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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
Deatbs

ATKINS suddenly. Nov %. a. @2io \.
lIlh st.. WILLIAM j., husband Of Kate
Turker Atkins. Due notice of funeral viii
EAEiNGToN, -, Nov as MATILDA
rREDERlCKA VII" OF Albert J. Ha binE
neral. Tues, . p. m, 43l Rhawn st Fox
Ch9gssG ~ Int n,, privatss s Hillside Gem ,,,rr,
widow of Peter +. Bartlett and daughter OF
Edwin :. and Mary +, Haley. aged q. Rela-
ttvcs aud friends invited to funeral services
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
DEATHS

a. nj. - NrIs..H
ASNtlE EiSi 81 ~ IhiysEton n. J.$ Noy
s2a s2a fII}li,gnds insit;i sttqssEai sOssIdpas
~ N oI TeaNism s+TrSp lear Heart s9rsg s;s3
4 T. '"'' M 'artne' Conn., mPores'owpf
,LoCusON-Noy ea. SARAH A.. wido,.I
late Rry Levi and Mar Bpoads y I}ots, y
ivcs pnd friends T" mnnbcrss ~ nSfs 81 KS
SG. m: residence Of son. Arthtr I fotusoal is
]. on arrival Of train leaving MARKET *
Z husha nd Of Anna C. Lodge Inoe seifferf
r.. tIves and friends. Welcome circle Nj,
Ere Department Invited TO funeral wed
p. n, as Mechanic St. Camden N J,sf
''.' ''E,rHr''h en- att
.LoNEl:AND. Nov p. CARRIE C.. vito
Henry and Mary Kat2 aged So. Relativts
and friends invited to funeral ssryio,s.,
town int t,'o u So hA5
viewed Tues q. ~
MkuAN.-Noy %, ANNIE d,rvbtcr sf
Ut" rhor6as ana .iltr MGhan. r@sidencc *
g, OF inn"ra' w'' II" given. H
MATTUtWS nrod s.. raiativcs and
n,5,nds' n,5.. Eng, mmm"nt NJ. 90. Z. Y. L. of
L rulcn Vrtrran tharitabic ASS. Of cam.
So 9 r5sa1nG to '1?"r@ S sSnG fGrTSss RaSss aSs
srecn Gem. camden Friends may view re-
HRiDE vidr,y ~ p,,Tlc, Wct1rIJe rcis.
trrs aIiI gri,rl "l..'h SI 'IV ,resN
) 20 IL. m. s30I Wharton VI, solemn u.
Mc1Tr NGW rTsihsGral r,,1!E Gem Suio service h a.
ruNLOGI.E Relatives and Sriends ef,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
Financial Briefs

.The New York Subtreasurv gained
$4.07, 900 from the banks on Saturday,
making a cash net gain since Friday of
"a, ESQ
aggregate earnings of eight principal
692 ,342, against s9.77l.l77 the same
month last year. or a gain of s92l. 60.
Net operating deficit Increased s3,O4l,-
1856. Six months total operating Teve-
nues increased $9,079,171, while net
operating deficit for the period increased
/, $9,956,564. Oh. a,
II. McCardel, J. A. Agar, j. II. Block
and ]. A. w. Young have applied fol
membership in the Chicago Board OF
Trade Winfield Scott ,Cowan, the es'
tate of H. p. Bealin and p. II. Munks
have posted their Board of Trade mem
bcrshlps for transfer. The,s last falt
was $500 net to the buyer = : -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR

