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HEROIC BELGIANS
DEFIED GERMANS
Kept Underground Railway to
Holland Working All
Through War.
SECRET SYSTEM NEVER RLE
Scores of Patriots Shot or Imprisoned
by Huns In Attempt to 8mash Bel¬
gian Organization — Dio
Rather Than Tell. v
Paris.—Stories of heroism, patriot¬
ism and devotion of Belgians during
the German occupation are continually
coming to the surface of the miasma!
pool of intrigue, treachery and selfish¬
ness which the Germans left behind In
Belgium.
, How two men gave up their lives and
two went to prison for a period which
would have lasted 20 years had the
Germans been victorious, that the man
“higher up” might live and continue
managing the underground organiza¬
tion which was sending valuable In¬
formation out of occupied country has
now been related by Adolphe Buyl, the
man whose life was saved by their sac¬
rifice.
Smuggled Fighters Out of Belgium.
Late In 1914 the Germans had not
organized the Dutch frontier with that
murderous efficiency which sent to
their graves many young Belgians at¬
tempting to cross into Holland. Buyl
had access to the seals of the munici¬
pality and every evening in various
out-of-the-way cafes, 20, 80, sometimes
as many«as 50 young men would as¬
semble, reaching the place singly and
by devious ways. Passports and Iden¬
tification blanks were there, and the
young men would emerge from the
cafes supplied with proper, or rather
Improper, Identification and make their
way into Holland and thence Join the
Belgian army battling on the Yser.
More than 1,000 men were sent out
between October, 1914, and February,
1915.
Then the Germans became aware of
the leak, and the frontier was hermet¬
ically, electrically sealed and the work
became more dangerous and difficult.
Guides had to be provided—generally
smugglers of gasoline and other com¬
modities across the Dutch border—who
for a consideration averaging 50 francs
for each man would pilot them across
the frontier. Rubber gloves and wire
cutters were necessary tools of their
trade, and many a German sentry was
found by his relief with a knife deeply
sunk in his throat and lying alongside
a break in the wire fence. St*,,
At no time were there fewer than
100 men engaged In the work. All
were volunteers desirous of serving
their country, even at the risk of be¬
ing stood against the wall and shot,
and as a matter of fact, many of them
were.
Died Rather Than Tell.
The first member of the organiza¬
tion to be taken by the Germans was
Phllllpe Baucq, whose arrest was si¬
multaneous with that of Edith Cavell,
the English nurse, whose execution by
Germans sent a thrill of horror
throughout the world. Bancq was shot
on October 12, 1915, with the brave
English nurse.
Baucq was succeeded as Buyl’s
right-hand man by another man named
Dubois. On June 1, 1916, Dubois,
with 60 others, was arrested and im¬
prisoned at Hasselt The Germans
boasted that they had smashed the Bel¬
gian organization which had evaded
them for two years. Dubois and three
others were shot and sentences aggre¬
gating 220 years were Imposed upon
the others.
Both Baucq and Dubois knew that
Alderman Buyl was head of the
ization and both took their orders
from him. For days before the exe¬
cution the Germans endeavored by of¬
fering to spare their lives to induce
them to denounce their leader,
they refused and were shot.
theless the work went on.
PLEA FOR FRENCH
Tito Pari* Matin Asks That It
t Officially Used by fiectoty #f
•5 f ■ Nation*.
Paris.—The M»un miVMi a plea
the adoption inf French as the
language of the society of nations,
pointy opt that French has. been
eenth’ language of dlplomacy stoce Um
century and that it was tta
guage of the Algeciraa and Tito
conferences, and it argues that,
French to not superior, to other
gnages, it Is recognised aa
adapted for clearly and unam bigu
expressing fine shades of thought.
in
the dissolution of the 8wedo-Nor¬
wegian union was drawn np in tat
Scandinavian languages It WU
that for greater precision and to
*U .dwbty as to its Interpfetatlon
third text of the protocol should
written te French.
Out Just Five
' New York.—“Well, well, homo
Again,” remarked James White, as they
carried him Into N u hospital with
a broke* leg. White was celebrating
his discharge from the hospital when
he came Into contact with an automo
bile. Hardly five minute* covered hi*
ajmmm mm-
SMfSOUK
-Lesson
(By P- B. FITZW A.TER. D. U.
Teachar of En*lt*h Blbl. to U» Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Oop/ri*t>t 1»1*. WMt.ra Xmpip« U»to».)
