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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-09-26
CHAPTER XVIII.
Experiences In Holland.

Experiences In Holland.
But / was not quite out Of the
woods.
now knew that l was In Holland,
but just where had no idea. walked
for about thirty minutes and came to
a path leading to the right. and l had
proceeded along 1t but few hundred
yards when l saw in front Of me a
fence exactly like the one l had
crossed.
"This Is funny" I said to myself. II
didn't know the Dutch had a fence,
too" l advanced to the fence and
examined 1t closely, and judge Of my
astonishment when I saw beyond It q
nine-foot fence apparently holding
live wires exactly like the one which
had nearly been the death Of me!
l had very little time to conjecture
what 1t all meant, for just then I
heard a guard coming. He was walk
ing so fast that l was sure It was a
Dutch sentry, as the Huns walk much
slower.
I was so bewildered, however. that
I decided to take no chances. and as
the road was fairly good l wandered
down 1t and away from that mysteri.
ous fence. About half mile down
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CHAPTER xvi-continued.

From the kitchen you could walk
directly into the cow-barn. where two
cows were kept, and this. as have
pointed out before. Is the usual con-
struction Of the poorer Belgian houses.
I could not make out why the caller
seemed to be so antagonistic to me.
and yet am sure he was arguing with
the family against me. Perhaps the
fact that | wasn't wearing wooden
shoes--I doubt whether | could have
obtained a pair big enough for me
had convinced him that I was not
really a Belgian. because there was
oothlng about me otherwise which
could have given him that idea.
At that time. and suppose It is
true today. about 94 per cent Of the
people In Belgium were wearing
wooden shoes. Among the peasants I
don't believe l ever saw any other
kind of footwear and they are more
common there than they are In Hol-
land. The Dutch wear them more on
account Of lack Of leather. l was
told that during the coming year prac-
ucally all the peasants and poorer
people In Germany. too. will adopt
wooden shoes for farm work, as that
b one direction In which wood can be
substituted for leather without much
loss.
When the young man left, I left
shortly afterwards. as I was not at
all comfortable about what his inten.
uons were regarding me. For all l
knew he might have gone to notify
the German authorities that there was
. strange man In the viclnIty-more
perhaps to protect his friends from
suspicion Of having aided me than to
tnjure me.
At any rate. was not going to take
any chances and | got out Of that
neighborhood as rapidly as l could.
That night found me right on the
frontier Of Holland.
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When 4 Prisoner 10 EXCHANGED.

Ivan Rossiter. captured by the Ger
mans and later exchanged. says In the
Farm and Fireside: '"Then lay down,
not to sleep but to think. / thought
Of the day when enlisted In Canada,
Of leaving home. the trimming camps,
the trip overseas to England, the
training In England, going across the
channel to Flanders, the terrific fight
Ing at Ypres, Of the many friends who
fell on that bloody battlefield, how I
was wounded and captured. the inhA-
man treatment l received at the hands
of the German surgeons, who had four
husky Germans hold me down while
they cut five bones out Of my wrist
and amputated my middle finger at the
second joint when Twas wounded In
the palm Of the hand, the kicks and
the cuffs from prison guards and thes
terrible stuff the Germans called food
In the prison camps"
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CHAPTER XVII.
Getting Through the Lines.

