Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-08-08


Dali scores, which 1 studied with a.
much care as real fan Iossibly coult
an up-to-date score. couldn't refrain
from laughing when I came to an &C
count Of Zimmerman (of the Cubs)
being benched for some spat with the
umpire, and If afforded me lust as
hluch interest three years after IT had
happened-perhaps more-than some
current item Of worldwide interest
had at that time.
L Tummaged the house many times
from cellar to garnet in my search for
/ something to eat, but the harvest of
/ three years of war had made any sue
cess along that line impossible. 1 was
like the man out in the ocean in a boat
and thirsty with water everywhere but
not a drop to drink
l was tempted while In the city TO
go to church one Sunday, but my better
judgment told me it would be a useless
risk. Of course, someone would surely
say something to me and I didn't
know how many Germans would be
there or what migt. happen, so 1 gave
up that idea.
During all the time was concealed
in this house l saw but one automobile
and that was a German staff officers.
That same afternoon had one of the
frights of my young life.
1 had been gazing out of the keyhoIe
as usual when I heard coming down
the street the measured tread of Ger
man soldiers. 1t didn't sound like very
many, but there was no doubt in my
mind that German soldiers were
marching down the street. I went I'D
stairs and peeked through the window
and sure enough a squad of German in
fantry was coming down the street
accompanied by military motor
truck. 1 hadn't the slightest idea that
they were coming after me, but still
the possibilities of the situation gave
me more or less alarm, and l consid-
cred how 1 could make my escape If
by chance l was the man they T-re
after. The idea of hiding in the wine
cellar appealed to me as the most
practical; there must have been /
plenty Of places among the wine kegs
and cases where a man could conceal /
but, as a matter Of fact, did |
not believe that any such contingency
would arise.
The marching soldiers came nearer,
I could hear them at the next house.
In moment I would see them pass
the keyhole through which 1 was look
ing.
Haiti"
At the word of command shouted by
a junior officer the squad came to at
tention right in front of the housed
waited no longer. Running down the
stairs I flew into the wine cellar and
it was almost pitch dark
the only light coming from a grating
which led to the backyard-I soon
found a satisfactory hiding place in
the extreme rear of the cellar. l had
had the presence of mind to leave the
ioor of the wine cellar ajar, figuring
hat if the soldiers found a closed door
hey would be more apt to search for
| fugitive behind it than II the door
we're open.
My decision to get away from that
ront door had been made and carried
ut none too soon, for had only just
coated myself between two big wine
asses when 1 heard the tramp of sol
iers' feet marching up the front stoop,
crash at the front door, a few hasts
lords of command which did not I'M
erstand, and then the noise of sour
wing feet from room to room and such
banging and hammering and smash
lg and crashing that 1 could not make
ut what was going on.
If Huyliger had revealed my hiding
lace TO the Huns, as 1 was now con-
dent he had, felt that there was lit