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at a tremendous speed and In many
Instances is going so straight and
swiftly that the speed is too great for
the machine, because Ii was never
constructed to withstand the enor.
nous pressure forced against the
wings, and they consequently crumple
up.
If, too, In an attempt to straighten
the machine, the elevators should be-
come affected, as often happens In
trying to bring a machine out Of d
dive, the strain is again too great on
the wings, and there is the same dis
astrous result. Oftentimes, when the
patrol tank is punctured by a tracer
bullet from another machine In the
air, the plane that is hit catches on
fire and either gets into q spin or a
straight dive and heads for the earth.
hundreds of miles an hour, q mass of
flame, looking like a brilliant comet
In the sky.
The spinning nose dive u used to
greater advantage by the Germans
than by our own pilots for tho reason
that when fight gets too hot for the
German, he will put his machine In
a spin, and as the chances are nine
out of ten that we are fighting over
German territory, he simply spins
down out Of our range, straightens
out before he reaches the ground, and
gets on home to his airdrome. 1t is
useless to follow him down inside the
German lines, for you would In all |
be shot down before you
IAN attain sufficient altitude to cross
The line again.
1t often happens that a pilot win
,e chasing another machine when
he sees it start to spin. Per
laps they are fifteen or eighteen thou
and feet in the air, and the hostile
machine spins down for thousands of
eet. He thinks he has hit the other
nachine and goes home happy that
e has brought down another Hun.
lie reports the occurrence to the
Quadron, telling how be shot down
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CHAPTER I.
The Folly Of Despair.

