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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
PREFACE

There is Il common idcn that the age
Of miracles is past. Perhaps it Is, but
+ 50, the change must have cotne about
within he past few WcokS-aftcr ! "S'
'np"d into Holland. For # anything is
certain in this life II is this: this book
never would have been written but fol
the succession of miracles set forth in
hes" pages.
Miracles. luck, confluence, I'rovi-
loncr-it doesn't matter much what
you call it-certainly played an impor-
tnnt part in In" series of hairbreadrh
scopes in which | figured during my
short hut @eyrntful appearance" in the
great drama now being enacted across
he seas. Without it. all my efforts and
SItt"r;ugS would have been quite un
awaiting.
No one realizes this better than | do
and want to repeat ii right here be-
H,i>r elsewhere in these pages | may
appear occasionally to overlook or
minimize Il without the help of l'rovi-
hence | would not he here today.
Eur this sam" Providence which
brought me home safely, deSpit" all
the dangers which bcSct mo, may work
-imilnr miracles for others. and it IS in
he hope of encouraging other poor
devils who may find themselves in stu
atoms ~ hopeless apparently rs mine
pfteniImcS We're that this book is writ
ten.
Whom this srIInI wynn IL nVnr which
| trust may be sooner than | expect 1t
10 be hop" | shall have an oplor-
iunity 10 revisit the scenes of my ad-
ventures and to thank in person in AN
adequate mannrr every M who cX-
tended a helping hand TO me when |
was Il wrctchrd fugitive. All Of them
took grrnt risks in b~efriending an cS-
rapcd prisoner and they did it without
the slightest hope of reward. At tn"
sam" time | hope | shall lav" a chance
10 pay my compliments to those who
rndravored to take advantage of my
distress.
In the meanwhile, however, | can
only express my thanks in this inrffrc-
tive manner trusting that in Some
mysterious way Il copy of this book
may fall into the hands of every one
who ~b"fri"ndrd me-. | hope particular
$ That every good ~llollandcr who
played iii" part of III" Good Snmari-
Ian 10 INK so hountifully after my rS-
zap" from Belgium will see these pages
and feel that | am absolutely sincere
when | say that words cannot begin to
express my sense of gratitude to the
Dutch people.
II is needless for me to say how
deeply | feel for my fellow prisoners
in Germany who were less fortunate
than |. Poor, poor fcllowS-they are
the real victims Of the war. | hope that
every one of them may soon be re-
stored to that freedom whose value |
never fully realized until after | had
had to fight 50 hard to regain it.
PAT O'BRIEN.
Momence, Ill.,. January II. 1918.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
H..
Became a Eiuhtinq Scout.


| started flying in Chicago in 1919.
was then eighteen years old, but | had
had n laundering for the air ever since
| can remember.
As Il youngStrr | followed the ex-
plots of the WrightS with the greatest
interest, although | must confess !
sometimes hoped that they wouldn't
really conquer the air until | had had
II whack AT 1t myself. | got more
Whacks than | was looking for later
on.
Needless to say. my parents were
very much opposed To my risking my
life at what was undoubtedly at that
time one of the most hazardous "pas-
times" a young fellow could select. and
every time I had a smashup or some
other mishap | was ordered to 90
near an aviation field again.
So | went out to California. There
another fellow and | built our own
machine, which we flew I'm various
parts of the state.
In the early part of 1916, when trou-
BILE was brewing in Mexico, I Joined the
American flying corps. l was sent to
San Diego. where the army flying
school is located. and spent about eight
months there. but as l was anxious to
get into active service and there didn't
seem much chance Of America ever
getting into the war, I resigned and,
crossing ver to Canada. Joined the
Royal Flying corps at Victoria, B. C.
was sent to Camp Borden. Toronto.
first to receive instruction aid later to
instruct. While a cadet I made the
first loop ever made by a cadet in Can
ada. and after | had performed the
stunt I half expected to be kicked out
of the service for it. Apparently. how
ever. they considered the source and
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
MATERIAL FOR REPAIR WORK
Director Of Office Of Public Roads Will
Pass on All Applications for
OIL Products.

