The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-01

In one case LEo IIeIlZleu 1IuSSAstu saw&1is chance. One of the sentries had left his rifle in close proximity f1o the Russian, who, clutching hold of 1t, went in search of the work mas ter Finding him, the Russian at once shot him dead. The report of the gun brought the farmer on the scene, and he also fell a victim to the Russians gun. An alarm was raised by the far mer's wife, who had jeered at and bungered the poor fellow, but before kshe could get help the Russian also killed her. The Russian was now raving maniac, and, rushing to the farmhouse, he set it ablaze aud be- fore he was discovered the whole farmstead was burning Hercely-
 Satisfied that he had obtained his revenge in full, he calmly placed the muzzle of his gun to his head, and pulling the trigger, shot himself On my way to Burgssteinfurt the train stopped at Berlin, where the first things which caught my eyes were a couple of Turkish officers The party was afterwards marched through a busy Berlin thorough flare.
 What struck me most was the small number of able-bodied men to be eeen- In fact, apart from those in military uniform, I dare venture to say did not see a man who was fit to work. There were plenty of women, large number in mourning
 It was whilst on the latter part of the journey that the idea came into my head to escape The weather was against good treking, snow lying thicklyaon the ground Yet felt that if could only get away from the train I would not be missed right away, owing to the confusion that would occur when the prisoners left bthe train
 Escape Ends in Failure
 I talked over the affair with anoth- CT prisoner pointing out to him that I had a compass, and that my plan IEass to jump from the train when it was slowing down, and make one long dash for the frontier. Darkness com hing on, Isfelt certain that if we could Fonce get away from the train we would have a sporting chance, but, as luck happened, we were the victims of a wretched piece of ill-fortune.
 When. the train stopped at the sta ton at which we were to aHght, my chumsand had just stepped out ot the carriage and were making for the opposite side of platform, when a sentry jumped upon us- I had the presence of mind however, to show bold front, and when he asked me where we were going I merely told Ehim we were looking for the latrines He brought US both back to our car riage, and soon afterwards we were amongst >the rest of the party on oul way to the dreaded Burgsteinfurt camp.
 On reaching the camp found that the interpid Canadian, who, as have previously stated, had made two un successful attempts to get away, ana had suffered in consequence at tht hands of his captors. had one nigh left the camp and had never return ed.
 Strange to say there is a bit of nys tery about the Canadians escape, al though I have very little doubt tha he got away. But the Headquarter Staff in this country have no recort of his4arrival.
 The cold was intense, but we wer forced to work in blizzards; the lik of which I have never known before One day quite a number of Russians starved to the bone, fell down ex ihausted- But they received no specia treatment. As soon as they wer brought round, they had to continu their work. Eventually things becam practically unA arable, so we aske for a fire to be placed in the fielC HAt first the "belt-webber'' would hay none of it, but when we threatened t stop working unless we had fire h granted our request.
 Five British Tonmies Clear Out
 We had only been in camp abou seven days or so when a number C us decided to clear out. Our plan we made quickly, and one brave cha volunteered to go out and cut tn wires. One or two of our compan were against going, owing to the fat that the undertaking was on too bi a scale, but this did not deter th more ambitious ones.
 Several of us were all prepared go at dark, but at the time when tf first two men went I was away co lecting the, parcels. Before I got hce another three had gone. After I ha finished my work I stealthily mao my way for the opening in the wire but when I was in the act of eros ing the white sand patch I saw tv sentries coming in my direction. B fore I had time to think of my ne move they had lighted the lamps.
 It was through no want of dari1 that did not make a dash for u opening at this stage. A more ir portant consideration held me bac for even if had got through I wou have raised an alarm, which wou have been fatal to the boys who h; gone before me.
 The most important point to esca ing prisoners is to let them have tin Even a few minutes is valuable. al I felt certain that if I had tried
 get away I would have endanger the prospects of the men who we thensnSing from captivity. It was to me, therefore, to sacrifice my oI desires, rather than bring about t capture of my colleagues, each m
 of which I knew would have do
 the same for me.
 Finding myself thwarted, when
 seemed a '.dead cert" I crept aw
 to my quarters, and told the oth
 boys who were wanting to get aw
 that night that it was no use tryi now as the lamps had heeR light