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The Secret lattle Two American Officer Join the Onuan "foundl of Five" In Spain, Kil ter tiei-many by Submarine from San Sebastian to Kiel and Secure the I'lau or l he 11 Drive on tartt, after the British and French Had De clared it lniHiisible to Obtain Them. Von llliidenburjr. and the German High Cummind Cleverly Deceived by the I"retendet Deiterter A Thrilling Adventure that Leads to the le feat of the lloche. and the Signing of the Armistice The story of the Two Myateriou Irlnoner Sent from France to the Military Intelligence Staff in Washington in July Iast. 11 Major V. K. Itusscll I'rovowt Marahal, 2nd United State-Amy American Expeditionary Forces In France by one ol the American generals: If Paris falls we will soon be up to our necks in the Bay of. Biscay, yell ing for ships to come and take us heme." If the' French asked for a reparate peace, England would be forced to io her fighting on her cwn island. A decisive German victory in France find the capluro of Paris would give Germany the bases winch she so prtatly needed to successfully attack secure the desired information. One Knland. both by submarines and I of these men has been most success through the; air. in this event Eng- ful in this work and was in, Spain! janu wouia toon ie orougni to ner lor us during me enure bpantsn knees. while the I'nited States, even American war. I am confident that with its unlimited resources, would we will be successful in securing the be obliged to fight for its very ex is- needed information if we are grant lence. Such then, was the situation led uermission to try."' We cannot secure the information we must have in this way,' Attending this conference was a Colonel II.. the officer in charge of the Intelligence iwork on General Pershing's personal staff. He said in reply to Marshal Foch: "While I do not desire to discredit anyone. 1 am convinced, that I have the very men in my service who can penetrate into the German lines and Get Back Your Grip On Health Physician Gives Practical Advico on What to Do To Help Build Up Your Strength Power and Endurance Explains How Organic" Iron Nuxatcd Iron Helps Put Renewed Vinf and Unergy Into the veins or tne wean, iNervous ana ivun-iown Copyright, 1919. by Federal News Service, Inc. (Canadian and Great Britain Rights Reserved) (All Rights Reserved) which confronted those devoted com manders on that fateful day when they gathered for a conference at the old chateau to devise ways and means to meet this dire situation. Each one of these general officers had come to the conference pre-1 pared to advance plans whereby they first hoped to stem the tide of ths actual battle. At this time the Americans had not won the place in the hearts of the allies which they were so soon destined to win. Chauteau-Thierry had not been fought and many be lieved that the Americans were just braggarts who could not figbt, or be depended upon when it came to PART I. FOREWORD , UNITED STATES ARMY CABLEGRAM i . ' Brest, July 10, 1919. Secretary of War. Washington: "Two German prisoners on transport sailing today consigned to In telligence Stafr, Washington." BASH. 7 The above quotation is just a line from ah army cablegram announc ing the sailing of a transport and list of those on board. Many newspa pers carried thU dispatch and, on arrival of the .ship, there was printed many speculative references to these mysterious. prisoners and why they were sent to America. , Behind this incident lay one of the most thrilling stories of the en tire war, which is here related to put an end to all speculation in references to these; German officers who were prisoners only for their own pro tection and to give the American people some interesting information in reference to the part played by the secret service of their army in the final defeat of the Central Power and in bringing about the quite gen erally unexpected termination of the world war by the signing of the armistice In November, 1918. vvnue uenaany was aeieaiea, mere is no doubt but mat ner espionage service is still in full vigor. For fear that, even now, they may be plot ting vengeance for the coup which contributed so much to their defeat, names are purposely omitted from this narrative. ft .11 mIIIi... f ..11t. A 1 , . . in in ill ill i a i v nil ruiir iiii wnri' . inn nniv v. m 3 rn j rr vnrtBA vrns - - . r J - - i a u . , v uw conceive desperate plans of action in great emergencies and carry them out at imminent risk to themselves is the consciousness of tasks well done and of the many lives saved by their personal disregard of the dangers in volved. 4s.- . . : . . , Here, t hen. Is the true story of 'the two German prisoners and or the two American officers who fought the secret battle that enabled Marshal Foch to save. Paris from, capture and end the war; Prussian hordes, and then to com plete their defeat after they had been stopped. The success of ail their plana, however, hinged upon accurate knowledge of the German tactics where the next attack would be made and the strength and morale of the troops. This Intelli gence was not available. The plans submitted, therefore, were consid ered and ultimately rejected because or lack of that reliable information which only could justify the adoption of any one or them. "Gentlemen," said Marshal Foch. "it is absolutely necessary that we anticipate the moves of the Germans. I have sent my best men into Ger many and they have failed. Only yesterday news came through that the man in whom I had placed my Unfortunately this accusation wa seemingly based on good grounds and. in consequence of this, we had in all probably lost not only friends, but also prestige in the eyes of the allies. Ameriran soldiers who had just arrived in France had l-en heard to sav to both French and Eng lish: "You Tolks just watch us! W will show you how to finish ths tvar! You have been at it for fo.ir years and cannot stop it! You jus, watch us finish it up quick!"' Such boasting, even if sustained by future events, was a mistake; and, by those who had endured four years of struggle, was not understood. Our standing was injured and our mo tives wera questioned because our men openly declared their Individual Thousands of men and women tare impairing their constitutions faying themselves open to illness and lit.rra.ly losing their grip on fcealth simply because their blood as thinning out and possibly starving through lack ox iron. To possess the jower, energy and endurance that win the blood should be rich in strength pivingiron. For this purpose t'hysicians be low explain why the- prescribe organic iron - N'uxa!;d Iron which by enriching the blood and crea ting thousands of new red blood cells often quickly trans forms the flabby ncsh.tone kss tissues and pallid checks of weak, anxmic mm and Tan can trTI whlrfc p.apla kara a flrsa Grip naaUtk HrMi, Vlrarama Valaa witw 1 Uj It U TheU Bl greatest dependence had been cap- pntemtion io wlin in characteristic tured and snot witnin an nonr auer American fashion, he had penetrated into their lines.: . r. CHAPTER I : The Council of General An old chateau, built In the 15th century stands. in the heart of a for. est in : northern France. Cold and gloomy indeed it looked on that rainy day m May.! 19 18. when allied commanders gathered there for one of the most Important and serious conference of the war, its drear bleakness well fitting the moods of the men whom the world had charg ed with, the task of saving It from the menace of Prussianisnv - These generals had been called from the battle grounds of Belgium, from the blood-soaked fields, of Flas ders, from-the French fronts then withstanding the terrific attacks of the. Boche. .and even from the train ing divisions of the American army in the Toul sector. The Germans were at this time making their great drive on Paris which had begun in March. Every effort was being made to stop this advance, but opposition only seemed to make them more determined to reach their goal before the strength of the American army could be thrown into the balance against them ' There was a feeling amongst some of the higher officials of the allied armies that if Paris fell, both the .Americans land Engljtfh. .would be swept into the Atlantic ocean, and war, with all its horror, would be come a reality on the soil of Britain and in the United States, o one Vncw Just wnat the French would dc if their beloved Parla should be captured by the Germans Many believed that the fall of Paris would be the signal for the t rencu to sue for peace. And. as expressed NAME "BAYER" ON GENUINE ASPIRIN "Bajer Crows' on Aspirin like ling" on silver 'Ster- "Bayer Tablets marked with the Cross." can be taken witnoui irar because you are getting tne true, world famous Aspirin, prescribed by physicians for over 18 years. 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