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get in the compartment and, observ-
ing my unusual appearance, would
endeavor to start a conversation with
me. None of them spoke English.
however. and they had to use their
own Imagination us to my identity.
When l arrived at Rotterdam
asked policeman who stood In front
of the station where l could find the
British consul, but could not make
him understand. l next applied to u
taxicab driver.
English consui-British consul
American consul-French consult" l
said. hoping that If he didn't under
stand one he might recognize an
other.
He eyed me with suspicion and mo-
toned me to get In and drove on. l
had no idea where he was taking me.
but after q quarter Of an hours ride he
brought up In front OF the British
consul. Never before was l 50 glad
to see the Union Jackl
beckoned to the chauffeur to 20
with me up to the office. as ! had no
money with which to pay him. and
when he got to the consulate 1
told them that II they would pay the
taxi fare would tell them who
was and how ] happened to be there.
They knew ut once that l was an
escaped prisoner and they readily
paid the chauffeur and invited me to
give some account OF myself.
They treated me most cordially and
we're intensely Interested In the brief
account gave them OF my adven-
lures. Word was sent to the consul
general and he Immediately sent for
me. When | went In he shook hands
with me. greeting me very heartily
and offering me a chair.
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he ilit n sat uONn. screwed uOu-
,c!e on his eye and viewed me from
Up 10 toe. could see that only good
.'-,,liue kept him from laughing at
V-'''''' 'cle ! presented. l could see
he wanted TO laugh In the worst way.
$50 ahead and laugh :" / said. you
can't offend me the way 1 feel this
blessed day." and he needed no second
invitation. Incidentally 1t gave me a
chance to laugh ut him. for ! was
about as much amused as he was.
After he had laughed himself about
sick he got up and slapped me on the
back and invited me to tell him my
story.
Lieutenant" he said when had
concluded, you can have anything
you want. think your experience
entities you to it."
swell, consul" I replied. II would
like bath, a shave. haircut and
some civilized clothes about as badly
as IL man ever needed them. suppose.
but before that would like to. get a
cable of to America to my mother
telling her that / am safe and on my
way to Englandi"
The consul gave me the necessary
information and l had the satisfaction
OF knowing before left the Office that
the cable. with Its good tldings. was
on its way to America.
Then he sent for one of the naval
men who had been informed there
since the beginning OF the war and
who was able to speak Dutch and
told him to take good care Of me.
After had been bathed and shaved
and had a haircut I bought some new
clothes and had something to eat. and
I felt like a new man.
As I walked through the streets Of
Rotterdam breathing the air OF free
dom again and realizing that there
was no longer any danger of being
captured and taken back to prison.
IL was wonderful sensation.
don't believe there will ever be a
country that will appear IN my eyes
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could hear the volley of 81 toid
you SOS" that greeted her good It'd
fngs.
ut would take more than the kaiser
to keep Pat In Germany" l could hear
one OF them saying.
'Knew he'd be back for Christmas.
anyway" i could hear another re-
mark.
II had an idea that Pat and his
comrndes might spend Christmas In
Berlin" l could hear another admit
ting. but / did not think any other
part OF Germany would appeal to him
very much"
"Mrs. o'Brien. did Pat write you
how many German prisoners he
brought back with himf" could hear
still another credulous friend inquir-
Ing.
1t was all very amusing and graft
flying to me and I must confess 1 felt
quite cocliy us | walked Into the war
department to report.
For the next five days l was kept
very busy answering questions put to
me by the military authorities regard
ing what had observed as to condi-
lions in Germany and behind the lines.
What reported was taken down
by stenogrupher and made part of
the official records, but ! did not give
them my story In narrative form. The
Information | was able to give was
naturally of Interest 10 various
branches of the service. and experts
In every line OF government work took
II In turns to question me. One morn
ing would be devoted. for instance.
to answering questions Of military
nature-Gerlnan methods behind the
front line trenches, tactics. morale Of
troops and similar matters. Then the
aviation experts would take whack
at me and discuss with me all had
observed of German flying corps
methods and equipment. Then. again.
the food experts would interrogate
me as to what Ind learned OF food
conditions in Germany, Luxembourg
and Belgium, and as had lived pretty
close to the ground for the best part
of seventy-two days I was able TO give
them some fairly accurate reports as
TO actual agricultural conditions.
many OF lne lliihES A'iu th'Ah Bi''
ably having more Significance to them
than they had TO me.
