latter could be reached before 7 o'clock Uhe threa danger might be rted. He reali fully the certainty was that the complex route of the S would not meet the difficulty. uv-nor" he said, in a low volce, for Jim, to use his own phrase, was “skeered” by Vansittart’s misery, “I figger it out that General Daubisson is not more'n five miles from here as the crow flies,”” ‘Well, what of it? “I've just swopped horses, reach him before “Impossible, Jim. There are thousands of the enemy between us and him.” “True bill, sir, but they could stop a regi- ent easier than one man wo was in a ry? “My friend, do fot tempt me. You would jese your life to no purpose.” “Now, look here, boss. Let me run this an I can was speechless with an- 2 Jim, cant leisurely a fr int, found | rious that he perfore d my note | (Copyright, 1898, by Louis Tracy.) Sy ere OAL AA little show. You are powerful upset, an’ you ain't up to your usual form. Scribble out another billy-do to the old boy, an’ | I'll clap it into his twenty-five min- | utes, or Know the reason why.” | Jt was a gambler’s chance, and the mil- licnaire took it. This ls what he wrote | “You must hold back Kreuznach until the last man has fired the last cartridge Pay no heed to operations hy German m: j bedy. In your case they result from j chance. If you hold out until 10 o'clock, j and prevent junction, we will win a great j victery. If you do not, the cause of France is lost. | Vaensittart gave the precious little mis- | sive to his faithful follower with the words Jim, if Daubisson does not get that i] | message cried. nerthy | boots and sombrero of into a holste overalls the game Bates smiled. is ended.’ “Cheer up, guv'n “This circus ain't done with yet. Then he galloped down the hill on his ard ride. No man ever yet undertook more daring mission. Although he skirted the fighting line, he no ner came within sight of the German position than half a dozen unlans rede out to cut him off. That was exacily what Bates wanted. His chief danger, to his own mind, lay in infantry fire. One well-dirested bullet would lay either him- self or his charger low, and then farewell to his hopes ot success. As it was, when pursued by horsemen, there was less prob ability of some German officer ordering a volley to be fired at him. To the intense astonishment uhlans, he r straight toward believing they had to deal with a lunatic, ‘ourse he wore no uniform, they trotted on to meet him, and were surprised when he swerved off at aces’ distance and shot two of hem in passing. Ss object was to gain a small wood, ap- nily unoccupied, on the crest of the e up which he was now traveling, and four pursuers, enraged at the turn taken by events. pressed bit and spur in a rious chase after him. With lances at rest, threats, awe-inspiring their polysyllabie thought they 4 yards. t he was better nd could have distanced a fanciful notion suddenly s first he rejected it with 2 sense of scorn. But the sight, a mile away, of an entize ierman division, streaming back along the of the them. nd shouting fiers by mere reason of profanity, the troopers coult hunt him down within mounted them, than they, had rot him. At road leading from the Meuse to Troyon, made him sensible of the mora! certaincy of capture or death should he attempt to ride through present guise. For Bates could than the flanne its scattered columns in his ght in no other costume shirt, riding breeches, cowboy, ard his was almost as famous nent as that of his mas- ter. Such a figure could not fail to attract ttention, and the s of nis mission s the all-important consideration Jim checked his charger’s stride, being now close to the cover of turned round in the saddle with the strange personalit il over the cont w and Ss, la- intention of “plugging” his would-Le He performed the operation on three of them. The fourth was not above taking a hint and tried to out Bates never missed within practicable ran 5 Jim dismounted, divested the biggest uhlan of t and helmet, the man to re he while, thougn his col- apidly don je-awake he tre les to throw the © over his left arm, and as ing pace toward the Germaa line of march. Reekon T lost three minutes by that Geal.”” growled Jim to nt “But I had no ble 3 h ng this next at low down.” 1 him, an vught him a messenger carr to some officer in front crossir in front of a temporary mnition Wagons. eetedly came upon a staff xe in of acing: un. For- Gern Was sitting metion- with his back to Bates. htning Jim dropped his lan nimal arp p t} next about tion of the away into the led nearly three * had come was telling harger was a good hour at hunting pace Hlye ste £ over the count »kout ahead i liow the most op-n path. volume of firing in front moment more distin most risk: of his y and order rily be- niure grew Ti part definit y ut hand hag Well sided him up to the ne continue to smile to the Others rode forward like himself. when he had ju infar Once, t cleared a small body of marching in the same direction, ng along with eager haste, obviously with the n- him. Jim swore the lance to his right and, when the other was near jovgh. hit him such a hearty whack on ne back