Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09
CHAPTER Vii.
r,,wIino Through Germany.

L6HF IN HlAS
s.
r,swIina Through Germany.
No exact spot at which 1 made my
srs,8te leap don't know. Perhaps,
,Ag The war is over, someone on that
~b will be good enough to tell me
d tsqp I may go back and look for
a. isr+ 7 must have made in the rock
Alaa
Ihye said, I didn't stop very long
AT nornfng after I once regained my
ggs
I vas bleeding profusely from the
r-5s caused by the fall, but I
ss;qj II somewhat with handker-
stss I held to my face, and l also
the tail of my coat so as to catch
70 Blood as it fell and not to leave
rEae traces on the ground.
Il BgOre l stopped I had gone about a
s Then took my course from the
rg and found that I had been going
M ornOslte to the direction l should
making, but I could not go back
r,& the track there.
Halng west, therefore, I kept this
yuse for about two and a half hours,
GG l was very weak from loss of
h0i l didn't cover very much ground
O that time Just before daylight, l
ns 70 a canal which l knew l had to
Mss and I swan it with every thing
had On.
This swim, which proved to be the
k0t series that I was destined tc
Gls taught me several things.
b The first place, I had forgotten to
move my wriSt-watch. This watch
81 been broken in my fall from the
u but | had it repaired at Courtrai.
ale leap from the train, the crystal
10 been broken again, but it was
r- going and would probably have
ha Of great service to me in my
t@4a5at adventures, but the swim
EoS the canal ruined it.
llel, too, I had not thought to take
. nap out Of my sock and the water
a1a.ed that, too.
hereafter, whenever I had any
summing to do, l was careful to take
Na matters into consideration, and
usual practice was to make a
--e Of all the things that would be
as2d by water and tie it to my
-'- IN this way was able to keep
tn Dry
"'aS now daylight and I knew that
'ol-G be suicidal for me to attempt
navel IN the daytime. My British
> -,'. .- would have been fatal to me.
,5--el to hide in the daytime and
ava only at night.
liar from the canal I could see a
w! wooded piece Of ground, and I
my way there. BY this time I
-'>'o'eEed that my left ankle had
strained in my leap from the
;, - ~, --l When I got to the woods /
r,, Eau TO lie down and rest. The
~ ID my mouth had been opened.
vac. s.- jumped, and it would have
N uncut for me to have swallowed
.-I 1le piece O. bread, which was
ST. ave 1or my breakfast, got wet
~, swan the canal. I found q safe
~ 5'-ce IN which to spend the
~, ~ l tried to dry some of nv
a.. - o1' a Slight drizzling rainfall
s,r '.~' OUT Of the question. knew
sr,I Y.sAt to sleep, as I planned 70
LA d night, but sore as I was
s~. WIN mud and blood, my cloth
,ssv - through and my hunger not
NU~Ng--r $500 - - nv
49,, y ssRsased, Sleep vas out of the
- This seemed to me abonr
h, .., m day I had ever spent, but
Nil f,. 40 70 learn how long a day can
n. - anu now much longer a night
s,ss. I'sat came I dragged myself
T. -, ~I4 headed northeast
&2s r-I. ....s consisted of my Flying
u. ls-. IO.Ia' two shirts, no under,
r .s-~lsI leggings, heavy shoes, a
q Its =, Wool socks and a German
4 h,55' wallet containing sew
,.r,1 Nv -. francs in paper money
SshEgi.ss olaer papers. I also had
qbe.~,a which I had stolen one
mi Rom the property room at
acE.,9 Is'e all the personal Of.
,s'isy .. , . prisoners were kent.
b5, .. - Two had carried a khan.
S,a'ded it ''"'ns TO carry in
ss @sd rapidly, constdering INV
Tia. o SUI swan a couple of
tse nfas sI t. covering in all per
G d. i some low bushes, living wing
~ M nv IN ny wet clothes an6
~ ls., sausage for food, That
u ny Adona.