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Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20

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stretcher. For seven days, he told u.s.
he had lain in a shell hole wounded,
were mighty glad to share our ban
quet with him.
We called on each man for a speech
and one might have thought that we
were at a first-class club meeting. A
few days after that our party was
broken up and some of the men, sup
pose, l shall never see again.
One of the souvenirs of my adven-
ture is a check given me during this
banquet" by Lieut.. James Henry
Dickson of the Tenth Royal Irish Flu
sileers, fellow prisoner. 1t was for
20 francs and was made payable to
the order of "Mr. Pat O'Brien, End
Lieut." Poor Jim forgot to scratch
out the London" and substitute
"Courtrai" on the date line, but it's
value as souvenir is just as great.
When he gave it to me he had no idea
that would have an opportunity SO
soon afterward to cash it in person,
although / am quite sure that what
ever financial reverses l may be des-
tined to meet, my want will never be
great enough to induce me to realize
on that check.
There was one subject that was
talked about in this prison whenever
conversation Jagged, and l suppose it
is the same in other prisons too. What
were the chances of escape.
Every man seemedano have a differ
ent idea and one way, l suppose, was
about as impraeticable as another.
None of us ever expected to get a
chance to put our ideas into execution,
but it was interesting speculation, and
anyway one can never tell what OPP
portunities might present themselves.
One suggestion was that we disguise
ourselves as women. "O'Brien would
stand better chance disguised as
the fact that my height Il am six feet
two inches) would make me more con-
spicuous as woman than as man.
Another suggested that we steal
German Gotha-a type of airplane
used for long-distance bombing. 1t is
these machines which are used for
bombing London. They are manned
by three men, one sitting in front with
u machine gun, the pilot sitting behind
him and an observer sitting in the rear
with another machine gun. We fig
ured that, at pinch, perhaps, seven
or eight of us could make our escape
in single machine. They have two
motors of very high horse power, fly
very high and make wonderful speed.
But we had no chance to put this idea
to the test.
l worked out another plan by which
l thought l might have a chance If l
could ever get into one of the German
airdromes. l would conceal myself in
one of the hangers, wait until one of
the German machines started out, and
as he TAXED along the ground l would
rush out, shout at the top of my voice
and point excitedly at his wheels. This,
l figured, would cause the pilot to stop
and get out to see what was wrong.
BY that time I would be up to him, and
as he stopped over to inspect the ma
chine, l could knock him senseless,
jump into the machine and be over the
lines before the Huns could make up
their minds just what had happened
1t was fine dream, but my
chance was not to come that way.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20
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Spanish Cedar sawdust.

Some curious uses are found for
the better kinds of sawdust. One of
these pertains to the Spanish cedar
sawdust, which is of extreme light
ness. 1t is employed for packing cheap
chemicals contained in glass and ship
ped for long distances. In this rela-
ton there must be taken into consid-
Grafton the question of weight and
freight charges, and SO Spanish cedar
saWdust enters the equation.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20
Vibrations Ear Can Detect.

The ordinary human ear can detect
a tone whose vibration rate is at least
25,0OO vibrations a second, while the
whistle will produce 10000 second.
This upper limit varies with the age
of the individual to such an extent
that, if the upper limit at sixteen
years of age were $4,000 vibrations, at
sixty years of age it would be about
$4,000 q second.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20

