Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-16

was wonderfully accurate and rapi,
The Teutons would concentrate thei
entire fire on one battery and whe
that was out OF action would turn I
another
When the British retired before tn
German onset he remained IN thu
trenches so as TO get pictures Of th'
charging Germans at close quarters
lie snapped pictures until the Ger
mans were within hundred yards Of
tho abandoned trenches and then ran
for life. lie said the storm of bullets
was so thick he was afraid the Kansas
undertaken would never get the job OF
burylng him lie gays the British be
hased with the greatest gallantry and
retired Ia perfect order. but they
would have been wiped out II they had
rem9lned
Fed by French.
That night he bivouacked with n
French line regiment. The men giving
him food and blanket The next
morning he was arrested for the tenth
time and taken before the general
commanding the division and stripped
and searched and sent to Amiens I'M
der guard With orders to leave instant
ly for England.
AT the train for Boulogne was pull
Ing out, packed TO the doors with refu-
gees. he noticed a lrst-class compart-
mcnt marked reserved and occu
pied only by young woman.
The train was moving, but Thomp-
son took a running jump and Owed
through an open window into the lap
OF the astonished woman. She was
considerably startled until he ex-
planned he was an American.
The woman, who was young and |
good looking. proved to be Russian
OF high family leaving Paris for st.
The government had given her the +
but she had lost her !
maid and all her money. Thompson
told her the Scotland Yard detectives
would search him when the train
reached Boulogne. and asked her II
she would conceal his films on her
person.
Paid In Cigar Coupons.
She consented, but asked for the
hanger she was mourning to be paid
1900. He had only $50. SO he paid her
he balance In cigar coupons, which
he explained was American war cur
ency She seemed quite satisfied.
Thompson said he paid her almost
'nough coupons to get briar pipe.
At Boulogne, he was arrested.
and searched. but nothing
vas found. He was permitted to con
inue 10 London. where he went to the
hotel and recovered his neg
tives. An hour later he was on the
way TO the continent again.
He landed at Ostend and managed
o get train as far as Malines. Their
10 started TO walk % miles to Brus-
els. carrying a huge camera, and over
oat. field glasses. a revolver and 800
Inns.
When he was ten miles from the
ighway dozen uhlans suddenly |
purrcd out from wood and covered |
i'm with their pistols He pulled an
merIcan flag out OF his pocket and I
louted "Hoch der Kaiser" and "Auf I
'eidersehen," which was all the Ger 1
IAN he knew. @
Upon being examined by the Ger a
an officers he explained that bis Ca. {
,dian credentials were merely blind @
get through the lines of the allies, Il
I'd that he really represented syn 4
cate Of German newspapers In Nil.
aukee. whereupon he was released u
ID sent into Brussels IN u motor car. II
Taken as Spy. d
Next day a German officer saw him o
atting with AN English girl In front Il
a cafe and ordered his arrest as f
v. Thompson said "All right. I'm n
cd to being arrested, but just wait
I'll get your picture" n
The officer was so furious ne y
iashed the camera with his sword.
The Germans destroyed all the filnls
d ordered him 10 leave the city In an
ur or be shot He left and walked
miles from BRUSSELS to Ostend
iero met him ia the consulate. He
ID he had been there over night, was or
ed of the quiet life and wanted to oy
, some excitement SO | brought an
II with mo In our car to Antwerp. ~
rhe last saw of him he was wiring IN
tho hand OF the chief OF the gen OF
4 stafr and asking permission to
70 pictures from n Belgian aero WI
ne. They might as well give him Tic
mission. because he viii do Il any VIC
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