There were many things / had OBJ
served which | have not referred to In
these pages because their value to us
might be diminished il the Germans
knew we We're aware Of them. but
hey were all reported to the authori-
ties and 1t was very gratifying TO me
TO hear that the experts considered
some OF them Of the greatest value.
One of the most amusing Incidents
of nv return occurred when l called at
my bankers in London To get my per-
sonal effects.
The practice in the Royal Flying
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class, Tor would have looked as much
out OF place In first-class carriage
as Hun would appear in heaven.
That night / slept In the house Of
my Dutch friends. where they fixed
me up most comfortably. In the morn
ing they gave me breakfast and then
escorted me to the station.
While i was waiting at the station
a crowd gathered round me and soon
IL seemed as IL the whole town had
turned out to get a look at me. 1t was
very embarrassing, particularly as i
could give them no Information re-
garding the cause OF my condition, al
though, of course. they all knew that
/ was refugee from Belgium.
As the train pulled out of the sta
ton. the crowd gave loud cheer and
the tears almost came TO my eyes as
OF this crowd and the one that had
gathered at the station in Client when
l had departed a prisoner en- route
for the reprisal camp. l breathed a
sigh OF relief as / thought of that re-
prisal camp and how fortunate / had
really been. despite all my sufferings.
to have escaped 1t. Now. at any rate.
/ was a free man and would soon be
sending home the joyful news that
had made good my escaped
At Einhoffen two Dutch officers got
into the compartment with me. They
looked at me with very much disfavor.
not knowing. OF course, that l was u
British officer. My clothes were still
pretty much in the condition they
were when 1 crossed the border. al
though / had been able to scrape on
some of the mud I had collected the
night before. l had not shaved nor
trimmed my beard for many days.
and l must have presented Il sorry
appearance. could hardly blame
them for edglng away from me.
The trip from Einhoffen to Rotter-
dam passed without special incident.
At various stations passengers would
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The family consisted of an old lady
and her husband and son. who was a
soldier In the Dutch army. The cold
shivers ran down my back while he sat
beside me. because every now and
again / caught glimpse of his gray
uniform and 1t resembled very much
that of the German soldiers.
Some of the ncighbors, aroused by
the commotion. got up to see what 1t
was all about, and came In and
watched while I ate the meal those
good Dutch people prepared for me.
Ordinarily / suppose l would have
been embarrassed with SO many peo-
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because Holland was full of German
spies and knew they would be keen
to learn all they possibly could about
my escape and my adventures SO that
the authorities in Belgium could mete
out punishment to everyone who was
In any respect to blame for 1t. As l was
In Rotterdam only one day. they
didn't have very much opportunity to
learn anything from me.
The naval officer who accompanied
me and acted as Interpreter for me
introduced me to many other soldiers
and sailors who had escaped from Bel
GUM when the Germans took Ant
werp, and as they had arrived In Hol-
land in uniform and under arms. the
laws of neutrality compelled their in
ternment and they had been there ever
since.
The life of man who is interned
In a neutral county. l learned. is any
thing but satisfactory. He gets one
month year to visit his home. If he
lives in England that is not so bad,
but II he happens to live farther
away, the time he has to spend with
his folks is very short, as the months
leave does not take into consideration
the time consumer III ua'eiilis l" anu
from Holland.
The possibility of escape from Hol-
land Is always there, but the British
authorities nave an agreement WIN
the Dutch government TO SEM refu-
gees back Immediately. III TINS re-
spect. therefore, the position OF man
who Is informed Is worse thhh that
OF prisoner who' II ne does sueceeu
In making MS escape Is haturhliy re-
ceived with open arms IN ms hhuFe
land. Apart from TINS restraint now
ever, internment. with all It's draw
backs. Is a thousand times, yes, MIL
lion times, better than being prisoner
of war In Germany.
