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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-08-30

That night made perhaps the same
distance, but became very hungry and
thirsty before the night was over.
For the next six days l still figured
that l was in Germany, and I was liv-
ing on nothing but cabbage, sugar
beets and an occasional carrot, always
in the raw state just as 1 got them
out Of the fields. The water I drank
was often very rank. One night l lay
in cabbage patch for an hour tapping
the dew from the leaves with my
tongue!
During this period l realized that
must avoid meeting anyone at all haz-
ards. was in the enemy's country and
my uniform would have been a dead
give-away. Anyone who captured me
or who gave information from which
my capture resulted might have been
that it was necessary for me to make
progress as fast as possible, but the
main consideration was to keep out of
sight, even If 1t took me year to get
to Holland, which was my objective.
From my map l estimated that l was
about thirty-five miles from Strassburg
when made my leap from the train,
and If I could travel in a straight line
/ had perhaps one hundred and fifty
miles to travel. AS it was, however,
was compelled to make many detours,
| and / figured that two hundred and
| fifty miles was nearer the extent of the
| journey ahead Of me.
In several parts Of this country had
to travel through forests of young pine
trees about twelve feet high. They
were very close together and looked
almost as If they had been set out
They proved to be serious obstacle
to me because. Icould not see the stars
through them and l was relying upon
the heaven to guide me to freedom. ]
am not much OF an astronomer, but ]
know the Pole Star when l see it. But
for it 1 wouldn't be here today
believed it rained every night and
day while l was making my way
through Germany and Luxembourg.
My invariable program at this stage
Of my journey was to travel steadily
all night until about six in the morn
ing, when l would commence looking
around for a place wherein to hide
during the day. Low bushes or woods
back from the road, as far as possible
from the Travelled pathway, usually
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CHAPTER TX.
| Enter Belgium.

eighteenth day after my escape that
entered Belgium, but that is more
or less guess work. / was possibly
well into that country before l real
lied that had crossed the line.
About the third day after ! figured
was in Belgium l started to swim
canal just before daylight. 1 was
then heading due north in the direc-
ton of the German lines. l was just
about the wade into the canal when
heard a German yelling violently,
and for the first time / knew l was
being followed.
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apparent to one who knew. 1t must
not be forgotten, however, that l did
not undertake this adventure volun-
tarily. 1t was wished on me-" l
simply had to make the most Of the
knowledge had.
At about this time blisters began to
appear on my legs and my knees
swelled. In addition was pretty well
convinced that had lost the sight OF
my left eye. hadn't seen thing out
of it since my leap from the train.
When / imagine the villainous ap-
pearance I must have presented at this
time-my unhealed wounds, eighteen
days growth of beard and general
haggard and unkept visage-I think
the fear felt about meeting strangers
was perhaps unwarranted. The
chances are they would have been in
finitely more scared than l
AS 1t was, was nearly out of Lux
embourg before l came face to face
with anyone. 1t was about 6 o'clock in
the morning and was travelling along
a regular path. Just as l was ap-
preaching cross-path, l heard foot
steps coming down it. stopped short,
stopped over and pretended to be adj
justing my shoelace, figuring that IL
the stranger turned into my path he
would probably pass right by me. AS
luck would have 1t, he continued on
his way and never noticed me at all.
After, that l frequently noticed
groups Of Luxembourg peasants in
the distance but I usually saw them
first and managed to avoid them.
On the eighteenth day after my leap
from the train l crossed into Belgium.
1t had taken me just nine days to get
through LUXEMBOURG distance
which a man could ordinarily cover
In two, but considering the handicaps
under which labored / was very well
satisfied with my progress.
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Copyright. 1918. by Pat Alva O'Brien

