South Bend news-times., 1921-05-02
INTERNED GERMAN
OFFICERS MANAGE
MODEL u S. FARM
We're Held Prisoners at Fort
But Nearly Escaped
Through Tunnel.


4vd German naval ofdcers-W. Eng
4lbrecht and T. Fratzscher-gave
heln quite a thrill by coming within
a. ACE OF escaping from an intern
3ent camp az FL Mcpherson
Arpugh a wonderfully executed piece
5f fancy tunneling such as one rare
4 meets except in the prison escapes
4ecu rded in romantic novels.
1 Today these two men are peace
sully settled on a piece Of land, near
Go federal prison. which they. have
tIBe into one OF the model farms
if this part Of Georgia. Moreover.
Hty have brought their youthful
ixVethearts from Germany. Eave
aeen married and are devoting their
3ass % becoming perfect American
ftizens. Mighty useful members Of
fle community they have become,
ty-their example Of a farming skill
4nu efficiency. models OF which are
5ybaGly needed I'm the south.
! Inc whole story is one OF rare
&Jnance. adventure and efficiency.
! II began when Engelbrecht and
tratzscher finished their education in
Germany and harkened 20 the call OF
O. high seas. The first became cap
tin OF "a ship Of the North German
lloyd line The other became captain
a. a merchant steamer Of the Ham
aurg-American line. They liked the
Adventure and tang of the sea, and
ehe place they attained bears witness
fat they thrived upon IT,
Sank Their shin
4 The war came. They expect re-
4rye officers in the imperial German
3avy. so they returned 90 Germany.
tven before the United States enter
b the war they were captured when
hey went for food 10 the Island Of
4uam. They were ordered 10 sur
Snder their ship. Instead, they
Slew IL up while aboard and IL sank
q six minutes. They were picked up
a. L. s. coast guard service boats
Snd interned at the naval base here.
s I'VE were brought TO America and
Aterned at Ft Mcpherson Engel-
srecht said. They were good 10 Us.
Ia they wanted US 20 be still all
b. time. They wouldn't even let us
AaIk. We had to do something. We
Epuldn't be still and no nothing. SO
te decided 20 dig our way out 10 lib
Srty.
I we dug a tunnel as feet long. and
s. high you could stand up I'm it tt
sassed under new macadam street
4nd wd had TO dig it deep enough so
kle heavy trucks wouldn't sink in
xhen they went over the road. My
fartner here had charge OF the
Bower pots and plants at the fort.
~ put the dirt in the flower pots.
b.. a few days the whole place was
lowered with flower pots. We put out
4 lot of new plants and the dirt was
fiied away upo on the pots. After
4bout a week there was nearly four
&et of dirt piled up on the largest
Sots Nobody suspected.
4 "But they caught us, he went on.
soI Benteen called US up TO him and
j. asked us why we had done il. We
aid him we had TO have something
= do. We could not stand still We
Here used 20 industry. So he told us
e. woud arrange our release through
Washington if we wanted to rent his
hrge farm in South Blvd. near the
FEDERAL penitentiary. So we have
Sented it for six years. II our bust
sess is successful we will buy It.
Romance Is Old.
! The romance in the story began
Sore than 10 years ago. The two
couples were engaged before the
Gar. When the two young women
arrived from Germany a few weeks
tgo and were married by the Ger
3an chaplain in the presence OF Col.
senteen and other friends they had
Dot seen each other in eight years
( The two young women. Dorothea
snd Kate. are highly educated and
Auured Mrs. Dorothea Engel-
lhecht. a direct descendant of Bis
rRare4x ySPSetks fiuentfy G erman.- Eng
Iish. French and Polish. She paints
in oils and is quite n student Of art.
ss4R FSs-rrssssr,y''' she said. ''even
ones ffgh school education is not
knsidered complete until English
md French are learned"
( "EngeIbrecht and Fratzscher." is
a. tile on the farm gate in South
Blvd They make a good business
Partnership. one is conservative
heady. deep thinker. a steady
forke~. she other radiates enthusi-
ksul
wthin - months they have built
knt Of the most attractive six-room
tmEalaws in or near Atlanta. The
htcrior work IS worthy the most
skiued contractor. Their open air
aticken houses in which thoy raise
thoroughbred =. G.. Rhode Island reds
lTs declared by experts TO be
hodeI OF industrial efHcis1cy.
Experts Take Lessons.
scientific farmers and poultry
kreeGers from various parts OF the
Autheastern states have visited the
tuultry farm to absorb some Of the
knioue ideas on material exhibited
kS@re. The poultry farm is said 90 be
- best i'm this section Of the state.
kRickens from the farm won three
kffbons al the southeastern fair last
Epteniber.
a-Pomance. adventure and business
Esveuture show themselves from the
ktele spotted terrier dog who smokes
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