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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
CHAPTER IN
1 Enter Belgium

l have said it was about the eight
eenth day after my escape that L
entered Belgium, but that is more or
less Suesswork. 1 was possibly we'll
into that country before l realized
that l had crossed the line.
About the third day after l fig
ured l was in Belgium 1 started to
swim a canal just before daylight. l
was then heading due north in the
direction of the German lines. l was
Just about to wade into the canal
when l heard German yelling vio-
lently, and for the first time l knew
1 was being followed.
ran up the bank of the canal
quite distance and then swan to
the opposite side, as 1 reasoned they
would not be looking for me there.
found a sheltered clump of bushes
that were in swamp near the canal,
and in the driest part that l could
lind 1 crawled in and made myself
as comfortable as possible.
The sun came up soon and kept
me warm, and 1 planned to camp
right there. food or no food, until
the Huns got tired of searching for
me. | think l heard them once or
twice that day, and my heart nearly
stopped on each occasion, but evil
IDENTIFY they decided to look in some
other direction and l was not fur
ther molested.
At the same time l figured that it
was absolutely necessary for me to
change my course. even at the eX-
pense of going somewhat out of my
way. Certainly, if l went north they
would get me. l decided to go due
west, and l kept in that direction for
four days.
AS l was in a very weak condition,
did not cover more than five miles
a night. I kept away from the roads
and did all my journeying through
fields, beet patches, woods. swamps
anywhere. provided 1 was not like
ly to be seen and captured. Food
was an important consideration to
me, but it was secondary to conceal
ment.
At last 1 brought up at the Meuse
river at a place between Namur and
Huy, and it was here that l came
nearest of all to giving UP the strug-
gle.
The Meuse at this point is about
half a mile wide-as wide as the
Hudson river at West Point. Had I
been in normal condition 1 wouldn't
have hesitated a moment to swim
, across. San Diego Bay, California,
Is a mile and a half wide, and had
often swan across and back, and the
San Joaquin, which is also a mile
and half wide. had never proven
an obstacle to me.
Ito BE ContlnuedD
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if in the future they wish to make
a real good record, try the little
countries of Luxembourg and Bel
gium with slice of Germany thrown
in.
| suppose that during this eXper-
fence of mine l made many mistakes
and travelled many unnecessary miles
which one with a knowledge of
workmanship might have avoided.
and | failed to take advantage of
many things which would have been
quite apparent TO one who knew. 1t
must not be forgotten, however, that
| did not undertake this adventure
voluntarily. 1t was wished on me-"
simply had to make the most or
the knowledge 1 had.
At about this time blisters began
to appear on my legs and my knees
swelled. In addition I was pretty
we'll convinced that 1 had lost the
sight of my left eye. I hadn't seen a
thing out of it since my leap from
the train.
When l imagine the villainous ap-
pearance 1 must have presented at
this time-my unhealed wounds.
eighteen days growth OF beard and
general haggard and unkempt visage
II think the fear felt about meet
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Italians Turn on
Germans With Picks
Killing and Capturing

Washington, April 27.-How two
companies of Italian auxiliary troops
digging trenches for the allies in
Flanders fought, attacking German
troops with their pickaxes, is told
in a dispatch yesterday from Rome.
The message says:
THE first Italian troops reached
France last November. These con-
tingents made munitions for artil-
lery and various war necessities,
showing discipline and capacity. Lat
er on others arrived, under General
Tarditi, and were employed in de-
fensive construction, providing them
selves excellent workmen, not dis
pleased that they were unable to
carry arms against the foe, like the
French and English. Two auxiliary
Italian companies working in the
trenches in Flanders found them
selves in front of the advancing Ger
mans. The German subaltern in
charge ordered the soldiers to do
some work before surrendering, but
the Italians fell upon the Germans
with their picks, killing many, eau
turing others. and retiring in an or
derby manner"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
THEIR MARRIEDLIFE
Copyright by International News Service

