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IL nuattS turned out, through all my
subsequent experiences, my escape
would never have been jeoparsiire,i
had kept my uniform but. of course.
I had no idea what was in store for
me.
There was one thing which surprised
me very much as journcyed through
Belgium and that was the scarcity OF
dogs. Apparently most OF them had
been tnken by the Gernans aud what
are left are beasts of burden who are
too tired at night TO bark or bother
intruders. This was q mighty good
thing for me, for would certainly
have stirred them up In passing
through hack-yards as sometimes
did when I waa making short cut.
One night N came out Of yard
II was 20 pitch dark that could NOT
zee teu feet ahead OF me and was
right In the back OF little village.
although 4 nd mot know II. crawled
along feerlng l might come to cross
roads at which there would In all
probability - . German sentry.
Ny prec9utlon served me In good
stead foy had comt out In the main
street cf ~ VILLAGE and Within twenty
feet cf - sittiux on tonne bricks
where thsT NesS 6ul1d1ne I little sfose.
! .seela ~ \ s1tn eut,ine - ! Qss
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me the fsrthcrI went. and all the
time ! hnd before me the spectre Of
that electric barrier between Belgium
and Holland. even II I ever reached
there alive. Whit was the use Of
further suffering when I would prob
ably be captured In the end anyway
Before giving up. however. decided
upon one bold move. would np-
proacl one uf the houses In the VI
cinlty and ret food there or die In
the effort. - -
picked out small house because
I figured there would be less lfkeli-
hood Of soldiers being bllieted there.
Then wrapped d stone in my Khaki
handkerchief ~ sort of cauouila9etl
wenpon. dctes1nlned to kill the occu-
pnnt OF the house, German or Belgian.
II that step wa nacexsary In order
70 set food. 1 tried the well 80 the
yard. but Il would mt work. and tksn
! went up 10 the door and knocked.
4 was ! o'csock. n The ,Refnlng. An
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SUGAR TO ADVANCE TO
II CENTS A POUND

Sugar is going up to IL cents u
pound in Canon City and throughout
the state in the near future. AS soon
as the new sugar crop. which is to
cost . cents a pound at the COASTS. ar
rives and is distributed. the consumer
win pay II cents for 1t. Grocers
now have ON hand some sugar which
will continue to be sold ut 10 cents,
but when this is exhausted the new
price will; prevail.
The new sugar schedules for hak-
ers, hotels and grocers are to be here
in few days and hereafter viii re-
aairs a sworn statement. Also they
are 10 be approved by the local adj
ministrator's Office.
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man spiked nel,ner.