EWHEAT.-Receipts 1872, 1863 bushels. The
rket ruled t steady & With good outward
inspessSs. standsrd prices@No. S / ed nS WIN
SG ns5tAsFn So iDrdF Fea Na
!icky Ky Sn 81 81; Ne. a red; smuttyt sssS; No
ElssF saf'Sss wats fs ss Ss sss '%S's
sDF'%f ss sa.9 sTnsss SG
tmutty: s2. 20: No. 4 red. 50. SO; No. 1. gar
ss4shs lsS sam sau.Ss NS ss ss%F,ss ~ ss Ne
SS sa1lsfS snS'ty Gss NJ :a4 'mu''' '2s'
small and demand iisht, '1fs Prices nomins! nE
IoT e srsSs "pS $ is iiosoStiSa;
rates. ouo,atio9s Car lots as to iSes
No, 4. white, S0a sOXc. :
PRICES aeURSefs rSs @ 6G, ssaa es w IN sSS aSs
v af iosTnS Sa Ss EsFf in IS
K"nsas WI Wheat 100 per S cent -four: SD so
iH !, a9, q spring !, Ing wheat, 100 per cent houi
quote at soqlo.2o per barrel in sacks a
TO quality.
r PROVISIONS
market, ruled steady. '''TS The quotations 10 70
low; city or western beef in sets. smokee
and sun dried, l0c' western beef knuckle
and tenders smoked. 4Oc; beef hams 500
loose. 84is q s5iG c; do do. Skinned. loose, ssS
36hc do. do. smoked, $50 3sla c; othe
@ sS susS sss as s@orS S SrSnd
ern cured, s6i1 as7hc C; do, boiled, boneless
5Sdde: Sde: picnic shoulders: $, P; cured loos,
according TO average. loose. 3ic .breakfas
BACON. as to brand and average. city, cured
city. kettle rendeTeti 2Sls a .pc. '' ~
REFINED SUGARS r
were firmly held on a basis. oS.,0c for Nm
DAIRY PRODUCTS
light offerings and a. fair demand. ri
a9otattoHs were as follows; S,w Neww Yogl
33@S3a Q; Wisconsin whole-milk, fancy
+ 90 1sr to good xS Ss' sS
We auoss SOLID Backed creamery. EXTRA
30 F a S4S: % Seconds ' sfG ssc; fancy T Brands
nrints Iobbing at 700 Tie; fair to good. 90
I" EGGS-Fresh eggs continued scarce an
1 firm. Cold storage stock was also drip. vii
! light offerings. The following were the gu
! tHtions: Free cases. nearby hrsts, S2n. 400.
Rs crate .s Fso'gs SsF
! frsts. $l9.S0@ 0.l0 per case. Inferior | I
! lower; storage eggs. Sl3.jOM = 10 per cas-
/ selected fresh jobbing " 73g Toe per do
s.r POULTRY !. ~,
/ LIVE-Dema nd was fairly active and Il
market ruled firm with supplied well und
c6rdina 10 quality, 23@ 30c: spring chlcl
| 20 a nc: ducks, Pekin. 81 d13ac: do India
| Runner. 2sp30c; geese. 2si SIC; turkey
4 81 a3St; guiness yeang per per pair-1n,WflgihiT e.
a0@ aa01@W5 s5c; IS euineas, meas old, per pair 75@So
piSe9ps psi Psr OLD; gSss sod par So~S'e' a9 S0u"
! DRESsED-,Was firm with a good d
mand. particularly for turkeys, The quot
tons were as follows: Freshkilled turkey
10 good, IL a 43c old toms, Iac old hen
seIected... SIC; Weighing AZ lbs and ov
apiece, 36Is c; smaller sizes, S2W36c; o
BOOSTERS. dry-picked. este; chickens. we,
ern fancy, weighing 1 u o. lbs, apiece.
@44c; weighing lbs. apiece and oyer, 81
n @3 lbs. apiece 80m3lcs springvducks Pen
( Weighing Ii@i2 lbs. 'per doz., $50 81 a
weighing a0Wi0 lbs. per dSz.. S10z, 00i, d
Weighing 4 lbs per doz., s6gG,J0; d
weighing lbs. per doE, si.h085s5 d
weighing 6@0h lbs per doz., SAGA; dar
sl;5op ps5o; small and Ne q MSs,S
!, guineas' young, per pair. .7oe VA2oi. oi
H - = ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25
GERMANS WANT
WILSON TO CALL
WHILE IN EUROPE
Urge Government to Invite Presi-
dent to Visit Some
Teuton Port
By JOSEPH HERRINCS
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger
peCiW CuOe ~ EteHhhS "ot'' H'eb'
Copyright. 1918. by Now York Times Co.