Here, Mary. come and help me,
will you; I'm going to clear out this
hall closet this morning"
Mary came obediently at Helen's
request and held out her arms for
the old clothes as Helen gave them
to her.
"Heavens." as cloud of dust
whirled out and two or three moths
crcIed around, Il do believe this
closet is full of moths. I've been
going to clear it out for ever so
long. Mary when have you swept
in here?"
Mary answered evasively and Helen
drew her own conclusions. Mary.
no doubt, had left the closet go for
the dust had collected thick on the
floor in the corners and the shelves
We're gray with the powdery set
! tlement.
Here's an old suit of Mt. Cur
tis'," Helen went on. thinking il
! best not to reprove the girl this
time for her neglect. 1t was not
often that Mary needed reproof;
she was quite the best maid Helen
had ever had. Take this and shake
it out, will YOU, Mary: it looks like
quite a good suit. Here. waft a
minute; I'll see If there is any thing
in any of the pockets"
Helen slipped her fingers into one
pocket after another, and brought
to light a handkerchief, some ciga- =
ret papers, crushed cigar and some
other things. She was just about to
hand the suit over to Mary when
she felt something crackle in the in
side pocket of the vest. The next
minute she. draw out. a letter.
- .
/ it was a letter in a lavender en-
velope and in a handwriting that
was no doubt a woman's, but she
turned to Mary with the vest.
There, you can take them all out
| now. Bring back a broom and a
: dustpan and get up some of this
dust, too"
Mary left the room and Helen was
about to draw the letter from the
envelope when something checked
her. Was she so jealous of Warren
! that she did not trust him? What
was she thinking when that quick
suspicion had leaped to her mind
She had not believed herself capa-
| BILE of such a feeling. Long ago she
! had decided never tc be jealous OF
/ Warren again. 1t was somehow
such a deliberate confession of
weakness.
She thought over the situations
of this kind she had read of in
| novels. Always there was a dis
| covery on the part of the right
eous wife which led eventually to
| either an acceptance of the fact
| that her husband was no longer
| faithful to her or a separation.
| Now that Helen was actually faced
with such a problem, her brave
| show of independence faded some
| what. She wondered desperately
| just what she would do, if she took
the letter out of it's envelope and
discovered something terrible in its
| contents.
| Mary had returned and was clean
| ing out the closet, and Helen re-
| treated to the bedroom with the
/ letter in her hand. She stood il
| up on Warrens chiffonier and
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1.-TWO SOUL SIDES,
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Do you believe in a dual person
ality? A DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde AT
fair? Do you think it possible that
girl could appear thoroughly good
unselfish, devoted to her people, have
a real love of religion, desire to re
frain from doing unto others that
which she certainly would never want
done to herself an ability to make
friends among really worthwhile
people, and still be a wanderer, after
questionable pleasure? If you do, by
any chance, believe this could he,
what do you think are the chances
for the good triumphing. or Will the
struggle ever end this side of the
Passing
You have not been describing a case
of dual personality" There is really
nothing of the Jekyll and Hyde in the
case you describe. But l not only be-
lieve in dual personality, there is evil
dence of medical science to prove its
existence. The splendid, loyal, de-
easily have a pleasure-1oving, reck-
less side to her nature which is just
an expression of youth and its long
ing for happiness and gayety. the
very recklessness to which you object
and to which 1 object too-is part
of this girls adolescent unrest. If
were a man and liked her. I-wouldnt
lecture her, but l would give her
wholesome, clean. simple pleasures
from the feverish things that appeal
to her now. Splendid men and women
often lose their poise and balance and
react strongly in the opposite dlrec-
ton. They repress self and SELFISH
emotions at home and then when they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27