of the head that he tumbled in a the ground. ne Hamburgers witnessed the act, and Pag it shout of amazement as they an to pick up the officer. But none of them thought of firing at the supposed uh! At Bates neared the firing line. He had no trouble tn riding through the Ger- n artillery, which was in position on a In frent a large force of infantry ployed, and 1,000 yards away, across ne meadows and corn land, he could sea the blue frock coats of the French troops Sotted irregularly over an extended front. When he pproached the German infan- | try an officer roared something at him end aved his sword to the right, seemingly ind ting that the commander of the bri- sade was In that direction. Jim promptly inclined to the right, and he at once re- solved to imitate the actions of one whose horse had bolted with him. Dropping the lance. and spurring the ng steed ~.gorously, he leaned back tn © saddle and feinted to-pull hard at the ne o one paid heed to him for a few strides until he was clear in front of the extended troops. A German officer gallantly roje after him to help him, but desisted within couple of hundred yards, trotting back to own lines, considerably puzzled by the tactics of the bolting uhlan. Bates had but one danger left. cer In the ral zone h> might be shot by etther side, accidentally or otherwise. To help himself with the French he threw off the beln. jacket and cloak, and plucking forth his hat, again resumed the charac- teristic attir> by which he was known to the whole French army. An absolute yell grected him as he rode trough the first companies of infantry that protected Daubisson’s right flank. Heading straight for the colonel of this regiment Jim shout» “Where is Gen. Daubisson?" The officer addressed fortunately under- stood him and pointed to a farm house nearly a mile away, surrounded by dense masses of troops and a strong division of cevalry. Something in their disposition told Jim that Daubisson was already prsparing for the retreat to Verdun. Glancing at his watch he found that ft was three minutes to 7, and he leaned forward in the saddle to press his faithful asaistant for the last effort of that memorable ride. Th> noble animal stumbled and fell, ut- terly spent, net by the distance, but by the pace, as Jim reached the farm inclos- ure. Daubisson was there, surrounded by a nember of staff officers, to whom he was giving voluble instructions. Some of them turn2d to go when Bates ran up, but his stentorian shout caused them to halt for a moment. “Stop,” he roared. M._Vansittart!” The name caught every ear, and Daubis- son snatched at the note with frantic haste. As he read, his plethoric face b2came purple. He crumpled it in his right hand and he cried to his staff: “Gentlemen, the retreat is countermand- ed. The German center is crushed and on the point of annihilation. It is our pleas- ant duty to attack Krouznazh with 2very available man.” Not even military decorum could repress the cries of delight with which the assem- bied officers greeted this welcome inteili- gence. Daubisson, whose volatile temper- ament soon recovered from the implied re- buke of Vansittart’s words, although fully conscious of the grave error from which he had been saved, was about to rush off impetuously to see personally to some de- tails when Bates caught his horse by the idle. you don't, old cock,” he said. “I t an answer in writing, voo savvy, general? “All-a “I bring orders from cried Dauhis- all-a-right,”” it ain't. It's all-a-wrong. Papier, Why the deuce can’t you talk En- glish or Spanish—any blessed lingo but one that you spell one way an’ jaw another. Jim’s manner conveyed more than his werds, so the general found time to serib- } ble a hasty acknowledgm=nt of the mil- lionaire’s message. With this safe in his pocket the gentleman from Arizona went off to look after his horse. He had given the animal a pail of water and was about to find it some provender when he suddenly burst forth: “I've got bats in my belfry. I'm like a bloomin’ bell punch when the bell don’t ring. I'm clean off my troliey in this sort of business. Running into the house again he found seme paper and a pencil, and wrote in a big, round hand: “Telegraphe M. Vansittart qu2 Gen. Daubisson has received his orders and car- ried them out.” ‘The kick off is fine,” mused “put the second half isn’t very Frenchy. All the same they'll comprenny b-tter that way than if 1 chin 'em.” He gave the Cocument to the first officer he met. It happened to be one of the cemmand?r-in-chief’s aids-de-camp, who spoke English. : “It is well thought of, monsieur,” he said, “T will place it on the wire at once.” Bates ed all over his fac “That's the rinky dink,” he cried. “When a feller chips in with that sort’ of song an’ dance it takes the blur out of my lenses.’ Long before noon Count voa Waidersee informed his imperial master that if a wholesale disaster were to be avoided <here must be an immediate retreat on Mars la Tour and Gravelott The French infantry had nebly done their work, and the task of harrying the German rear Was committed and artil- lery. Vansittert did not know he was safe watil nearly 9 o'clock, long did it take for Daubisson’s answer to reacn him. About 10 the right bank of the Meus2 was cleared of the German troops and Arizona Jim had no difficulty in returning. When the issue of the conflict was be- yond the domain of doubt he wrote a tele- gram to the king, giving a brief sketch of the day's proceedings, and warmly eulog! ing the army. A second m to bid the que: gone well so far. iz- ge to Evelyn asked her n be of goed heart. All nad If fertune youchrafed Taking Every Advantage of Cover. them a few more such victories there would be an end to German aggressiveness for another generation. For Vansittart, even in the fierce joy of the moment, harbored no delusions as to the strategic difficulty of his position. The Germans were but sutienty retiring on their well-equipped base, to form anew upon positions whence che French could scarce hope to drive them. ‘ie victors in that day's combat were separated from their supplies by very reason of the ob- stacles they had aiready opposed to the in- vader’s progress. A swift-flowing river cut them off from reserve transport and com- missariat, save where precarious pontoons and narrow country roads ‘ll took the place of the solid bridges and railway lines they had destroyed weeks earlier. A determined rebuff by their opponents might precipitate a catastrophe. Evy nerve must be strained to make gcod despervte success. If only this could be achieved, if, instead of beirg driven into the Meuse, they could press the Germans pack toward Metz, then truly the frenzied jubilation of France at the glad tidings of victory would be Justi- fied. What a sight Paris must present at By thia time the papers fad published. bis By w © papers message to the king! The vity of Hght rejoloing. And would be a city of mad how fondly would] Evelyn carry his words to the queen! Vansittart reined in his horse as Dau- bisson approached, and the two heartily shook hands. “General,” said the millionaire, “We have won a great battle.” Tears sprang into the impulsive Trench- man’s eyes. He stammered with difficulty, fo intense was his emotion. “You have, monsieur. But, believe me, if I cannot emulate you, I will in future obey crders to the death.” CHAPTER XVI. Some Parts Side Lights. Follict asked his servant to bring him an Echo de Paris. A single glance at its staring headlines caused him to spring to- ward his coat and hat. “Great battle. Magnificent French Vic- tory. The Germans routed after five hours’ fighting.” These were the stirring phrases that threw light upon his soul. As he drove to the prefecture he bought more papers and learned the full signifi- cance of the day's doings. A subordinate quickly informed him of the outcome of the raid at the warehouse. In all eighty-seven German conspirators were safe in prison, ten were dead and six severely wounded. “How? Ten killed? then?” M. Carot hesitated. ‘‘Not exactly, but— “Out with it, man. Don’t pick your Phrases. Say that which comes first to your mind.” Well, they defended their president, and we had to use force.” vid he escape, then “Oh, no. ‘Oo one escaped.” “Is he injured?” “No. He gave them some order in Ger- man, and they formed an unbreakable ring around him while he ate something— some paper those of our men believe who were nearest.” “Do you mean that men were killed in order tu prevent a document falling into our hands?” am sure of it. He chewed the stuff and swallowed it—shouted a command—and Did they fight, Oe / i in an instant all resistance was at an end.” “It must have been very valuable, this of paper? sir, of the utmost value. I have starched every house, but have found noth- ing beyond evidence of this particular con- acy.” spect something else 2 president and the le ing spirits of the organization in our han¢ I fail tempt to see why such a determined at- should be made to keep from us imony affecting the Pigeon Feather found it, man. Has some report of erept into the press?” A correspondent nne Carhaix under her for the dowr thousand thunders, Wheedled it out pretense of mar- Every rascal in France has been warned by this time. See to it, Carot, that the Soir correspondent compelled to marry Jeanne. He will be more than punished.” Although Folliet’s tone was light, his mina trembled with forebodings. He reasoned that the president of the German society, knowing full well the ex- tent of the police capture and their ten- ancy of No. 11 Rue Pigalle, would credit them with complete knowledge of Hans Schwartz and his pigeon post to and from the front As he neared the palace he be that a grand reception was taking place. He quickly decided to seek the queen of Mrs. Vansittart and learn the truth con- cerning the position on the Meuse. But in his present attire it was impossible. He mst hasten to his residence and don a gorgeous uniform. 