The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-08-29
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The wound In my mouth made II iu-
possible for me to speak. but 10y means
OF n pencil and paper l requested one
III the German officers to find out for
me who the English officers were who
had been shot down
A little later he returned aud handed
me a photograph taken from the body
"f one OF the yicfims. II was picture
OF Paul Raney of Toronto. and myself.
taken together. Poor Raney, lie was
the best friend l had and one OF the
hest aud gamest men who ever fought
in France
II was he. learned long after. who.
when i MIS- reported missing. had
checked over all my belongings and
sent them back to England with
signed memorandum--whic Is now In
my possession. Poor fellow. he little
realized then that hut y day or two
later he would ise engaged Ia his last
heroic battle with me a helpless on
locker!
The same German officer who
brought me the photograph also drew
n map for ine of the exact spot where
Raney Was buried in Flanders.
guarded IL carefully all through my
subsequent adventures and finally
turned IL over TO his father and mother
when I visited them In Toronto To per-
form the hardest aud ssddcst duty
have ever been called upon to execute
to confirm to them In person the
tidings of poor Paul's death.
The other British pilot who fell was
also from my squndron and man
knew weli-I.ieutennni Keith of Aus
frniia- ] had given him picture of
myself only n few hours before SHIRT
ed on my own disastrous flight. He
was one OF the star pilots of our squad
ron and had been In many n desperate
battle before. but this time the odds
were too great for him. He pus up
wonderful fight and b. gave as much
ms he took
The next two days PASSED without
Incident and l Was then taken 10 the
Intelligence department OF the cermnn
fying corps. which was located about
an hour from the hospital. There ] was
kept two days. during which fimc they
put a thousand and one questions Ia
me. While l was there I turned over
TO them the message I had written In
tina hospital and asked them to ilaV.
one of their Ayers drop II cn our side
OF the line.
They asked me where would like to
have IL dropped. thinking perhaps
would give my ni.sironc SWAY, but
when smiled and shook my head. they
did not insist upon an answer.
"rii drop Il over - declared one
OF tberd. harnlng my airiroine. which
revealed TO the TINT thelE nying corps
is as efficient as other branches of the
service In the matter OF obtaining yaiu-
able information.
And right here want Ia say that the
more came to know OF the enemy. the
more koenly realized what difficult
task were going TO have to lick him.
In aiI fny subsequent experiences. the
fact that there Is heap OF fght left
In the Huns still was thoroughly
brought home to me. We shall win
the war eventually. IL we don't slow
up too soon. In the mistaken idea that
the Huns are ready to lie down.
The flying officers who questioned
me were extremely anxious to find out
NIL they could about the part America
Is going TO play In the wnr, but they
evidently came TO the conclusion that
America hadn't taken me very deeply
into her confidence. Judging from the
Information they got. or failed to get.
from me.
At any rate. they gave me up ms n
bad job. aud was ordered to the on
GERS prison at Courtrai. belgium.
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