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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-19

A light rainfall early Saturday
morning broke a drought OF about
three weeks duration. and came as
a great relief 10 the community in
general and farmers in particular
Through excessive heat and the long
dry period. fall crops, especially
corn, are in many instances de-
stroyed. Local rains in some parts
Of the country helped corn 10 such
an extent that some Of Il can be
saved.
Potatoes, it is declared will be
very scarce in this section.
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09

brought back with me to England and
1t Is still in my possession.
When escaped from the trnin still
had the Bavarian cap of bright red in
my pocket and wore II for many
nights. but l took great care that no
one saw 1t. 1t also had proven very
useful when swimming rivers. for l
carried my map and few other be-
longings in 1t and I had fully made
up my mind to bring 1t home as
souvenir. But the farther went
the heavier my extra clothing became.
SO / was compelled to discard even
the cap. l knew that 1t would be IA
teli-tale mark II l simply threw it
away. so one night after swimming
river. l dug n hole In the soft mud on
the bank and buried 1t, too. with CON
siderably less ceremony than my fly
ing mittens had received perhaps; so
that was the end Of my Bavarian hat
My experience Mt the Belgian's
house wh"tted my appetite for more
food and I figured that what bad been
done once could be done agnin.
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small bitches. They intercepted mo
at every half mile or 80, sometimes
more frequently. The canals and the
big rivers could swim. OF course,
got soaked to the skin every time I
did II. but I was becoming hardened
to that.
These little bitches. however. were
too marrow to swim and too wide to
jump. They had perhaps two feet Of
water In them and three feet OF mud.
and II was almost invariably a case OF
wnding through. Some of them, mo-
doubt. I could have jumped II had
been In decent shape. but with a bad
ankle and In the weakened condition
In which I was. 1t was almost out OF
the question.
One night I came to q ditch about
eight or nine feet wide. I thought I
was strong enough to jump 1t and 1t
was worth trying as the discomfort I
suffered after wnding these bitches
WAS considerable. Taking n long run.
I jumped as hard as l could, but I
missed II by four or fve inches and
landed in about two feet OF wnter and
three OF mud. Getting out OF that
mess was quite a Job. The water was
too dirty and too scanty to enable me
to wash OF the mud with which was
covered and 1t was too wet to scrnpe
or. just had to wait until 1t dried
and scrapc 1t OF then.
In many sections Of Belgium through
which l had to pass | encountered
large areas OF swamp and marshy
ground and rather than waste the
time involved in looking for better
underfooting-whl l might not have
found anyway used to pole right
through the mud. Apart from the
discomfort OF this method OF travel
ing and the slow time I made. there
was nm added danger to me In the fnu
that the squash. squash" noise which
l made might ensily he overheard by
BelSians and Germans and give my
position away. Nobody would cross
n swamp or marsh In that part OF the
country unless he was trying to get
away from somebody, and I realized
my danger but could not get around 1t.
1t wns n common sight In Belgium
to see II small donkey and common
ordinary milch COW hitched together.
pullil.s wagon. When l first OBJ
served the unusual combination. I
thought 1t was n donkey and OK or
bull. but closer inspection revealed to
me that cows were being used for the
purpose.
there must be very few horses left In
Belgium except those owned by the
Germans. Cows and donkeys are now
horses and mules. Altogether l spent
nearly eight weeks wandering through
Belgium. and In all that time l don't
believe I saw more than half dozen
horses In the possession Of the native
population.
One OF the scarcest things In Ger
many. apparently. Is rubber. FOR
noticed that their motor trucks. or lor.
ries. unlike our own. had no rubber
tires. Instead heavy iron bands we're
employed. I could hear them coins
rumbling along the stone roads for
miles before they reached the spot
where happened to be in hiding.
When I saw these military rOads In
Belgium for the first time. with their
heavy cObblest0nes that looked as II
they would last for centuries. real.
lied mt once why 1t was that the Ger.
mans had been able to make such .
rapid advance into Belgium at ths
start Of the wnr. -...
I noticed that the Belgians used
dogs to n considerable extent to pull
their carts. and thought many times
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CHAPTER Ix-continued.