5 Hailing a cab, he rattled off toward the Rue de Maubeuge, and, as it chanced, the ame aware sartorial peculiarities of court etiquette ecst him and France many a_ troubled hour. Had he sauntered fifty yards further he would have seen a private carriage, con. taining two men in evening dress, stop near the curb. A blouse-wearing artisan, a tall = lent fellow, darted from the shade afta column, received some message from one of the ‘carriage folk and hastened off toc ward the Seine, whilst the vehicle drove on in the direction of the Rue de la Paix, Not much, this incident, but it. would have yielded a whole volume of facts to Folliet. He exchanged a few words with Evely: whose joy trembled on the verge of (oo! Through all the frenzied jubllance she shie. ered at the screaming of shells and whise ting of bullets which ever thrilled the care of her soul. ‘These battles meant danse danger to her husband, “I would not care,” she confessed e man she regarded.as the one friend in tha glitteering assemblage, ‘if only T were near him. If I shared the risk I would be hap- ee think both of us would be even safer,” Folliet_ smiled Feassuingly. He aione knew the full extent of the peril that en. vironed Vansittart in Paris. The million aire was a thousandfold more secure in the battleficled than in the Tuilleries. So he comforted her and skilfully diverted her thoughts by praising her loved one. Yet her womanly intuition was more ac- curate than his keen logic. Evelyn was right. Far better would it have been if she rested that night in the chateau at ‘Troyon than in the seeeming security of the royal palace. Folliet remembered her words afterward. It was impossiblé to‘gain private audi- ence of the queen. .A bew and a smile were Honorine’s recognition of his presence, so, in pursuance of an impuuse, he hied him to No. 11 Rue Pigalle, which was now tenant. Che police, ih ne of these, an intelligent young man answered Folliet’s questions." g “No, sir, no more birds have arrived. It is curious, as one’ fails to see how Schwartz knows that the house has been seized.” Then, with a cautious glance around, and sinking his voice, the policeman continued: “May I venture to suggest a theory, sir?’ “Certainly.” “Some of these birds are trained to fly here from Lorraine, but others are trained to fly from Paris to the farm of Hans Schwartz.” “It seems to me quite evident, sir, that Schwartz can receive quarters of. Paris Now, the only way business is to visit Hans house. s Folliet scribbled and handed a torn leaf to the quacking officer, saying: “There, read it yourself,” and ‘rushed from the room. The man, with some difficulty, deciphered the scrawl: “Henri! Pigot is promoted from this date to be assistant commissary. Place him in sole charge of No. 11, rue Pigalle. Folltet.” The prefect dashed toward his waiting carriage. “To think of it,” he muttered. “The whole business awaiting solution in Lorraire—our troops even now marching on Gravelotte—and I in aris. Confound it! Shall I get there in time? Summoning his deputy by telephone to his chambers, Folliet gave him instructions as to procedure during his absence. Pre- cious hours kad flown, but he caught an early train. The eastward lines were gested. But if it took farm of Hans : * a week he Schwartz. must visit the With the editions of the morning papers came dramatic news from an unexpected quarter. Since the outbreak of the war the French and German fleets had been ch each other over the face of the waters. The authorities in Berlin issued stringent orders to their admirals to adopt every de- vice to avoid fighting the French. Their reme efforts must be devoted to harry- ng the commerce of France and damaging her colonial empire. Disastrous blows were struck in this fashton, and the French sailors raged in fury of disappointment when they faile: time after time to bring their enemy to elese quarter: in one locality cnly were they assured of safety for liners and merchantmen. The , German cruisers in the Mediterranean ly chased out of it. At last the try of marine in Paris determined to sweep the North sea and the Baltic with the whole of their able force, and with this object a grand concentration was or- dered at Brest. This w the move that Germany had been waiting for. It was to tempt France into some such exploit that her warships y were ostentatiously withdrawn to the neighborhood of Kiel and Bremenhaven The kaiser counted on the s of his shore defenses to safeguard his coasts. On the day that the French fleet, a super aimy of fighting material, stood out into the English channel and headed for the straits of Dover every fast cruiser in the German na appeared from the Baltic and North seas and were sighte lish fishing boats making appare Iceland. The French attributed this move to fear; in Whitehall, where naval matters were mcre clearly understood, its object was read and prepared fo: Definite orders were sent to the admiral commanding the British Mediterranean with the result that the vessels sta- tioned at Gibraltar gathered near Malta suddeniy -d orders. Thus when it c t when the dis ame to pass th 3erman squadron, after sailing round y Hebride! down the north At- lantie, suddenly swooped like bir y the Saha mnal work the two sections found orce calmly await- and Gabes, an overpowering British ing them. Protestation was useless, bluster merely evoked a comparison of the relative weights of ships and guns. The British Commanders