The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-09-11

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That night Ne bivouacked with .
Ffench Iise regiment. The men giving
him food and . blanket The next
morning he was arrested for the tenth
time sna taken before the general
commanding the division and stripped
and searched snd sent 70 Amiens an
Der guard with orders % leave instant
~ Tor England.
At the tain for Boulosne was pull.
ing out, packed 10 the doors with refu-
gees. he noticed frstciass compart.
ment marked reserved" and occu.
pied only by Q young woman,
The train was moving. but Thomp-
son took running Jump and Owed
through IN 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 81.
Petersburg.
The government had given her the
compartment. but she had lost her
maid and all her money. Thompson
told her the Scotland Yard detectives
would searth him when the train
reached Boulogne, and asked her u
she would conceal his films on her
person.
Paid In Cigar Coupons.
She consented. but asked for the
danger she Was mourning to BE-. paid
$500. He had only $50. so he paid her
the balance in cigar coupons. which
he explained was American war cur.
rency. She seemed quite satisfied.
Thompson said he paid her almost
enough coupons to get briar pipe.
Al Boulogne. he wss arrested
stripped. and searched. but nothing
was found. He was permitted TO con-
tinue to London. where he went to the
countess hotel and recovered his neg
atives. An hour later he was on the
way 10 the continent again.
He landed at Ostend and managed
to get Q train ~ far ~ Malines. Their
he started 70 walk IS miles to Brus.
sells. carrying huge camera, and over.
coat. field glasses. revolver and 800
Sims.
when no was ten miles from the
highway dozen uhlans suddenly
spurfed out from . wood and coversd
him With their pistols. He pulled an
American nag out Of his pocket and
shouted "Hoch der Kaiser" and "Auf
weidersehen." which WAS all the Ger
man he knew.
Upon being examined BY the Ger
man officers he explained that his Ca
madam credsntials were merely . blind
To get through tho lines Of the allies.
and that hs really represented syn.
dicats Of German newspapers In Nil
waukee. vhereupon he was released
and sent into Brussels In motor car.
Taken % Spy.
Next day Q German ofllcer saw hin
chatting with an English girl In front
Of . cafe and ordered his arrest - .
SPY. Thompson said: "All right. I'm
used TO being arrested. but just wait
until get your picture"
The oilcer was 20 furious he
smashed the camera with his sword.
The Germans destroyed all the Aims
end ordered him to LEAVE the city In IN
hour or b shot. He left and walked
80 miles from Fsrussela TO Ostend.
where met him in the consulate. He
said he had been there over night. was
tired Of the quiet life and wanted TO
See some excitement. 30 brought
him with me In our car to Antwerp.
The last saw OF him he was wiring.
ing the hand Of the chief Of the gen
eral star and asking permission to
take pictures from Belgian aero
plane. They might ~ well give him
permission, because hs will do Il any.
way.
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