The daily Alaskan., 1917-07-10
A War
 Masquerader
By DUDLEY dIADBoURNE

During the second year or the aW- ful world war l went to Canada and enlisted there in the -th Canadian infantry. In due time tho regiment was sent to Flanders and participated in the fighting that resulted from tho German effort to occupy CalaA. I was early made a nOncommissioned officer and by the beginning of the third year of the war commanded my company. This was due to the. fact that the officers were killed of and 1 was in line for promotion. "5 '..
 During the first great retreat of tho Germans-I mean the one of March, 1917-my regiment was among those that were pushing the enemy RH h fell back. One night, as VIC were hanging on the German rear, out of the darkness came a man, Fonning for dear life, followed by shots from the eastward. After getting into our lines and recovering breath from his run he told us in broad Yorkshire dialect that he had been living in Germany when the war opened, had been forced Co join the army and hsd been long watching for an opportunity to join his own countrymen. He wiShed to enlist at once and light for the allied cause
 I reported the case to headquarters and was directed to enlist the man in my company. did so. and he joined US under the name of George CRlkinS. He seemed quite willing to do what was required of him, but showed great stupidity. He explained his inability to understand our way oS doing things by saying that all he knew about milf tRry matters he had learned from Ger man instructors.
 Of course in such lighting as was taking place at the time there wRs great disorder. Men were disappear ing from the ranks every day, many of them unaccounted for. 1 missed Calkins, but did not learn whether he had been killed or wounded or was simply among the throng of missing.
 My regiment, being on the extreme south of the British line, would occa- slonally get mixed in the heat of bat tie with the French troops. One day when one of our many attacks on tho Germans had been repulsed and we were being driven back in some disoI- der. mingling with c number of French troops, found myself retreat ing by the side of e French soldier who looked enough like CslklnS to Dc his twin brother. Being sure that hs was Calkins himself, I said to him:
 Hello, Calkins! thought you were dead" ..- '.r
 He was about to reply when ono of his comrades said something to him, to which be replied in the French Ian, guage.
 Here was 6 SurprlSe-Hn uBeoutA, stupid Yorkshire man who spoke French. Considering that he had come to us from the enemy, I at once grew suspicious and would have warn ed his French comrades against him had there been any opportunity to do so. But when heavy fighting iS Eolng on opportunities to do ordinary things are not likely to occur. Before could say anything more to Calkins or to any one about him, presto, a force from the rear was pushed forward to cover our retreat! We were gathered in and showed toward the enemy. r-..
 The next time I crossed CalktnB' path was one night when word was passed that the brigade to which my regiment belonged was about to attack a weak spot in the German army. It was reported to the officers that Q Massachusetts Yankee who had been caught in Germany when the war broke out had come through thsEr lines and had told of some ground they O. cupied in which 8 mere coTpoCAPR guard had been left to keep fires burn ing while their comrades were retreat ing. The general commanding had or dered an attack made, under the Kan kee's guidance, on thlS evacuated DO alton.
 While we were forming for tho pur- pose our guide was pointed out to me. What was my astonishmsnt to ssS Calkins! It occurred to me that the man, whether English, French or Yan- kee, was German spy and was about to lead us into trap. 1 approachea him and heard him speaking to the om- cer who was to lead the attack, and be used the dialect of a Massachusetts farmer. He had not noticed my GO- proach, and I suddenly called from be- hind him: ? ..'..' H'
 ''CalkinsF'
 He turned, and, seeing me, all coloE left his face.
 General" I said to the officer bs was talking to, If you follow that man to the enemy'B lines yotu never return" '-' -
 then gave an account how the man had come in Rs q dsBarter from the enemy, how he had enlisted in Ipy company, how he had pretsnded stu pidity. Then told OG having met him among the Preach ..",'
 MT. CaHkinB, YorkshremRn, ahnR MT.