ran up the bank of the canal quite
distance and then swan to the op-
posite side. as reasoned they would
not be looking for me there. | found
sheltered clump of bushes that were
in a swamp near the canal and In the
driest part that could find l crayled
In and made myself as comfortable
as possible. The sun come up soon
and kept me warm. and l planned to
camp right there, food or no food,
until the Hun got tired Of searching
for me. 1 think l heard them once
or twice that day. and my heart nearly
stopped on each occasion. but evil
IDENTIFY they decided to look In some
other direction and I was not further
molested.
. At the same time l figured that 1t
was absolutely necessary for me to
change my course. even at the ex-
pense Of going somewhat out of my
way. I decided to go due west and
l kept in that direction for four days.
AS was in very weak condition.
! did not cover more than five miles
night. l kept away from the roads
and did all my journeying through
fields. beet patches. woods. swamps-
anywhere provided I was not likely
10 be seen and captured. Food was
an important consideration to me. but
1t was secondary to concealment.
At last I brought up at the Meuse
river at a place between Namur and
Huy, and 1t was here that came near
aSf pf oil to txI,s
The Meuse at this point Is about
half mile wide-as wide as the Hud-
son River at West Point. Had been
in normal condition I wouldn't have
hesitated a moment to swim across.
San Diego bay. California, Is a mile
and a half wide. and had often swan
across and back. and the San Joaquin,
which Is also a mile and q half wide,
had never proven an obstacle to me.
In the wretched shape In which I
then was. however, the Meuse looked
like the Atlantic ocean to me. l
looked for boat. but could find none.
I tried to get piece Of wood upon
which I hoped to ferry across. but I
was equally unsuccessful.
Get across I must. and decided
there was nothing to do but to swim.
1t was then about 3 o'clock In the
morning. l waded in and was soop
In beyond my depth and had to swim.
After about an hour of 1t 1 was very
much exhausted, and doubted
whether l could make the opposite
bank. although it was not more than
--..rty or forty feet away. l choked
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DRIVEN TO DESPERATION By HUNGER 0'BRIEN GOES
BOLDLY TO BELGIAN HOUSE AND ASKS FOR FOOD

synepsis-Pat OBien a resident seeing
service In the American Flying 1916
joins the British Royal Flying Canada brief train
Ing period is
service the front He with
myers from which he fight with
death by miracle awakes find himself prisoner in
hospital with bullet hole
hospital he
there he is placed
lie liberty
the open window of the while the
hour His amosut
crawls through Germany Luxembourg
sleeping by garbage
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09

that If I could have stolen one o.
those dogs 1t would have been very
good companion for me and might. II
the occasion arose. help me out In
fight. But / had no way of feeding Il
and the animal would probably have
starved to death. / could live on veg
etnbles. which I could always depend
upon finding in the fields, but u dos
couldn't. and so I gave up the idea.
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sd gasped, and my arms and legs
ere completely tagged out. I sank a
little and tried to touch Bottom with
my feet. but the water was still be-
yond my depth.
There are tipies when everyone will
pray, and was no exception. I
prayed for strength to make those
few wicked yards, and then. with all
the will power could summon, struck
out for dear life. 1t seemed q life
time before finally felt the welcome
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09