II seems to me that when the war
is over and the men who have been
Imprisoned in Germany return home.
they should be given bigger and
greater reception thun the most vie
torious army that ever marched into
a city, for they will have suffered
and gone through more than the world
will ever be able to understand.
man prison camps one or TWO rant
hearted individuhls win pronounced
yellow streak VINO voluntarily gave
up the struggle ana gave up their I'D
cry rather thah risk their h'es OF
linbs. Ihese SAD cnses' however are
l am sure. extremely rev. nine nun
ureu ana hihety-nihe out OF thoushhu
OF the men nghtihg IN the hilieu lines
would rhther De In the front trehehes'
nghthg every uhy' Win All the horrors
and all the risks' thhn De u prisoner
OF war IN oerhhahy' ior 'he men IN
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back TO port. II would have been a
strange climax TO my adventure II the
disaster had resulted In the sinking
OF my boat and | had lost my life
Will. nm INV Nay TN ENGLAND 1ffer
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VELOCITY OF BIG SHELLS
Geometer Uses Problem Of How Long
Time Is Required. for Stone to
Fall to Center Of Earth.

Studying the velocity of shells and
bullets fired in the war led Maurice
Sanger, a French geometer, to turn
to the old question OF the time it
would take stone to fall to the center
Of the earth. His conclusion was that
it would take about 20 minutes "a sec
onds. a
Gassenddi, who gave the subject
much thought in the last century, made
the time 20 minutes even. Mefsenne
on the other hand -eontended that six
hours would be required.
Sanger says that as the stone ap-
preached the center Of the earth It
would be drawn downward by the core
Of the earth and upward by the shell
which it had already penetrated. The
rate at which the density OF the earth
varies or increases as we penetrate to
greater depths Is unknown. Sauger's
formula Is based upon considerations
of the moment of inertia OF the earth,
as calculated from the procession Of
the equinoxes, which agree with OBJ
on the density Of the earth
conducted in mine shafts.
If a shaft were driven right through
the earth the stone would appear at the
Antipodes after 80 minutes 80 seconds
and then return to It's starting point,
at which 1t would make its reappear-
ance at the end of ! hour IL minutes.
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GET AFTER NEGLECTED LAND
Every Citizen Should Recognize n
Duty in Seeing That 1t 10
Kept Cleaned Up.

Look not only to your own back
yard, but take proprietary interest
in any vacant yards or neglected
patches of land that are in your neigh
borhood. You really ought to have
had them cleaned up last autumn, but
If you didn't then, in the cause of food
conservation and with the hope of an
increased crop from the home gardens
this summer, have these patches
cleared up.
The department of agriculture sent
a plea to the people of the land to
clean up all plots that were used as
war gardens last year in order that the
insects that had been harbored In q
dormant state in the underbrush and
rubbish might be exterminated and not
permitted to multiply and increase.
Ideally, entomologists tell us, as soon
as the crop has been harvested, the
remnants should be promptly cleared
away and burned with the insects
which they harbor.
Many persons apparently believe
that the action of winter SHOWS and
winds would be sufficient to destroy
insect life, but such is not the case.
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.f(l[F TOWN
Helps !
CITY MANAGERS MAKE GOOD
Newspaper Points Out Many Instances
Where New System Has Proved
OF Great Value.

st. Augustine, Fla, the Oldest city
n the United States, is now operating
under one Of the most modern Of char
ters. It's city manager charter that
forbids candidates for commissioner,
personally, to solicit votes. Once elect
ed, a commissioner is forbidden to
dictate any appointment by the city
manager. Already the new plan has
meant a considerable saving of public
money in st. Augustine.
In Niagara Falls, where, owing to
failure of the New York legislature to
pass adequate legislation, the city
manager administration is still ham,
pered by partisan elections, the tax
levy has been reduced to 81 cents per
$1,000 valuation.