Less than nine months ago eighteen
officers of the Royal flying corps
which had been training in Canada
left for England on the Meganic.
IF any of them was over twenty-five
years Of age, he had successfully con-
cealed the fact, because they don't &C
cept older men for the r. F. G.
Nine Of the squadron were British
subjects; the other nine were Ameri-
cans, who, tired of waiting for their
own country to take her place with
the allies, had Joined the British colors
in Canada. 1 was one of the latter.
We were going to England to earn
our "wings"-a qualification which
must be won before a member Of the
h. F. G. is allowed to hunt the Huns
on the western front.
This was in May, 1917.
By August 1, most Of us were full
fledged pilots, actively engaged at vari-
GUS parts of the line in daily conflict
with the enemy.
By December Is, every man jack of
us who had met the enemy In France,
with one exception, had appeared on
the casualty list. The exception was
81. K. Boysen, an American, who at
last report was fighting on the italian
front still unscathed. Whether his
good fortune has stood him up to this
time don't know, but If 1t has 1 would
be very much surprised.
OF the others, five were killed In &C
tion-three Americans, one Canadian,
and one Englishman. Three more were
In all probability killed in action al
though officially they are listed merely
as missing" One of these was an
American, one Canadian, and the
third Scotchman. Three more, two
of them Americans, were seriously |
wounded. Another, q Canadian, is a |
prisoner in Germany. l know nothing
of the others.
What happened to me is narrated in |
these pages. l wish, instead, 1 could |
tell the story of each Of my brave com
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rades, for not one of them was downed
traditions of the r. F. c. Unfortunate
ly. however, of the eighteen who
sailed on the Meganic last May, /
happened to be the first to fall into
the hands of the Huns, and what befell
my comrades after that, with one eI-
ceptiOn, l know only second hand.
The exception was the case of poor,
brave Paul Raney-my closest chun-
whose last battle / witnessed from my
German prison-but that is a story I
shall tell In its proper place.
In one way, however, l think the
story of my own "big adventure" and
my miraculous escape may, perhaps,
serve a purpose as useful as that of
the heroic fate OF my less fortunate
comrades. Their story, it is true, might
inspire others to deeds of heroism,
but mine, 1 hope, will convey the
equally valuable lesson Of the folly
of despair.
Many were the times in the course
of my struggles when 1t seemed abso-
lutely useless to continue. In hostile
country, where discovery meant death,
wounded, sick, famished, friendless,
hundreds of miles from the nearest
neutral territory the frontier of which
was so closely guarded that even II
got there 1t seemed too much to hope
that 1 could ever get through, what
was the use of enduring further
agony?
And yet here 1 am, in the Land OF
in a somewhat OBJ
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to cross the lines at a low altitude. nv
ing so near the ground that the man
with the antiaircraft gun can't bother
you. You fly along until you get to the
level Of the balloon and II. In the
meantime, they have not drawn the
balloon down, you open fire on it and
the bullets you use will set 1t on fire
If they land.
The other way is to fly over where
you know the balloons to be, put your
machine in spin so that they can't
hit you, get above them, spin over the
balloon and then open fire. In going
back over the line you cross at few
hundred feet.
This is one of the hardest jobs in
the service. There is less danger in
attacking an enemy's aircraft.
Nevertheless. l had made up my
mind to either get those balloons or
make them descend, and only hoped
that they would stay on the job until
1 had chance at them.
When our two hours duty was mn.
therefore, l dropped out OF the forma-
ton as we crossed the lines and turned
back again.
was at height of 5000 feet, con-
siderably higher than the balloons
Shutting my motor on. dropped down
through the clouds, thinking TO md
the balloons at about five or six miles
behind the German lines.
Just us | came out Of the cloud
banks l saw below me, about a thou
sand feet. two-seater hostile ma
chine doing artillery observation and
directing the German gunk This was
at point about four miles behind Tie
German lines
Evidently the German artillery saw
ne and put out ground signals to At
-ract the Hun machines attention. FOG
saw the observer quit his work and
srab his gun, while their pilot stuck
he nose of his machine straight
Town.
But they were too late to escspe ~.
was diving toward them At npoo1
Continued Asxt weak.
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tIiaF Eh l-lntroductory. Pat O'BrieI
tens o! ms purpose in writing the story
ot mig adventures.
CHAPTER II-Tells of his enlistment IL
me royal tiying corps, his training in
Canada and his transfer TO France for ac.
i've duty.
CHAPTER III-Describes fights in which
ne brought down two German airpIanes
and ms final fight in which he was
brought down wounded within the Ger
war. -
CHAPTER IY-Discovers that German
hospital stan barbaTOusly neglected tile
fatally wounded and devoted their ener-
Sles TO restoring those who might be
returned 10 the hiring lines. Witnesses
Geath IN hght Of his best chum, Lieut..
Paul Ralney.
CHAPTER Vile is taken to the Of
ncerS prison camp at COurtTai. There he
began planning his escape. BY great sac
rince he manages to save and hide away
TWO daily ratons of bread.
CHAPTER Vile confscates a map OF
Germany and just half an hour later is
put on a train bound for a prison camp
IN germany. He leaps through a window
while the train is travelling a rate OF 81
miles an hour.
CHAPTER YII-For nine DAYS he
crawls through Germany, hiding during
The day. travelling at night. guided by the
6tdlS anu 5lDS!sLluB on ia" vegetables.
DE covers 20 miles before reaching Lux
emburg
CHAPTER VIII-For nine days more he
struggles on in a weakened condition
through Luxembourg in the direction OF
Belgium.
CHAPTER IX-He endures terrible
hardshIps, swims rivers while delirious
from hunger, living like hunted animal
and on the eighteenth day after jumping
from the train he crosses into Belgium.
CHAPTER X-When well on his way
through Belgium he is befriended one ,
night by a Flemish peasant, who feeds |
him and directs him 10 a man in Bel I
stan city who will help him to get pass
port.
CHAPTER XI-By mingling with Bel
gian peasants he manages to elude Ger
man soldiers and reaches the Belgian city .
where he finds the home OF the man from
whom he expects help.
CHAPTER XII-Huyliger FORCES a pass
port for O'Brien and promises to assist
him in getting into Holland. Later Huy
niger and his associates demand an eX-
orbitant sum for. their services and
OBrien breaks with them.
CHAPTER XIII-He spends five DAYS
and nights in an unoccupied house with
out food except for the scraps he picks up
in night forays.
CHAPTER XIV-To gain confidence for
the adventures to come in his attempt to
get into Holland, he ventures one night
into a moving, picture theater patronized
by German soldiers.
CHAPTER XV-Some observations in a
Belgian city.
CHAPTER SVI-He leaves the city in
the daytime and after some hair-raising
adventures reaches the frontier of Hol-
land.
CHAPTER XVII-He passes the cleo
trically charged wire barrier that sepa-
rates Belgium from Holland by digging
under the wire. Seventy-two days after
he had leaped from the train he breathes
the air of freedom.
CHAPTER XVIII-Assisted by the Brit.
sh consul at Rotterdam he finally reaches
England and gets Il summons from the
King.
CHAPTER XIX-He Is presented to the
King who listens with deep interest to the
tory of his adventures. ,
CHAPTER XX-Arrives safely in his
lone town of Momence, Ill
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his enemy; but when the rest Of II
squadron come In with their report,
or some artillery observation ballooa
sends In a report, 1t develops that
when few hundred feet from the
ground the supposed dead man in the
spin has come out of the spin and
gone merrily on his way for his air
drome.
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER introductory. Pat O'Brien
o oeitS o! ms purpose in writing the story
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-06-27

CHAPTER II-TeIls of his enlistment II,
me royal Flying corps, his training in
tive duty.
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CHAPTER III-Describes fights in which
and his final fight in which he was
brought down wounded within the Ger
man lines and was made a prisoner OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
MAKE SINGLE STOPS
Traffic Sergeant sHmurls InNtHlls Nrv
system far Cars al seventh
and broad streets.

