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When the House of Commons, went into Committee last month on the Military Ser vice (Conventions with Allied States) Bill, Fow more remarkable stories of escapes on Clause 1 which provides for the from prison have been recorded than that carrying out of mutual arrangements with of the two German officers, prisoners of a foreign country, Allied or otherwise, war, Lienes, Otro Thelen and Lehmann, acting in cooperation with his Majesty in who broke out of Chelmsford Guol Inte

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on one night recently. The exploit

the present whequeeds in audacity even that of Otto

obligations,

alr. King moved an amendment with von Rocha, who in December, 1914, the object of protecting British subjects, escaped from Dorchester camp in at pack- resident in countries like dupan, China, ing case, getting across England as far and Brazil from being conscripted into as Gravend before his ruse was dis the Armies of those countries.

covered by a deck hand, who, roughly handling the heavy case, broke apart and disclosed the half-suffocated von Koehn."

CARDBOARD LOCKS.

Mr. Macpherson gave an assurance that British subjects resident abroad would be

Thelen had been sent to the Old Prison given an opportunity of coming hom before being conscripted under any Cons in Chelmsford, a veritable stronghold vention, and that, further, they should with concrete floors, iron doors, and iron- huse the right of appeal to the British grated corridors, because of his previous Minister in the particular country, who attempts to escape. Each cell door has a would see that no injustice was done peep hole through which the sentry can In the course of further discussion men observe his charge. On several occasions

the. berg urged that this protection should not when the officer Inoked through on depend upon any assurance from the Wartnight in question he thought he saw the Office, but should be embodied in the Bill prisoners in bed peacefully asleep. What Me. Herbert Samuel said there should be he actually saw were two dummies which complete reciprocity in the matter, and the lieutenants had manafactured, · each just as the foreign mibject resident here with a head of hair made from the mat had the right of appeal to his own Ambas tresses, CRY sador, so the same protection should he given to the British subject abroad. If

When at last the discovery was made that were put into the Bill it ought to that the men hand got clear away it was satisfy all reasonable winds. The Attor found that the locks of all the doors

and ney-General accepted the suggestion, the amendment was thereupon, withdrawn which barred their way to the street kad len picked, except the cell door lock, Mt. Molteno moved an amendment to provide that the liability imposed by and these had been removed and ingeni- Convention on British subjects should trously constructed cardboard locks sub-

atibuted, confined to those who had proceeded When they walked out of the gaol the from and high last resident in Great

mes were wearing uniform, but outside Britain, and had not proceeded from and they succeeded in obtaining some rivilian. been last resident in any other part of

clothing. A his Majesty' dominions, Mr. Macpher. The runaways had travelled about 12 sun, while unable to accept the wording of miles, in the direction of Gravesend when the amendment, recognized that it was their lisence was discovered. A large reasonable, and promised to deal with. budy of special constables, uniformed the matter on report. The are

The amendment police and Army bicycle scouts sel out

was withdrawn.

in

An amendment moved by Mr. Lees in pursuit. The hunt was continued all

next day without success, but ahong Smith providing that no British subjects'clock the following morning the cyclists contratting country should be con found Theles and his companion hiding ripted without being allowed the option in a ditch at Basildon, a village about of returning to Great Britain was 19 miles inland from the mouth of the accepted by Mr. Macpherson and agrend Thanks, mich torn and

It was also agreed, on the motion of MT Molteno, that a Convention should not be carried into effect until the Order in Council authorizing it had lain on the table of the House of Commons for 30 days, and no address against it was adopted by the House

They clothing was very much torn and covered with mud. Part of their journey had been covered in a bont, which they borrowed." They crossed the Chelmer

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TRELEN'S RECORD... Tholen is an expert prison-breaker, Trevelyan moved an amendment to His first exploit was at Donington Hall.. secure that every British subject made Here, as long ago as September, 1915, he

HOW TO GAIN 15 TO 40 LBS. liable to enlistment in a contracting coun worked his way into the cellars beneath try should have the same right to claim the library and with the assistance of

Stop being a human beanpole. exemption and for the same reasons as he another prisoner, Lieut. Hans Keilhack,

Chase away that long, laan, hungry Navy bega

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Metal MR, CROOKS' PRETESTA.