In Sherman, Tex. the city mana
ger installed a complaint system, by
which each complaint Is recorded, re-
ferred to the department concerned
and followed up If necessary until
cared for. The number Of complaints
In six months dropped 30 per cent.
Public works Improvement bonds
amounting to $15O,O00 were voted by
tho people.
SO obvious step toward efficient
government as depositing city funds
in responsible bank, willing to pay
interest on daily averages, will save.
San Jose, CAL, $1,000 year under
the city manager plan.-Omaha News.
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Elbert Hubbard,s Work Goes Or


A reminder Of Ebert Hubbard. vic
tim Of the Lusitania, Is contained I'm
this paragraph in New York paper:
eat East Aurora the Roycrofters con-
tinue to. flourish. Their annual con-
vention is as usual. But no invitation
is necessary to attend it. Anyone who
goes there is welcomed and the speak
ers include you IL you want to speak.
That's the Roycroft idea. The notables
are scheduled, but in the grove the
open-air theater is an open forum.
Any subject goes. We hear that the
work phase of the Roycrofters is the
big thing now. Which as we recall it
was Hubbard's hope. A place wders-
everything that was made war first:
useful and then beautiful. He used
to say, Tf it's useful it is beautiful
but many useful things can be made
more beautiful. That's what we want
to do.'"
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OVID TIL. TOP
81
AN Af1ERIC.AN Sol DIR
WHO WENT !
ARI11Up GUY ErIpEY
CHAPTER xxVi-contlnued.
MACHINE GUNNER .5ERYlNeN ERAncE-

Right now can see the butt OF that
onn trembling. The Scottie made a
complete turn in the air. hit the
Ground. rolling over twice, each time
claving at the earth, and then re-
NAMED still, about four feet from me,
IN sort of sitting position. called to
him, "Are you hurt badly, jocks" but
m answer. He was dead. A dark red
smudge was coming through his tunic
right under the heart. The blood ran
down his bare knees, making a horrible
sight. On his right side he carried his
water bottle. I was crazy for drink
and tried to reach this, but for the life
of me could not negotiate that four
feet, Then l became unconscious.
When | woke up was in an advanced
frst-aid post. / asked the doctor If
we had taken the trench. eve took
the trench and the wood beyond, all
right" he said, land you fellows did
your bit; but, my lad, that was thirty
six hours ago. You were lying in No
Mans Land in that bally hole for q day
and half. It's wonder you are alive"
that were in the raiding party, seven
teen were killed. The officer died of
wounds in crawling back to our trench
and | was severely wounded, but one
fellow returned without scratch, with
out any prisoners. No doubt this chap
was the one who had sneezed and inn
properly cut the barbed wire.
In the official cOmmunique our trench
raid was described as follows:
"Al quiet on the western front, ex-
cepting in the neighborhoOd of Com
mecOurt wood where one of our raid
ing parties penetrated into the German
lines"
1t is needless to say that we had no
use for our persuaders or cOme-alongs,
as We brought back no prisoners, and
until l die Old Peppers words, "Per-
sOnally l don't believe that that part
of the German trench is occupied" will
always come to me when l hear some
fellow trying to get away with fishy
statement. I will judge it accordingly.
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Washington.

American troops have been thrown
into the fighting in the great battle on
the Amiens-Somme district. They
succeeded in overcoming stiff resist
ance and helped the British capture
important positions.
Announcement is made that Eugene
R. Black of Atlanta, Ca, has been ap-
pointed director Of the southern divi-
sion of the American Red Cross, to
assume the responsibilities of the Of
fee September /.
The first American field army has
been organized. It is under the di-
rect command Of Gen. John J.. Per
shing, commander-in-chief of the Unit
ed States forces. The corps comman'
ders thus far announced are Major
Generals Liggett, Billiard, Bundy, Reed
and Wright. The creation of the first
field army is the first step toward the
coordination of all the American
forces in France.