pointed out that England was greatly interested in the Sa- hrra. yould no sooner permit the de- struction of the irrigation methods adopted by Vansitiart than w! unmoved the blowing up of the Suez canal. : She simply ade any attack, Wh: German ships met French ships let them pursue the quarrel by all means. But in the ase of a great colony where British capital was largely invested it was a matter of nds off!” alternative was sail or sink. To the grie? of every man on board the British ships the discomfited raiders chose the safer course For once France w Not even Wilhelm ¢ ging both France t the same time. i If these two led the concert of Europe all others must pipe their tune. CHAPTER XVII. With the Foreixn Legion. The kaiser awaited the French attack at ness as grateful. red to dream of en- and England in war Gravelotte. The center of his great irmy lay across the main road to Met Its wing filled the defiles that de- bouch en the village of Mars la Tour, ond Kreuznach’s force was strongly posted on the famous ridge between Graveloite and Cenfians. Each hour of delay on the French meant a vastly increas: efficiency for. the Germans organization of the invades was most val- uable in precisely such a situation as th which now presented itself. With no fear of unexpected attack on the lines of com- munication, the magnificent German ©: ganization progressed exch moment with the accuracy of a well-regulared clock. Re- serve troops and supplies constantly reach- ed the loc:lities where y were most needed; there was neither hesitancy nor doubt, naught but decision and certaint southern part of the 1 degree of The splendid The contrast between the two armies was never so marked as at ihis moment when were inactive in the - Vansittart reforming hand had It was a bold thing to suc tel the whole system of commissariat and ammunition transport al- a re- most under the eyes of tie enemy. F men would dare to undertake such a bility. But Jerome dared do anything : titted. A coim- eat method was viy replaced by one that alr gave salis- faction and would surely work with: r markable ease when officers and men were thoroughly accastomed to it. “4 The commanding officer of each regiment r his own commis- al of each > feeding of ik brigade was re the regiment were responsible for che procu: in bulk and their proper distribution, Yet the advantage in time lay with the Germans, and the dominant intellects cf the two arm well knew it. The millionaire did not shirk the issue. ttacked again strong position William the Second must be and soundly beaten. His must be forced, his north and south army corps driven off into the interior, and his main body compelled to fall back upon the protection of Metz. This was the problem set before the coun- cil of war that met !n the chareaa at Tr on on the second evening after the fierce combat that lodged the Frencn on the right bank of the Meuse. . = os et The American proceeded to explain his theory in detail. There would be no hurry and no confusion. The battle would not commence until after breakfast, and if things eventuated as he desired it wou not assume serious proportions until no»: At first, barely a tenth of the French forces wosld be engaged, and the whole plan of attack depended upon the weather. It was their first duty to see that each sol- dier under their control was made fully cogniz: of the nature and method of the work intrusted to him. But the millicnaire, with his acute knowl- edge of men and their controlling impulses, convinced that the Emeperor William would insensibly follow the tactics which brought such conspicuous success to his grandfather and Von Moltke. In other words, if tempted sufficiently, he would throw forward his troops to attack the French, instead of holding the impreg- nable position he now occupied. "This shrewd empire builder believed more in human nature than in tactics. How far he was justified in his confidence the im- pending battle would reveal. At 8 o'clock on the morning of June 18 the foreign legion of the French army quit- ted the village of Fresnes to a lively ac- companiment of bugles and drums. This crack brigade, 8,000 strong, is the last representative in European armies of the mercenaries of the 15th and 16th cen- turies. Hope and fear have long deserted each man in that contingent. To forget the past and to die fighting is his creed. He is an outcast of society. In the ranks of the foreign legion are to be found Englishmen, Americans, Italians, Spaniards, Danes, Rus- sians, men from nearly every civilized na- tion, and in the majority of cases men who have fallen from the upper walks ¢f life by reason of foily or misfortune. But they can fight. It was no faint-hearted mob of criminals that Gen. Beaumarchais led so confidently along ths high road to Mars la Tour by way of Horville, but eight regiments of stern soldiers, bound by an iron discipline and more joyous in the forgetfuiness of bat- tie than in the thought-laden hours of bar- rack room existence. They. were followed in quick succession by three brigades of infantry. Once clear of Fresnes the music stopped and the leading