Baxter Springs news., 1918-10-25
SYNOPSIS.

NfAfTth l-iutfOuuCtOEys rat " bIlou
tells OF hls purpose la writing the story
or bis adventures.
CHAPTER II-Teils OF his enlistment IN
Canada and his transfer 70 France for ao-
. tive duty.
CHAPTER IIt-Descrlbss fights In which
be brought down two German airplapes
aud his hnul light In whch lie was
brought down wounded within the Ger
man lines and was made prisoner Of
war.
CHAPTER Iy-Discovers that German
hospital stRh bgFbnrously neglected the
fatally wounded and devoted tlIeir ener-
EeS 70 rss'Gsng those %so Night Ss
death IN fight Of his best chum. Lieut..
paul Rainey.
CHAPTER Vile Is taken to the Of
fcers' prison camp at Courtrai. There he
began planning his escape. BY great sac
rihce he manages TO save and hide away
two daily rations OF bread.
CHAPTER Vile connscates map Of
Germany and Just half an hour later 10
put on train bound for prison camp
In Germany. He leaps through window
while the train 10 travelling At rato or ~
miles en- hour.
CHAPTER vII-For nine days he
vrawls through Germany; hiding Surins
stars and gubsieting on raw vegetables.
lIe covers q miles before reaching Lux
Omburg.
CHAPTER VIII-For nine days moro he
struggles on In q weakened condition
through Luxsmburg In the direction OF
Belgium.
CHAPTER IX-He endures terrible
kardshipH, svlms rivers while deliriOue
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 II befriended one
SaS SSi S S directs rs%Sn sm % man VINO IN 'fsd Ss
CLAN city who win help him to get pass
Sc:e
CHAPTER XI-Dy minglIng with Bel
gian peasants he manages TO elude Ger
man soldiers and reaches tho Belgian city
where he finds the home OF the man from
whom he expects help.
CHAPTER -SI1-.iuyliger forges q pass.
port for O'Brlen and promises TO assist
him In getting into Holland. Later huy-
orbitant sum Tor their services and
O'BTion breaks with them.
CHAPTER XIII-He spends five days
out food except Tor the scraps he picks up
IN night forays.
-: =. Wns about O'Clock In The even
Ing. I was expecting Huyliger at 8.
but hadn't the slightest hope that he
would bring me food, as he had told
me that he wouldn't take the risk OF
having food In his possession when
calling on me. l was standing at the
window IN such a way that ! could
see what was going on in the street
without being observed by those who
passed By, when / noticed my friend,
the cat, coming down the steps OF the
opposite house with something In his
mouth. Without considering the risks
] rnn. l opened the front door, ran
down the steps aud across the street,
and bounced on that cat before 1t could
got away with It's supper. for that, as
/ had imagined. was what ] had seen
In Its mouth. It turned out to be
niece Of stewed rabbit, which cOnas-
Gated eagerly and took back with me
To the house.
Perhaps / felt little sorry for the
cat. but certainly had no qualms
about eating the animals dinner. l
was much too hungry to dwell upon
nicetles, and q piece Of stewed rabbit
was certainly too good for cat to eat
when a man was starving. ] 0te ana
enjOyed II and the incident suggested
TO me q way 10 which might possibly
obtain food again when oil other ave-
nues failed.
From my place Of concealment ! fire.
gently saw huge carts being pushed
through the streets gathering potato
peelings, refuse Of cabbage and similar
food remnants, which, In America are
considered garbage and destroyed. In
Belgium they were using this "gar-
base" TO make their bread ont OF, ana
while the idea may sound revolving 10
us. the fact Is that the Germans have
brought these things down TO such a
science that the bread they make this
way is really very good to eat. / know
n would have been like cnke to me
when ! was In need Of food; indeed !
would have eaten the garbage" dl-
rect, let alone the bread.
Although, as I have said, ] suffered
greatly from hunger while occupying
this house, there were one or two
things I observed through the keyhole
or from the windows which made me
laugh, and some Of the Incidents that
occurred during my voluntary impris-
Onmeut were really funny.
From the keyhOle ! could see, for In
stance, q shop window on the other
side OF the street, several houses down
the block. All day long German sol
dlers would be passing In front Of the
house and noticed that practically
every one Of them would stop In front
Of this store window and look In. Oe
casionally q soldier on duty bent would
hurry past. but I think nine out OF ten
NJ them were sufficiently interested to
gpend at least a minute. and some OF
them three or four minutes gazing al
whatever was being exhibited In that
window. although / noticed that II
failed TO attract the Belgians.
Ihnvea a considerable streak Of curl
oEity In me, and couldn't help won
0sring what e could be in that WinaoN
Hh..R slm0A without 1esDto1