The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-24

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to hit a building from the air when
you are going at anywhere from fifty
to one hundred miles an hour und are
being shot at from beneath from q
dozen different nngies-unless, Of
course. you are taking one Of those
desperate chances and flying go low
that you cannot very well miss your
mark and the Huns can't very well
miss you Teitheri si.i N fsa
walked by the station and mingled
with the crowds which stood In. the
entrances. They paid NO more at
'tention TO me than they did to real Rel
CLANS. and the fact that the lights
were ail out In this city at night made
It impossible anyway for anyone to
get ns good a Nook at me az II II had
been light Hsls 1 t.sc.a
During the time that I was In this
city / suppose wandered from one
end Of 1t TO the other. In one place,
whe-e the German staff had its head
quarters, huge German flag hung
from the window, and think would
have given ten years of my life to
have stolen 1t. Even II could have
pulled 1t down. however. Il would have
been impossible for me TO have con-
cealed 1t. and to have carried 1t away
~1rn me as souvenir. uiereioic wouid
have been out of the question.
As went along the street one night
q lady standing ON the corner stopped
me and spoke to me. Ny first impulse.
Oh course, was to answer her. explain
Ing that ! could not understand, but
stopped myself in time. pointed to my
ears and mouth and shook my head,
indicating that was deaf and dumb,
and she nodded understandingly and
walked on Incidents of that kind were
not unusual. and was always in fenr
that the time would come when some
inquisitive and suspicious German
would encounter me and not be SO
easily satisfied
There are many things that / saw in
this city which. for various reasons. II
Is impossible for me to relate until
after the war Is over. Some Of them.
! mink, VIII create more surprise than
tne incidents am free to reveal now.
II used to amuse me as I went along
the streets OF this town. looking In
tne shop windows with German soi-
oiers at my side looking at the same
things, to think how close I was TO
them and they had no way OF knowing.
! was quite convinced that II were
discovered my fate would have been
death because I not only had the
Forged passport on me, but had been
80 many days behind the German; lines
after had escaped that they couldn't
safely let me live with the informal
ttcn I possessed
One night ! walked boldly across a
park. ! heard footsteps behind me and
turning round saw two German sol
daers. / slowed up trifie to let them
get ahead Of me. 1t was rather dark
and got chance to zee what a won
derful Uniform the German military
authorities have picked out The SOL
diers had not gone more than 4 scv
feet ahead Of me when they dIsap-
peared In the darkness like one OF
those melting pictures on the moving
picture screen.
AS wandered through the streets I
frequently glanced In the cafe win
dow as 1 passed. German officers
we're usually dining there. but they
didn't conduct themselves with any
thing like the light-heartedness which
characterizes the allied officers In
London and Paris. / was rather sur
prised Mt this because In this part Of
Belgium they were much freer than
they would have been In Berlin,
where. understand. food is eompar-
ahvely scarce and the restrictions
are very strict.
As have said. my own condition In
this city was In some respects worse
than 1t had been when / was making
my way through the open country.
While 1 had q place TO sleep and my
clothes were no longer constantly
soaking, my opportunities for getting
food were considerably less than they
had been. Nearly all the time ! was
half famished. and / decided that I
would get out Of there ut once. since
I was entirely through with Huyiiger.
Ny physical condition was greatly
Improved. While the lack Of food
showed itself on me. 1 had resaIned
some OF my strength, my wounds
we're healed. and my ankle was
stronger, and although my knees were
still considerably enlarged, felt that
l was In better shape than had been
at any time since my leap from the
train, and ! was ready to 60 through
whatever was In store for me.
ITO Be Continued.)