regiment advanced in extended order, cov- ering the fields on both sides of the road for a considerable distance. Picket. which the noh drove off with small ioss By 9 o'clock, ever, the growing dens- ta general enzage ity of the German skirmishers and the Presence of numerous small bodies of ca\- alry demonstrated to Beaumarchais that bis further progress would soon be serious- ly disputed. He forthwith adopted the specific method of fighting recommended by Vansittart and practically threw the whole of the foreign The movement time to execute, as the front covered was of tremendous extent, from flank to flank, fully two ‘eaumarchais could not,’ of course, ise personal command over a brigade up into sectional units of ten legion into extended order. took some thus exere split each. But each unit had men ts definite instru It must en no account retire or right or left. Taking every advantage of cover, and 1 ever wasting a shot which had rot a target se i by the com- mander. it was, if possible, to advance in line with its neighbor: rangi enemy & units and fire long- volleys at every visible body of the in the direct front When the German massed batteries were sighted the skirmishers wer dvised to gain the best shelter obtainable within 1,300 to 2.000. y: nd then settle down to de- liberate volley firing at the gu In a phrase, the opening staxe of the bat- tle would be a duet h n the long-range rifle and the long-range cannon—between the tiny bullet and the screaming, shell Which would win? Beautiful positions had been selected by the Prussian artillerists. Five hundi modern g1 sand flatt s to mi a corps that strove ng the Metz road. taff relied on the machine rt relied on the man who directed chine. Ww fi cessant cra marchais nck the h id ordnance m kle of the ri vy. gl stac lw re and t once strengtaened his Irreg: broken fighting line by th Reau- lar extension The commander of the brigade received orders to lodge his s at various points in d troops, leaving to the but u: of another brigade. third men in half battali rez Ot ahiGtees discretion of the colonels and majors tie time and direction of any decisice in support of the skirmishers ral himself, stationed with the fourth and last brigade on a cross road he. tween Mars la Tour and Conflane out. the center of the base of the triangle form St the those two villages with Gravelotte From that base the vanced in a conve man gur French attack x crescent, while the ¢ roughly sp. ad- aking, followed the same semi-circular line at a distance of about a milo, © Jess than 16.000 French troops were dctted singly every tree ind In small groups behind house and mound over an area of nearly three miles. Th 3d Brigade in compact bor plied supports different centers. 4th E ade, a dense r s of 8.000 mer formed the hub whence radiated the differ. ent If of © attack. a center, consisting of 250,000 y at Gravelctt three miles In the direct froat, while t north and south v of 70,00 men e the flanks of the attacking troops. The Frenea main bod numbering 259,000 all told, were now ch, were posted on : dvancing in three well- defined army corps, marching parallel to ach other, some four miles in rear of Gen. Beaumarchais’ division. Midy n lay the French guns and cay it will thus be seen that, so fa savored of an affair of outpost: nent, a r, the ficht pr than m. ihe k r gleefully exclaimed: Yankee adventurer is a greater | charlatan than the third Napoleon. He js marching into the trap. By 1 o'clock I ull have crushed both him and France.” _Count Holbach, the commander of the German artillery division, and his subor- dinates, actively engaged’ in directing the gun practice. were not so sure of the ex- cellence of existing arrangements. These experienced officers well knew the folly of assuming that all the loss is your ide. The well-placed German shel ave wrought havoc in the now clearly discerned French fighting line. Yet the percentage of loss among the gunners Was growing more serious minute by min- ute. Slight leaden gusts swept away the batteries, and a steadily increasing train of ambulance bearers showed already a heavy sualties. list of Eagerly did the German leaders look for signs of development in the attack. Tney came not, save perhaps a slight increase in the frequeney and severity of those terrible gusts, that sighed and hummed and whis tled amidst the intermittent booming of the guns. Holbach at last with an impatient patient ¢ “The devil take are their guns?” A phlegmati shut his field glasses nap and a still more im- om: them!” he cried. “Where officer by his side answer. cd: “There are no guns. It is a stroke « genius, this unsupported infantry attack. We must either hurry up our own battal- ons or fall back upon them. There is no alternative. We are firing at thin air.” The general turned angrily upon him. “You had better take t emperor.”” “With pleasure. horse to ride off, “No, no, not yet. I did but resent your Words. We cannot retreat, and the ka is firmly resolved to await the Fr tack in his present position. The officer made no reply, and thi for a little hat message to the The other turned his ser ench at- both