(From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
Petroleum, asphalt or tar products
wanted for the construction, mainte-
nance, or reconstruction of roads will
be delivered only after approval of the
application by a committee represent
ing the United States fuel administra.
ton and the Office Of public roads of
the United States department of agrl-
culture. This announcement was made
by officials of the two federal agencies.
State highway departments. to which
notices Of the restrictions have been
sent, are required to pass upon all ap-
plicatiOns for highway work in their
territories involving the use of these
materials. Applications are then to
be sent to L. w. Page, director Of the
office Of public roads, Washington. Mr..
Page Is chairman of the committee
which will consider the necessity of
the material being supplied and will
make recommendations to the oil divi-
sion of the fuel administration, which
will issue permits in accordance with
the recommendation when the material
is available.
Upward of a billion dollars is the
valuation placed by officials Of the Of
fee Of public roads upon bitumlnous
macadam roads in this country requir-
ing for their maintenance asphalt.
road binders, road oils, tar binders or
dressings. The plan to issue permits
is designed to prevent further de-
terloratiOn of these roads, and at the
same time endeavOr to satisfy fully
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
WOULD KEEP LOVE IN WORLD
Pathetic Plea Made by Austrian
Woman More Than Her English
Sister Could Refuse.

She was a little Austrian woman
and she vas crossing the ocean on a
great hostile liner. Most of the other
wOmen were the wives of Englishfnen
and they could not forget that her
country was at war with their land.
They ignored her, and she was left
much to herself. And yet
One morning as she was walking
up and down the deck In her solitary
way she passed the steamer chair Of
a middle-aged English woman who was
knitting at a gray wooden sock, re-
lates n writer in the Christian Herald.
And suddenly she paused in her walk
and held out both of her hands.
"Oh," she cried, In very good Eng
lish, twill you not let me knit a few
rows on that sOck?"
The English woman looked up. And
her face was cold and rather hard. II
think" she said. that you would
scarcely want to knit on this sock !
For 1t is going to an English colonel
my husband"
The little Austrian woman looked
at the c%olonel's lady. And there were
tears in her eyes. Listen" she said
in a low. shaking voice. n, myself.
have a son. He is an officer In the
Austrian army. But II you knew my
son I do not think you would hate
himi II I.knew the colonel, your hus-
band, I do not think 1 would hate
him either. :" She paused for
a moment before she went on, and
then-"now that the world Is torn BY
war;" she said. I'VE women must do
what we can to keep a little loye In II
May I, perhaps, knit a few
rows on the sockr'
Silently, but with tears In her own
eyes. the English woman handed over
the gray wool.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
CHAPTER l..
The Folly of T-spair

Less than nine mont..S Z eighteen
officers OF the Royal flying corps,
which had been training in Canada
left for England on tn" Meganir.
II any of them was over twenty-five
years of age. he had successfully con
realcd the fact, because they don't ac-
crpt Older men for the X. +. &.
Nine of the squadron were British
subjects: the other nine We're .Amrri-
,'lS. who. tired of waiting for their
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
GRADED ROAD IN CONDITION
Drag Serapes of Projections and Fills
VI Low PIaces-WiM Keep Bed
Well Crowned.

The graded road a be kept in the
best condition with the least labor by
using the road drag. The road drag
scrapes off the projections and fills up
the low places, thus leaving no places
for water to stand, which is what
causes the road bed to soften and be
cut into ruts. A persistent use of the
road drag will keep the road bed well
crowned, smooth and hard and this
will also result in the least dust, as
the dust comes largely from the grind
ing up of the ruts and rough places
left by the horses feet.-ExtensiOn d.
vision. N. d. Agricultural College.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

own country to take her place with
the allies. had Joined the British cOlors
In Canada. | was one of the latter.
We were going to England to earn
our 'wings"-a qualification which
must be won before a member Of the
h.. F. C. is allowed 10 hunt the Huns
on the western front.
This was in May. 1917.
BY August /. most of us were full
dedged pilots. actively engaged at vari-
Gus parts of the line in daily conflict
with the enemy.
By December Is. every man jack of
Us who had met the enemy in France.
with one exception. had appeared on
the casualty list The exception was
H. X. Boysen. an American. who at
last report was fighting on the Italian
front still unscathed. Whether his
Good fortune has stood him up to this
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Why They Are Lonely

