Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-28
CORRESPONDENT WITH GERMAN ARMY
WALKS AMID BULLETS IN BATTLE

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-si-r- 20 Antwerp and tell the Bel
E.srs there that he uoult Be ulih
them in q couple O. weeks
Yea also may wire London said
rte admiral that ] Hiil be there in a
r1urle q months As had had
enough o. marching toward Antwerp
sr the bezd q sn attacking column.
begged the admiral 70 let ne 90 70
Brussels
Granted said the admiral -Not
only th@ uui tvo STAFF officers vii
tsss yCg IA their motor car"
They did 20. treating me with the
greatest cordially The country pre-
senied : shocking aspect. Every vii.
lsge church and farm building had
been burned 10 the ground. all going
down before the tide OF fire. The helts
Rere desolate end the inhabitants had
fed. As We passed a village called
Hopstade saw four 46-centimeter
lS.l-lnchl guns being put into posi-.
tion. knew then that Antwerp as a
fortress was doomed
Charged with Being SOY.
On my arrival in Brussels the Ger.
mans consideration for me came to
an end abruptly for the time being.
was sent 10 the war Office building.
the upper rooms in which had been
converted into a prison. Here was
brought before a judge and subjected
TO a drastic search and cross-examina.
tion. The detectives found some good
war maps, with penciled indications OF
the position OF the German artillery.
notes ! had taken for myself. and also
camera with undeveloped films OF
military pictures that | had taken In
the course OF my tourneyings within
both the German and the Belgian
lines.
On this evidence | was charged
WIN pNiHS SIsl III eIltt VI tut dDun-
dant proof Of my position as CORE.
spondent. The Judge bluntly told me
that ! might be shot the next morn.
iEe, and this suggestion was promptly
made TO the commanding general who
summoned me TO appear before him.
Again | stated my case. Unlike the
Judge, the general seemed more anx.
ious to do justice than to shoot al.
legged spies.
Held Until Antwerp Falls.
You have important information
about our dispositions before Ant.
werp." said he, This information
you gained by passing through forbid.
den territory, and see that you noted
down the position OF our heavy er.
tillery. You must remain under
guard here until Antwerp is In our
hands; then you may go free"
| cannot say how rejoiced when
the day OF my release dawned nor
how sorrowful felt for my fellow.
prisoners I left behind. Az soon M
Antwerp fell the Cermnna set ,:.,.,,