Space, watched the progress of evenis. In a battery beneath them, on th: righ fully half of th officers and men were disabled. Two guns wer silent for mere want cf people to work them. As they looked, a leaden f se- verity fell against the hillside. al- diers dropped, three from one gun, two from another. The survivors quite coolly reapportioned their duties. Three guns out of si were out of action in a single bat- tery! The object lesson was not lost. Count Holbach’s was set firmly as he said: felegraph to the emperor, Col. Holtz. and say that I demand the immediate sup. port of if not two infantry divisions If not supplied within half an hour 1 will retire every gun.” The kaiser’s face flushed when he read the message. But he was slowly learning seli-control, and he said little beyond giv- ing the necessary instructions for the dis- patch of the much-needed reli When it came the roles quickly changed. The French infantry had been allowed a good inning—it was their turn to endure « bad quarter of an hour. The German attack would not be denied “No matter what your loss,” wrote Count Holbach to the commander of the Hano- verian division placed at his service, “you must crumple up the center of the French solely on the clock, and almost to the second. A few minutes before 11 he threw ward the 4th Brigade to check the rapid onslaught of the Hanoverians, and at the same time sent out several aids with em- vhatiec instructions for a gradual but definite falling back upon Horvilie. Each quarter of an hour since 8 a.m. a mounted messenger brought to Vansittart a written report from Beaumarchais. When Jerome received that dated 11 a.m. he smiled appreciatively and handed it to Daubisson, sayin, “Instruct the artillery to take up post- tion and send a warning for immediate readiness to the commanders of the three army corps. By 11:30 the German infantry came with- in the fire zone of the French artillery, and halted for supports. Count Holbach, on his own responsibility, threw forward one battery after another to help the Hanoverians, but kept the em- peror constantly apprised of his actions. The excitement of the situation was rapidly working the emperor up to boilinz point, and, truth to tell, each member of his staff, every officer and man in the Ger- man host, was chafing under the compul- sory inaction. A considerable battle was in progress in the front, under ill-un@erstood and in- definite conditions. Half of the long sum- mer’s day had sped while the superb Ger- man army waited for the general attack which never came. Nay, it even seemed that a solitary division was now -driving the French back upon Troyon and the line of the Meuse. The temptation was too great to be re- sisted. Shortly before 12 William II issued orders for a combined advance from flanks and center in overwhelming force. His command put the position pithily. “Fight your way straight through the French lines to the river and then con- verge on Verdun,” he said. By 12:30 his object Vansittart consulted his watch. In’ rare conceit with himself he cried exuitantly tu Daubisson: “The kaiser fights on our all. He is ont aut ‘an hour late.” 'o be continued.) ve: at present justified for- ————————————— ART AND ARTISTS¢ Mr. Siebert has been at Paxson, Va., the entire summer, and expects to remain for a while longer, returning to the city in time to resume his work as instructor in the Art Students’ League. * * * Mr. Edwin Lamasure has likewise been spending the summer in the neighborhood of the Blue Ridge mountains, but has done very up to little painting, Ing given hi reation for the main part ni * Lucien Powell Is now at Air Mont, Vs having just returned from a Journ at Bar Harbor and el northern At of great interest of sketches and rugged and wild cc as New Brunswick st of My * * Dr. Francis Rans on spending a few weeks in nm Mass., where he can find an endless variety of gox s prompted to sketen teur in the strict: sense paints oniy for the pleas this delightful form of reiaxat ! brings to his w might weil be sional painter rk the envy rtistic fee As studio Ful m the result in East r Curtis h of burnt w specialty. Deo. his previot Mr. Robert ¢ In one he dec bulate AS Certe ms. man Child is another Washington artist who has been staying in East Gloucester, and he has ex la amber of ofl studies ar er colors. Mr. Child ts a cars i, Whether painting around wharves tor which Glouces is f 8 or on the moorland, his work always bears the stamp of truth. Some of the studics which he made on the downs 1 with an esp ly commend tien to the actual struc of the ledges of rock which crop out everywhere through the thin Veneer of sol OHIO'S GREA Story of the Combat as Told by Last Survivor, the F n the Chicago Inter-Ocean. “The last survivor of th» greatest b fight that ever took place th Ohio died a few days ago in Wayne coun- ty, Ind,” said George Burton of th Deer ¥, Ohio. at man was ake, and he must have beon old. There isn’t a bear left ate of Ohio, but within th recol n of this hunter there was pl . and th» hunters hunted them on ack with big packs of dogs. 1 have Pancacke tell the story of what h the great