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The Secret Battle
Two American Officers Join the German ."Council of Fire In Spain, En
ter Germany by Submarine from San Sebastian to Kiel and Secure the
Plana of the Lust DrWe on Paris, after thS British and French Had De-
; clared it Impossible to Obtain Them.
Von Hlndenburg and the German High Command CleTerly Deceived by
the Pretended Deserters A Thrilling Adventure that Leads to the De
feat of the Hoche and the Signing of the Armistice -The Story of the
Two Mysterious Prisoners Sent from France to the Military Intelligence
Staff In Washington In July La&t.i
By Major C. E. Itussell
Provost Marshal, 2nd United States Army
American Expeditionary Forces in France
Copyright, 1919. by Federal News Service, Inc.
(Canadian and Great BrltalnRIghts Reserved)
(All Rights Reserved)
PART IV
H SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
An American major, detailed to penetrate the German lines to secure
information in reference to the Enemy's plans for the great drive on Paris.
Is arrested as "an embezzler and deserter" at Henday, France. He "es
capes and reaches San Sebastian la Spain, where his reputation leads him
to be solicited to Join the German secret service. He accepts the offer made
him and Is ordered to first rescue a German prince whom (he American
army holds under sentence of death as a spy, and then to procure the
plans of othe Liberty motor.
The prince is "rescued" that the major s position with the German
, spy system may be made as strong as possible. A captain in the aviation
corps, who Is an expert on aeroplane motors, is detailed to work with him
' as "a deserter who has stolen the plans of the Liberty motor."
The captain so confuses the "Group of Five" in San Sebastian that the
German prince suggests that the two Americans be sent to Kiel with him
on a submarine that the captain may explain the plans to the High Com
: niand. This Is done and they arrive in Kiel after all are nearly killed and
: the4 sub-sea boat destroyed by the explosion of a depth bomb launched
: from a British destroyer.
The major and captain are kept la Kiel but a short time under the
care of a Captain Schmidt, who never loses an opportunity to covertly in
!' suit them. They are sent to Coblenz to be questioned by the German High
Command. Before they leave, the remark of a German general convinces
the major .that they are to be murdered as soon as they divulge all they
know. The major understands German but has pretended he does not. In
this way learning many things that would otherwise have escaped him.
In Coblenz they are quartered in a hotel and are approached by two
women living thert. whom, they suspect are members of the German se
cret service. Theji; gain the confidence of these women, who tell them
the Germans are not sure of them and that they are to be killed after they
? have given the German general staff all the information they possess.
U The officers stick to their storv and convince the women that thv
aunmu uwncig khu yum vu in Kit unas. i ue women
report that they are what they claim to be. The next morning they leave
Coblens for General ven Hindenburg's headquarters.
searching parties out in No Man's
Land hunting- for them. He finally
succeeded, however, in finding the
others. Before the sun rose In the
east, all four were on their way to
the American General Headquarters.
At headquarters the major and the
captain were hailed with shouts of
joy . They had been In Germany four
weeks, unable to get any word out.
and had been given up for dead. Aft
er the story was told and the Ger
man colonels had been promised that
whatever arrangemets the major had
made with them would be carried
out, they turned over their plans and
information. To enable Marshal
Foch to more quickly utilize this
valuable military intelligence, they
were sent to him. under escort. The
major and the captain were given
leave of absence.
The world knows the result how
Marshal Foch suddenly shifted his
methods of attack and within two
months had the entire German army
In full retreat.
" The major and the captain, how
ever, were deprived of any partici
pation in the final victory, for while
on the train en route to the rest erea.
they were taken 111 with pneumonia
brought on by the nervous strain and
exposure while in the enemy land.
When that memorable dav came
on which the armistice was signed,
the two American officers were once
more fighting for their lives and
once again, tn their delirium, living
over their recent thrilling experience.
With the ultimate disposition of
the two German colonels who were
the two mysterious prisoners of war
sent to the United States In July
last, or with the names of those who
accomplished the seemingly impossi
ble task of securing the Information
which enabled Marshal Foch to so
speedily terminate the war. the pub
lie should not concern Itself. It Is
sufficient to say that through the ef
forts of these two -American officers
the war was more speedily brought
to a close.