came for me to be on the move, that
was very much tempted to sleep
through the night. knew, however,
that that would be bad precedent to
establish and I wouldn't give in.
plugged YEARLY along and about
II o'clock, after had covered perhaps
four miles, / sat down to rest for a
moment on a shock Of brush which
was sheltered from the drizzle some
what by other shocks which were
stacked there. 1t was daylight when
l awoke, and I found myself right in
German backyard. You can imagine
that lost no time In getting out Of
that neighborhood and / made up my
mind right there and then that l would
never give away to that tired feeling"
again.
In the daytime, In my hiding place,
wherever 1t happened to be, l had
plenty Of opportunity to study my map,
and before very long knew 1t almost
by heart. Unfortunately, however, 1t
did not show all the rivers and canals
which l encountered, and sometimes 1t
fooled me completely.
1t must have been about the ninth
night that crossed into Luxembourg,
but though this principality Is officially
neutral, 1t offered me no safer haven
than Belgium would. The Huns have
violated the neutrality of both, and dis
covery would have been followed by
the same consequences as capture in
Germany proper.
In the nine days had covered per
haps seventy-five miles, and was that
much nearer liberty, but the lack OF
proper food, the constant wearing OF
wet clothes, and the loss Of sleep and
rest had reduced me to q very mucf
weakened condition. I doubted very
much whether l would be able to con
tinue, but l plugged along.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Nine Days in Luxembourg.

nine DAYS IN Luxembourg.
l was now heading northwest and
thought that by keeping that course
l would get out Of Luxembourg and
into Belgium, where / expected to be
little better off, because the people
Of Luxembourg were practically the
same as Germans.
One Of the experiences I had in Lux
embourg which / shall never forget
occurred the first day that l spent
there. l had Travelled all night and /
was feeling very weak. l came to a
small wood with plenty Of low under
brush, and picked out thick clump
of brushes which was not In line with
any paths, crawled In and lay down
to spend the day.
The sun could Just reach me through
an opening In the trees above and
took of all my clothes except my shirt
and hung them on the bushes to dry
in the sun. AS the sun moved l moved
the clothes around CORRESPONDENCE, be-
cause tired as was l could take only
catnaps.
That afternoon I awoke from one
of these maps with start. There were
first impulse was to jump to my feet
and sell my life as dearly as could,
but on second thought I decided to
look before I leapt. Peeping through
the underbrush could just discern two
men calmly chopping down tree, and
| cOnvQrcipU fhov xuorEod I thopko6
my lucky stars that had not jumped
up on my first impulse. for was ap-
parently quite safe as long as l lay
where l was.
1t then occurred to me that II the
tree upon which they were working
should happen to fall in my direction
1t would crush me to death 1t was
tall enough to reach me and big enough
to kill me if it landed in my direction
and as l could only see the heads of
the men who were chopping it down, !
was unable to tell which way they
planned to have it fall.
| There was this much in my favor
the chances Of the tree falling In just
my direction were not very great and
there was more than an even chance
that the men would be wise enough to
fell 1t so that 1t would not, because If
it landed In the brushes the task of
trimming the branches from the trunk
would be SO much harder.
But even without this feeling of Sc
curity, there was really nothing else !
could do but wait and see what fate
had in store for me. l lay there watch
ing the top Of the tree for more than
an hour. Time and time again l saw ii
| sway and fancied 1t was coming my
direction, and it was all could do to
keep my place, but a moment later
would hear the crash of the mems
axes, and l knew that my imagination
had played me trick.
l was musing on the sorry plight
was in-weak, nearly starving to death
q refugee In hostile country, and
waiting patiently to see which way q
tree was going to fall, when there
came loud crack, and I saw the tor
of the tree sway and fall almost op.
posite to the place where lay had
| guessed right.
Later heard some children's voices
and again peering through the under
brush saw that they had brought the
men their lunch. You can't realize how
i felt to see them eating their lunch
so near at hand. and to know that
hungry as l was. could have none OF
it. l was getting tempted to go boldly
up to them and take q chance Of get
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LIEUTENANT 0'BRiEN NEARLY STARvES AS HE CRAWLS
THROUGH GERMANY AND LUXEMBOURG

SynopsisPat OBrien, resident seeing
service In the American Flying the 1916
Joins the British Royal Flying
period
service the hot German
which
death by himself
hospital he Is sent Courtra After short
He
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O'Brlen reaches Belgium and,
facing starvation, he risks cap
ture by going boldly to a Belgian
home and asking for aid. With
an improvised weapon In his
hand, he is prepared to 90 to
any extreme in order to get food.
Read about this exploit in che
next instaIlment.
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CTO BE coNTINUED)

= Canon's Daughter, Probably.
From an English story Come and
have some Tea" she cordially boomsd
as She passed.-Boston Transcript
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14

