The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02

! hunter, drill master, Mexican pris-
oner. war correspondent and mem
Der Of the fartfamed Northwes,
mounted police.
Wide-eyed with wonder many a
youngstsr related to incredulous
parents last week stories of the lion
| pelts, boa constructor skins. African
| spears, poisoned arrows and other
relics and trophies with which the
andering lecturer illustrated hia
talks In the public schools Of the
| city.
He In one OF the most interesting
speakers | ever heard" declared Rev.
e. w. Kerr. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church after the ad-
venturer had delivered lecture AT
the church on the subject OF Africa
Has Spent Life In Open.
CARRIED in the uniform OF the
Northwest mounted police. with a
leather belt and shoulder straps, the
anpea-arce OF the all erect broad
shouldered. grey-halred warrior f.
s,rikineiy pic "a, csque. Having spent
his entire life In the open his eye
Is keen and his step elastic.
Although his nationality is Ger
man, as his name Gustav II. school
liscloses he maintains that II is not
home in Schleawig Molstein when he
was but Is years old. He had spent
the greater part OF his life IN GER
man military schools. and stories
that ne rehd OF America. che land al
promise, first stirred the Unborn love
Of adventure that developed into his
chief characteristic.
Within few weeks h. found him
self on cattle ranch In Nebraska,
which was then he heart OF the wild
and wolly wcs From green
young foreigner he was soon Trans
formed into 4 bronco busting. gun
toting" cowboy. American in -p.r {.
II not by br'h. During tAc sIS y,a'H'
that followed he not only became a
COW puncher hui d''l acted az scout
and guide In the Rad Lands OF South
Dakota for the United states cavalry
A yearnng for. travel and the
sight Of his native land caused him
20 leave America when ne wls %
Vanrs oi' ond 90 hqck - for'" 1rN
He had been In the country but a
sho' .l when h, % .cuNrr"d nat
no 90. 'i.h'. r1r military .rr'..s. .r
the German army, owing 20 the fact
ia, iikc'-o many Ieigucrs y" aal
not taken ont his final nnturalizn ION
papers Gustav knew The Prussian
army and did not like it.
Had 10 Flee From Prussia
With mounted lNruSsiau officers
close upon his heoia he made his
escape across the Danish border. He
tid not stop until he reached Eng
l"nd, which was entirely too dun for
p he hnt-hlooded youth. Accounts ~
q he exploits OF Henry Stanley and
Dr Livingstone filled the papers or
The day and within week after
landing In England. young school
vas OF board ship headed for South
Africa
A. Capetown he enlisted I'm the
Queens Royal Horse Al ono. 'his
organization Of which he hecame
sergeant major. was ordered % cap
'ure the uncnnqusrpd native king
fobenruls In what is nov called /
the Metabela war tho English lost 25
per cent of their forces school was
wounded seven times by rpoars and
poisoned arrows ~ The savugog For
b h~1vorv I'm oc'inn ne was awarded 'hr
t.. -... '.sH.r.- % % .r
During the struggle half Of Loben-
va. .NH' Hfr. o.. .- H
r'afr end the king him ac'f Wa
Killed I'm battle iU 1898 Nf'rr fha'
school spent 'hc remainder ~ his
on n'is'meut doing mounted police
duiv IN North ana south Gh1Ass'1
Lion hunting in tho jungle with
FTo' Seious auE other famous
-. ra..,, sr.---r O. o.. ..r.s H....-..
until the wander luz; struck him
stopping place From there he went
D.. W.. Indie. .r hon r 20
fral America Drifting gor'h he
osugh' his first glimpse ~ old
Mexico
From Mexico he journeyed up