The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-01-01

Of Quaranero, opposite the shores Of
-- and of --
The pilot cannot give his name
told me about their escape.
"Frorn the outbreak of the war"
he said, my companion and l had
been Joined with others from Irreden-
ia at the aviation station of Lussin is
land as motormen. The life had be-
come i~nsupportable. Seeing that
every means Of fight would be impos-
sible we decided, since neither Of us
was skilled in aviation. to risk fight
In a hydroplane.
''There was nothing to do but to get
ready and trust to God. The night Of
July ! we went to bed with all our
clothes on at midnight, without at
tracing notice. At five in the morn
Ing we ran under the shadows Of the
wall from our quarters toward the
hangar, where the sentinel paced his
beat.
Prepare for Flight.
"Entering the hangar coolly, as II
W were going to carry out orders,
we dssmantled the planes attached
to the station Of their guns and placed
them in the apparatus destined for e.
cape.
"After locking the telephone opera
tor In his cabin, We opened the heavy
6onrs Of the hangar. We got ready for
immediate fight and tested the cylin-
ders.
"When all was ready we whispered
that there was nothing left but to take
he risk.
my comrade looked about. Nobody
vas lear. He cut the telephone wires
while !, with a strong push against
the levers, slid the apparatus out on
the e We mounted the plane, which
vas soon blown by a gust Of wind In
front Of the Austrian barracks, the
bow pointed toward the shore. It took
az an anxious hour to turn It toward
the open sea. Finally we started the
motors. but with an explosion and q
rumble that would awaken even the
deau
THE officers, the commandant and
the soldiers Of the station appeared
1t the windows Of the barracks and
watched Us with surprise, but with
out suspicion, az we took ~ mysteri-
Gus leave, no doubt thinking we had
secret orders from some one higher
up.
For several yards the hydroplane
glided along the surface Of the wa.
ter, unwilling to rise a second time,
apparently, before the wind which
blew from behind, and possibly on &C.
count Of the new pilot, who vas az in.
experienced as he was audacious. Al
last, however, we succeeded In risina
from the sea
Face Many Psriis.
"While we we're intent on our man
euvers we found ourselves suddenly
opposite Mount Veil Strasa, where the
Austrians have anti-aircraft batteries
We made a terrific effort, with thu
bow pointed upward and our souls
commended to God.
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tain not ten yards above the batteriei
on its summit.
"After half nm hour Of flight, risinl
to 1000 meters, we ran into q thicl
cloud bank which shut of all view O
the Austrian and Italian coasts and O
the sea We could not lnd u way
Moreover, the pilot was without bel
met or glasses and could not steer be
cause his eyes filed with tears. W
suffered an attack Of nerves. All tn
while the apparatus waS following tn
italian coast and, discovering this, "
recovered our calm, in an instant.
my fc0mrade, who wal acting a
lookout, tied a white cloth to q gu
barrel and tried. to signal the shOr
our surrender. We soon alighted an
entered the port Of ----, ami
the cheers Of the people, who wer
jubilant when they found that "
were friends, instead Of prisoners {
war" x