hunt many and many a was in Fayette county. He and Jesse Funk and his brother Isaac wer» o- gether, ¢ lay Went out to rua down 2 7 a big or and it gay nineteen dogs a long a before they ran It to cover, which was in a mound « 1 rie grass six feet high. Isaac Fi nk Was a } daredevil of a young chap, and he sp 1 his horse at a gailop right through ¢ bear's nest. Out tumbled the three The pack of dogs pitched i the bear y, and in less than a mit the old t had Killed six of them, kr ed four helples altered the rest “"She was a old man Pancaks used to say at this point. “After doing up the dogs she got her behind her and stood ready for the move of the hunters. Young Ike didn’t keep her waiting long. H» « Straight upon her with his ore, kw her over and scattering the cubs. The bear was as quick as a flash, though, before Ike's horse got out of the way | had him by the fetlock joint with he j and tore half his leg off. The horse , throwing his rider to the gr: thin reach of the angry bear. horse scrambled up and tore away over prairi> on three feet up- The bear sprang on Isaac before he could escape her, and would have killed him before the ot two could have prevented it but for his dog Bull. This dog had be-n badly whip- ped by the pear, and, with the other th were left, had kept out of the fight sir thelr first disastrous attack. But wheu Bull his master at the mercy of th bear he jumped nh her and grabbed bh by the throat, which proved a v thing for the dog to do, so fy himself concerned. He should hav bed her in the rear, His attack master, but it was the last of 1 bear tore him in two with on her paw. “This had all oc 1 in less than a ute, and before t 2 again after c Pancake . This inte th> | age bear, g clir kberry ‘tree which + apons the hunters nt-lock musket war of 1812 and a Funk carried but the flint in the gun w Pancak up alongsid Jess r th musket tcuched off the priming powder in the pan with a match. There was a tremendous gun kicked Jesse off his horsa the tree at the same time. ‘I was stone deaf three days,’ Pancake used to here, ‘from the shi and ter gun gave my hearing ap- atus.” esse Funk wasn’t hurt much by his fall from th », but his shoulder was located by the Kick of the gun, Isaac urk and Pancake put it back in place again, anc Jesse remounted his horse. The bear lay on the ground kicking and howl- ing frightfully. Ike Funk, impstuous as ever, grabbed Jesse's tomahawk and pite! ed into her again. She got to her feet and rushed Ike down once more, and had hin In donut and strive to take the outer horns | foul when Jesse and Pancak> ran. their in flank after you have broken the line.” | horses against her the second time. Jesse Nor were the foreign legion, which | had kept hold of the gun. The bear ros throughout had borne the brunt of the shell | up against him and his horse, set both of fire, made of the stuff from which retreats | her paws on the hors2"s neck, and made a are manufactured. “| grab at Jesse's leg with her jaws. As she There was now every prospect of a san- | did so rammed the gun barrel dow guinary encounter, were it not that Beau- | her throat, and Pancake jabbed her in the marcha: d his imperative orders, based neck with his knife. Th> dogs by this time plucked up courage eno.gh to tak in the fight again, and between t Ike with the tomahawk, Josse gun and Pancake with the knife, ceeded in killing the bear. They ca the cubs alive. On their way home were chased by a pack of woive i followed them to the very dooryard of the Funk farm.” 20+ Chaplain, From the Quiver. The term ‘chaplain’ (capellanus) was was originally employed to describe a per- son who served a chapel, Later on, the name was applied to clergy who lived in the house of a nobleman, being engaged to conduct daily services, and to minister to the household. The chaplain was not infrequentiy a man of letters, who com- bined with his spiritual duties the privilege of using, and being magnificent private library which his 7 tron had inherited or acquired. Sometimes, however, the chaplain was. looked upon responsibie for, the holding a position inferior to that of the steward or butler. The estimate of his status was not infrequently, in former days, on a par with that of the crdlination candidates, as illustrated by the following story, which is told of one of the prince bishops ef Durham: It is stated that his lordship, while con- descending to entertain the candidates for the ministry in his palace at Bishop Auck- land, made it a rule that they should have their meals in the servants’ hall. He did not trouble himself much with any per- soral intercourse with them, the meagre examination into their qualifications for their future calling being conducted by his chaplain. But, on the Saturday night pre- ceding the ordination, he usually sent for his butler, and instructed him to sce wheth- er there was a gentieman among the guests, and, if so, to bring him up to the dining became clear, and | ball t# drink a glass of wine with the bishop! Pedaway—‘How is the walking out— ground after | bad?” Wheelman—“Bad! Of course it is! Walk- ing is always bad."—Roxbury Gazette.