Copyri1ht. 1918. by Now York Times Co.
Beriin. Nov 25, via The Hague.
The EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER CORE
spondent is reliably informed that M
f,uential circles here are urging the
German Government to invite President
Wilson to visit Germany, or at least
some German port, while in Europe.
The Tageblatt quotes from the New
York Times of October IL former Am
hassador Morgenthaus telegram to
Theodor Wolff, which it says never
reached the latter, but must have been
stopped by the old regime.
Wolff AYERS that, without knowing of
Morgenthaus telegram, he went to the
Chancellor. Prince Max of Baden, and
suggested that he advise the Kaiser ir
that very sense, which the Chancellor
hesitatingly promised to do, having be-
come convinced that the overwhelming
ma iority of the German people desired
the Kaisers abdication and the consti'
tuition of republic.
Wolff deplores that President wilson's
lust and generous iuteptions'' have no
found expression in the armistice, bu
that instead the German nation is beinf
driven into chaos, desutution and s'ar
walton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-25

The communication to which Theodor
Wolff refers was an open letter by Henry
Morgcnthau, printed in the New York
Times on october ~. This letter an
swered 2 previous editorial sugges ion
of Wolff that Germany. appeal to some
friend of Wilson like the former envoy.
Mr.. Morgenthau's advice was that the
Kaiser and his son abdicate.
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IN MENIORIANI

MONTGOMERY.--In loving memory Of
mother. MARY ]. MONTGOMERY Nov. %
1905. W. II. NJ.
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PHOTOPLAYS
PHOTOPLAYs

The following theatres obtain
their pictures through the
STANLEY Booking Corpora
ton, which is a guarantee of
early showing of the finest
productions. Ask for the
theatre in your locality obtain
ing pictures through the
Stanley Booking Corporation.
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GOOD BUYING CHECKS
DECLINE IN CORN PIT
Early Sentiment Favors Bear
Side, hut Offerings Are
Readily Absorbed
GRAIN pELr WEATHER FORECAST

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
ssSiasas,rnis tSIT tonIs6t and sx,T.%c Tssss
south nertions; not much change. In tenn
" "iSiseensiss-Fnlr. irrirbt snd Tuesday;
% Msncssa! .Sp'sns md Il sSrtS SSr ppto,o-Far to-
nis %ng TreiS iSmaf f'%%T snd f9"aa cod.
tocn Ncrt Il DaEHtnmfnir T''t tonight ond Tues
pottl0ns; risinr., temhcrature Tuesday
" Nsbrnska-Tair tonight and Tresday;
..,'der tonight in north nnd east por-
krpAas--tirnerniiy fsir tcmir"t and
rrc,sarS scn,..whnt colder toniyht ,,ss,x.
r'siue temrerrtnre Tuesday and in north
cr-t-,i porticn TONIGHT, ,
eoeicr T"nGhff t"misht IN northwest oqitS portiOn.
\ ri "a. 1. ii Chicaso., Nov. 30. p
Sentiment in the corn market favored
the bear side in the early trading today
aud. the tone Of the market at the out
set was easier Buying by commission
houses, however, absorbed the offerings
and checked the. decline ,'@ . ..
IT was said that farmers were showing
more disposition to sell and larger re
ceipts /, were ,aexpected, although som'
brokers thought that the movemen
would not be as heavy as predicted
owing TO the permit system.
The arrivals here today We're ONLY
twenty-seven. cars, but the smallness o
the amount was probably due to SOM
delay In the inspection department. a
there Dire 900 or 400 cars on track
here. ...
December corn. opened at S1.24A "A t.
st.24. against sl2i at the .end Satur
day, and moved up to Sl.24B Is. Janu
AIRY started at S125i& TO S.23h
against Sf.26 at the close Saturday, am
later sold at s1.25B. February wa
quoted at st261a to sf.26 at the out
'set, against s1.27 at the end SATURDAY
and later; touched $1.26M. lr.t'..
Shipments from North America TO
the week were ,l56,000 bushels.
Trade IN oats was lightrand withou
feature The market was slightly eas,ei
Commissions and cash, houses BID for De
4 December. Offerings from the countr;
we're. said. to e be larger. The arrival
here today were 23S cars: -.,
December opened at '72A to '2Ss'
against 72%c at the close saturdaI
JANUARY started. at 72lRc to 72$t
AGAINST 72tc at the close saturday
February opened u lower at 72Sc. ,
fShipments from North America for tn
week we're 3,4OS,0o0 bushels.
shipments of wheat from Mort
America for the week were 5,456,Co
bushels. :,
Z. The receipts of wheat at Minneanol
TODAY were 577 cars, against COS car
last year. at Duluth 5S2 cars, again
Sc cars; at Chicago ,134 cars. agaip
2s cars; at Winnipeg 7sS cars "againf
1159 cars. 80 49,
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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FRESH FRUITS