General Graves, now in command
of the eighth division at Camp FIRE.
mont, Calf, has been designated as
the officer to command the expedition
into Siberia.
Backed by reservoir of 100000
United States troops, Field Marshal
Foch, supreme commander of the
United States and allied armies, is pre-
pairing to hurl the entire united mill
tary strength of France, Great Britain
and the United States against the
Germans on the western front in or
der to bring the war to a victorious
conclusion In the shortest possible
time.
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Andre Tardieu, the French high
commissioner, returning to Washing
ton from France, says German morale
seems shattered" It is expected that
Tardieu will soon suggest steps for
more complete pooling of the lighting
strength of the allied nations.
Provision for payment of income
and excess profits taxes in three in
stallments has been developed by the
house ways and means committee.
The dates Of payment set are March
Is, June ID and September Is.
Voluntary enlistment in the army
and navy are completely suspended
to prevent disruption of industry,
pending disposition of the bill propos-
ing to extend draft ages to include all
men between 18 and As years Orders
were issued by Secretaries Baker and
Daniels directing that no voluntary
enlistments be accepted after August
8 until further orders. The orders also
exclude civilians from appointments
to officers training camps until fur
Their notice.
1t is regarded in Washington as
essential that men greatly needed at
home should be prevented from rush
ing into the army under a mistaken
idea that they are certain to be drafted
and prefer to join the service volun-
tarily.
American troops have captured the
village Of Fismette, on the north bank
of the Vesle river, short distance to
the northwest of Fismes. With the
village they took one hundred prison
ers.
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IMPORTANT NEWS or STATE, Ma
TIDN AND THE WORLD
BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
A Condensed Record or Happenings
OF Interest From All Points
OF The World
Domestic.

Domestic.
Nine fishing schooners were sunk
off Georges Banks by German sub
marine, a naval scout boat. which put
in at Nantucket, Mass, reported The
scout boat picked up word Of the raid
from the auxiliary fishing schooner
Helen Murley, which had rescued four
survivors and was taking them to an
Atlantic port. Six auxiliary fishing
schooners and other craft sailed at
once from this port to pick up sur
vivors. Georges Banks are sixty
miles Off this island. The first reports
of the attack did not mention what
means the submarine took to sink the
defenseless craft.
Fire originating in the paint depart
ment of the S. B. Hubbard Hardware
company called out the entire fire
fighting equipment Of Jacksonville,
Fla, and inflicted a property and stock
damage estimated at $250,000. The
fire caused a tie-up in street car traffic
until noon next day.
A conservative estimate Of material
damage, resulting from the storm
which swept the Lake Charles, La,
section, is placed at one million dol
lars. The casualty list in the stricken
area has reached 10 dead and 20 Sc
riously wounded.
twenty-five Of the twenty-four hang
ars on Gerstner field were blown down
in the storm which swept the Lake
Charles, La, section, and many air
n
swept away.
The Diamond Shoals lightship, off
Cape Hatteras, N. c., was shelled and
sunk by an enemy submarine. The
crew. taking to the lifeboats, was en-
tirely saved.
Investigation Of the packing indus
try of the country by the federal trade
commission has eliminated in an an
nouncement that the commission has
recommended to President Wilson that
the government commander and OPP
crate for the public benefit stockyards,
cold storage plants, warehouses and
refrigerator and cattle cars.
Newsgathering is an indispensable
industry, Secretary Baker says, though
a particular mans relation to that
industry depends upon the facts in
his case and the possibility of re-
placing him.
Tax Of 10 per cent on amounts paid
for leased telephone and telegraph
lines, including press associations and
brokerage circuits, a horsepower tax
on automobile owners and doubling
of the tobacco taxes of the present
law were written into the $8,00O,O 600, 900
revenue bill by the house ways and
means committee.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board says several thousand inquiries
from youths under the draft age who
want to go to sea have been made to
him. The fact that the government
is building a merchant marine for the
future is probably impelling many to
seek admission to be trained as sail
ors, cooks and stewards, because they
to stick to tie service after
the war is over.