Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-01-29

bieul. Donaluson grounded safely on
the opposite side of the railway,
within the enemy territory. Not a
soul was III sight at the time, he
said, and he did not know exactly
what to do. So to avoid suspicion,
he went over to where the ashes of
his adversary were and made a pre-
tense Of trying to extricate his charr-
cd body. In a few minutes a cavalry
man drew up, apologetically caused
linn to surrender, and sent him up
to headquarters, from where he was
sent to prison camp at Cobe, which
was only makeshift affair and had
formermly been used as stable.
In this prison was another Ameri-
can aviator, and the two were the
only Americans there They soon
contrived a method of escape by
jumping from second story window
and passing within twenty feet of
German sentinel. They waited until
a rainy night and when the loud
bawl Of baby near the prison was
~>>-oAS'S W Iuc at
'ention they jumped and got away
without difficulty.
Travelled ut Night.
Then, for more than two weeks,
they travelled at night, from farm
house to ravine, and lived on what
they could pick up. One morning
they came upon home" where a
number Of Hun planes were stored
and resolved to steal one. They
were almost successful when a Ger
man machine came up and oueered
their game. Lieut.. Donaldson suf-
fered painful flesh wound in the
! hack as result Of an encounter with
/ him, while the other American ad-
ministered knockout blow, and the
two fled to a dense forest nearby,
not stopping running until they had
covered quite a few kilometres.
All the time they we're travelling
toward the Dutch border, but were
moving closer to the front lines.
Finally, they found themselves in
No Mans Land, with the fire of both
the English and Germans going over
them. canal lay between them
and the British, which they resolved
to swim at night.
Captured Second Time
They had no more than stripped
and hit the icy water that night
than loud voices ordered them in
German to halt. They could not
locate their assailants, but were
stopped before they could move a
pace. They had been again captured
by the Germans, and were carried
before the officers at Headquarters,
where they were alternately censur-
| ed and praised, but were sent back
| to prison at Fresney and placed
under strict guard. This prison was
| of great deal more substantial type
! than the first, and they were placed
behind bars on the upper floor, above
| the guard room, through which the
stairway to the ground led. Three
! other American aviators were in
this prison, and aftcr some contriy-
ing they decided to escape by cut
| ting hole through the upper story
| and swimming the canal opposite to
the prison. For three nights they
worked on the escape nole and final
ly completed their venture, getting
away and out Of the territory with
out any difficulty other than senti-
nels challange, which they readily
| satisfied.
Arrived ut Brussels.
After travelling more than two
hundred miles the party Of five avia-
tors finally arrived at Brussels and
we're we'll cared for at chateau be-
longing to a countess. who gave them
everything needed, including maps
and food. They remained here
few days and then resumed their
journey to the Dutch border, which
they crossed after some difficulty.
lieut. Donaldson was suffering from
spraincd ligament in his leg. caus-
| cd by falling into a deep ditch. Once
across. they were safe. but came near
being interned at The Hague. They
later went to England and thence
back to France, where they were
when the armistice was signed.
Bad Treatment.
Lieut.. Donaldson says the Ger
| mans treated American prisoners
|