Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France
CHAPTER II
DIJON TO BELFORT
Arrival in Dijon—The laisser-passer difficulty—Besançon—An 11 anxious moment—Arrival at Belfort—Doubtful reception—A Socialist private—Manifesto “Aux Camerades Socialistes”—National Service—A Capitalists’ War—The Strike of Strikes—The struggle for freedom—État de siège—A city of darkness—Welcome by the Governor