Waiting until 1t was quite dark, /
made my way carefully through a
field and eventually came to the much
dreaded barrier.
1t was all that had heard about Il.
Every foot OF the border line between
Belgium and Holland Is protected In
precisely the same manner. 1t Is there
to serve three purposes: first. to pre-
vent the Belgians from escaping into
Holland second to keep enemies. like
myself. from making their way to free
dom; and third. to prevent desertions
on the part OF Germans themselves.
One look was enough to convince any
one that It probably accomplished all
three objects about as well as any con-
trivance could, and one look was all I
got Of II that night. for while lay
on my stomach gazing at the forbid.
Ting structure / heard the measured
stride Of a German sentry advancing
towards me and l crawled away as
fast rs | possibly could. determined
to spend the night somewhere in the
fields and make another and more
careful survey the following night.
The view l had obtained. however,
was sufficient to convince me that the
pole-vault idea was out of the ques-
tion even II had pole and was a
proficient pole-yaulter. The three
Fences covered span of at least twelve
feet and to clear the last barbed wire
fence 1t would be necessary to vault
not only at least ten feet high. but at
least fourteen feet wide, with the GER
tain knowledge that to touch the cleo
trieally charged fence meant instant
death. There would be no second
chance II You came cropper the first
time.
The stilt idea was also impractical
BILE because Of the lack of suitable
timber and tools with which to con-
struct the stilts.
It seemed to me that the best thing
to do was travel up and down the line
bit In the hope that some spot might
be discovered where conditions were
more favorable, although I don't know
just what expected along those
lines.
1t was mighty dIsheartenlng to real.
ize that only few feet away lay GER
tain liberty and that the only things
preventing me from reaching II were
three confounded fences. I thought Of
my machine and wished that some
kind fairy would set II In front Of me
for Just one minute.
spent the night In a clump OF
bushes and kept in hiding most OF the
next day. only going abroad for an
hour or two In the middle of the day
to Intercept some Belgian peasant
and beg for food. The Belgians In this
section were naturally very much
afraid Of the Germans and I Jared
badly. In nearly every house German
soldiers were quartered and 1t was
out Of the question for me to apply
for food In that direction. The prox.
Unity Of the border made everyone
eye each other with more or less sus-
picion and soon came to the conelu-
sion that the safest thing could do
was to live on raw vegetables which l
could steal from the fields at night as
i had previously done.
That night | made another survey
of the barrier 10 that vicinity. but It
looked Just as hopeless as It had the
might before and concluded that l
only wasted my time there.
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copyriGht. 1915. By Pat AIN 0'Brien

wire fence and breathed the free air OF
Holland. ! bad no clear idea Just
where / was and I didn't care much.
! was out Of the power Of the Germans
and that was enough. ] had walked
perhaps a hundred yards. when re-
membered the lace had thrown over
the barrier, and dangerous a. ] real
ized the undertaking to be, i deter
mined to walk back and get It. This
necessitated my going back onto Bel
gian soil again. but 1t seemed shame
to leave the lace there. and by exer-
cising a little care l figured ] could
get 1t easily enough.
When ! came to the spot at which !
had made my way under the barbed
wire. ! put my ear to the ground and
listened for the sentry. ] heard him
coming and lay prone on the ground
TIL be had passed. The fact that he
might observe the hole In the ground
or the ladder occurred to me as lay
there. and It seemed like an age be-
fore he finally marched out Of ear.
shot. Then went under the barbed
wire again. retrieved the lace and once
again made my way to Dutch terri
tory.
II does not take long to describe the
events Just referred to, but the Incl.
dents themselves consumed several
hours in all. To dig the hole must
have taken me more than two hours
and had to stop frequently to hide
while the sentry passed. Many times.
indeed, thought heard him coming
and stopped my work and then dis
covered that II was only my imaglna.
ton. ! certainly suffered enough that
night to last me q lifetime. With
German guard on one side. death from
electrocution on the other. and starya-
ton staring me In the face. my plight
was anything but comfortable one.
1t was on the 10Th of November.
1917, when I got through the wire. I
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-09-26

Enough matches to light all Its con.
tents are attached to a recently In,
vented cigarette box
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-09-26

Heard the German Guard Coming.
had made my leap from the train on
September 9th. Altogether. therefore.
just seventy-two days had elapsed
since l escaped from the Huns. II I
live to be as old as Methusaleh, / never
expect to live through another sew
enty-two days SO crammed full Of In
eident and hazard and lucky escape.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in Al
the Lead.nn Stocks

New York, Dec. 3.-Trading in stocks
today was moderately active and hroaa.
the movement tending upward until the
final hour when prices receded Z )
points among rails. oils and specialties.
The one striking exception to the gem
eraI strength of the forenoon and mid
session was furnished by Marine pre-
ferre,i. which was under constant pres
sure at an extreme reversal OF d points,
only part of which was regained.
Investment rails failed to extend their
advance of yesterday. displaying occa-
sionai restr.'n;, probably because of
the conflicting opinions prevailing re.
garding the governments attitude to-
ward modified private ownership.
Steels and the eirt.rs metal division
were Arm to strong. their Improvement
being explained later by the action. of
the War Industries Board which fixed
domestic prices for pig>fin. thereby Of
fering hope of further Sterilization of
affiliated commodities.
Automobile shares and subsidiaries
were stimulated by trade reports whose
tenor sugGssted relief at the removal 6f
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COOPER'S MILLS