Single stops only NH be made
hereafter by street cars IN "A newly
devised safety zone hc.n. tried out at
seventh aud Broad Strccis y rin"t>
hre foot etrlr ave feet wide o. allowed
for use OF persons wishing to r.t on
or of street ears. and this is marked
of by white lines on the paving ana
large red disk Two cars cau s'op IA
'Ne IRE: at ono time, and for this r,a.
son single stop "lll %" made Irtitic
S'rFe'n' Samu''s studied ont the
system and. If ID proves en!reni in.
sia!la ION IN other sections -, ihc ,in,
"ill ht made y ,atn" # ron.,d,
able m"ney w'u iaslrt hy nc sun.
planting .; me tmg IN, Iiehtod cuid.
p" Is win ih. Gal ilsk4 THO require
no Lights.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11

Mr.. stuart. in which the latter set out
mat the city's surplus current. pro-
duced by water, was going TO waste
and that this same current would save
the traction company from 5000 to
5000 tons Of coal annually. He also
pointed out the seriousness of the fuel
situation and the need for all the con-
servat.on POSSIBLE The government;
was attempting to centralizc such
plants, and Richmond is the first
southern city to he approached in the
matter Favorable action here would
h. extremely beneficial, he believed. in
having similar steps taken in other
cities.
The ordinance which would permit
the city 20 sell its current to
inc Virginia Railway and Power Com
pan% has been recommended favorablv
by 'hc Council Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities. and
At the last meeting OF tho Common
Council was referred to the Finance
Committee for its consideration.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
0AKW00D MEMORIAL
Exercises tn Bc Held This Afternoon Il,
Honor OF Confederate
bend

Directions for the formation and or
der OF tn" Oak"ood memorial parade
l" DC hcId this afternoon were yeStcr-
DAY ISSUED by Captain John Lamb. chief
marshal. They follow:
All military, semimiiitary and other
Organizations taking part in the mar
AIDE Will assemble at Broad and TWEEN
iN-htth Streets ~ +. NJ May II, lalS.
and VIII take thei. positions as fol-
lows:
The detachmen, OF police will form
on Broad between Twcnty-afth and
Twenty-siXth streets; next viii come
nc chief marshal and aids. then the
band. followed by the Hov.tZcrs on
Broad street at 7wcuty-nfth. The
Grays will % on the left % the Nowi,-
zer- and me Joan Mar.hall High
school cadets on the jef: OF the Graya.
The Boy SCOUTS w!I he on The left o..
The cadets carriage and automobiles
with officer aud guests @, he asSocia-
son aud -. other Confederate organ!-
cations "H' form on Twenty-to1rth
street. faeu- norm. and follow the
Hos scouts
Tne column wa move promptly a,
$50 o'clocs proceeding 20 CaEwocd
Cemetery Via Broad street. Twenty
fourth stree. md lakewood avenue
Confederate Veterans will take position
- th- Lead es The column enters the
cemetery grounds
Judge . g Richardson Will preside
INC exercises An Invocation VII!
~ lNered by Rev James Power Smith.
T. l. Tn eo..ior will be Colonel Jonn
= saunders Rev. Z ]. Gambler. pas
-: ~ Trinity Methodist Church, Viii
..-oro1acs nc b.nerlct!cn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
W ind Plays Havoc
on Dirty Streets
MSwcpt Thorouehtarcs Arc
Chmncd BY Gale Into
Clouds Of Dust.

The proverhial seven winds seemed
To blow over Richmond yesterday. Sis
OF them toyfully and joyfuliy playcG
itcl Hill. and the other. waHward in
the extreme. whizzcd. whiskcd and
wh:rlcd about cutters and streets
thence sharply waited the sharp bits OF
sand which il had gathered in it's evil
Journey coyly into the eyes of pc,,cs.
no little bit of Inconvenience on ac.
count OF blowing dust and caretul
houSehoiccrs. VINO for moment lott
the lattice ajar. had occasion 10 lc,
their angry passions rise III rcrcc cX.
ptetivc against the Ill Wind which
left its less roaming htotherS and vent
about 4 work which bruUchi 3, into
disgrace.
There were somc, however. who did
not md fault with the wind What
could IN i'll wind do, they SAID. bu' blow
nobody good? Consequently. the -X-
trcmcir dusty ana dirty condition Of
the city streets came liz for Il fulI
share ot the disapprovai which arose
IN many minds. Amid cj2culations OF
disgust. those who walked out put z
handkerchief to dry. but dusty ewes.
and rubbed red tho DIRT conEcstcd
opening. and at las; Suncz>d vigorously
to free ;hc nose and lungs Of the bits
OF street which tho evil breeze had
waNw0rd!y waited into their whc.Z-
irGs. one mournful soul, iookin like
an Arab Just out of simeon. sighed
WiSttully thou, the tcrrors Of the wind
lsrs would he detailed u settle the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11