C%dWHe
THE FRIENDSHIPS OF WOMEN

THE FRIENDSHIPS OF WOMEN
I'VE see you out very little, Mrs.
Sullivan" Mrs. Bert said the
honeyed tones, that I always dis
trust in woman. "In fact / am
quite sure / have never seen you
to know you before. You were
not a resident of this city when
you and Mr.. Sullivan were mar
ried?"
NO." answered Alice calmly.
There was a slight pause as tho
Mrs. Bert was waiting for Alice to
tell her where she came from.
and then as even she did not dare
to push her questions. further. she
said, THAT accounts for it. But
we must see more of you now"
1 was wondering what Alice
would say to this, for l knew that
neither Alice nor Eliene would
ever enter that womane home and
was glad to hear Alice say, II
never go anywhere, Mrs. Bert, ex-
cept on race occasions when / slip
away from my baby, as l have to-
day, at the earnest request Of my
friend. Mrs. Symone, or Mrs.
Waveriy."
II have always heard your lit
tie circle was most exclusive"
Mrs. Bert answered with a smile,
but I hardly dreamed it was as
exclusive as that"
"You must not call us exclusive,
Mrs. Bert" / FASTENED to inter-
rupt, neither do | think We could
be designated as a circle 1t is
only that most of us are intimate
friends of long standing, and how
ever much we dislike what most
people call society. we are always
happy to be in the homes of our
old acquaintances."
"Oh, you knew Mrs. Sullivan be-
fore she married." said Mrs. Bert,
as tho she had at last found out
something tangible.
Very we'll, indeed" answered.
Alice looked lovingly at me and
added, Mrs. Waverly is and has
been my best friend / have in the
world"
Mrs. Bert looked most interest
ed and said, Aren't you set up,
Mrs. Waverly? I think 1 would
give almost anything l possess to
have some woman say that of me.
In fact, I did not know that any
woman on earth could or would
make that statement as enthus-
iastically about another as Mrs.
Sullivan has made 1t about YOU"
Il really am sorry for you, Mrs.
Bert" l fastened to assure her.
You cannot have been training
with your own sex very lately.
The old idea that no woman can
be a friend to another woman is
absolutely exploded"
Perhaps she said rather acid
ly, "but do you know l am afraid
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14
HOW no JUDGE A WOMAN
BY HER HAIR

There is real common sense in
just noticing whether the hair Is
we'll kept to Judge Of a woman's
|neatness. or good taste. II you
|are one Of the few who try to
make the most of your hair, re-
member that 1t is not advisable to
wash the hair with any cleanser
made for all purposes, but always
use some good shampoo. You
can enjoy the very best by getting
some Canthrox from your drug
|gist, dissolve a teaspoonful in q
|cup Of hot water. This makes a
full cup of shampoo liquid, enough
so 1t is easy to apply it to all the
hair instead Of just the top of the
head. DaDdruff, excess Oil, and
dirt are dissolved and entirely dis
appear. Your hair will be so
fluffy that 1t will look much heav-
fer than IL is. It's luster and soft
ness will also delight you. while
the stimulated scalp gains the
health which insures hair growth
Advertisement"
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SURE WAY no GET
RID OF DANDRUFT

There IL one sure way that
never fails to remove dandruff
completely and that Is to dis
solve il. This destroys 1t entirely.
To do this, Just get about four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid
arvon; apply it at night when re-
firing; use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub 1t in gently with
the finger tips.
BY morning. most II not all, OF
your dandruff will be gone, and
three or four more applications
will completely dissolve and en-
tirely destroy every single sign
and trace of II, no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itch.
ing and digging Of the scalp Will
stop instantly, and your hair VIII
be fluffy. lustrous, glossy, silky
and soft, and look and FED .
hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. II II inexpensive, ana
fur ounces Is all you viii need.
This simp'e remedy has never
been known to fail. aov.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14
l;la V;
They All Pay