MA lisa Noyes entertained q din
ner quests on Thanksgiving day.
Miss Sarah Gray and Mrs. Susettc
Noyes.
Mrs. Belle Hewett has gone to
Providence. II. J.. for an indefinite
time, called there by the continued
i'll health Of her mother, Mrs. Louise
Longfellow.
The Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Ella Brann. Wednesday.
Dec. 4. 1t is hoped there will be a
good attendance as there is a can
J didatc to be initiated.
Ny. and Mrs. Arthur Brann and
family passed Thanksgiving at their
farm, Mr.. Brann' eold home. taking
with them all the fiXings for their
usua. Thanksgiving dinner. They
were accompanied by c. w. Brann.
Miss Esther Glidden who is a stu
dent at Gorham Normal school
passed Thanksgiving with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. s. Glidden re-
turning to her school work Monday.
The village school closed Friday.
Nov. % after a very successful term
taught by Miss Winnifred Riley.
The school gave an entertainment
Friday evening which was largely at
tended and reflected great credit on
bbth teacher and pupils, Much re-
greet is felt that the services Of Miss
Riley cannot be retained for the re-
mainder of the year
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MONTVILLE

CENTER-Willis N. Foye is home
from Westboro. Mass. for a vacation.
Norman c. Jones is very i'll with
influenza. A nurse from Belfast is
caring for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Perry nave
moved to Waterville.
The usual Thanksgiving family re-
unions were much in evidence.
Mr., and Mrs. E. O. Clement OF
Pittsfield, are guests Of their parents'
Miss Aurelia Luce is home for
week from Belfast.
George Knowlton Of Vassalboro, was
n recent guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. a.
Foy.
r. L. Bennett is home from KING
man and Is working in Freedom.
NJ. NJ. Wentworth was home from
Kinpman for Thanksgiving and re-
turned to his work Monday.
Mrs. w. D. Tasker Is nome from
Waterville.
Union Harvest grange is to give an
entertainment, dance and supper on
the evening of December Il. to secure
funds for a town service nag
c. Pembroke Carter and Miss susie
Braley of Belfast. were weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Allen.
Mrs. Emma A. Bowler. who mas
been i'll for long time. passed away
Friday.
MRS. Jessie Peavey and daughter
Reatrice and Blanche. with w. Il.
Peavey. were Thursday guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Peavey in Palermo
Miss Beatrice Peavey was, inc
weekend guest Of her cousin. freq
proctor. in North Palermo.
T.. K. Crommett of China. was NJ
y w .Taouith's on Monday,
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WINDSORVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert W. Brown are
the happy parents Of seven-pouno
daughter, born Wednesday, Nov. r.
Mrs w. $. Johnson has returned
from a prolonged visit to relatives III
aroos,ook county and has been suf'
ferer with Influenza.
Mrs. Ruth Brann ami four sons have
moved into the Meservey cottage.
Miss Irene Latin has returned from
an extended visit to relatives In Bath
Miss Eva Lyon was at home from
Augusta over Sunday.
Mrs. Flora Avery has returned from
a visit to friends in somervil'e.
Miss Elizabeth Greeley has returned
from Augusta and is with Mrs. Giennie
Brown.
A number Of the school children are
suffering with grip cold that were al
first thought to be influenza.
Mr., and Mrs. Franz Lyon OF Angus.
IA we're recent visitors in town.
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Chicago Cattle Market