The' marker vas sensraily steady, but de.
mand was only modefate. The quota lions
were fplleMs ,SojD AgPle1ss 90 Nsw sNSy YsrS
et King. s4.So@6; BALDWIN. si9aaS; Hub
bardston. sI@5.25; Greenlng, $500 Various
varieties. s3@5, APPLES PENNSYLVANIA and
Virginia. per bbl,-Ben Davis. 81. SOC 5. 80;
Gano. 81. a.50G4; stayman winesap.. $4@7;
York Imperial $i@6. Apples. per v bush
basket 40cW l,eJ; do, ren bush. basket.
\ SI5c@sI 30. ARpies western, per box, 81. %
! 03.T5 Lemons. per box. SIm6 Oranges.
/ Caiifornis Rrr h9S, $500; do, Florida, per
! crate, $1,000 40. Tangeriness. Florida. per
! 5.h0. cranbefriesi Jersey per bushel box,
s2@s. 25i do. do per bbl.. sT@i2.
VEGETABLES
The general mafket was quIet. aud showed
\ little change, Quotations follow; White
rstgtoss Easssers ssass shsers per ly, 6s @NSs I,
bersey pers " -bush baslset--sNe, "a, 10000
mo. 2 100000. White potatoes Pennsyl-
fancy. MaelasiS sssb D 8. 10 oa,do. No. z,
| Sl25Q1.1S. n Sweet potatoes. Jersey. per
! SssSsi No Y tlWl.eS: 10: a6@sse,
4 Sweet poistess Nersers sneFs; rel bb e
\! e s|' I I y
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rHARLES IL. husband Of EIiz1both Mat6err
Hustled. Relatives, and. fri"rfs inMmd 70
Bldg 1870 Chestnut St. PN,u. Int. private.
JACOVEI1I-Nov. p, ANGELO JACo-
WE'LL son Of late Bernardo aud Marie
Invited TO funeral. Wed. D a. m. 1852 S,
18th st. High requiem mass 81, Rita's
church 10 II. m, Int. Holy Cross Gem. Auto
JOHNSTON Nov. ~, ELLEN. wtr, ot
Jobn II Johnston and daughter of late
lanes and Jane Kane, Relatives and friends
81 Edward'F Altar Society, invited 10 ru-
neral. Thurs. T:20 n. m. 23Sl 9th -
Solemn requiem mass 81 Edwards Church
. q. M. Int Hov Scpulchrc Gem. Auto
funeral ..
, JoNEs.-on Nov. % i0Is HENRY c.
Jones, aged 40 Relatives and friends ln-
vited to funeral service IS. Tues. at p, m,
at his late residence 1907 Brown st. Int.
KEEI.FY.--Nov "a, EDWARD NJ hus-
( hand Of Emily H Keeley. AGED rs. Notice
Of funeral will be given 1881 Fontaine 81
/ KENNEY. Nov. II. LANES, son Of late
Michael and Margaret Eenney Relatives
! and friends invited to funeral Tues, s;3o
/ a. M . as46 ~ 18Th st. Solemn requiem
! mass Our Lady OF Mercy Church ~ q. m,
| int private. Holy Cross cep. Auto funeral
| I.ANGIsH.--Noy. "a. Mll.LlAM ~ sQn
of late August ,. and Aiats NJ, .Lpnglkh.
\ Relafiyas end ffiends. NEfrsgnpsftt 1'giAf.
I tSa7, III h 81. r. ~ sand rnapipffs of Lt.ftlt
] Pph 81 la,tra a. g 'pl
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05

