The Washington times., 1921-03-30

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adventure and tang of the sea, and
the place they attained bears Wit
ness that they thrived upon 1t.
SANK THEIR SHIP.
The war came. They were reserve
officers in the Imperial German
Navy. so they returned to Germany.
Even before the United States entered
the war they were captured when
they went for food to the Island Of
Guam. They were ordered to sur
render their ship. Instead, they blew
II up while aboard and IL sank in
six minutes. They were picked up
by ". 5. Coast Guard Service boats
and interned at the naval base there.
"We were brought to America and
interned at Fort Mcpherson" Engel-
brecht said. They were good to us,
but they wanted us to be still all the
| time. They wouldn't even let us walk.
We had to do something. We couldn't
be still and do nothing. So we de-
cided to dig our way out to liberty.
I'VE dug tunnel forty-fve feet
long, and so high you could stand up
| in IL. II passed under a new macadam
street and we had to dig 1t deep
enough so the heavy trucks wouldn't
sink in when they went over the
| road. Ny partner here had charge
fort. We put the dirt in the flower
pots. In a few days the whole place
was covered with flower pots. We
put out a lot OF new plants and the
dirt was piled way up on the pots.
After about a week there was nearly
four feet of dirt piled up on the larg-
est pots. Nobody suspected.
But they caught u.s." he went on.
Colonel Benteen called us up to him
he III yhxy hod st
We told him we had to have some
thing to do. We could not stand still.
We were used to industry. So he
told us he would arrange our release
through Washington IL we wanted to
rent his large farm in South Boule-
ward. near the Federal penitentiary.
SO we have rented 1t for six years. II
our business is successful we will buy
it."
ROMANCE IS OLD.
The romance in the story began
more than ten years ago. The two
couples were engaged before the war.
When the two young women arrived
from Germany a few weeks ago and
were married by the German chap
lain in the presence of Colonel Ben
teen and other friends they had not
seen each other In eight years.
The two young women. Dorothea
and Kate, are highly educated and cul-
tured. Mrs. Dorothea Engelbrecht, a
direct descendant of Bismarck, speaks
fluently German, English, French and
Polish. She paints in oils and is quite
a student of art.
I'm Germany" she said, even ones
high school education Is not consid-
cred complete until English and
French are learned"
"EnveIbrecbt and Fratzscber, is the
title on the farm gate in South Boule-
ward They make a good business
partnership. Ono is conservative,
steady, a deep thinker, a steady work.
er: the other radiates enthusiasm.
Within fourteen months they have
built one of the most attractive six
room bungalows in or near Atlanta.
The interior art work Is worthy the
most skilled contractor. Their open
air chicken houses. in which they
raise thoroughbred 8. c. Rhode Is
land Reds, are declared by experts to
be a model of industrial efficiency.
EXPERTS TAKE LESSONS.
Scientific farmers and poultry
breeders from various parts of the
Southeastern States have visited the
poultry farm to absorb some of the
unique ideas on material exhibited
there. The poultry farm Is said to be
the best in this section of the State.
Chickens from the farm won three
ribbons at the Southeastern Fair last
September.
Romance, adventure and business
efficiency show themselves from the
little spotted terrier dog who smokes
a pipe to the hairy Airedale that 10
trained to stop rooster fights.