suddenly decided to do the very
wise thing of leaving it just there
in its prominent position until War
rem came home. Then he would
see it, and could not possibly get
out OF showing just how he felt
about Helen's finding it.
The task was harder than she
had imagined it would be, until
finally in desperation and avoiding
looking at the letter at all, she got
dressed and went out. AS soon as
she had left the house she began
to think how foolish she had been
in not opening the letter. After
all 1t was not the same as open-
ing one that had not been already
read. If she had read the contents
of the mysterious envelope she
would have been doing no more
than the average wife would have
thought entirely within her rights
But directly after this came a re-
Vulsion of feeling and she deter
mined to stay out until Warren came
home.
/ She timed his coming almost per-
fectly and was in her room arrang-
ing her hair when his key clicked in
the lock.
Hello" he called from the hall
Hello, dear. I'm in here" and
then. as he appeared in the door
way. how is everything?"
Fine" he said, coming over tc
drop kiss on the top of her head
and then, just as she had known lie
would do, he went over to the chif.
fonier and spied the envelope.
Hello" he calculated, what:
this?"
II found it in the pocket of ar
old suit of yours" Helen remarked
her heart beating fast
And / suppose you know the con.
tents backward" Warren returned
Il haven't looked at the contents,
Helen said proudly.
What? Do you mean to tell me
that you have allowed this letter tc
remain here all day long without
taking peek inside?" Ho was
looking at her as though he could
not believe his ears.
Helen did not lie, and Warrer
knew it. so that when she shook hel
head he looked still more amazed
Well" he said finally, "all have
to say is that such strength of char
| acter should not go unrewarded
Here it is, old girl: you see, it's no.
! from a vampire or anything like
| that, if she does use lavender paper
Just an application for funds from
the church. I don't see why 1 ever
kept it,"
But Helen, whose heart was beat.
ing happily. thought it an almos
uncanny test of her faith in him, al.
though she did not say so.'
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"OutWiHing the Hun"
By Lieutenant Pat O'Brien
Copyright, 1918, by Pat Alva o'Brien.)

ing strangers was perhaps unwar-
ranted. The chances are they would
nave been infinitely more scared
than /!
As 1t was l was nearly out of Lux
emburS before l came face to face
with any one. 1t was about 9 o'clock
IN the morning and l was travelling
along a regular path. Just as 1 ap-
preached a cross path / heard foot
steps coming down it. 1 stopped
short, stopped over and pretended to
oe adjusting my shoelace, figuring
that If the stranger turned into my
path he would probably pass right
by me. As luck would have it, he
continued on his way and never no.
ticed me at all.
After that 1 frequently noticed
groups of peasants in the distance,
but l 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 Luxemburg-a
distance which a man could ordi-
narily cover in two, but considering
the handicap under which | labored.
l was very well satisfied with my
progress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
You Cannot Expect
To Have a Clear
Complexion
BY Constantly Massaging It With
So-caIIed Skin Foods or Creams,
Often Rancid or Germy.
Substitute Cuticura,

Contrast the purity, fragrance, comfort,
and convenience of these super-creamy
emollents with ''beauty fads" so COM
mon, tiresome and expensive. A bath
with Cuticura Soap and hot water on
rising and retiring thoroughly cleanses
and stimulates sluggish pores, giving
the complexion a fresh healthy glow.
If signs of pimples, redness or rough
ness be present smear them with the
Ointment and let it remain five minutes
before bathing. Nothing purer, sweeter
or more effective for your skin and hair
than Cuticura.
Sample Each Free By Mail. Address post
card: "CutieurA, Dept. ~, Boston Sold every.
where. Soap 25c. Ointment rs and Soc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
Advice to the Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
A CoNTEMPTIBLE ATTITUDE


