New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
If You Are Clever You
Can Break Out of Even
A German Prison!

LIEUTENANT PAT O'BRIEN'S
- escape from prison in Germany
after a seventy-day fight across Ko-
land has been equalled if not surpassed
by that of two French aviators, MN.
Garros and Marchal, who were in Lon
don on March 1. AS quoted in "The
London Acceptance" the account of their
escape ran thus:
Garros and Marchal refuse to give any
interview whatever, as the clever means
they used to effect their escape may well
be used by some Of their captive comrades,
and, therefore, it is advisable to be dis
Greet. Marchal declares: Every two hours
we had to sign register showing our
presence. The want of signature at the
hour indicated meant fifteen to thirty days
confinement in cells"
The escape was organized by MarchaI
who was aided therein by his perfect
knowledge of the German language. Pass
ing before the first line Of sentries. he cried
out, "One can never take too great care
to prevent those dirty Frenchmen from
escaping" The second line of sentries re-.
spectfully made way for him, but third
sentry asked to be shown Marchal's papers
But replied the aviator, this is the
second time I've shown them," and suiting
the action to the words, he put his hands
10 MS pockets, as if to produce them The
sentry, thus convinced, did not insist on
seeing them. In this way the avators
made good their escape, after having put
on other clothes, leaving their own behind
with letter Of ironical farewell pinned
to them.
When they got into the railway train
Harros was somewhat nervous but Marchal
chatted in the purest German The first
part of the journey was accomplished in
this manner, but further on, after chang.
ing clothes for a second time they began
70 feel more assured The alarm having
been given, it was signalled throughout
the system, and in every train police and
guards demanded passports or jdentifca-
ton papers. Marchal heard voices saying
that escaped prisoners were being searched
Eor and both men thought they would be
traced. "Thcre was no way 10 warn Gar
ros,' declared Marchal. "for had we spoken
one word in French we should have been
lost Marchal, without seconds further
hesitation, opened the door, and dragging
Garros after him, the two took to flight.
Two days of intense anxiety elapsed
before they crossed the Dutch frontier
and so obtained their freedom. Their
liberty was all the more desirable, as the
Germans were subjecting the two men TO
the most ignominous treatment Marchsl'
though an officer, passed the greater par!
OF his time under arrest in a cell about
q feet long by feet inches wide, some
thlng after the style Of dungeon in the
Old Bastile. The food was awful, and was
given out in very small quantities in
trough.
Garros, to his would-b interviewer, said;
Excuse my silence. l am extremely tireo
and worn out with the privations suffered
IN captivity, and by my painful return
journey. am first Of all going to have
rest; then l am going to adapt myself once
more to conditions new to me. I have 81
10 learn again, and much work to do. gu
reaoy to do all my leaders want" Mafcha'
SAID: These are my pansto have my
revenge. That is why | came back