The people who are lonely in this
world are those who are always look
ing for something to come to them ;
they hope for pleasant adventures;
they exact much from their friends
and from their family-and they are
never satisfied. But the happy men
and women are those who never think
{, demand for themselves-who give
and give and give again. and find joy
whenever they lnd opportunity to give
tov-Exchanga
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Value Of Motortruck,

Farmers realize the value of the mo
tortruck. Both the motOrtruck and
good roads spell prosperity to the till
er Of the soil, for no other invention
has contributed SO largely to the
health, wealth and happiness Of the
farmer as the motorcar.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02

Reports made to the national COM
mittee on prisons and prison labor
show that the war is resulting In a
greater use of prison labor in road
building all over the United States.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
HIs Last Resort, Maybe.

There's one New York q who evi-
IDENTIFY believes the courts to be omnip-
otent. he has trustingiy asked that
an order be Issued compelling his wife
70 keep Quiet-Ceveland Plain Dealer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
When Hosds Are Damn

When Roads Are Damp.
The roads should be worked when
the soil is damp, % as to make the
soil bake when 1t dries out.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Work for Good Hjohways

Work Tor GOOD Nt0hWayx
II we want good highways we must
give constant and earnest effort to the
organization and to the construction
and maintaining of the highways.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
Wtndproof House.

No matter what the style or equip
ment. the poultry house should first b
winAnrnnf-
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
PVT. JOHN KENDALL
D|ESAFTER BATTLE

He was drafted into the army from
Washington, September 2e. 1911, and
was among the nrst selects to IeaEo
Camp Meade for France
He took part IN tho battle ~
Chauteau Thieny. when a handful Of
Americans halted the German rush to
Paris, and he fought IN the Vosges
and in Lorraine
On October 16, he died Of Vounds To-
ceived while fighting with his unit
along the northern boundary Of
Franco
This Is the military record ef PH-
Vate John Kendall, OF 171S1S Seventh
street northwest. whose wife has receiv-
ed telegram from the War Department
telling Of his death
Il received hs last letter O. Septen-
ber 6. He said he was going into bat
de then" said Mrs Kendall today.
TN the last tight there were eight
cen men In my company killed" said
Private Kendall in his last letter. Il
expected to get mine almost any min
ute, but came out unhurt IN tell y0u
it's glorious to see these lads. clad In
oHTe drab. sweep along. brushing up
the Germans just as they would pile
Of rubbish"
Private KendaIrs wife u an employe
Of the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
FOE MUST APPEAL
TO ALL THE ALLIES

The State Department has asked
Germany to address all the allies
hereafter in making communications
of interest to all of them. rather than
asking the U1ited States alone.
This request was made of DR.. Solt
in the course of an Acknowledgement
Of receipt of Soils recent pleas for
early peace conference and modihca-
ton of armistice terms.
These two appeals have been for
warded to the allies for considera-
ton.
Nothing else was said to Solf in
the reply.
The plain inference drawn here,
however. was that Germany must un-
derstand she is dealing with all the
allies and cannot hope for creation of
jealousy between the associated ma
tions by dealing with the United
StateH alone: nor can she expect
easier treatment by playing this ma
tion against the others.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
TO SEND HOME
z 100000 FROM
CANTONMENTS
IN TWO WEEKS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