Back.
Sooner or later. I realized would
probably approach Belgian and find
a German instead, but in such con-
tingency l was determined to meas
ure my strength against the Huns II
necessary to effect my escape.
As 1t was. however. most Of the Bel
gians to whom I applied for food gave
1t to me readily enough. and II some
Of them refused me 1t was only be-
cause they feared I might be a spy
or that the Germans would shoot them
II their action were subsequently
found out.
About the nth day after I had en-
tered Belgium was spending the day
as usual in q clump of bushes when
discerned In the distance what ap-
peared to be something hanging on n
line. All day long strained my eyes
trying to decide what 1t could be and
arguing with myself that 1t might be
something that could add to my in
adequate wOrdrObe. but the distance
was so great that I could not identify
It. ! had a great fear that before
night came 1t would probably be re-
moved.
As soon as darkness fell. however.
crawled out Of my hiding place and
worked up to the line and got pair
Of Overalls for my industry. The pair
of overalls was the first bit OF civil
ian clothes l had thus far picked up
with the exception OF civilian cap
which l had found Mt the prison and
concealed on my person and which 1
still had. The overal1s were rather
small and very short. but when l put
them on I found that they hung down
fur enough to cover my breeches.
1t was perhaps three days later that
I planned to search another house for
further clothes. Entering Belgian
houses at night is anything but n safe
proposition, because their families are
large and sometimes as many as seven
or eight sleep in a single room. The
barn Is usually connected with the
house proper. and there was always
the danger of disturbing some dumb
animal even IL the inmates Of the
house were not aroused.
Frequently I took a chance Of
searching a back yard ut night in the
hope Of finding food scraps, but my
success in that direction was so slight
that l soon decided that 1t wasn't
worth the risk and I continued to
live on raw vegetables that could
pick with safety In the fields and the
occasional meal that was able to get
from the Belgian peasants in the day
time.
Nevertheless was determined to
get more In the way of clothing and
when night came picked out a house
that looked as though it might furnish
me with what I wanted. It was a
moonlight night and If could get In
the barn I would have q fair chance Of
finding my way around by the moon
light which would enter the windows.
The barn adjoined the main part Of
the house, but groped around very
carefully and soon l touched some
thing hanging on a peg. I diSn't
know what it was, but l confiscated
it and carried 1t out into the fields.
There In the moonlight / examined
my booty and found that 1t was an old
coat. 1t was too short for an over.
coat and too long for an ordinary
coat. but nevertheless I made use 0f
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09
CHAPTER X.

Experiences In Belgium.
I think that one Of the worst things
I had to contend with in my journey
through Belgium was tha number Of
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09

In Belgium, after weeks Of
hardships anj narrow escapes
from reeapture, o'Brien finally
finds 4 man whom he believes
to be his friend. cheered by
the prospect Of final escape, he
gains courage to continue his
heartbreakino tramp through
Belgium. Don't miss the next
instaliment.
The Dolores star., 1918-08-09
Cro BE coNTINUED.I

A new oil-burning apparatus heats
and lights the room at the same tina
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
,o.,,y atsok Lsseer.

rH1nfted Press Lszsed Wire 6ervfoe-1
NEW YORK. Nay 3.0The NV
York Evening Sun financial review
today says:
Although the entire list In todays
stock market had its moments OF
buoyancy when prices advanced one
to three points in brisk trading. m
terest was largely shifted from the
industrial to the railway shares The
latter displayed unvonted animation
under the leadership Of beading.
which advanced to new high record
for the year above 81. As for the IN
dustials there was marked dtspost-
don to yield to profit taking from
time to time.
The first reaction came at the
end Of the first hour when steel re
coded 4 point and the second shortly
after midday still realizing sales
were not as yet fn sufficient volume to
cause a steady decline q. s. Steel
again touched Q new top figure fof
tho year at lO3H. The motor and
alcohol shares, as well as a few Cd
tho speciaNies eave good account OF
themselves. Sugars and coppers
were soft
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
III THREE Weeks;
4. v. sTAhBR0D
year-Formsrsy praeticsd Law
in Nss York and
omaia-
NATIVE OF NEW YORK
widow and Son, o. 9. st.nb-o, Man
aaer o. r. a. Dun Z Co. Sur
vive-Was psn's Part
nsr ouoa.

