Let us return to Brother UHL, Ignace by his first name, who could no longer be considered a hermit, and for good reason.

It was mostly known as "Natsi" (Alsatian diminutive of the first name Ignatius) to such an extent that throughout the region, for several decades and even up to the 1939-1945 war and beyond, many had taken to calling this holy place 'Kapelle Natsi'.
As a child, I found it surprising that a place of prayer was designated in this way.
Even in my family, where we spoke the Romance dialect, we said 'Capele Natsi' and despite my repeated questions about it, I was never given the reason for this nickname.
This brother Uhl had a daughter married in Reppe to a Mr. Beccia (cf. Bairet).
He often went to this village and, to the extent that his business allowed him the leisure, he took care of the chapel a little: he rang the Angelus and opened the door to the pilgrims.

Drawing a significant portion of his resources from smuggling, he acquired a small estate in the immediate vicinity but soon had some problems with customs and the French authorities to such an extent that he was banned from residing in France and his grandchildren had to come daily to bring him his food.

Thus, in 1914, he was caught red-handed in an act of espionage, it seems. A witness, who had been part of a patrol tasked with monitoring the border, had his attention drawn to lights emanating from the chapel's bell tower. With the usual precautions, Natsi was caught in the act of gathering intelligence with the enemy, who were located at Bréchaumont.
He was apprehended at the same time as the café owners and was interned in the South of France.