There were dozens of other ways
which we considered. One man would
be for endeavoring to make his way
right through the lines. Another
thought the safest plan would be to
swim some river that crossed the lines.
The idea of making ones way to
Holland, a neutral country, occurred
to everyone, but the one great obstacle
in that direction, we all realized, was
the great barrier of barbed and cleo
trically charged wire which guards ev-
cry foot of the frontier between Bel
GUM and Holland, and which is closely
watched by the German sentries.
This barrier was a three-fold affair.
It consisted first of barbed wire wall
six feet high. Six feet beyond that
was a nine-foot wall Of wire power
fully charged with electricity. To
touch it meant electrocution. Beyond
that, at a distance Of six feet, was
another wall of barbed wire six feet
high.
Beyond the barrier lay Holland and
liberty, but how to get there was q
problem which none of US could solve
and few of US ever expected to have
a chance to try.
Mine came sooner than I expected.
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Of my life If could have gotten away
then and fooled that Hun-he was so
cocksure.
Later we were marched to the train
that was to convey US to Germany. 1t
consisted of some twelve coaches,
eleven of these containing troops going
home on leave, and the twelfth re-
served for us. We were placed In a
fourth-class compartment with old,
hard, wooden seats, filthy floor and
no lights save a candle placed there
by a guard. There were eight Of us
prisoners and four guards.
AS we sat in the coach we were an
object Of curiosity to the crowd who
gathered at the station.
~Hope you have a nice tripi" one Of
them shouted sarcastically.
drop me a line when you get to
Berlin. will your shouted another In
broken English.
"When shall we see you againr'
asked third.
Remember me to your friends, will
you? You'll find plenty where you're
going" shouted another.
The German officers made no effort
to repress the crowd, in fact, they
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05
CHAPTER vi.
A Leap for Liberty.

| l had been in prison at COurtrai
nearly three weeks when, on the morn
ing of September 9th, and six other
officers were told that we were to be
transferred to a prison camp in Ger
many.
One Of the guards told me during the
| day that we were destined for re-
prisal camp in Strassburg. They were
sending us there to keep our airmen
from bombing the place.
He explained that the English car
ried German officers on hospital ships
for a similar purpose and he excused
the German practice Of tOrpedOing
these vessels on the score that they
also carried munitions When
pointed out to him that France would
hardly be sending munitions to Eng
land, he lost interest in the argument.
Some days before, I had made up my
mind that it would be very good
thing to get hold Of map of Germany,
which knew was in the possession Of
one Of the German interpreters, be-
cause I realized that If ever the OPP
pOrtunity came to make my escape,
such a map might be Of the greatest
assistance to me.
With the idea Of stealing this map,
accordingly, lieutenant and got In
front of this interpreters window one
day and engaged in a very hot argu-
ment as to whether Heidelberg was on
the Rhine or not, and we argued back
and forth so vigorously that the Ger
man came out Of his room, map in
hand. to settle II. After the matter
was entirely settled to our satisfac-
ton, he went back into his room and
I watched where he put the map.
When. therefore, I learned that was
on my way to Germany, realized that
1t was more important than ever for
me to get that map, and with the help
Of my friend, we got the interpreter
out Of his room on some pretext or
another, and while he was gone con-
flscated the map from the book in
which he kept it and concealed 1t In
my sock underneath my Logging. AS
I had anticipated, 1t later proved Of
the utmost value to me.
got 1t none too soon, for half an
hour later we were on our way to
Client. Our party consisted Of five
British officers and one French officer.
At Client, where we had to wait for
several hours for another train to take
us direct to the prison camp in Ger
many, two other prisoners were added
to our party.
In the interval we were locked In q
room at hotel, guard sitting at the
door with rife on his knee. 1t would
have done my heart good for the rest
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05