man spiked nelinet.
could not cross the street and the
only thing TO do was TO back track
II meant making n long detour and
losing two hours OF precious time and
effort, but there was no help for it.
so i plodded wearily back, cursinS
the Huns at every step.
The. next night while crossing some
fields i came 10 road 1t was one of
the main roads of Belgium and was
paved with cobble stones On these
roads you can hear wagon or horse
about mile or Two away. listened
in,enfly before I moved ahead and
hearing nothing concluded that the
way was clear
As emerged from the field and got
my first glimpse OF the road. got the
shock .f my life, In either direction.
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fields beet patches. woods. swamp
anywhere provided ! was not likely
90 be seen and captured. Food was
nn important consideration to ine. hut
II was secondary 10 conccalmcnt-
At last ] brought up at the Meuse
river Mt place between Namur and
iiuy. and II was here that came near
est "f nil to giving up the struggle.
The Mrnse NJ this point is about
hnif mile wi,le--as wide us the uud-
rnn River nj West Point. Had been
I'm normal condition | wouldn't have
hcsitatcd a moment TO swim across
San Diego hay. California, is a mile
and a half wide. and had often swan
across and back. and the San Joaquin.
which Is also n mile md "A half wide,
had never proven an obstacle To me.
In the wrctchcd shape In which
then was. however, the Meusc looked
like the Atlantic ocenn to me.
looked for q boat. but could find none.
j tricd 10 get piece of wood upon
which hoped 10 ferry across. but
WINS equally unsuccessful.
Get across must, and I decided
there WAS nothing 20 do but to swim.
II was then about 8 o'clock in the
morning. I wadcd In and was soon
in beyond my depth and had to swim.
After about IN hour OF It I was very
much exhausted. nnd I doubted
whether could make the opposite
hank. although II was not more than
thirty or forty feet away. chokcd
and gasped, md my arms and legs
were completely tagged out. sank n
little and tried to touch bottom with
my feet. but the water was stiii be-
yond my depth.
There are times when everyone will
pray. and 1 was NO exception. /
prayed for strength to make those
few wicked yards. and then, with all
the will power could summon, struck
out for dear life. II seemed life
time before / finally felt the welcome
mud Of bottom and was able to drag
myseif up to tho hank. but 1 got there.
The bnnk was rather high and was
shaking 10 violently thnt when l took
hold cf the grass to pull myself up.
the grass siook out uf my hands.
couid not retain my grip. wHs afraid
would fakint then and there hut ]
kept pulling and crawling frantiealiy
up that infernai bank and 1naliy
t1aAe it.
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as far as ! could see, the roSd was
lined with German soldiers, What
they were doing in that part of Bel
giun ] did not know. but You can be
mighty sure ! didn't spend any time
trying 10 find out
arnin II was necessary To cnange
my course and lose certain amount
NJ ground. but by This time had be-
come fairly well reconciied to these
reverses and they did not depress me
as much as they did at FIRST.
At this period OF my adventure. II a
day or night passed without its thrill
began 20 feel almost diappointed.
but such disappointments were
rather rare.
Ore evening as was about to swim
canal about two hundred feet wide.
suddenly noticed about one hundred
yards away a canal boat meored to
the side.
II was at a sort of out-of-the-way
place and wondered what the canal
boat had stopped for l crawled up
to see. As j neared the boat five men
We're leaving IL and noticed them
cross over into the fields. At safe
distance followed them and they had
not gone very far before 1 saw what
they were after. They were commit
ting the sonimon but heinous crime of
stealing potatoes
Without the means to cook them.
potatoes didn't interest me a bit and
l Thought that the boat itself would
probably yield me more than the po-
tato patch Knowing the eanal-hands
would probably take their time In the
fields, I climbed up the stern Of the
boat Ieisurely and without any partic-
uiar plans 10 conceal myself. Just as
my head appeared above the stern OF
the boat 1 saw silhouetted against
the sky. the dread outline OF Ger
man soltiier--spiked helmet and all /!
A chill ran down my spine as
dropped TO the bank OF the canal and
skunk awsy. Evidently the sentry had
not seen me or, II he had. he had prob
ably figured that was enc Of the
fcraying party. but I realized that Il
wouldn't pay In future to take any
thing for granted.
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tTo be continued3
CAME HOME SUNDAY
MORNING FROM puEnLo

Mrs. c. H. Rau and daughter Flor.
snee Of sa4 Pike avenue returned
home sunday on,rninx from . couple
OF days visit In Pueblo where they
we're the gpcsss cf Rev. snd Mrs. o.
9. Med.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
ssSweater Department

aOWcdtcl department
Now is the time and SulIivan's
the place for your Wool
Sweaters. While our buyer
was in the northern markets
q few days ago he bought a
lot Of all wool Ladies' Sweat
ers at a real bargain and in
all colors. The market value
on these Sweaters is $3.50,
but they will be placed on a
bargain table at the low price
of.....................S5 of .S5 99
Misses and Children's Sweaters
at the low price of $1.OO, 81. .25,
81 rs and up to $500.
Mems Sweaters $500 Norfolk
Sweaters for Men at the low
price Of Sd. .9S, $3.50, $3.50 and
$1,000.
Mems and Boys Cotton Sweat
ers at the low price of S1.OC
up to 50. SO.
One big lot of Dress Plaid Suit
inps, 4Oc value. Special low
price ............ ..25c yd
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
Special Sale on Ladies'
lisses LongCoats

,nu ,ou Of Ladies' Long Black
Goats at Observation-Disclosures. SIS. SO
$500 Ladies' Long Black Coats.
Special low prices at ...$l1 ,9S
One lot Of Ladies' Long Black
I Velvet Coats, S21.5O value.
| Special low price atS1S. SO and
$6.5o.
One lot of Ladies' Long Broad
cloth Coats. in all the leading
colors, $4,000 value. Special
low prices p25 90
All-wool Broadcloth Ladies'
Long Goats, fine quality; with
belts all around, with black
silk plush collars; colors, blue,
brown and black, $40 value.
Special low price 80. $32 so
One lot Ladies' and Misses Long
Coats in woolens and a big
value at $500. Special low
price at. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Sl2 so
Silk Plush Long Coats, s35 90
value. Special price. ..S27 50
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-05
Shirt Waist
Department