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am engaged. My fiance is one of
the cleanest cut fellows 1 have ever
met. He is also successful. For this
| greatly admire and respect him.. But,
Miss Fairfax, there is one thing that
greatly annoys me. My fiance is not
tall and 1 do admire tall men. |
have been engaged about a year, and
as the time draws near to my mar
riage L wonder If l will regret it, feel
ing as l do. l am considered beauti-
full, am about feet inches, and my
brother is very tall. and when am
with him I feel that protection l do
not feel with my fiance. At times
love him devotedly and other times
just for this reason, | seem to feel
PERPLEXED.
Your fiance's stature may not be
gigantic. but your heart and mind are
hopelessly dwarfed! Do you serious
ly think that you have a problem
OF course. you have one, but wo dc
not recognize what it is. 1t has moth
ing to do with your tiance's being
feet instead of the magnificent six
footer a weak, foolish, sentimental
and ignorant creature like you fancies
she would enjoy leaning on.
When | read a letter like yours
am swayed at once by three feelings
How under the sun do such womer
| ever loOl itleH lllO marry ms liiSii a.
all? What do the men who are moi
| tall enough" think of their wives
dwarf-minds and what under the sur
! is to become of the human race ii such
mentally stunted women have an!
! part and parcel in it? 1t is beneath
| my dignity to try to explain to yol
that the best thing that could happer
/ to the man who fancies he loves yot
/ is to lose the selfish little simpletor
who can worry over a problem Ike
| this. Don't worry-you won't breal
! any mans heart. You have not eyes
! to see a mind to understand that th'
! biggest, finest and most worthwhile
may have a soul housed in bod!
! FIVE feet tall. not five feet seven, no
| vet six feet!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
British Casualties
1859; Killed, 3,O69

London, April 27-Casualties in
the British ranks reported this week
totaled 1880, as follows: Killed or
died of wounds. officers, .40s; men,
1861; wounded or missing, officers,
2,071; men, 1929
Despite the heavy fighting for more
than a month past the British casu-
alties reported are only now begin
ming to approach the high figures
for week after week last year when
the British were on the offensive on
the western front The increase re-
Gently has been on the overage of
fifty per cent. each week over the
week preceding. Last week the ag-
gregate was 1858 and the week pre-
vious S.129
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
Austrian Press Sees
New Russ-Teuton War
When Strength Comes

London. April 27.-"One thing is
certain" says the Arbieter zeitung, of
Vienna, as quoted in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from The Hague,
We are not going 10 allow Austrian
blood to be Il, either now or later
on. to retain y rman conquests."
This statement is made in a crit
icism of Germany's acton in the di-
rection of virtual annexation of the
former Russian border states of Liz
vonia and Esthonia. The newspaper
asks whether the treaty concluded
with Russia at Brest-Litovsk still is
valid and adds:
"Germany's action will have to be
paid for with another war as soon
as Russia is strong enough. This of
course, is entirely Germanys busi-
ness
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
FLIES 14S MILES IN HOUR

Washington, April %. Sergeant
Gianfelice Gino. of the Italian flying
corps. yesterday established what Is
claimed to be a new worlds record
for speed when he flew from Lang
ley field, Hampton Roads, Va, to
Washington, in Spa fighting plane
in one hour. The distance is I45
miles. He left Hampton roads at
1880 and arrived here at lao.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
MAN KILLED IN EXPLOSION

Baltimore. Md, April 81. = One
man was killed and four were in
jured yesterday afternoon when g
huge boiler in the plant of the
Mount non-Woodberry mills, Al
Woodberry. exploded and tore away
Il large section of the southern wal
of the building. The loss is $780,
600.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
AMERICAN FLYER IS KILLED

London, April 27.-rhe death on
Thursday of Second Lieutenant John
levitt Miller, an American member
of the British air force, became
known through the inquest held FRI
day. Lieutenant Miller was killed
in fall of 400 feet near Chester,
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His MOTHERS INVITATION
nEA Il MISS E,AIR FAX.