good, firm, healthy permanent those stay there" fish and tissue For we say that the skinniest, scraw- spare bones of yours. niest man or woman can quickly fill

for Hitish subjects in particular ensested on board a ship which was on the out" become plump-yes, with actual MY Whichouse said the Bill was so funt of sailing for the Continent the healthy fat, in sixty days and all by t

new, simple, harmless overloaded with unworkable provisions In the following January Thelen

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Sir H. Dalziel said that when he saw wounded men, between 35 and 40, and with families, sent back to the front, he could not understand the enthusiasm of bon members for the shirkers who had left the country in the early stages of the war to evade service If those persons had any spark of patriotism left they would not have required the Bill to bring them. hack in order to help their country in her hour of nerd

The amendment - Was by leave with drown, and the clause as amended was pagined to.

On Clause.2, applying to aliens in Great Britain the Military Service Acts in the sane manner as British subjects,

Mr. Whitehouse moved that a subject of a contracting country shall have the same right with regard to exemption and exception conferred by the Military Ser vice Aets, 1916 and 1917, as he would have if he were a British subject." The Attor ney General (Sir J. Smith) agreed to this, and the amendment, was made

Philberds, Maidenhead. One of the men was discovered under the bed in his hat swing through the floor boards, white the other was playing a mouth organ to deaden the sound of the work.

From Maidenhead the two. mët ·were sent to the old gaol at Chelmsford, where it was thought they would be perfectly. safe.

GERMAN DOCTOR'S DISCOVERY..

A rather amusing story is told of ous of the recent attacks on the British Front. At one place the British took prisoner in a dug out a German doctor and his staff, and, finding the place equipped is a dressing station, the British took their wounded down to him for treatment, no one of our men there being able to speak. German. The German doctor went ahead and dressed our wounded, but each one, when finished, he labelled for dispatch to n Berlin hospital. It was not till he had done over a hundred and the affair

RUSSIANS AND THE QUESTION OF TRANSPORT was ended that he discovered that he was

On the question that the caule is not doing up wounded prisoners taken amended stand part of the Bill, Mr. Les by the Germans, but that he was hitself

Smith asked whether travelling facilities in prisoner, and attending to his captors.

would be provided for Russians who were prepared to return to their own country.

Mr. Macpherson replied, that a reason had that day attended a coroner's inquiry CO. able time would be allowed to Russian on 17 little children, 15 of whom were less Esubice nossible for them to return Did we begin waging war on women and

and that it would be made as than five years of age. Was that war

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Mit Snowder complained that these children? Who was encouraging the Ger aliens would be liable to be conscripted mans to go on Why, the Opposition Before

ore transport facilities could be obtain that House. (Cheers.) Every word they ed. Mr. Herbert Samuel suggested that had uttered against the war had been the ability to service in Great Britain translated to mean that we were weak, should only affect an alien who had had when in fact we were stronger than ever. an effective opportunity of returning to (Cheers.) He did not call the slaughter his own country and had not availed him of children war, but murder, and the

people

scho opposed the Bill were selfopherson explained that the War encouraging our homes. They smiled

O the Admiralty, and the Foreign But it was tri The utterances of cor- Offe had been considering this question rain members were piointed to as evidences. of the return of Russians, and he agreed of disunion in this country. What a with 31r. Samuel, recognizing that the mer mistake! On Wednesday he saw mothers

said, My

God

what shall should have an effective opportunity to crying. They retaru He undertook, that the matter we do!" but never a word of peace. The should be dealt with on report,

fathers said, We shall get even with the SIT H. Daiziel hoped there would be no murderers yet. So we should. Who undute delicacy as to how the subjects of talked of starvation? Who talked of foreign countries were treated under the want of courage? Was it the member of Bill Many of them had made a great the debating society, who took advantage deal of money, and hnd held aloof, for of their opportunities in that House? three years whilst the country that was The world ought to know that England Protecting them struggled for its could stand's good deal more than she had akse yet barne. The mothers of this country

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MR, CROOKS' PLAIN SPEAKING. who realized what had happened would Barometer Mr Crooks said the conduct of the Perish Britain rather than sur Fe refugees in this matter was like that of a render to the Germans in any circum- man who, having gone into a house and stances Cheers.) The men who scorn enjoved its owner's hospitality, walked ed our efforts to save the world would, he

out when there was a fire, and, on being honed, ze down amidst obloquy and scorn. asked to carry's bucket of water, Puswer d. Not me.'in a refuser (Cheers. He could not understand why time should

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