,TY1011Yl1 IEYLYI1II 81. 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
WILL GIVE PRIORITY no
SHIpNILNI NLENI.n

To settle the financial details IN
VOWED between the city OF k.yh-
mono and the Virginia hallway and
Power CompanS sugges, a board OF
arbitraI.on. olr appointed 10 the ctty
o. Richmond. one by the Virginia Rail
way ana Power Company! ana these
two TO Se.cel the ,hlrd. Ii desired. the
sdminstla ru aI. ,prulsn au expert
capacity. In this way = fair price for
the poWer COULD be arrived Al soid by
the city OF Richmond to the Virginia
! Railway and Power Company
: Tine iuei administration VIII under.
take to secure priority orders for the
prompt shipment Of the transformers
and other eluipm. necessary 10
establish th.s connection here
With attach you COPY o. letter from
O., Il, stuart, chief Of power and light
division. United states fuel admin.
istration MIR stuar, is an electrical
expert. whose duty 70 is 10 cncr, con-
seryation of fuo, by consolidation Of
elect.ir plants
eth. proposed ,n,cr.conne.uon tn
Richmond is earnestly dos red by pr
Garfie!d, who h.s been yersonaIiy .or-
suited and "ho is iam.ligr witn the
situation"
]. MI byrd ,neloscd ~ nis lc,.tr =
copy Of letter he had received from
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11

fair market price for electricity whicn
is nov going to waste. Tn. in'ercoin-
nunicatiou between the Ino plants
would eXis; only Tor the Duration Of
the var unless the Two parties made
future arrangements at that time. TIE
individuality OF the plants will! not DC
disturbed.
LEAVE QUESTION or
KATIE TO ARBITRATION
For the determination Of a proper
rate at which the current viii be sold
&c. the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. the administration sUcs
board OF arbitration. ono member
would be selected by the city. another
by the traction company; the TWO 30
select a third Shoe.d such action be
dcsira BILE, the administration would
furnish an eApcT; electrical engineer
10 sit with the board in an advisory
Capacity. Priority order would also ne
placed by the administration for ins
necessary equipment 10 effect the con
nection between the two plants.
This reuues, Was made OF the city
and the traction company after th-
matter had been thoroughly consid-
cred Administrator Eyrd. after BEING
advised by the Admi.:Strn bo.rd
several weeks ago that the ci;y had
surplus electricity for sale placed tue
matter before Dr. G,rtcld and later
conferred with city officials and ofi,-
GERS OF the Virginia Railway ana ru"er
Company The plan was also studied
by Charles -. stuart. ..nIof "f n
mower and light division OF tn, Fed
oral Fuel administration.
prcsidcn, Thomas ;. WheeclwriGht.
Of the Virginia Hallway aud rower
Company declared last night that ne
was ready TO enter VITO negotiations
with the city Tor ntc purchase OF the
,t.sks :. t,n-..
received D. the board. since there is
no mcetinc to-day. the matter Will not
be considered by the board until Mon
day. The urgency OF the request is
expected to result in its adoption. II
wes stated III Official circles last nigh:
that there was little doubt that any
trouble would he encountered in carry
iilE out the proposal
LETTER RECEIVED FROM
ADMINISTRATORS BYRD
The letter from Administrator Byrd
is az follows;
An nvestiEa tion ny electrical eX-
pe.ts disc!oscs taat 100000 knowati
hours OF power generated by water
without, cost by jh- e!cctrir plant
owned BY tine city of Richmond - not
being utilized and Is being permitted
20 go % waste Tho commercial. ale
of this po"er is prohb.,ea Under an
existing city ordinance Inc sale ~
this surp!-s power 20 ne virginia E,lE-
nay and igpc- Company ~! -uap.e
the .eiezse q At estimate. e4~ntu,.
ot fror. , inn 10 gro" sons of Is! an
MALI. inc e.ts .. E'--nagnd .".E.
oeaen- ~ -@--i.Hn- ta- i-ls ,aa:H-,
p.icss :: -. pkg .ce when hey are
oot uo7 y, ~. '=r--7.
IT.. :-.S-s4.= prosecution r n
rE ~ M eg.-s.
vEc-.. = - 1 Emo sua..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11

tice Crutchfcid yesterday. y negro
woman i said To have complained that
the goods sold by Eurd and S!lvermin
caused hcr husband 10 come home n
hchtinc mood and sh" therefore
con. planned.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
CIDER TOO STRONG
said 10 Have Contained liorc Than {
Per Cen: hlrohol. Arrests
kOiIoN.

