[131] He was, of course, misinformed. The nearest German troops to Paris on September 14th, 1914, were at Compiègne, about 43 miles away.

[132] See Vol. 1., p. 170.

[133] Bay-for´.

[134] Bartholdi, French sculptor (1834-1904). The statue of Liberty referred to is 200 feet high, and was presented in 1886 to the United States by the French Government to mark the hundredth year of American independence. It stands on Bedloe's Island, at the mouth of New York harbour.

[135] Ā-pee-nal´.

[136] Tool.

[137] See p. [215].

[138] Sar-eye´.

[139] San Mee-yel´.

[140] Vo-āvre.