chicago, Dec. a.
HOGS-Receipts $1,000. Market firm
mostly 8 to 10 cents above Mondays av-
erage. Butchers 176yIl1S5: light 1000
ITO; packing l6A50l15o; throw-outs 1925
W1l615. Pigs: Good TO choice l400d1550
CATTLE-Receipts ll,0vN. Native west
ern steers % cents higher: prime ma
tives 2,25. new record; COWS and heifers
strong to % cents higher; bulls steady,
calves closing q to 81 cents higher;
stockers and feeders steady to strong.
Beef cattle: Good, choice and prime 1866
common and medium 1550u 1860 Butcher
stock: Cows and heifers 1850: Gamers
and cutters 5S5M675. Stockers and feed
ers: Good. Choice and fancy 1o25n 1875
inferior. common and medium 7OO4t ,;ia5'
Veal calves: Good ID choice 175OIls00.
Western range beef steers li4OGI1SOO;
cows and heifers S3o@1S00.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Markets
strong TO % cents higher. Lambs;
choice and prime l5I5@ 1885: medium and
good l4S@16l5: culls 950ulx50. Ewes
Choice and prime sOOl95o; medium and
good aVv4yv0: culls 350gS50.
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PALMYRA

A wedding of interest was solennized
Nov. % at the home o. the officiating
clergyman, Rev. ID. j. Policy in Pitts
field. The contracting parties were
Miss Marjorie Cornelia, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs b. L. Palmer, and Charles
Alvin. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Brewer Of this town. The single ring
service was used The brides gown
was silver gray silk her coat of brown
plush. and silver gray hat, to match
gown. The happy couple intend to re-
side Tor the winter at the home OF Mr..
Brewers uncle, Frank Brewer. on the
Newport road.
W. H. Towle lost one of his horses
Dec. LIST. The horse slipped on the ice
and broke a hip.
Miss Muriel Palmer visited over Sun
day at Melvin Whites.
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CAMBRIDGE

Ed. Cooper of Lewiston was in
town last week called by the death
Of his aunt Mrs. +. II. Hargill.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. Il. Whitney were
in New York recently to visit their
son Raymond Whitney.
Marion Gould Of Guilford was in
town last week.
There was degree work and sup
per at Grange hall, Saturday even
ing, good attendance.
Friends of Ed. Willard will be
sorry to learn that he is seriously i'll
at his home in the east part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth G. Ham re-
tuned Monday from Augusta where
they passed Thanksgiving with
their daughter and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Thornton.
Mir and Mrs. Alverdo Small Of
Portland were in town Thanksgiving
at Albert Small's.
Ny and Mrs. Roy Burdin of Char
lestown. Mass. were in town re-
Gently.
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restrictions effective during the war,
and ltathers, papers and distilling IS
sues moved to higher levels presumably
for Hike reason.
Mexican Petroleum and Texas Com
pany averaged gross gains Of six points
at their best, but these were impaired
in the realizing for profits al the close.
Utilities and secondary specialties yield
ell part of their moderate gains, the
market showing irreGula Nv IL tn, final
dealings. Sales amounted to 5'5,JO
shares.
Dealings in bonds were contracted and
uncertain, internationais ruling higher.
while domestic issues varied. The Lib
erty group was again heavy Will. a new
minimum for the Fourth 4 las III 96 S.
Total sales, par value, aggregate So
$4,000. Old e. $. bonds were UNCHANGED
on cali.
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PALERMO