Joined in the general laughter which
followed every sally.
called to q German officer who was
passing our window.
you're an officer, aren't you?' I
asked, respectfully enough.
Eyes, what of it?" he rejoined.
"Well, in England" I said, 1--WE let
ya9 s VIC q prisoners ride
first class. Can't you fix it so that We
can be similarly treated, or least be
transferred to second-class compart-
ment?"
IF I had my way" he replied, you'd
ride with the hogs p'
Then he turned to the crowd and
told them of my request and how he
had answered me, and they all laughed
hilariously.
This got me pretty hot.
"That would be a d sight
better than riding with the Germans |"
1 yelled after him, but if he consid-
cred that good joke, he didn't pass
it on to the crowd.
Some months later when I had the
honor of telling my story to King
George, he thought this incident was
one Of the best jokes he had ever
heard. l don't believe he ever laughed
harder in his life.
Before our train pulled out, our
guards had to present their arms for
inspection and their rifles were loaded
In our presence to let US know that
they meant business.
From the moment the train started
on it's way to Germany, the thought
kept coming to my head that unless |
could make my escape before we
reached that reprisal camp l might as
well make up my mind, as far as I
was concerned, the war was over.
1t occurred to me that if the eight
of us in that car could jump at given
signal and seize those four Hun guards
by surprise, we'd have splendid
chance of besting them and jumping
off the train when it first slowed down,
but when l passed the idea ON to my
comrades they turned it down. Even
as l had pictured, they pointed out,
the fact that so many of us had es-
capped would almost inevitably result
in our recapture. The Huns would
have secured Belgium till they had
got us and then we would all be shot.
Perhaps they were right.
Nevertheless, was determined that,
no matter what the others decided to
do, l was going to make one bid for
freedom, come what might.
AS we passed through village after
village in Belgium and realized that
we were getting nearer and nearer to
that dreaded reprisal camp, 1 con-
Guided that my one and only chance of
getting free before we reached it was
through the window! / would have
to go through that window while the
train was going full-speed, because if
| waited until it had slowed up or
stopped entirely, it would be a simple
matter for the guards to oyertake or
shoot me.
1 opened the window. The guard
who sat opposite me-so close that
his feet touched mine and the stock |
Of his gun which he held between his |
knees occasionally struck my foot |
made no objection, imagining no doubt |
that l found the car too warm or that |
the smoke, with which the compart- |
ment was filed, annoyed me.
AS 1 opened the window, the noise |
the train was making as it Numbered |
along grew louder. 1t seemed to say |
You're fool If you do; you're fool
If you don't-you're fool if you do
you're fool if you don't"-and I said |
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20

Travelling at night and hiding
by day, subsisting on raw veee-
tables stolen from gardens,
O'Brien crawIs through Ger
many and Luxembourg toward
Belgium. Some of the terrible
hardships that he endured and
the perils that he encountered
are described in the next in
staIlment.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20
FROM THE WINDOW OF A TRAIN RUNNING IS MILES AN
HOUR 0'BRIEN MAKES LEAP FOR LIBERTY.

Synopss-Pat OBrien, Momence Ill., after
American
the British Royal Flying
ing period is France a
service the front
flyers from which he
German Myers O3rien
death by miracle awake find himself
hospital, with bullet a DAVIS
hospital, he is at
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20

to myself tthe noes have it," and
closed down the window again.
AS soon as the window was closed,
the noise of the train naturally SUBJ
sided and it's speed seemed to dimin-
ish, and my plan appealed to me
stronger than ever.
l knew the guard in front of me
didn't understand word of English,
and so, In a quiet tone of voice, l con-
fided to the English officer who sat
next me what | had planned to do.
For Gods sake, Pat, chuck it !" he
urged. Don't be a lunatic! This rail-
road is doUble-tracked and Tock-bal-
lasted and the other track is on your
side. You stand every chance in the
world of knocking your brains out
against the rails, or hitting bridge or
whistling post, and If you escape
those you will probably be hit by an
other train on the other track. You
haven't one chance in a thousand to-
make it r'
There was a good deal of logic in
what he said, but figured that once
never have even one chance In thou
sand to escape, and the idea of re-
naming q prisoner of war indefinitely
went against my grain. I resolved to
take my chance now at the risk of
breaking my neck.
The car was full of smoke. looked
across at the guard. He was rather an
oil hn
seemed to be dreaming of what was in
store for him rather than paying any
particular attention to me. Once In
while had smiled at him, and figured
that he hadn't the slightest idea of
what was going through my mind all
the time we had been travelling.
began to cough as though my throat
was badly irritated by the smoke and
then / opened the window again. This
time the guard looked up and showed
his disapproval, but did not say any,
| thing.
1t was then o'clock in the MORN
| ing and would soon be light. / knew
had to do it right then, or never, as
there would be no chance to escape in
| tuc udy llluc
| | had on a trench coat that 1 had
used as a flying coat and wore my
knapsack, which l had constructed
out of gas bag brought into Courtrai
by British prisoner. In this l had
two pieces of bread, piece of sau-
sage and pair of flying mittens. All
of them had to go with me through the
window.
The train was now going at rate Of
between thirty and thirty-five miles an
hour, and again it seemed to admonish
me as it ratified along over the ties.
you're fool If you do-you're a fool
| if you don't. You're fool If you don't
you're fool if you do. You're a fool
if you don't"
wait<b.As-srpss
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-06-20

