South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-22

Unable lady Of whose work for US
may have something 20 say later a
German officer walked into the
place
You are Mr.. Maxwell" he said
in French. II am Mr.. Maxwell" 1
repeated. wondering at the same
time what new trouble this meant.
The German burst out laughing.
and said: Il am glad that my dis
guise is good enough 70 deceive even
you. Ny name is Hall am
British soldier. and 1 have been told
TO seek you out, because you can be
Of assistance 10 me-"
Watched Hun Movements.
1t was even as he said. and this
officer moved freely about Lille and
kept a close watch on the German
movements. He was subjected to
insults by the townspeople. who
really imagined him to be German
and on one occasion so well did he
act the part OF the angry Hun that
the military police arrested a num-
Der OF civilians for offering insults
to him. and the captain agreed 10
appear before the court the next
morning TO give evidence against
them
/ think the man would have been
daring enough 10 have done this
thing. but fortunately he was called
back 10 the British lines.
! saw him on my next visit TO
Lille. He had come back on another
mission. and for about four months
after that he was continually COM
ing and going. sometimes using the
underground road of which l have
spoken. and at others travelling by
air.
This officer is now serving with
the army of occupation in Germany.
have seen him in the streets OF
Brussels being saluted by German
soldiers and returning the salutes as
naturally as though he had worn the
/ Kaisers uniform all his life.
Displays Amazing Goodness.
There is one story Of this officer
that I would not believe were 1t not
vouched for by a cold and matter
of-fact official document, which was
shown to me in London. and is now
reposlng with the director general OF
military intelligence. One day when
| the officer was wandering about in
/ Lille he observed two German SOL
I diers conveying a French officer
along under arrest. He recognized
/ this officer as belonging to the
French secret service. and quickly
made up his mind how to act.
: He stopped the two soldiers, and
I said: There has been a mistake.
will take this prisoner back TO the
/ brigade headquarters. You will go
back to your officer and tell him
| that an escort is to be ready to con
vey this prisoner TO Journal by the
next available train. When you have
delivered the message. come and re-
port to me at the brigade head
quarters"
The soldiers saluted. and went
away, without the least suspicion
that they had been tricked. The
officer brought his prisoner TO me,
and the two men remained in hiding
with us until the following night.
when I sent the prisoner with a safe
guide to be conducted through the
underground passage to Lens. l
heard that he made the journey in
safety. and lived 20 render very good
service to the French government.
For some days after this incident
there was "A hue and cry after the
| Britisher In Lille. and the Germans
circulated a description of him.
while patrols frequently made sur
prise visits 10 houses suspected Of
harboring escaped prisoners in the
hone of finding him, They failed,
but had they been a little more dill
gent they might have found him,
for ne was still TO be seen in the
streets. openly going about as a
! German officer, and even mixing
with other Germans.
The nerve of the man was amaz-
ing. and he was certainly cut out for
/ this work. If ever a man was He
told me himself that he had discuss
ed his own case with German Off
GERS and once had actually agreed
TO go along with another German
officer. who was positive that the
wanted man was in hiding in a house
| outside the town. The visit was
1
made. but. needless 10 say. the Ger
man did not find the man he want
ed.
The Raid on OStcnd.
At the time of the second British
naval raid or Ostend I was sent into
the town 20 give aid in effecting the
rescue of prisoners captured in this
raid in order 10 get hold Of the in
formation they would be able 10 af-
ford OF the effectiveness OF the work
done by the raiders.
when the firing opened therefore
I made my way down 10 the shore.
being careful 20 keep out or sight
/ OF the German patrols, who were
then moving about very cautiously
on account OF the heavy shell-fire
from the sea and also from the Ger
man guns. the latter falling very
short OF the targets fixed.
1t is eloquent of the confusion that
reigned among the Germans OF this
occasion that the German troops
moving down TO resist any attempt
OF the British 10 land in the harbor
, were vigorously shelled by their own