The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-17


same person twice I suppose my con-
duct might have aroused suspicion.
had first-class observation Of the
damage that was really done by our
bombs. One bomb had landed very
near the main railroad station and II
II had been only thirty yards nearer
would have completely demolished It.
As the station was undoubtedly our
airman's objective l was very much
impressed with the accuracy of his
aim. It Is by no means an easy thing
to hit q building from the mir when
you are going Mt anywhere from fifty
to one hundred miles an hour and are
being shot at from beneath from
dozen different angles-unless, Of
desperate chances and flying 20 low
that you cannot very well miss your
mark and the Huns can't very well
miss you eitheri
walked by the station and mingled
with the crowds which stood In the
entrances. They paid no more at
tention to me than they did to real Bel
gians, and the fact that the lights
were all out In this city at night made
II impossible anyway for anyone to
get as good . look at me NJ II II had
been light. st
During the time that I wns in this
city I suppose I wandered from one
| end of Il to the other. In one place,
where the German stan had Its head
quarters, q huge German flag hung
from the window. and I think l would
have given ten years Of my life to
have stolen It. Even II could have
pulled It down. however. II would have
been impossible for me to have con.
cenled II. and to have carried II away
with me a. q souvenir. therefore would
have been out Of the question.
As went along the street one night
lady standing on the corner stopped
me and spoke to me. My first impulse
Of course, was to answer her. explain
Ing that could not understand. but
stopped myself In time. pointed to my
ears and mouth and shook my head
indicating that was deaf and dumb
aud she nodded understandingly ant
walked on. Incidents Of that kind were
not unusual. and was always In feal
that the time would come when some
inQuisitive and suspicious German
would encounter me and not be d
easily satisfied.
There are many things that saw II
this city which. for various reasons. I
is impossible for me to relate unit
after the war IL over. Some Of them
I think. will create more surprise thai
the incidents am free to reveal now
It used to amuse me a. went al0nl
the streets Of this town. looking Il
the shop windows with German sol
diers at my side looking at the sam
; things. to think how close / was 4
them and they had no way Of knowing
was quite convinced that II wer
discovered my fate would have bee
death because not only had tn
forged passport on me, but had bee
20 many days behind the German line
after had escaped that they couldn'
safely lot me live with the informs
ton possessed.
. One night walked boldly across
park. I heard footsteps behind me an
turning round saw two German so
diers. slowed up q tribe to let theI
get ahead Of me. 1t was rather Gar
and got a chance to see what wOr
I derful uniform the German militar
). authorities have picked out. The SO
] diers had not gone more than fe'
D feet ahead Of me when they disaI
!. peared In the darkness like one {
b those melting pictures on the movin
A picture screen.