Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-14
taken PRISONER;
LIFE IS SAVED
One Of Those Weird Romanees Of
! the Sea and the
War.
YANk DOCTOR CHIEF FIGURE
Favorlte Bomb Shelter Wrecked While
He Is Captured by Germans Wher
on Voluntary Mission Of
Rescue.

Rescue.
American Bombing Base.--Dr. Albert
nj. Stevens of New York, medical otfi-
Ger at this base, owes his life TO the
fact that he was taken prisoner by the
Germans, while DR.. Harry j. Dooley of
Chicago, successor To Doctor Stevens.
assistant surgeon. owes his liberty 10
the fact that Doctor Stevens Is pris-
uner.
1t Is one of those weird romances
of the sea and war.
Word was flashed TO the bombing
base one afternoon that Il seaplane
was down on the surface of the water
about thirty miles off the coast. A
fast motor boat, ready for such emer-
gencieS, was sent out. A surgeon al
ways accompanies such expeditions.
Doctor Dooley In ordinary circumstan-
ces would have gone. But Doctor Stew
ems was just retiring from the post,
and he thought the trip might do him
good
II think I'll 60" he said to Doctor
Dooley. ut will be my last trip and
the journey will be something of n re-
lief"
He jumped into the boat and was
off. There were six others aboard.
They reached the stranded seaplane in
little under two hours. The flyers
men had got her into condition again
and We're Just ready to start off. They
left the motor boat and landed back at
the base in good time.
shelled by Germans
II was dark. The surgeon, seeing
what he thought were lights of town
near the base, headed the motor boat
In what he supposed the correct direc-
ton. They surged through the light
seas for an hour or more. They ap-
preached close to the supposed home
lights, when suddenly the scream Of
shell was heard coming straight at
them. 1t exploded directly In the back
of the boat. A second shell dropped
about two hundred yards In front.
1.-The Germans are Smelling u.s." call.
ed one of the men.
"Where are WEI" asked the skipper.
They were under German guns. The
lights they thought their base lights
had been far off. They had been steer
ing straight toward German.held
ground.
Jump into the water!" commanded
the surgeon.
The men went overheard. Half
minute later shell struck in the CEN
ter Of the boat. 1t blew great hole
| In her and sank her.
A strong current was running up
the shore. Doctor Stevens and one 9TH
/ or man, being strong swimmers, head
ed for the nearest point Of land. They
reached the beach. They were drag
glng themselves through the surf and
had just reached the shallow water
when a squad of German soldiers
marched down the sands with drawn
bayonets and commanded:
Surrender! You are on German
territory"
Doctor Stevens and his companion
surrendered.
Meanwhile the other five men were
trying to make land. Two of them
headed down with the current, look
Ing for any chance to make land. The
other three attempted a shorter cut
by swimming the current at an angle
One of this trio was drowned. The
other two got to land and were cap
tured by the Germans. The two men
who were left swimming in the curren,
were In a weakened condition when two
, British officers ashore made them out
, The Brltons jumped into the surf
swan out and dragged the men ashore
They ran to a telephone and called
the bombing base.
ave have two Of your men suffer
ing from exposure and exhaustion
Their boat was sunk by Germans ant
q two of the men taken prisoner" sale
!. the voice.
Germans Raid Base.
!. Maurice NJ. Moore Of Washington, d
q c., jumped into the camp jitney ant
z started for the place where the res
/. cued men were. He had to drive owe