Good quality White Wolfe Shirt
Waist with large pointed
sailor collar, $3.50 value.
Special price 81 90 and 81 .25
1926 value White Wolfe Waist
with large pointed mover
collar. Special price. 81 ,9S
Tub wash Silk & Waist, $3.0O)
value. Special at.......S2. SO
$6. 90 value Silk Crepe de Chine
Waist with large collar. Spe- |
cial price ..... ........ So. so
50. so value in Silk Crepe de
Chine Waist in all cOlors.
Special low price at ... 80. 2.9S .
II inch wide Dress Poplin in all
colors. This is worth SOC yd.
Special low price .......83c yd |
Y ard wide Serge in black and
navy and other seasonable col
ors; selling for 81 so yd. Spc
Cial price. .................9Sc va
;}6-inch wool Dress Goods, in all
colors, 81 value. Special low
price ......... .................ioc va
So. SO black and blue all-wool
Poplin, AZ inches wide. Spe-
cial low price ....... .......M. 9S
One lot Of blue and pink Cham
bray, 30c value. Special low
price at ...................... .l5c yd
One lot of Csc colored Curtain
Swiss. Special price. ,12!c yd
Csc mattress Bed Tick. Special
price ............ ....................l5c va
Good Mattress Bed Tick at zoe,
Csc and SOC yd.
Best Feather Bed Tick at the
low price Of .45c and SOC yd
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Ladies' Ready-to-
Wear Department

One lot of Ladies' Serge Suits,
$500 value. Special low
price ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xl1. ~
One lot of Ladies' Wool Poplin
Coat Suits in blue and black,
$500 value. Special low
price .,,...... .............$2l. so
All wool Poplin Ladies Coat
Suits in all the best colors;
$4,000 value. Special ;, 1926. SO
Ladies onc.piece Dresses and
MILDLY Suits at the low price
Of $3.50, $1,000, $l2 so, up to
$3.50.
One lot of Sport Goats, SIS SO
value. Special price. 49,. SO. .9S
25c 36-inch heavy Sheeting.
Special low price .........l9c yd
SO pieces Of Dress tlannelettes
in all colors, 40c value. Spe-
cial low price, .,....25c yd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10

lapse of Russia in the summer before
Tarnopol, a considerable, though unknown,
proportion Of the younger and more Wig
orous elements. Apart from the move
ments of divisions as whole, there has
been continuous withdrawing Of younger
men from the East to the West. New bat
talions were continually being formed of
selected men and sent westward-thc
transfer taking, as a rule, about twelve
days.
Il However thin you make your curtain of
- men who are merely watching a doubt
full situation, you cannot reduce it beyond
certain minimum. Tho Germans and
Austrians between them are watching in
the East a line which in all its sinuosities
is little short of thousand miles in
length They have had perhaps one man
to the yard for this duty, counting every
thing within the zone Of the armies. They
might-it is conceivable--halve that num-
Der, and much more than halve its value,
by leaving for this minimum only the
older or fatigued portions Of their forces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
How German Forces
Are Disposed

