The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-09
Copyright. 1914, by the News
paper Enterprise Association.l
CONTINUED From Yesterday


At six O'Clock that evening I
was awakened from my heavy
sleep to find two men entering
my room. The room was in
semi-darkness. Outside I could
hear the steady murmuring roar
of troops going forward.
Half awake | was alarmed. One
man spoke. He was of the serv-
lee. the other of the General
Staff. My report had been re-
ceived. We of the service sell
dom reported direct i'm times of
peace, but through others Many
times we did not know who re-
eeived reports. I was being paid
high honor-to have staff Of
ficers call upon me.
They had come for further de-
tails. For three hours gave
them in detail all I knew of the
situation in Liege.
rfpu must go back" said my
superior. We have arranged.
He explained that my. position
in Lege was assured because of
the confidence the Belgian Off
Ger had in me; that | was to
claim his friendship and insist
upon working for him. Also /
was given some thin slips of col
ored paper and their use was ex-
planned to me.
But how may I reach Liege?"i
asked.
I'VE have planned" he said.
They left me. At nine o'clock
I met them as agreed. MY ex-
periences of that night were try
ing. They led me to where one of
the military planes was waiting.
never had been in an aeroplane
and the prospect alarmed me.
However, / dared not show this
timidity before my superior Off
GERS and the under lieutenant and
his mechanician quickly strapped
me In the passenger seat. After
fifteen minutes of sickness and
the air (broben) and commenced |
to lose fear.
1 saw many lights. I tried toi
speak to the under lieutenant, |
but the roar of the motors was
too much. We came down in al
field a mile from Waremme.
quite near the railroad, as II
learned later in the night. Wei
saw lights and heard sounds not
far away, and the under lieuten-i
ant made great haste to flyl
again.
When he had gone I erept into
a ditch and waited some time |
before starting to find my way to |
Liege. After an hour or more of
crawling reached al
road and presently discovered an
signpost. I was not
far from Liege and, creeping In
to a hedge. ! slept until day
break, when the sound of wagons
and much noise told me citizens
we're passing along the road leav-I
ing the city. Making haste 1
soon reached Liege. There was
no trouble. Citizens we're de-
parting in large numbers and few
observed me. went TO the
of st. Jean. more to es-
.ab1ish a base than anything else.
[ purposely addressed Inquiries
20 several persons in and around
he church. to establish an fden-
.ity IN case the soldfery should |
QUESTION me- Then | set out to /
lind my officer.
1 inquired for him diligently /
m finally was directed TO the
ssveRnees fort and found him in = |
rrouDs l rushed upon him, be-
IeM#Ihg his aid. Truly my APP
'e5{9nce was convincing Worn
IN - hausted ] was, and besides
b &4fde in the aero and the
lieht spent in the fields and
Iftehes had not improved my sp-
,earance. At first the officer
sursed me and ordered me away.
tut several seemed touched by my
lose of helplessness- l thanked
lim again and again and called
i'm savior and hero and called
Town blessings upon him.
The other officers laughed and
oked with him.
silly foel. : he said. go with
he others ana do not trouble
ne
! pretended 20 weep ana decIef-s
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