The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-05-01

lock wagon and jolted long, uneasy
night to the divisional headquarters.
There they held a court of inquiry
upon him and took away all his pos
sessions. Next day he was taken by
motor car to the army headquarters,
and about Is officers solemnly
formed themselves into a courtmar-
tial.
s'They asked me-" said the lieu
tenant, IF l knew what was going
to happen to me. said l didn't, and
they cheerfully informed me that l
would be shot as spy. I replied
that they could not very we'll do that
as I was in uniform. But they simp-
ly laughed, and grimly explained that
didn't matter at all, because, under
Bulgarian law anyone landing in Bull
garian territory in the way had
done had to be treated as spy, and
l knew what the fate of spy was"
1t was not, as one can easily sup
pose, in a very cheerful frame of
mind that the young pilot passed the
next few days. He was again taken
to headquarters, because general
wanted to see him. While there, how
ever, the gloom of impending tragedy
was at once frightened and relieved.
He met the American minister at
Sofia, who told him the welcome
news that he was there to arrange
an armistice. Members of the Bull
garian air force also, moved by that
esprit de corps which belongs con-
spicuously to the air services of all
countries, had assured him that they
would see he wasn't shot. Their
commanding officer told him next
day that everything was all right
and that the armistice had been
signed.
Another adventure which had just
as many thrills, although of differ
ent nature, happened to the young
officer while in Arabia. He was sent
down from Akabar ITO take up the
redoubtable Colonel Lawrence, who
was in Glasgow the other day with
the son of the King of Mecca,
This turned out to be a pretty
long job," explained the lieutenant.
Il had only about 200 miles to go,
but when 1 got to the desert I lost
my way, and as there was big haze
ON 1 could not land. I kept flying
until 1 reached the Red Sea coast,
and there I landed almost in the
midst of Bedouin encampment. I
think the Arabs were. much more as
tonished than I was, for they had
never seen an airplane before.
Il wrote letter explaining my
position, and managed to persuade
some of them to take it along with
them and to deliver it to the first
British officer they could find. Event
ually, my letter was picked up by
some naval people and wirelessed to
the nearest point in the territory of
the King of Mecca. I was, in the
meanwhile, in fever of suspense in
that barren country, and after about
two weeks of the rice and dates 1
persuaded the Bedouins to put me
on a camel, and direct me along the
way they had carried my message
But the Arabs have reputation for
annexing things that do not belong to
them, and one morning just after
awaking I found that the camel had
been taken away, and l was left in
the desert with only a little of the
usual provender.
Il started back along the way
had come, and I hadn't gone back
very far when l saw string of so
camels coming along behind me. I
made as much haste as | could in
their direction and when l read
Motor shell spirit on one of their
loads l scarcely could contain myself
for JOY. l discovered that this was
my supply of engine fuel sent in re-
ply to my message, which l was
afraid had gone astray. 1t didn't
take me long to- fill my tanks and
get away on the right track for my
objective. .''-Internationa News Bu-
reau.