The German army is the kernel of what
we have to consider. Of it's 100000 men
upon the two fronts the general figure to
retain is that two-thrds are upon the West
and one-third upon the East, so far as
numbers of divisions alone are concerned.
There are about 100 German divisions on
the West front (the most precise and re-
cent estimate, which cannot, of course, pre-
tend to be exactly accurate, is 1879. There
are the equivalent of eighty German divi-
sons on the East front Go numbered
divisions and certain extras).
A superficial and false conclusion would
be that, since what was once the Russian
army may now be counted out. the German
forces upon the West can be reinforced
during 1918 by the extra so per cent from
the East. Such a view would be a greatly
exaggerated one, for the following reasons:
I The Russian front has now for nearly
IL twelve months been used as sort of
rest camp. Units which could not be used in
the furnace Of the West are sent there to
do the work of police, which is all that is
required At least quarter Of the Ger
man divisions in the East are landwehr of
the kind which will never be used in active
service against the French, British or
Americans Another portion Calculating
but always considerably is made up of
divisions which have been hammered on
the West front and sent to the East, where
there is no fighting, to recover. At any
one moment these "resting" divisions are
out Of calculation, SO far as reinforcement
of the Western line is concerned.
= Reinforcement of material from East
4. to West, though it is considerable. can
not be upon anything like the scale of one
third to two-thirds. 1t is not generally ap
preciated, for instance, that in aeroplanes
the Germans were using more than ten in
the West to one in the East. The proper
ton of heavy artillery, again, is very much
less upon the East than upon the West.
= There have already been withdrawn
y. from the East in the course of the last
year, and particularly since the final col
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course, all the various groups of peoples,
Magyar, Slav, Rumanian, German, subject
to the Hapsburg monarchies and con-
scripted willingly or unwillingly) are not
two-thirds, but are more than one-half, as
large as the German forces. The Germans,
roughly, are somewhat over 100000
strong; in the field they are about 3,0OO,-
600. Of the Austro- Hungarian forces act
ually fighting, rather more than half are
at present upon the Italian front, rather
less than half facing the Rumanians and
the Russians. If one counted by units the
Eastern forces facing Russia would be
the larger, but the divisions in the East
have been "nilkcd" to reinforce those in
the West.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Points on the West.
ern Line Where
Big Attacks Are
Likely to Fall
in the Spring
Copyright 1s1s-The Tribune Association

public attention has recently been mostly
directed are the first (Vosges), second
Nancy and seventh (Lille), though late
events have made one school of writer's
suggest the sixth (Cambrai). Why are
the others-the Verdun, Champagne, st.
Quentin, Ypres and maritime sectors
regarded as less probable points Of attack?
AS to three of them, the verdun, Cham
payne and Ypres sectors, the reason they
are thought on the whole as less likely to
receive the shock is that each Of them,
having been the scene of highly developed
system of attack or defence in the past, is
now provided with mass of local COM
munications and concentration points,
which are the chief strength of modern
defensive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Points Upon Which
An Attack Is Likely

Now, what are the points upon which
such an offensive would most probably be
launched? Theoretically, almost any con-
siderable sector on the Western line, be-
tween the Adriatic and the North Sea,
might be chosen. But if we examine each
in turn we shall discover what are the
respective advantages and disadvantages.
The southernmost, the Italian front,
had, at the moment of the last great
enemy success in the autumn, one supreme
advantage, which was POLITICAL 1t was
hoped that decision here might put Italy
out Of the war. Tremendous as was the
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knowledge, is to show what the chances
are, whatever is calculable in the problem
before you. If we confine ourselves to
that limit in this moment of strained at
tention before the German offensive or
group of offensives is launched, we shall
do all that sound criticism permits.
First, let us note that the alternative to
this offensive upon the part of the enemy,
though widely suggested, is improbable.
This alternative suggestion is that the
enemy will not deliver an offensive stroke,
but will watch us as we watch him; that he
will trust to the development Of political
trouble among the Allies, to the effect Of
the submarine campa gn and to war weari-
ness in general to do their work until he
can propose at the right moment more
liberal peace terms than he has yet con-
sidered, in the hope that those terms will
be accepted and the Prussian military ma
chine left unbeaten.
This, though possible policy, is most
improbable one, because of two obvious
elements. First, every month that passes
brings nearer the moment when the full
American effort will be felt; second, the
strain upon the enemy, both economic and
political, is more severe than upon the
Allies.
The enemy has the advantage of greater
unity, but he has the disadvantage of much
greater suffering at home, which has been
prolonged over much greater period. He
has also suffered more in dead and
wounded.
Of the belligerent nations in the West
the French alone have had losses On the
same scale as the Germans and Austrians.
and even they have slightly lower per-
centage. The Italians have a still lower
percentage, the British one far lower,
while American aid, when it comes, will
come in perfectly fresh.
So far as the other element, food, is con-
cerned, there is no comparison between
the strain now suffered in Central Europe,
and long suffered, and that which is only
beginning to be felt among the Allies.
Everything, therefore, points to the
probability Of an enemy offensive or group
Of offensives, and even of this military
policy maturing early in the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
Limit of Reduction
OF Eastern Forces