l am engaged to a young man who
lives out of town. He is now serving
Uncle Sam. and his mother has invited
me to visit their home on his next
furlough. Would it be proper for me
to accept?
AIRLINE ].
1t will be absolutely correct for you
to visit your fiance on the invitation
of his mother. Some day she will be
your mother. too, you know. Even If
YOU were not engaged, but were
merely very good friends, the invita-
tion of the mans mother would be
one that it would be quite wise and
proper for you to accept.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27

Girdles are allowed to take all
sorts Of liberties by the designers
OF smart costumes, and one never
can tell how or where they may Be
found. The dominant note Of this
foulard silk frock is the wide girdle
OF black satin ribbon caught up al
the front and finished in great loops
at the sides. Plain white satin
trims the sleeves and forms the col
lar of the dress. Medium size re
quires yards 4O-inch foulard, with
l yard white satin and 8 yards 10
inch ribbon.
Pictorial Review Costume No
1889. Sizes. "a to 46 inches bust
Prize. Is centA
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
The Back to Nature Theory

we treQue II I y
hear of men who
have lived for a GER
tain number of days
on their own re-
sources in the woods
just on a bet or to
prove that the
back to nature
theory still has its
merits and will still
work. My advice to
some of those ma
ture seekers is that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27
THAT UNEASY
FEELING

That dull depression, that dragged
out spiritless conditlon-it's bilious
ness.
Why be out of sorts with yourself
and everybody else when one dose
of Schenck's Mandrake Pills will do
wonders for you.
80 years reputation for biliousness.
constipation and bilious headache, etc.
use per bOx-uneOated or sugar coated
Dr.J. Il. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-27

go afield. these qualities blaze high.
And the only cure is wholesome out
let for the emotions which the cheap
pleasures express.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-16
THE MOMENT AFTER
BY Webster.
By DR.. FRANK CRANE
teorVsiesr. '1is. ss ar ssAss esA.s,

The moment after is fatal in It's revealing.
When we relax after strenuous effort then the soul : Iincamcnts
are disclosed.
why is il. said a lady member of he congregation, that mr.
pastor breaches so divlucIy and seems ia the pulpit TO be inspired, but
when YOU speak TO HIM after the sermon he talks nothing but plati.
tudcs, and seems so drcadfuuy common ~ She did not understand the
tragedy of the moment after. Really the preacher should never meet
an! one after a sermon, bat should 90 lock himself up until Tuesday.
There Is always something Disappointing in going behind the
scenes and meeting AN actor or a musician after his performance. It
is the height OF dSillsion.
In the crisis OF battle the hero runs forward and performs I'M.
credible deeds of valor. While he was at it he was magnificent. When
il Is all over he is back in camp and you talk to him about it he is
shcrpish as a school boy. and tongurticd and ashamed a., if he had
been eau w stealing apples.
Iii "A mistake to test people hy the moment after. and TO suppose
that 4 man : real self is to be discovered more truly when he is rub.
bng aft the grease paint in his dressing room than when hc is % the
stage dcfying MacluG and the devil.
As a matter Of fact a mans individuality and peculiar penius
come out only IN the white heat of a great occasion: IN the moment
after he sinks back into the level of common humanity
When an lrlShman was told that God can do anything hc replied,
There Is one thing God cannot DO. lie cannot make two hills without
u vale between"
Life moves m waves. The greatest efficiency functions in rhythm.
The only continuous effort is the effort of mcdiocrity. Genius is always
uneven. II lives for crises. The intervals between these ar IS sleep
or death.
II IS well therefore TO learn 10 appreciate people in troir leisure
moments, I" he able TO SIT with one and hc silent, To know how Ia wait
upon lonr friend and be patient until the rare moment arrives.
Life has also its ebb tides.
II is worth while to live will a great man a yea Il, so him take
fire once.
The rccoi OF genius is sometimes appalling.
DO not be deceived by the moment after
Describing how he and some other friends sat M late indulging
III a wonderful conversation and how they welt in the morning u
novelist says:
THUS, like children we rose but it was shy as lovers we met
at the breakfast table, as lovers shy after last nghts kissing -