kConGnueQ from t1rSI Pa8e.l
at the ports nearest their home sta
ttons. Among the ports to be used
will be Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Newport News, and
Charleston. It is possible that 9TH
ers will be utilized also.
Special plans are being made to
give the Rainbow Division a recep-
tion when 1t arrives in this country,
and Il Is probable that, because of the
fact that troops from practically
every State are in il, the division will
make a virtual tour Of the country,
March said.
A history of the various divisions
a0f The American army is being COM
piled and will be made public as soon
as possible
I'm answer to questions General
March said the located units are as
follows, according to last records:
Thirty-hfth division, in the line on
r the Woevre; Ninety-frst DIVISION bill
leted November after action in
Flanders: SeVenty-ninth division. in
action as late as November o; 17Srd
infantry brigade, did not reach the
line.
On October 16 total American pris-
oners captured by German troops
numbered 5,73s. General March could
give no figures on the number Of Ger
man prisoners captured by Pershing's
men, but he said that large numbers
OF prisoners captured by English and
French troops had been turned over
Co the American forces.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
.TOASKS1O,OOOFOR
HOMELESS Church

A campaign is to be started by the
Civic Betterment Association for S10,-
Oo0, TO re-establish the congregation Of
the Cosmopolitan Colored Baptist
: Church. whose belongings were evicted
q yesterday by Deputy United States
Marshals Eskridge and Bennett
Capt. J. Walter Mitchell, secretary
Of the association, has been made
chairman Of the campaign Captain
Mitchell toady said that the associa-
tiou felt it its duty because Of the
civic sbetterment work the association
stands for to give financial aid to the
church.
The eviction was based on a writ of
restitution for the possession OF the
church property. issued in the Munich
pal Court on complaint Of A. Nye Van
Week. the owner Of the building. As
n result Of the eviction. the congrega-
ttoo, which has worshiped in the edi-
fee for the past eleven years, is today
without 4 home
All Of the belongings Of the congre-
cation which were taken from the
church yesterday and piled high on the
pavement. today were removed to the
home Of the pastor, the Rev. Simon
Peter W. Drew, 151s Corcoran street
northwest The minister will conduct
a rally in behalf of the church. at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. at Moses
Hall, Ninth street and Barry place.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
100 die IN BRUSSELS

dispatch to the Radio News Agency
says that riots last Sunday in Brus-
sells were very serious. Over 100
were killed in street fighting between
German officers and soldiers. There
were also casualties among Belgian
civilians.
The Frankfort Gazette states that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, with
the German general headquarters
stafr, has arrived at Wilhelmshohe.
near Cassel. where Napoleon III was
kept prisoner after the surrender at
Sedan in 1870.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
j. S. WILL CONTINUE
UNIFYING RAIL WAYS

Director General McAdoo. REGARDLESS
Of the ending OF hostIlitfes. intends IN
continue to unity railroad operations
and pool facilities throughout the
period OF Government control. which
will end twenty-one months after
peace Is formally declared
The policy, II Is stated, has been
adopted definitely. and the railroad ad-
rnfnistration will not limit its changes
n the interest Of economy to those con-
trfbuting directly to the winning OF he
war. without attempting at this time
TO take a definite stand on the ques-
ton. the director general, 1t is said,
plans to make Government operation
show the best results possible in serv-
Ice to shippers and travellers, rates and
treatment Of employees.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
STORE TO CONTRIBUTE

The Parker-Bridget Company today
will give the total amount Of every
tenth cash sale to the United War
Work Campaign This offer was made
on behalf Of the firm by Frank N.
Low, general manager, and was eager
ly accepted by the campaign managers.
Representatives OF the fund will be
present all day at the cashiers win
dow. and will be given the money re-
sulting from every tenth cash sale,
whether it be Is cents or $50.
A victory bell in front OF the store
will be rung as each tenth sale Is re-
corded, and campaign managers hope
to keep the bell ringing continuously
until 6 D. M
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
SWEDEN BECOMES
MORE DEMOCRATIC

COPENHAGEN. Nov. 16.-King Gus
tav OF Sweden, long known for his
democratic tendencies. has taken steps
toward an even more far-reaching
characterization of his country.
Suffrage reforms. self-government,
and parliamentary control OF Sweden's
foreign affairs are to be included in
formulated program for immediate
execution. At a mass meeting the
question of Sweden's form of govern
ment will be placed squarely before
tho people.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
MOURNED AS DEAD,
is ALIVE AND WELL

