New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-26
German Deserter Has No Love
|. for Land that Seeks His Life
Sickened by Fighting Those He Does Not Hate for Coun
try That Thinks Nothing of Him. He Now
Fears Only Return.

the expression Of one who ntarveis at
some outgrown feeling
Schultz said he had fought at Liege
and at Antwerp, and that in the bat
tie of the Marine ne had been in the
army division that had been first COM
manded to retreat.
Most Of them were killed" he OBJ
served casually. He would not talk OF
the fighting, nor of his sensations on
the battle field, and he looked sur
prised than any especial feeling was
expected from him.
"They were just like all the other
battles over there for the last year and
q half" he declared Mostly, | was
In little engagements when | fought.
We could not make out what we we're
fighting for. Then | got the card that
said my father had been killed. and
a little later learned that my brother
was dead, too. Yes, they died for their
country, if you like. But | don't want
to do that"
Gradually a plan of escape grew in
his mind. He first dropped out Of the
lines at User, and from there went to
Lille. He said he lived there two
months with French girl, and won
dered more and more why he should
have fought her people.
Il hadn't anything against the
French; none of US did, in the trenches.
We fought because we had to-" he
commented.
then Schultz was taken by the Ger
mans, after two months at User. There
was some talk of shooting him as de-
serter. but it was decided that every
man was needed, and that punish
L.
make him feel the ignominy of his
position. he was made TO do as many
unpleasant things as possible, he said.
and in particular was sent 70 steal
cattle and horses from the French,
ever watching a chance to flee.
Foils Spy Trap.
When the FIRST opportunity came he
hid away in cattle train, and went
to Brussels. From there he walked TO
little country place near the Dutch
borders. Completely worn out, he fel:
that nights sleep was necessary,
and reluctantly applied to a farmer for
lodging.
They made believe il was all right.
But | saw them eying my uniform,
and then looking at each other" he
said. al knew that ! could not trust
them, and as soon as the house was
quiet | got up and left again. After
wards | found out that ] had been
right. for they had betrayed me TO the
Germans"
Going to another village, Schultz met
man he had known before the war
who had become smuggler. His friend
conducted him to the Dutch borders,
taking him through the entanglements
at point where there were no cleo
trio wires. In Rotterdam he exchanged
his uniform for the clothes he was
wearing yesterday-a rather worn shirt
and trousers.
But / was still afraid / would be
taken back, and made up my mind to
be stowaway," he said. 81 thought
would rather starve. even, than TO go
back"
The Noorderdyk left Rotterdam No
vember II, with Schultz hidden in the
coal bunkers. On November IA, when
at Deal, the English boarded the YES
sci, but 10 one discovered Schultz.
When the British left and the Noorder
dvk steamed cut of the English Chan
mel the stowaway crawled TO the deck,
grimed with coal dust, weak and half
starved. For five days he had not
touched food.
at was hard enough to get away, and
don't want to go back again." reiter-
ated Schultz, mildly. 81 never want to
see Germany again. | do not like war.
1t is foolish to be shot for nothing"