usses.sF<a4Sed no longer. Standing upon
the bench as if to put the bag on the
rack and taking hold of the rack with
my left hand and strap that hung
from the top of the car with my right,
pulled myself up, showed my feet and
legs out of the window and let go.
There was prayer on my lips as
went out, and l expected bullet be-
tween my shoulders, but it was all
over in an instant.
| landed on my left side and face.
burying my face in the rock ballast,
cutting it open and closing my left
eye, skinning my hands and shins and
straining my ankle. For q few mo-
ments | was completely knocked out,
and If they shot at me through the
window, in the first moments after my
escape, | had no way of knowing.
OF course, if they could have stopped
the train right then, they could easily
have recaptured me, but at the speed it
was going and in the confusion which
must have followed my escape, they
probably didn't stop within half of a
mile from the spot where l lay.
l came to within a few minutes and
when l examined myself and found no
bones broken, | didn't stop to worry
about my cuts ami bruises, but jumped
up with the idea of putting as great a
distance between me and that track as
possible before daylight came. Still be-
ing dazed, l forgot all about the barbed
wire fence along the right of way and
ran full tilt into it. Right there 1 lost
one of my two precious pieces of bread,
which fell out of my knapsack, but ]
could not stop to look for it then. ..
The one thing that was uppermost in
my mind was that for the moment I
was free, and it was up to me now to
make the most of my liberty.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
Your Home Workshop
By Mary Lee Swann,
PRINCIPAL. Scudder School of Household Arts.

As I'm Other rooms the walls. floors aud
ceiling must be considered as a bach
yround. The floor may be- treated In n
number Of WAYS. Tiles are attractive ana
are easily cleaned. on the other hand,
ihey are expensive. and because they are
so cold and hard 81 Is necessary 10 use
cork or rubber mats with them Many
compositions OF concrete. wood ana cork
are being used by architects IN ne~ homes
aud ON old floors a. well.
one good Plan Is 10 run ny The wainscot
ing With 4 sanitary base shat Is. rounded
ut The bottom to eliminate he dust catch
ing angle ~ the average 'oor and wall.
The ceiling may he treated In the same
way.
None ~ ID. patent compositions. now.
ever resilient, are msch better than the
old fashioned rift.sawed. hard piuewood,
II carefully laid and Oiled sp6h a foor Is
easily cleaned and here H. no danger ~
splinters.
Iinoleum and oilcloth make excellent
foor coverings aud interesting bits uf
color may I've introduced into n Kitchen In
this wEY
OF all the treatments. that kitchen walls
receive, perhaps - painted surface gives
best result. Tiles are idea! but are ex.
|pensiye KalsomIne Is inexpensive, bu,
usually fakes
Paper should never he used unless 1t Is
glazed or covered with sheliac. pauer.
while comparatively cheap at rrst, 10 hard
to keep clean. absorbs moisture, cannot
be washed and fades easily
II a painted wal r. ensmeled % can he
washed as often As necessary Without Ia.
juring the surface.
Under no circumstance should the
woodwork OF y kitchen be dark. much
prefer u cream woodwork. he paint having
an ena mel finish Grey H. a good color and
Il is not So hard to keep immaculate l0ok
ing hut aper all. anything that would
condone cdrelessnsss where absolute
cleanliness should exist. Il undesirable
White o. rather trying n there are mant
windows
There should he an abundance 81 srtif-
Cial and natural Eight in The Kitchen II IL
test To have Window on Two sides n pos
sihle. so that cross circulation can be oh.
tanned The number " windows and the
Exposure VIII largely determine Just what
decorative methods 10 adopt
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