A,mon W. Stanbro. twenty-four
Years 4 resident Of Keokuk, died at
11.3O D. m. Tuesday in his home, I'll
Morgan street He was Ill three
weeks. 80.
Mr. Stanbro was born April s, 1885
~ SnrinEville, New York. When q
Young man he studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1861 IN Spring
Vile. Later he practiced law there
and tn Buffalo, N. Y. FOR several
years he was q partner with ~ u.
nm Ia 4 Chicago once. Before taking
mn his residence In Keokuk he lived In
Omaha two years.
His marriage to Miss Helen Weed
On took place May ~. 1862 in Spring
vile.
His widow and one son, Orville 8.
Stanbro, survive him. The SON Is keo-
lux manager for r. G.. Dun & Co
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
The Effleje NJ Woman.

The foundation OF efficiency lies
in a robust, healty constitution When
i'll, weak and suffering from drag.
ging-down pains, inflammatory and
liberated conditions or displacement
with consequent backache, mead
aches, nervousness and the biues,
no woman can be efficient or hardly
fit companion to live with. II every
woman in this condition would only
give that most successful OF all FOOT
and herb remedies, Lydia E. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound, TRIAL.
she would soon be restored to health
and reach the goal Of her ambition
for personal efficiency.-Advertis-
ment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
dams, truther and sister Of tho

Adams, Huther and sister Of tho
groom
For her wedding. Miss Ireland Wa
prettily gowned In a dress OF sand
colored taifeta with shoes to match.
She is the daughter Of Mf. and Mrs. E
w. Ireland and Is . girl Of pleasing
personality. She has been an efficient
teacher in the jefferson county
schools since her graduation from the
Fairfield high school Mr.. Adams Is
a baker in the Model bakery and Is an
excellent young man. Hosts OF friends
will welcome this occasion to extend
concentrations to them. They will
make their home at LOOT South Main
street
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
CITY NEWS.

Sometime soon-begin now 10
use Super auto gasoline, it's RED
Crown" Standard Oil Service station
The Home Circle society Of VIM
cennes Ia, and the Primrose circle
have contributed SO and $40 respect
lively for Red Cross work in the Keo-
kuk chapter.
The body Of Joseph Hornung, hve
year old son OF Mrs. Charles r. Horn
ung Of Knoxville, Iowa, will arrive in
Keokuk tonight and be taken to the
home q his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Hornung, 1719 Bank
street. Mrs. Hornung was formerly
Dora Wiser OF Keokuk.
Fresh cat fish. Jos. Haubert, 709
Main.
Mrs. Jack We'll who has been
confined by illness to hospital for
. month, has returned to her home,
PIT South Seventh street.
Sometime soon-begin now to
use super" auto gasoline. it's Rcd
Crown" Standard Oil Service station.
The board of trustees of the pub
hc library will meet in monthly ses-
sion Thursday at 1880 p M
Applicants desiring TO take ex-
aminations as stenogr1phers or type
writer's in the evening during tho next
ten days. are asked to advise Miss Lii
lisn NJ. Perkins. secretary. at once.
Lieut. Pat O'Brien spoke at the
neamland theatre in Warsaw today
at 3 p. m. After the meeting a recep-
ton will be held at the home Of
Charles Albers, to which all Keokuk
and Warsaw people are invited.
Sometime soon-begin now to
Nc I'D
Crown" Standard Oil Service station.
from Camp Dodge. One Of the new
men is an Irtshman who has trouble
In keeping step and who has been ire
Quently bawled out by the drin-mas-
ters. Some of his comrades cannot
resist kidding him. One Of them got
his, when the other night at taps he
said Cassidy, Whist Is the command
to go to bed?" Quick as a flash came
the response. why fall in,' you
mutt"
William Mack, died Tuesday
night Of dropsy. In the Lee county
home. He was born IN Ireland. 6S
years ago. There are no rela tfves
surviving him, Dr.. Guilford Sumner,
secretary Of state, was notified OF
his death and Robert II. Hart, sup
erintendent Of the County home, is
awaiting word as to what disposal
viii be made Of the body.
The fourth room OF the Jeffer-
son school and the kindergarten of
The Carey school have qualified to
become auxfliaries Of the Keokuk
chapter Of the Red Cross. The Carey
school has completed its organize
ton.
"A marriage license was issued to
MARY E Scarlet and Frank NJ. Kerr
today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
MASONS TO CARE
| FOR WAR ORPHANS
Eaois and HARDIN Lodes. Each Sub
scribe for Welfare Of
French ooidIer1
Children.
OTHERS FALL IN LINE
Pauline Class Of Christian CHURCH.
Swedish Aid and P. e. o.
Chapter Do Humane
Work.
OTHERS FALL IN LINE