A Cleveland jury few days ago acquitted one
Elmer Hupp, the shooting apex of an eternal
triangle" the dead apex being drummer named
Joyce the female apex Mrs. Ethel Hupp, who, ac-
cording to her husband, himself, had previouly
served as an apex and who now is to be sued for
divorce.
Study any of these 'eternal triangles' that are
finished in blood, and, every time you IL dicover
fool at each apex. There's Joyce, the fool VINO
breaks up anOther's home. He could make home
of his own, with true woman in it.
There's Ethel Hupp, who risks home, happiness
and reputation to please a fellow lOw-dOwn enough
to betray friend. There husband Hupp who, be-
hevng that years ago, his wife was an apex, and,
after warning Joyce gets the red rage" and kills,
when all not habitual fools know that an untrue
wife isn't worth the life of any man.
Oh yes! as usual in the center of this triangle
whose apexes are shame and whose lines are blood,
is child Betrayed by both parents!
Joyce being Dead father being killer, mother
being smeared with shameful exposure, we hear
much about "for the sake of the child" She is the
everlasting innocent, suffering emonstratiOn OF
the folly of the three fools. At her aimed Joyces
villanv mothers faithlessness and fathers pistol
The superb concentrated folly of it al is appreciate
ed only after the explosion of the triangle"
We intend no criticism of the Joyce jury in sug-
costing that it might have been well to put him
away, by himself, in quiet and peace, for time,
that he might calmly study folly, in the abstract
and in the concrete.
Society, which finally indirectly pays much of the
cost of ''triangles," is to be somewhat considered
Certainly fred rage in folks who continue to live
with untrue wives, or husbands either, should not
be permitted to become epidemic. We must con-
serve all the gunpowder possible for other use.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14
LEMONS BRING OUT
THE HIDDEN BEAUTY
Make this lotion for very little
cost and Just zee
for yourself.

What girl or woman hasn't
heard of lemon juice to remove
complexion blemishes: to bleach
the skin and to bring out the
roses, the freshness and the hid
den beauty? But lemon juice
alone Is acid, therefore irritating,
and should be mixed with orchard
white this way. Strain thru
fine cloth the juice of two fresh
lemons into a bottle containing
about three ounces of orchard
white, then shake well and you
have a whole quarter pint of skin
and complexion lotion at about
the cost one usually pays for
small jar OF ordinary cold cream.
Be sure to strain the lemon juice
so no pulp gets into the bottle.
then this lotion will remain pure
and fresh for months. When APP
piled daily to the face, neck, arms
and hands 1t should help to
bleach, clean smoother and beau
tify the skin.
Any druggist will supply three
ounces of orchard white at very
little cost and the grocer has the
lemons,
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that IL I were out looking for real
friends, would never go to a
woman"
perhaps that is the reason.
Mrs. Bert, why you have not, as
you say, found any women
friends" was Alice's quiet conf
ment. 81 have come to understand
in the last year at least that you
are very apt to get just what you
ask for in this world. l know a
woman whom, / believe, everyone
loves who knows her. And yet the
people who do not know her are
apt to think that they would not
like her. That woman is always
asking for love, not in any senti-
mental maudlin way, but she is al
ways trying to do things for you
that will make you like her."
Isn't that pure selfishness on
her part?" asekd Mrs. Bert.
mo, I don't think So" l an
swered. for 1t seemed to me, lit
tie book, that Alice had been de-
scribing me. Il think the woman
who wants people to love her. does
so because she loves all people,
and likes to do for them. Such
a woman is a real democrat, and
will take her own where she finds
tt, whether the one who offers her
friendship is of her class. as per-
haps you would put 1t, Mrs. Bert
or whether the one was scrub
bling her Moor, or manicuring her
nails. l have always been very
glad that love and friendship be-
longed to no class of society any
more than to one SEX"
Good for you, Margie," whis-
pered Alice.
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CENTRAL
BUSSTATION

Buses and Taxis Anywhere.
115 SO. 10TH ST. TEL. MAIN 26k
Baggage Checked.
n. r. Miles.
Lv. Tacoma D. m: Sunday. 8 a. m.
Lv. Yelm-9:30 a. M: Saturday night,
! 1890. and Sunday. p. m
MOOSE AUTO STAGE
gtand-Croft Hotel. 1919 Pacific Ave.
and Central Bus Station
Tacoma and Yelm, Lakeview. Hill
hurst, Greendale. Roy. McKennA
gUMNER-TACOMA
The Nine Ltne-via Valley Read.
Lv. Tacoma q m. and every
hour to II p. m. saturday. last car
at II p. m.
Lv. Sumner-6 q m. ana every
hour. to 10 p. m. Saturday last car
cAnnoHADO-rACoMA STAGE
Leaves Tacoma---11 a. m. 4:30 D. a.
Leaves Carbonado-S:15a a. m. Q pm.
100 D. m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14