WV OlLD that every modern beauty
w could possess the ~ondsrmi teeth
w OF the ancient savage. As skull
after skull Of ancient Egyptians are dug up
many % them show a set OF thlrtytwo
pcarly teeth. often without the faintest
fign Of decay, These men had no dentists,
no means or any kind for beauti'ying THEW
teeth. but natures wi methods Kept their
teeth la perfect order
The simple lie OF the savage has given
place to the complex life OF civilization
The savage had no pickles. but v,any ~
US eat them In large quantities and allow
their acid In close contact with the hard
enamel OF the tooth To menace IT, well
being
Candy Is also eaten In attendance. An
excess OF sweet soon becomes acid ia the
mouth after a little while OF interactiou
with tn saliva aud digestive juices OF the
stomach.
Excessive vinegar aud sugar. aud Ia sd
dition 10 these iufreQuent use of dental ap.
planes TO countersct their effects. decide
the fate ~ the would be pearly white teeth
~ many a modern man or woman.
Tartar Is nothing more or less than a
rough coating OF slime spread across the
-urface of the teeth /; appears a. a result
o, u poor method Of brushing OF no brush.
INK 81 all. OF TOO much sweets or acids In
the food. aud. in general. OF uncleanly
habits.
Tartar is the breeding place OF bacteria.
which need only the slightest encourage
ment to start their raSages on the teeth.
The heat OF the mouth is the incubator Tor
the bacteria, aud Bourishes them To- a
healthy, happy state But Il makes them
thrive AZ the expense Of your own vitality
aud well.beinr
II the tartar rs permitted To remain upon
the surface Of the teeth unremoved. one
coat Uf D. becomes Superimp posed upon the
other. aud In a few months a filthy. Shiny
g~reenish layer Is visible Bacteria are nuV
bred with iucouceiyahle speed, aui tes1
~ the teeth goes on viii increasing
rapidity
Foul breath Is very largely due 10 the
Shiny green hlm upon the teeth. II may
also be due to bal digestion as The result
~ improper diet. badly masticated food or
decayed teeth.
Decayed teeth not only affect The difes-
ton. but they also result ia abscess, ..
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

The popular indirect and semi direct
lighting fixtures are better adapted to the
Kitchen than to any other room in The
house. on OF these fixtures with one Co
watt tungsten lamp viii give good general
Illumination In the average Kitchen. II Is
a good idea to have a couple o. sid" lights
near the sink. table aud stove
A square kitchen is preferable from the
point Of ericieuc, The comiort and con
veuiencp al The kitchen depend upon the
relative "osiiions 81 range sink, cupboard
and refrigerator The REFRIGERATOR should
De set IN The Wall with an uu,side door FOR
placing ice and an inside door for food
The Ice man can then rein the ice box
without tracking mud or dust into the
room.
do not believe It Is possible for a
IOmau's personality 10 De- 80 vitality 'elt
in any Other room 4 window boX ~ grow.
ing parsley. heets or some other ,libie
green seems a small, unimportant detail
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

a crisp, dainty curtain seems trivial too.
But how eloquently a window treated In
this way would speak for its owner.
A few yellow mixing bowls might give
Just the touch OF color that is needed To
make the room look cheerful II were
building a dozen homes | should have a
comfortable chair and a shelf for books
and household magazines In every kitchen
II II remarkable, It seems to me, that
many Of the women who are struggling
along under conditions that 10 good bust.
ness organization would tolerate do not
give mp In abject despair. The Time has
come when women should realize that Il Is
a poor economy which does not take INTO
account the spending Of self and limited
strength. From whatever angle you look
at y. the good" kitchen which. rcmem.
her. IS first and last an attractive kiichen
IN an investment which pays In every
way for the effort expended upon IL
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
The Secret of Good Teeth
By Lima CaUaLieri,
The Most Famous Living Beauty.

gum balls, unhealthy gums and someumel
a sore mouth aud lips.
Prevent decay and then you will nnt
need 20 make repairs. Use as a base for
a tooth powder an alkaline which will neu.
trSlile the acid Ia the mouth. Use a pow,
dor hat Will cleanse the teeth OF It's Shiny
elm without scratching them.
When properly cleansed with such 4
powder applied with o small. soft tooth.
brush II 5arying sized h%rIstles. the teeth
will feel perfectly smooth and the tongue
viii Slide freely across them without en,
couu'eriuF any slight obstruction. When
the teeth feel like This they are about a.
clean a. they can BE- and the stir bristle
OF The dentists cleansing brush may be
avoided aud the enamel saved 70 that
extent
Never give a horizontal movement 10 tho
brush That only scrubs he surface ot the
teeth and wears away tho enamel. especi
ally the enamel OF the canine Tor eye)
teeth, which have 10 bear the brunt Of The
friction. Let you brush move up with an
up and down movement. su that The bristlcs
rau penetrate The creylces aud thus "a.
move food particles.
Baking powder Is q good alkaline Tor
tooth powder % b. cheap and an effective
acid destroyer and cleanser q Is also a
good gun protector because OF It's harden
INK qualities
II Ia spite Of your careful habits your
teeth decay because NJ natural wear aud
tear have them repaired at once. FOR decay
OF one tooth starts several more In that
direction.
Avoid toothplcks n possible. they make
the gums bleed and enlarge the spaces be-
fween The teeth by wearing away ths
enamel Use a brush Il necessary after
each meal. Or use "A thresd Of cotton in
stead ~ the harmful pick.
Your thorough cleaning OF tho teeth
fhould come 81 pigh' before bedt inc. &C
as 10 minimize the evil lpj' jenre of bsc.
terra IA tia, 'nns st"ata5 OF time W
sHpFey aud bras SsagG,
" you are IN the habit of chewing gum
indulge In this psstime only after each
meal to help cleanse the teeth by the in
crease In flow ~ saliva which IL TIE first
OF the digestive. and incidentally cleans.
ing. fluids. Too much chewing oil gen.
causes unnecessary wear aud tear o. the
enamel due 20 friction. A. well as ugly
lines aro"nd the lips
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