The list Of who's who" in the busi.
ness OF adopting French war orphans
is increasing.
Some Organisations IN the city
that have recently made known their
intention to subscribe for these UNI.
fortunate babes of France are:
Eagle Lodge. No. IL. A r. & A. NJ
(Masonic).
Harding lodge No. -. A. +. 4 A. n
(Masonic).
Swedish Aid society.
Pauline class, First Christian
church.
P. e. O. chapter.
Fifteen or twenty organizations
have adopted war orphans In Keokuk
up to the present time. The Unity
club, composed Of business and Pro
fessional men of the city recently set
q new record here BY adopting I'VE
orphans.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
FUNERAL NOTICE

STANBRO-Funeral services OF Al
mon W. Stanbro will be held Thurs
day at four O'Clock p m at the home
III Morgan street. Rev Long OF the
Congregational church VIII conduct
tho rites Intsrment Vim be made IN
Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
Instantly Killed.

Limited Press Leased Wire Service
CAMP MILLS, HEMPSTEAD, l.
l., May S.-Cadet John D. Erwin, OF
west Point, Miss, was instantly kill
Gu and two other aviators were In
Mred when two airplanes collided at
hampstead Plains today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08

100 FOX CUBS WANTED-Get ri6
Of them and double amount Of poui-
try can be raised for Bed Cross and
starving world. IL rat dogs wanted.
IL maltese cats wanted. Bargains in
II leading varieties fancy poultry So
Matching eggs $50 setting. Richard
Nason. KhBvi1le. Mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08

Mrs. Edith Harvar has returned
from Arbela, Mo-, where she attended
the funeral Of her mother, Mrs. Har
vey M0EHgh-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08
Adopt Freneh Orphan.

| sAAAoO - S$S>~
ADOPT French Orphan.
The P. E. O. chapter at special
meeting last night preceding the Red
Cross work, voted to adopt a French
orphan Mrs. James Young and Mrs.
W. J. Fulton were named as the chap
tiers representatives In the general
committee of women DOW being or
ganized for civic improvement
Business Women Meet
The Business Woman's league VIII
hold a business meeting Friday eve
ming In connection with It's Red Cross
work. It is hoped that as many mem.
bers Is can do 80 will be present.
lnforn,ls Dance.
The Informal Dancing club voted at
its last meeting Of the year to give IA
the Red Cross and to the French or
phans' fund all the money remaining
in their treasury. The club has ad-
journed until November.
For recent Bride.
The following clipping is taken
from the Fairfield paper:
Mesdames James Turner and John
Facer entertained a company OF young
ladies last night at the home OF the
former on East Krkwood street at a
post -nuptia shower In honor OF Mrs.
Carl Adams, q recent bride. The
evening was spent IN pleasant social
manner. Before the close Of the eve
ming, tempting refreshments were
served BY the hoetesses. Mrs. Adams
was the recipient Of . number OF
beautiful gifts.
Carl Adams Marrie0.
Friends win b interested to hear OF
the marriage Of Miss Ruth Elizabeth
ireland of Fairfield, Iowa, to Carl ".
Adams, q former Keokuk boy, son OF
Mrs. Mary Adams, $40 North Thr,
teenth street The wedding took place
at Burlington, Saturday, April 81. In
attendance were Louis and Miss Marie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-08

be given and In addition there VIII be
games and other exercises. The moth
ers are invited from half past one to
three o'clock.