CENTER d. Herbert Howard OF Bos.
ton passed THANKSGIVING with his par
en.s, Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Howard. here.
Ernest Bowler OF Portland Is at the
farm here for short time pressing
hay.
Mrs. Monte GreFoire and son Turner,
who have been III with grip at their
boa riding place in Unity. are reported
better.
John Glidden OF Washington visited
his sister. Mrs. c. A. Phillips, Thanks.
giving.
Mrs Elizabeth irish has gone to visit
her sister. Mrs. Harry Handy. in Som
erville. Mass.
Me-. and Mrs, Harry ferris Of Water
VILE passed Thanksgiving with Mr. ahd
Mr.. 8. =. Bowler.
George Finley shot deer Friday
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ket Tor sheep and lambs. Sheep sold
from 7@11c, and lambs from 1:91S
lie. Receipts were light.
The demand for mich cows was
moderate. The barns were quite well
what lighter. No change In prices was
noted. The hest heavy mixers sell
from $l35017S, with the average run
from $eo@l25. and poor light, mixers
down to about $65.
The live poultry market was weak.
Fowl ana spring chickens we're low
Ell at 29N soc. and ROSTERS s4c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold /
pr. Of fancy Herefcrds, fattefed BY
George D. Htratton & Co., Penicook;
N. H., at top price. j. w. Ellsworth
sold 4 oxen, $3.50 lbs. at l1c., 6 cows.
at &C.. COW. $40 lbs. at 1-2c.,
cows, 1880 lbs, at &C., and I cows
1890 lbs. at lee.
d. A. Walker sold OK, 1870 lbs. at
II 1.ec., COWS, 2130 lbs. at 8 1-2c,
COW. 1880 lbs, at &C., and cows, at
6 1-4c. ID. Simon sold s cows, at
Lee. Otis II. Fcrbush sold / COW. $50
lbs. at Lac. and 2 cows, at lac.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Dec. 3-The horse market
while continuing quiet, showed more
strength than a week ago, both in de-
mand and prices. Supplies OF green
western horses ran light. but the
quality was good, the offerings be-
ing Of young horses weighing from
i4O0017oO lbs. There are very few
horses above 1850 lbs. on sale now
as there are not many to be had in
the country, but this does not effect
the trade as much as it would for
merly as nearly all the heavy team,
ingf is done by auto trucks. The de-
mand for the green horses was quite
active this week. and for the first
time in many weeks some horses
were shipped to Maine for the lum-
Der camps. There were some extra
good ucc!imated horses on sale. the
best of which sold from $200G$2S pet
head. Seconds we're in abundant sup
ply but sold slowly with the poorer
offerings in this class going cheaply
Good quality heavy green draf;
horses, weighing from 1e0011S00 lbs
sold from $s00m$350: medium weight,
green drafters, 150011600 lbs. sold
from s275@s3o0; heavy wagon and
express horses sold from $l50d$20o;
chunks, from slT5@s25o: good quality
acciimated horses sold up to $265
during the week. when quality and
weight were satisfactory. Ordinary
and Door seconds sold from $25G$l2s.
At the City Sale stables-J. c.
Keith, Stevens g. Sweet Horse Co.
offered ohe express carIoad Of green
horses and about 50G6o seconds.
Trade had a little more snap than
week ago with prices firm. The firm
shipped one carload Of heavy horses
to tn Maine woods during the week.
weighing from l5O0M1700 lbs. and
bringing from s25o@$3c0 per head.
This week the firm will offer lou
horses to be sold for the British gov
eminent which had been intended Tor
war purposes. They are mostly all
heavy horses. with few saddle
horses included in the lot and are
good condition horses, ready for
work
William Hurwitz offered one ex-
press carload of green horses ana
from g. to 100 head Of acclimated.
Sales: were fairly quick with prices
d shade stronger in average sales
ii, week the firm will offer one car
load Of green horses and outside OF
the regular auction sales there Wall
b. two special sales just outside the
ci., OF livery companies teams.
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Bcston Stock Market
New York Produce Market

New York, Dec. g.
WHBAT-spot steady; No. . red Ss4a
track New York
CORN-Spot steady; No. 3 yellow
16o 81 and No. white 156 cost and
freight New York.
OATS-Spot steady: standard S4sQS5
LARD-Firm; middle west 26S09269O.
COTTONSEED OIL-Dull; prime SUM
mer yellow December and January 2l5O
@220o.
Other articles unchanged.
BCTTER-Unsettled; receipts sos,
creamery higher than extras 6S396s; do.
extras, 90 score. 67546s; frsts 6li067;
packing stock current make No. 2 IL
EGGS--Steady: receipts g.; fresh
gathered extras 7175; fresh gathered
regular packed extra firsts 72a73; do.
ilrsts b9nTl: state. Pa. and nearby west
ern hennery whites fancy 1895; state,
Ia. and nearby hennery browns ,6dso:
90. gathered browns and mixed colors
POTATOES-Firm Maine 100 lbs as5
M2a,; Long Island 100 lbs. 25e03lO; New
a norh 100 lbs. 2loI2a5; western 100 lbs
n2l5; Jersey 100 lbs. 1s5a2l5; Virginia
late crop Dbl. 175M4o0; Jersey sweets Der
pasket l50g8o; Virginia Dbl. 5ol065o'
ABBAGES-Quiet, prices unchanged
% p GAR-Saw steady; centrifucal
'le; line graduated 800