ANALYSIS of cider alleged To haze
aecn sold By Jacob Burd l2i2 b. Il
street ana Walter Siivorman. C3j
North Kenny Street, showed more III an
! PEI cent alcohol and both men wor-
r"i!cd for further hearing in me Hus,-
ingS court when arrairucd before ! us.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
CALLS ON CITY TO SAVE
sWAsTE ELECTRIC CURRENT
Fuel Administ Requests City to
-. Sell Surplus 10 Power
E,-lf' Company.
WILL SAVE 5000 TONS OF COAL
Question of Pricc TO Be Paid to Be
left tn Arbitration Between City
and Virginia Railway and Power
Company.

Urgent requests for tho immediate
establishment or ton
between the muuicipa, electric plant
ami the power house of tine Nirsiui2
RAILWAY and Power Company. in order
that approximately i.o00.ruo kiiowatt
hours or electric current generated by
water without cost "a tn" city and
which is now COINS 10 waste. can be
gold TO the commercial plant. we're
made OF the ADMINISTRATORS Board and
tbs traction company Yesterday ny the
United states Fuel Administration
The request for this Improvement was
made through Harry Flood Byrd. state
Fuel Administrators. With this tull
knowledge OF Or Garncld. Who hns
been personals consulted in the
matter.
Between 5000 and s.ooo IONS Of coal
will be saved 10y the sale OF the citys
surplus current % the commercial
plant. the Fuel Administration esti-
mated, because OF III. REDUCTION in fuel
consumed by tha latter powerhcuSe
The city Wi! benefit ov The plan. II
uas pointed out. since II VIII receive II
fair market price for electricity which
is now gong to waste. III. in,ercom-
rnunication between the I~o plants
would eNis; only Tor the duration Of
the var unless the two parties made
future arrangements at that time. TIE
individuality OF the plants win not DC
disturbed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11
For saI- or Exchange.

The column in the Wan, Nd section
Gearing that heading is In. mretin.
tlace for many satisfied BUYERS and
sellers Let Times Dispatch Want kds
."-Nr Ncii can Randolph
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-17
GERMANY HAS DIVIDED
BELGIAN TERRITORY

London Feb O. Aformal announ-
cement of the complete Independence
Of Flanders" from the rest of Bel
GUM was made in Brussels in Jan
uary under German patronage, and
sham elections have been proceeding
throughout the Flemish districts, Of
new Council of Flanders" which
is designed under German guidance
TO undertake the civil administration
Of district normally containing 4,
100000 Flemish people.
The German newspapers in reports
CT the elections, declared that great
enthusiasm was manifest everywhere.
The Belgian newspapers in Holland,
however, declared that the German
authorities had the greatest difficulty
in suppressing the opposition to the
rev scheme. And they predicted
that the elections would in the end
serve to unite rather than divide the
Belgian nation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-03-17

wishes to sell, Of the following classes
Of animals: Dairy COWS, bulls, beef
cattle, work horses and mules, sheep
and hogs with the classes, subdivided
OF each kind, as boars brood sows,
pigs, etc.
Under the head of Pasture" me
number of acres of the following kinds
OF lands will be asked Tillable,
woodland, other pasture and total pas.
ture acreage.
Under the head Of Crops" the de
tailed facts are to be asked as to
means Of all crops Cotton corn etc3
acres planted acres harvested and bush
els, tons, etc, harvested of the 1917
crops; and the 1918 crops planted or
10 be planted.
Under Fruits" data will be asked
rs to number and age Of apple, pear,
prunes, plums. cherries, grapes, Der
rles, and pecans, with spraying data
and yield raised and sold,
Under the head Seed" Will be ask
sd facts as to kind, variety, amount
The farmer wishes to buy and the
amount he has for sale.
This survey will be made on the
dates and in the manner indicated
above. 1t will place the exact labor
and crop situation in the hands of the
government, SO that such steps may
be considered to relieve conditions
that are unlayorable to the making Of
he making of the most out of the
land his year