The East front includes great spaces of
marsh and lake regions, which permit of q
very thin observing line. But there is a
limit to its reduction. 1t is generally con-
coded that if the German Empire can ulti-
mately draw upon a further half million
men for the West and add another SO per
cent of the quarter million Of Austro- Hun-
garians (supposing that present political
conditions stand), it is a maximum.
At the present reduced rate of German
division, the equivalent of at the most fifty
such divisions of first class men might be
drawn upon.
A ]itt,t sample Of the way the enemy
has used this relief of pressure on the
Eastern front may be Of interest. Taking
ten selected days whereof we now have full
information (about eight weeks ago), we
find four German divisions coming from
the East to the West: the oath, LIST and
10th Reserve divisions and one active
division, the 1st We find in the same
short period the 10Th Landwehr sent back
to the Eastern front after comparatively
short period in the West, and probably
second reserve division going back few
days later.
The whole position, therefore, may be
compared to man using 1877 pieces OF
standardized machinery only by the con-
tinual employment of which can he prevent
the breakdown of some plan. Each of
these pieces of machinery, when fully
occupied, wears out very rapidly and has
to be withdrawn for repair Each piece
has to be kept out of line for a longer time
to be repaired altogether, or for shorter
time while spare parts are being renewed
The man, we will say, has about SO per
cent of his active machines continuously in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
passed.
Analysis of
The Western Front

There remains the Western front
proper, from the Alps to the North Sea
Here we may count on the following nine
main sectors:
1. The sector of the Vosges Noun
tains and forests, including the small
part Of Upper Alsace now in French
hands.
2. The open sector, with Metz behind
it on one side and Toul on the other.
which runs from the Vosges to the
Meuse-and may be called the sector of
Nancy.
3. The sector of Verdun
4. The Champagne, much the largest
open stretch.
S. The sector of st. Quentin.
6. The sector of Cambria, stretching
northward to the late battlefield Of
Arras.
7. The sector Of Lille.
8. The sector Of Ypres, which was
the scene of the British effort last
autumn.
9. The maritime sector, between
Ypres and the North Sea.
Of these nine sectors the three to which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
What Strength the
Kaiser Can Draw
From the East
for a Strong
Offensive
By HILAIRE BELLOC
tIu.hor Of elements Of the Great War"
and Ensland's Most Distinguished
Military Critic

TINE great war at this moment is
halted in suspense which is only
\ a preparation for the great action
Immediately impending.
Snow has fallen upon the Lower Alps
md checked the Austrian pressure upon
hs flank Of the Piave line. The crest Of
Monte Tomba, the only point on the last
mountain wall which the enemy reached,
md therefore the only good observation
point whence the enemy could command
the plains to the Adriatic, was retaken
I ty the French, and since the supplementary
Italian success action in this sector would
an end
Upon the main Western front, through
France ard Belgium, there is no great
sction proceeding. Both parties arc sum-
ming up their strength for the struggle of
the approaching fighting season, which
each hopes to make final and decisive.
The time at which I write this, the first
sfmy weekly summaries for The Tribune,
therefore suited for a general review Of
he situation.
How do the opposing forces approach
The fighting season Ct 1918?
The outlines arc Of common knowledge:
the collapse Of Russia; the continued &C
uyty Of the encmy's submarine offensive;
the certainty Of an indetcrminate period
iefore the full strength of the United
States can be brought TO bear, either in
men or in materials or in building power
that is, tonnage; or in counter attacks
sgainst the submarines by sea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-10
An Estimate of
The Chances on Land

with the second clement action by
'io--lt is otherwise. Here we can deal
"0 fgures fairly precise and estimate
VI. chances of war more accurately.
,'rst, we must regard the Bulgarian
a"u turkish armies as occupying their
u NV ilelds outside the critical sectors
,"ey are faced and held in Macedonia,
ssf's and Mesopotamia. There are two,
~ three, Turkish divisions lent to
NV ivy central Powers upon their Eastern
. w. rather larger number of Bul-
s 1s''ans north of the Danube, or in the
h s.sa0orhood of its mouth, on the southern
s ssaA. but the great bulk of the Turkish
=, ;. ., bulgarian forces may be counted out
v " sae main problem.
NAT problem lies upon the Italian and
,; ssncn fronts, and what we have to con-
p sael Is the effect upon those fronts of
,",, s'.a having ceased to fight for now
II. var. What are the rough figures of
A. s"esnys situation in this regard? They
Se a. follows:
Aas AUSTRIAN forces (which means. of