THE END.
fort of the family and keep me
meals as varied and appetizing as
when they cost more. A good
housekeeper, the United State De
partment of Agriculture suggests,
khould take as much pride In setting
a good table at a low price as a
manufacturer does In lessening the
cost of production in his factory
" Hit Idea of Wit-
nh Waikifia ! a veteran Wash
ington correspondent . for Tenie
ee newspaper and a Democrat of the
eld school. He has been out of pa
tience 'with the present Democrat!':
Administration for tome time, not
withstanding he left hia lifetime pro
r.i.ino iir m f w months to take a
Job w tth the goernmeat sad tpratf The f.f skew tit q
the time Im Cbkaro. ' pUtioB of ciii. errso7
Jest after the WUsoa-Laasiag tacreeaiag 1 rvos 4 .. ,
episode. Vatklas was asked by a ef this taia may W u,t:JT
friend at (he Kbbltt hoese what he by Ike birth rate, ttt t a
thought ef President WlUoes eo-j last asUUoe f Asa-y
diet la the affair. ! are crow slag uto tie ettwj
-I knew when he got better he'J ' "tfUi ditrt. a4
get worse." replied Wstila. rnttom Is a ditrosrac'ag tm
CHAPTER XVI
ESCAPE OF THE AMERICANS
, (Continued from Last Sunday.)
The two German colonels, suggest
ing that they would take the two
American officers up to the front
where they could be quietly put out
of the way, succeeded in securing the
needed permission to proceed to the
front line trenches. To assist them.
Captain' Schmidt was sent along, al
though both of the colonels protested
against It as far as they dared.
, Everything progressed - according j
to plans. After bidding the two wo-!
men farewell, the party started for
Metz. The two colonels had provid
ed themselves with - proper papers,
and the Journey was completed with
out difficulty. The next night found
the entire party established In that
town.- At daylight one of the colo
nels went forward to reconnoitre the
; front to find a point where they
' could cross over. After two days of
searching, he returned and reported
that he had discovered just the place.
The next question was what to do
with Captain Schmidt.- He was not
' in the plot to escape and he was not
the kind of a man that any of the
others cared to take into their con
' tidence. :: - ";'"
'I have a way out of that difficul
ty, said the major. "Let him go in
to the front line with ns. I will at
tend to him when the time comes. I
owe him a great deal for his studied
insults ; and before I go across
want to repay him." r
The next afternoon, the entire par
ty made, their way into the front line
trenches. By careful manoeuvering.
they arrived near midnight at the
place that had been selected to make
the attempted escape to, the Amen
can lines. There were only two sol
diers on guard there. When a colo
nel ordered them to go to their dug
out, they - went without question.
Then came the final act in the
drama: .
. Realizing that if they attempted
to cross while Captain Schmidt was
; alive he would at once give the al
arm. It was decided that the time bad
eome to settle all scores with him.
He was quietly seized and as quickly
silenced. When the party passed
over the top. the major remarked:
"He will never Insult another man." j
Then the four noiselessly made
their way over the top. Working
through the barbed wire entangle
ments they were soon swallowed up
In the darkness. All was moving as
planned, when a cry arose behind
them in the German trenches. A
passing patrol had stumbled over the
body of Captain Schmidt.
Star shells were sent np and the
four officers were forced to keer
close to the ground and not move.
Then-both sides began to shell No
Man's Land, and the lives of the four
were in great danger. After a time.
the sector quieted down. When morn
ing dawned the tour-out there In No
Man's Land were safely sheltered In
a shell hole.
Here they remained all day. not
daring to show themselves to either
side. They realized the Germans were
trying to locate " them with field
glasses, so they could prevent them
from gaining their objective, for by
this time it had dawned on the boche
that he had been tricked. ,
When, darkness finally closed In
again it was decided that one of the!
Americans should make his -way to
the Allied trenches and arrange for
the others to come in without the
danger of the alarm. Both the cap
tain and the major drew lots to see
who would undertake this dangerous j
trip. The major drew the shorter, so
with a handshake and a whispered
"good luck." he stepped out of the
shell hole and. crawling along, fin
ally came to a listening post of the
Americans.
Creeping np. he whispered: "Do
not shoot! I am an American officer
who has been a prisoner in Ger
many!" He crawled over the top and
into the trench.
He was immediately seized. He
was In civilian clothes, and the men
were for shooting him as a spy then
and there. Finally convincing them
that they would ruin everything if
they did not take him to their com
manding officer, they tied his hands
behind his back and took him to the
colonel who was In command of
that section. Here lie told a part of
his story and arranged to return to
the shell hole anad bring in the rest.
The return trip was even more
dangerous, for the major realized
that without doubt the Germans had
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Twelve trunks full of jewelry and
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