Miss Marion Baltic, have left for
California for few weeks.
William Sherwood, president Of
the Northwestern Music Teachers
association was the honor guest as
a dinner Of IL covers at the apart
ment of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Rice Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Hugh Reed of Seattle en-
tertained Tuesday at a luncheon
at the Rainier club for Mrs. Frank
Allyn and Capt. and Mrs. PeQue-
gnat. After the luncheon Capt.
Pequegnat gave an address con-
corning his experiences at the
front.
Marriage licenses were issued
Wednesday by the county auditor
to Sam s. Swenning and Helen C..
Gallagher, both of Seattle; Walter
A. Arnd and Edythe Perry, both
of Friday Harbor; s. Samson Of
Tacoma and Ella Hunter Of Kings
ton, Tenn; Edward A. Turner and
Gladys w. Longbrake, both of San
Francisco; Walter s. Graham and
Nina X. Warner, both Of Sequim;
William M. Harvey and Florence
Garcey, both Of Tacoma.
Custer Relief Corps will hold its
regular meeting Saturday after
noon at the armory, and in the
evening will dedicate service
flag.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14
REGULATE Them

On March 20 will go into effect one of the most
important orders yet issued by the president. On
that date all corporations individuals engaged IN
importing, making, storing or distributing fertilizer
or fertilizer ingredients must take out a federal
license and come under regulation by the depart
ment of agriculture.
The government has got to close down on any
thing that smacks of extortiOn in prices of ferti
lizer There has been such extortiOn, in the prices
Of sodium and calcium ntrates, particularly, and
it is upon these ingredients that Of nearly
all the war gardens, especially, depends.
Over-priced fertilizers and seeds in our war
gardens can very easily mean loss instead of gain,
in the final analysis and in the high cost of fert-
lizer the professional farmer has mighty strong
excuse for the de luxe prices he is demanding for
his products.
The administration hasn't hesitated to put
price on the farmers winter wheat 1t should
train it's guns the stuff that makes winter wheat
and which the farmer has to buy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14

What's in a name? Mrs. III.
Romanoff, late of Petrograd,
knows there may be a lot of an
noyance'in bearing one associated
with discarded royalty. During
her trip from Russia to America
recently she was mistaken for the
former Grand Duchess Tatiana
Romanoff, daughter Of the de-
posed car.
The resulting experiences, she
says, were both indicrous and
near-tragic.
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0OC16fV=

Tribe of Ben Hur will entertain
Thursday evening at Fraternity
hall with cardes and dancing. All
friends and members are invited.
Friday evening the Tacoma
lodge Of Elks will entertain their
friends and members at an inform
al dancing party at their club
house. Open house viii be kept
for the enlisted men and officers
from Camp Lewis.
Frank b. Cole was the honor
guest at a dinner of the Fine Arts
club last Tuesday evening at the
Woman's clubhouse. Mr.. Cole is
the new president of the organiza-
ton. An interesting and clever
program was given and an inform
al reception held later.
Over-the-Teacups club will meet
Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. s. T. Blakney, 1884 North
Washington = street. Mrs. John
Clay will assist the hostess.
A rehearsal Of the chorus which
will sing the cantata, Fri Kings
Daughter" has been called for 8
O'Clock Thursday evening at the
Elks' temple.
The Tacoma Business WOmaA's
club meets Thursday evening at
the Woman's clubhouse. Business
and matters in reference to menu
bership will be discussed.
Mrs. John Scott, who has been
visiting in California for the past
five weeks will return to her home
next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Baltic,
accompanied by their daughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-14
GRAIN SAVED


(UhIted PresH LeHseu WHe.J
CHICAGO, March 14.-Grain
is being saved at the rate of Co.
900, 900 bushels year by the
food administration order temper
arily prohibiting further pur-
chases by brewers, officials stated
today. At the same time another
order restricting brewers to 20
per cent of last years consump-
tion is making their present
stock last longer.