-ANy Of Us try 10 draw a line OF dts
MI unctiOu between the Kitchen prac
v tloai and the sitcnon oeautiiul, IN
less a kitchen serves It's purpose 1t cannot
be beautiful " It Is practical Il must
have At least the beauty OF order.
happily. We find that beauty and eni
cheney u~slully mean order. To day.
whether We furnish for beauty or for Ell
cheney or for both. the Kitchen must not
only he clean, hut must look the part. How
often do We see homes where everything
seems beautiful aud orderly. only to ind
the Kitchen neglected and unsightly.
Most ply sicisns aud scientists take
pleasure aud pride in having beautiful.
Wen equipped offices and laboratories.
Why shouldn't a coOk ~ domestic scientist
have a practical and attractive laboratory?
DO YOU remember what Ruskin says OF
the science aud art OF cookery? "Cookcry
means the knowledge 81 Medea and OF
Circe aud Of Helen aud OF the Queen Of
sheba. II means the knowledge OF all
herbs and fruits and balms aud spices, and
all that IL healing ana sweet In he felds
aud groves aud sayorN In meats. II means
carefulness and inventiyeness ana willing
neis aud readiness of appliances II
means the economy Of your grandmoihers
aud The science OF the modern chemist; Il
means English thoroughuess aud French
art and Arabian hospitality. and. In tue
u means that YOU are TO he perfectly tnd
always ladies' loaf siyers"
A workman who wishes TO 10 good work
must have good tools. " q home maker
IL TO do The best work aud get The beet
results with the least energy. enort, time
aud money. Their her Workshop and her
equipment must he well chosen aud
tnoughtfull, placed
That the Iitchen should he u convenient
workshop i proved by the fact that n the
course ~ \ year about eleven hundred
meals are prepared One fundamentally
inclined person has estimated mat from
four to ten trips must be made 10 and from
The kitchen range 10 The dining room table
IN serving each meal This means IN the
course ~ u year a walk Of 400 miles At
the minimum and onO miles a. The maxi.
mum. II doesn't take a trained imapina
( on to see row he old saying. "A woman
work is never done came to bee psrpet'
MAJ ID, does a.?
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

q Mamma says, wish for Munsing
Underwear if you wan to feel good and
keep warm this winter, and your wish
will come true. It's the kind that takes
a long time to wear out because it s made
by people who know how to make good
underwear for little folks. Mamma says
it fits better than any other kind, and
washes better, because it is made out Of
good yarn. ! like the union suits best be
cause they feel better, and have no pants
to pull up or shirt to pull down.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14
THE NEW FALL WEIGHT
FOR MEN AS WELL
AS LADIES

q Munsing Underwear made in Min
neapolis. We have it in single and
combination garments, and for men,
women and children. We wish to con-
vince you particularly about the per-
feet fitting qualities of the Munsing
line. There are no other union suits
made that fit as comfortably and neat
ly. The prices are just as low as other
merchants are obliged to ask for infer
Tor and clumsy fitting garments. Don't
buy until you have seer the line. We
know the goods are right and that the
prices are right.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

vuy ouLD that every modern beauty
Nxf could possess the wonderful teeth
nF tn. uu.t.ut suvau. A. rlttt