To be notified that her son was
killed in action, to mourn him as
dead for six weeks. and finally to re-
ceive official word that he is alive
and weIl-that has been the expert
ence of one Washington woman, Mrs.
William NJ. Irwin, of 2136 Leroy place.
On the official casualty list of
October /, Lieut.. Harry B. Irwin,
army aviator, was listed as KILLED in
action August 90" She could hardly
credit the news, having received 4
cable from her son on September 1
reading: ALIVE and well. Love from
the front"
But the War Department insisted
the aviator had been killed in spite
OF the cable dated ten days after the
date when he was supposed to have
been downed by the Germans.
Never Gave Up.
Mrs. Irwin never gave up hope.
Some uncanny premonition seemed to
tell her that her boy was alive. The
day following the official notifica-
tion she cabled her son-in-law, Major
Larkin, OF the engineers: "Try to
locate Harry"
Z Days passed and there came no
answer. Mrs. Irwin had no means of
knowing whether the son-in-law him
self were dead or alive-no way OF
knowing whether her message had
reached him or not. Hourly she lived
in the hope of good news and hourly
the dread of confirmation of the
worst. Finally, on October 20 the
glad news came winging across the
Atlantic: Harry is alive and we'll"
On October II the official word came
from the War Department: Lieut.. H.
B. Irwin, previously reported killed
in action, today reported returned to
duty"
mo one worries more than the
mother Of an aviator" Mrs. Irwin
says. Every day read in the paper
that such and such a number of
planes started forth on a bombing
expedition, and only such and such a
number returned. Always 1 fear my
boy is one of those who never came
back from the German lines.
Most Dangerous Work.
From the beginning he has been in
the most dangerous work-the bomb
ing squad. He has been over a
year. No one knows how terrible IT
was 20 get word-just at the last
minute, when the dawn of victory
seemed SO certain. that my boy had
gone"
Irwin is one of the best known
young man in Washington He pre-
pared at the Friends School, grad
uated from Princeton in 1912, took a
course at Harvard law and enlisted
in the army aviation corps in Sep
tember, 1917, training first at Co
lumbus and later with the Royal
Flying Corps in England.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
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The Washington times., 1918-11-16
ADVERTISEMENT

No organs of the human body are
80 important to health and long life
az the kidneys. When they slow up
and commence TO lag in, their duties.
look out! Danger is in sight.
Find out what the trouble is
without delay. Whenever you feel
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wake up at once Your kidneys
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They are only half doing their work
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from your system.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
TO HONOR ALSACE

PARIS, Nov. ia great manIfes-
tation will be held tomorrow in honor
of Alsace-Lorraine, which promises to
be the most important Paris has seen
for many years.
A procession for which already over
200 900 participants have inscribed,
will start at 2:30 from the Arcade
Triomphe and march down the
Champs Elysees to the Place Con
corde, where great platforms have
been erected facing the statues OF
Strassburg and Lille.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
WANT HOME RULE,
EXCLUDING ULSTER

LONDON, Nov. 16 Q1:47 a. MI
Premier Lloyd George in a letter to
Chancellor A. Bonar Law today said
that the UniOnists, in view of the
failure of previous efforts at a solu-
tion of the Irish question, claim the
right to establish home rule with the
exclusion of the six northern coun-
ties of Ireland.
The letter added, however, that
such action must be postponed until
conditions in Ireland make IL pos
sible.
(The premier is a Liberal in poll
tics. Mr.. Law is a Unionist)
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
DESERTERS PLUNDERlNG

COPENHAGEN. Nov. 16.-German
deserters have organized flying di-
vision" at Bremen and have plum
dered the Hanover Railway station
and other places, II is reported here.
ThIrty-six were captured and taken
TO Berlin, where three were executed.
The Washington times., 1918-11-16
DANIELS FOR BIG NAVY

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1e.-In an
address here last night Secretary Dan
Iels predicted that no man now liv-
ing will see, unless wisdom departs
from the statesmen, the Government
retire from the building and operat-
ing Of cargo-carrying ships. He also
said that the Government will con-
tinue large naval construction in
order that the freedom Of the seas
might continue.