The Raymer enterprise., 1914-09-10

When the British retired before the
German onset he remained in the
trenches so as to get pictures of the
charging Germans at close quarters.
lie snapped pictures until the Ger.
mans were within a hundred yards OF
the abandoned trenches and then ran
for life. lie said The storm OF bullets
was so thick he vas afraid the Kansas
undertaken would never get the job OF
burging him He says the British be
hayed with the greatest gsllantry and
retired In perfect order, but they
would have been wiped out II they had
remained,
Fed by French.
That night he biyouacked with a
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 un.
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 frat-class compart
ment marked reserved" and oceu
pied only by a young woman
The train was moving, but Thomp
son took running Jump and diyeh
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 a Russian
OF high family leaving Paris for St.
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 search him when the train
reached Roulogne, and asked her II
she would conceal his films on her
person
Paid in Cigar Coupons.
She consented. but asked for the
danger she was incurring to be paid
5000 He had only $50, 80 he paid her
the balance In cigar coupons which
he explained was American war cur
rencg She seemed quite satisfied
Thompson said he paid her almost
enough coupons to get a bFiar pipe
AT Roulogne, he vas 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
atiyes An hour later he was on the
way TO the continent again
lie landed al OsteHd and managed
TO get train as lar as Mal!nes Ther
he started to walk 2i miles 10 Rrus-
sells. carving a huge camera, and over.
coat. field glasses. revolver and 500
films
When he was ten miles from the
highway a dozen uhlaus guddenly
spuFred out from wood and covered
him With their pistols He pulled an
American flag out Of his pocket and
shouted "Hcch der Kaiser" aud "Auf
Weidersehen which was all the Ger,
man he knew
/ Upon being examined by the Ger
man officers hs explained that his Ca.
madam credentials were merely blind
to get through the lines Of the allies.
and that he really represented a syn
| dicate Of German newspapers in Nil
waukee. whereupon he WIS released
and sent into Brussels in a motor car.
Taken as Spy.
1 Next day German officer saw him
chatting with an English girl in front
I of a cafe and ordered his arrest as a
spy. Thompson said All right, In
/ used to being arrested, but just wait
until get your picture
The officer was so furious he
smashed the camera with bis sword.
/ The Germans destroyed all the films
and ordered him to leave the city in al
hour or be shot, He left and walked
50 miles from Brussels to Ostend.
where met him in the consulate. He
said he had been there over night, was
tirpd nf the nlyiet life and wanted to
see some excitement So ! brought
| him with me in our eur To Antwerp,
The last | saw Of him he was wiring
ing the hand Of the chief Of the gen.
eral staff and asking permission to
take pictures from a Belgian aero
plane. They might as we'll give him
permission, because he will do it any
way.
Wish TO Fiaht Barefoot.