LESSON FOR MARCH 9
JOSHUA, PATRIOT AND LEADER.
LESSON TBXT-Jo.hu* 1:1
GOLDEN TEXT—Bo .tronf and of *
good couraza.—Jo»hua i:».
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL - Joahua
1:10-1:17; *:l*-li
PRIMARY TOPIC-A .tory of * brar#
loader. Memory Verso— Joahua 1:1.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Follow the right lead,
er. Memory Verse- Deut. 1:7, I.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC—When to ba
brava. ;
The book of Joshua Is a history of
the conquest of the promised land and
Its apportionment among the tribes
of Israel. It takes its name from its
principal character—Joshua. During
the wilderness journey he was Moses*
minister, and captain of his army.
When Moses was denied the privilege
of going over the Jordan, Joshua was
appointed to the leadership of Israel.
Being so long faithful as a servant,
he Is now qualified to rule. Only
those who have themselves learned to
obey are fit to rule. Moses, the repre¬
sentative of the law, brought Israel to
the borders of Canaan. Joshua was
the man chosen to lead the people Into
the place oj. rest. The name “Joshua"
has the same derivation as the name
“Jesus.” The law (Moses) was our
schoolmaster to bring us to Christ;
but Christ (our Joshua) has given us
victory and rest
I. Joshua’s Call (1:1.2).
Moses, God’s servant. Is dead, but
God’s work must go on. He continues
his work by calling others to take It
up, though he buries his workers.
Joshua, no doubt, waa sorrowful over
the loss of his master, bat there Is no
time for mourning. The best way to
cure our griefs and sorrows lar to take
up courageously the burdens and re¬
sponsibilities which our leaders have
laid down.
II. God Renews His Promise of tho
Land to Israel (1:3, 4).
The promise had been made to
Abraham, and renewed to Isaac,
Jacob and Moses. It is now renewed
to Israel when they are about to en¬
ter upon Its possession. The borders
of the land were quite large (v. 4)
“from the wilderness and this Leb¬
anon, even unto the great river, the
river Euphrates, all the land of the
Hittites, and unto the great sea to¬
ward the going down of the sun, shall
be your coast.” The nearest it was
ever possessed was during the reigns
ef David and Solomon, though not then'
fully realized. This country still- be¬
longs to the Jews, and In God’s own
time they shall possess it. Their get¬
ting possession of this land was due
entirely to themselves. God promised
them, that wherever their feet set
upon the land It was theirs. If they
failed to secure possession It was be¬
cause they failed to claim it We
would all enjoy larger blessings If
we would claim them.
III. God’s Presence Promised to
Joshua (1:5).
Joshua was entering upon a peril¬
ous and difficult enterprise, but the
Lord said as he was with Moses so
would he be with him. The difficul¬
ties before him were;
1. The Jordan river (v. 2). It was
now at Its flood (3:15), making It im¬
possible for armies to cross.
2. In the land the people were liv¬
ing In walled cities. Notwithstanding
this, God’s help Insured success. (1)
“I wil) not fall the* ^nor forsake thee.”
(2) “There shall not any man be abl*
to stand before th*e.” (3) “An 1
was with Moses, so I will be with
thee.”
IV. Conditions of Blessing* In the
Land (X :6-9).
L “Be strong and* of a good courage*
(v. 6). His mission wee to go In and
divide the land among the tribes for
an Inheritance. God could not bl
him If he should play the coward.
2. Unwavering obedience to the
word of God (v. T). Ia a land of
•*>»**# « require* much eourage to
obey the true God. The prosperity
and good success was eoadAtfamed
upon unswerving obedience to God’s
commends. In all his work he
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Chesterfields hit the smoke-spot; in other
words, they let you know you are smoking
-they “Satisfy”!
Yet, they’re mild,
It’s the “just-right” blend of Turkish and
Domestic tobaccos that does it—and the blend
can’t be copied Try Chesterfields today.
The extra wrapper of glasaina
paper keep* 'em Freak
Lange and email fana tor
sale. Ala* vacant lata ant
ta the city. AQ at
reaaeaaM* prices.
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delivery--*' (
1 Olds 37 Tooriog 1 Olds 37 Roadster
1 Olds 45 Touring
And the following second hand cars—
1 Dodge Delivery Ween 1 Ford Delivery Wtgoa
i Fwd T«ri* Car. 1918 Model \ Chevrolet 4-90
• Alt Are Bargains at the Price
Spalding Auto Co.
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