stretcher. For seven days, he told us,
he had lain in shell hole, wounded,
and he was almost famished, and we
were mighty glad to share our ban
quet with him.
We called on each man for speech,
and one might have thought that we
were ut f1rst-class club meeting. A
few days after that our party was
broken up and some Of the men, sup
pose, shall never see again.
One Of the souvenirs of my adven-
ture Is a check given me during this
banquet" by Lieut.. James Henry
Dickson of the Tenth Royal Irish Flu
sileers, a fellow prisoner. 1t was for
20 francs and was made payable to
the order of "Mr. Pat O'Brien, End
Lieut." Poor Jim forgot to scratch
out the London" and substitute
"Courtrai" on the date line, but its
value as a souvenir is just as great.
When he gave it to me he had no idea
that would have an opportunity so
soon afterward to cash 1t in person,
although I am quite sure that what
ever financial reverses l may be des-
tined to meet, my want will never be
great enough to induce me to realize
on that check.
There was one subject that was
talked about In this prison whenever
conversation Jagged, and I suppose 1t
is the same in other prisons too. What
were the chances Of escape.
Every man seemed to have differ
ent idea and one way, suppose, was
about as impracticable as another.
None Of US ever expected to get a
chance to put our ideas into execution,
but 1t was interesting speculation. and
anyway one can never tell what op-
portunities might present themselves.
One suggestion was that we disguise
ourselves as women. "O'Brien would
stand better chance disguised as a
horsew declared another, referring to
the fact that my height Il am six feet
two inches) would make me more con-
spicuous as q woman than as a man.
Another suggested that we steal
German Gotha---a type of airplane
used for long-distance bombing. 1t Is
these machines which are used for
bombing London. They are manned
by three men, one sitting in front with
a machine gun, the pilot sitting behind
him and an observer sitting In the rear
with another machine gun. We fig
ured that, at a pinch, perhaps, seven
or eight of us could make our escape
in single machine. They have two
motors Of very high horse power, fly
very high and make wonderful speed.
But we had no chance to put this idea
to the test.
worked out another plan by which
thought might have q chance If /
could ever get into one Of the German
airdromes. I would conceal myself in
one of the hangers, wait until one Of
the German machines started out, and
as he TAXED along the ground would
rush out, shout at the top Of my voice
and point excitedly at his wheels. This,
I figured, would cause the pilot to stop
and get out to see what was wrong.
BY that time would be up to him, and
as he stopped over to inspect the ma
chine, could knock him senseless,
jump into the machine and be over the
lines before the Huns could make up
their minds just what had happened.
1t was a fine dream, but my
chance was not to come that way.
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Joined In the general laughter which
followed every sally.
called to a German officer who was
passing our window.
you're an officer, aren't your? I
asked, respectfully enough.
"Yes, what of itT' he rejoined.
swell. In England" I said, 1--WE let
your officers who are prisoners ride
first class. Can't you Ak 1t so that we
can be similarly treated, or least be
transferred to second-class compart-
ment?"
"H I had my way" he replied, you'd
ride with the hogs!" -
Then he turned to the crowd and
told them Of my request and how he
had answered me, and they all laughed
hilariously.
This got me pretty hot.
"That would be d sight
better than riding with the Germans n
I yelled after him, but If he consid-
cred that a good joke, he didn't pass
1t on to the crowd.
=
honor of telling my story to King
George, he thought this incident was
one Of the best jokes he had ever
heard. don't believe he ever laughed
harder In his life.
Before our train pulled out, our
guards had to present their arms for
inspection and their rifles were loaded
In our presence to let rs know that
they meant business.
From the moment the train started
on its way to Germany. the thought
kept coming to my head that unless
could make my escape before we
reached that reprisal camp might as
well make up my mind, as far as /
was concerned. the war was over.
1t occurred to me that If the eight
Of us In that car could jump at a given
signal and seize those four Hun guards
by surprise, we'd have splendid
chance Of besting them and jumping
off the train when 1t first slowed down.
but when passed the idea on to my
comrades they turned 1t down. Even
IL the plan worked out as gloriously
as I had pictured. they pointed out,
the fact that so many Of US had es-
capped would almost inevitably result
In our recapture. The, Huns would
have secured Belgium till they had
got us and then we would all be shot.
Perhaps they were right.
Nevertheless, was determined that,
no matter what the others decided to
do, l was going to make one bid for
freedom, come what might.
AS we passed through village after
village in Belgium and I realized that
we were getting nearer and nearer to
that dreaded reprisal camp, con-
Guided that my one and only chance Of
getting free before We reached 1t was
through the window! I would have
to 60 through that window while the
train was going full-speed, because IL
waited until 1t had slowed up or
stopped entirely, it would be simple
matter for the guards to overtake or
shoot me.
: i opened the window. The guard
who sat opposite me-so close that
his feet touched mine and the stock
Of his gun which he held between his
knees occasionally struck my foot
made no objection, imagining no doubt
that I found the car too warm or that
the smoke, with which the compart-
ment was filed, annoyed me.
As opened the window. the noise
the train was making as 1t Numbered
along grew louder. 1t seemed to say !:
you're fool IL You do; you're fool
IL you don't-you're fool IL you do
you're fool II you don't"-and / said
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-05
GRO BE CoNTINUED.)
Spanish Cedar sawdust,

Some curious uses are found for
the better kinds Of sawdust. One oe
these pertains to the Spanish cedar
sawdust, which Is Of extreme hight
ness. 1t Is employed for packing cheap
chemicals contained In glass and ship
ped for long distances. In this yela-,
ton there must be taken into consId-
Grafton the question Of weight and
freight charges, and so Spanish cedar,
sawdust enters the equation.