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FIVE HUNDRED MILES TO FREEDOM

BRITISH PRISONER'S WONDERFUL ESCAPE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1919, 1917.

OUT IN FRANCE. CONSTANT WORK TO OCCUPY THE MIND

Life in the trenches is not only on tongus and uncomfortable, but also entails a great deal of hard work Trenches are always being

An Englishman, who was taken pei- soner by the Germans in East Africa on January 1st, and successfully made his are often blown by the repaired..

escape shortly afterwards, has recorded in the long run it is the elements which

experiences in a letter printed in the Northern Post, and Border Fees Both do the most damage. You many say that Afrien. The letter

stering the main mice, stern the cle miles with th

ments do three times ns

damage ne Germans as a prisoner, the writer and

the enemy's shell fire,

Srvatont Four trenchus water. If your his companion marched well over 250 miles in 16 days in making their escape, are situated in low-lying, damp ground, this distance being the longest, so far

you are often

long sections

arching nearly, bobes how after a desaltory character the d

scourge of all is

covered in German East Africa" by a misfortunesy roken by

escaping prisoners.

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GERMAN-AMERICANS AND THE WAR.

[DY OTTO M: KÄRN]

The editor of the Christian, from which paper this article is taken, suys

"WE WILL DELIVER THE SHIPS." ENGLISH SHIPYARDS ROAR WITH ACTION

GLASGOW, October Ist.

Recently there was held in New York On the hull of a big ship being built meeting of the Merchants Association in one of the many yards that line the bods which comprises the leading river honka of Scotland and North-weat cotamercial men of that city. Its object Engiad a workinn has written with was to further the success of the Jiherty chnik, in bold letters six feet high, five Loan, and its result was remarkable. The most striking addream was delivered words that express the determination of

British ship builders to do their bit by Mr. Otto I. Kahn, a prominent toward befeating the German submarines. German-American, and we have

plea Bure

in reproducing it for the clear The five words are We will deliver the statement it contains of the objectivos ships of the war as they appear to on German birth who is note to see things in their proper perspective. We wish that it might be circulated in the Fatherland, for in the enlightenment of the German dumocracy lies, the greatest hope of Pearu

We bave met to-day in pursuanes of high purise, a purpose when it this wherever, taroughout the world, the

gags of tre lpen is spoken and under

A staff correspondent of the Associated Frena has now just completed a trip through the yards of the rivers Treeя. Tyne, Wene and Clyde as the guest of the Foreign office and the Admiralty

Great Britain not only will deliver the ships, they are being delivered how, hundreds of them. Of the four principal availabls font of adjoining land has ship more or less completed over it. Nearby engire works are turning out motive power for the vessely at a tremen-

take about a wet away in time two or three weeks in the winter month Lena moment in ese ship building rivers of the country every

was Mahenge. and found marching

our kit. I had a fairly big lond,

of your, trench collapse at one tinie. WITH THE GERMANS.

Water rots the sand-lags, so that you are The letter Logins by describing the compelled to rebuild a trench for four

laise later on journey with the Germans. On January that it

Water Tray collapse 2nd our officer told us, the writer sa Roods your! Ung-oute and renders there ha we would start for the prison camp about uninhabitable Allied to this evil is midday. The journey was supposed to of frost. Your water-logged trenches of and our destination the autinn become as hard as flint for they rk, after Then suddenly it thats and down to hard work,

all come, the

the water anting out everywhere. my great bout, waterproof sheet, and another frost comes, and you have to hack mosel containing

and cooking for hours in ground like solid steel Move country for Work-eternal work That is your fot utensils. We were in

the accursed thing when has marching, no hills, but unfortunately the trenches. Even when a trench is in and never to cease nor rest rather swampy after the December rains comparatively good order, work has to be brought upon the world the nitterale The chin holds up a little in January, done, for no trench is so good that it calamity, the deyil's visitation or this

We were lucky. We marched for cannot be made better

appalling War, in destroyed beyond all about five days until we arrived at the

pesabuty of resurrection. Best German magazine, as they call the We call the magazines supply depats, They did not overning snot more

but it

being used to riding. We had to carefore repair the damage, stuwa.gov.

than six hours a day, hrt, or que march about 6 o'clock. The only food we were served out with was rice. As having it for menis you know: 1 min for three times daily I de not the it as much as I did formerly Fortunately and few pounds of flour, and my half section and I were able to

r menu with

ith a small loaf of bread

W

for.

Every battalion is given u certam amount of work to do while it is holding

The Battalion the line

it is the purpose of a common deterious rate inmation to nght and to hear and to dare.

that accursed thing is not a nation, but * an evil spirit, a spirit which has malle the government possessed by it and executing is abhorrent, and bloody, we

apportions some of it. He goon

to Le diferent every day and points out, to the chi munt

They are the things without which dark nose intolerable. They are the things ness would fail upon hope, and it would

Ship builders, men, women, boys, girls, all are working at top speed to beat the Germans,

The rivers are overhung with smoke, blast furnaces are blowing everywhere, atreaks of rod metal go back and forth in

the rolling mills and through it all on them busy rivers there is a roar of untomatic

steel into riveters, the clash of sledges on

Just now the builders of ships are rush- ing through work on countless destroyers, cruisers and other naval ships that must remain for the present as mysteries. They, too, are working at a tremendous rate completing merchang ships of which there appear to be hundreds. Some ars being built for private owners, some for the governor

Especially fast work is being done won the builders are anxious to increase their the merchant ships as the government and

construc

ning in Eurono We were all veryhole different way. At that rate thao humanity, liberty, justice, and mercy, tonnage by building standard vessels of

It was a trent sonrchiveof to be entirely whailt

day, where about ten

as

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be repaired. He will say. This trenching an abomination at the sight of das machines that punch holes in plates wus menge en inch thick, which at times truly is dig is not deep enough, or You must

These sand-bags are What we are now contending for by the deafening, a drain here, rotting; you will have to tear down this side of our spistididly brave and surely, pars of the trench and rebuild it. But cried Allies, after unite forbearanci, those are comparatively surall odd juba ter delay which many of us round I often happens that a trench is in such hard to bear, are the things which are

that 漉 a state of disrepair whole mouth of lurd

work may be ruded to effect enthe highest and most cherish

Loat the civilized world his attained AT MALENGE

improvement Clare in a co. like this, through the toil, sacrifices, and suferite black song

have to he thought of its best in the course of many crp Our guard consisted of 10 Askuris and two Germans The one out. It is no

matter German spoke English very well. I had the battalion. They are the nation to curies, several yarns with him. He was very trenches for a few days. One battalion ver of the war, and admitted they were may commence a job one way, and the hopelessly beaten out here, but all I reheving battalion may continue it in

to have every confidence they are a

never be finished. Const-

which many are oven now under would never- pleased to arrive at the first German quently, the Brigadier is responsible for

tion, many having been launched. Thess magazine, as there carriers were arranged the major improvements Hogues

landard ships, builders agree, will

Sízo will have

greatly culurgy this output of tonnage, trunch with no round and says This

In the first ・OF “A new com

pince it

Price was pointed out, thing to carry. We made the carriers in camp; they fetched water muniention trench will have to be unde

construction has been greatly simplified our fires, etc.

from here to there. He sends for the

as all parts of hulls, engines and all parts The leder goes on to describe the officer commanding be brigade, engines

have been standardized and tuny be used where first needed. Heretofore thirty-five prison is arrival at Mahenge, a small ing company, and tells him what he wants

sizes of steel scations were used in build- pretix town in the hills on the 12th Hose, promising hisor unttalions of the This appalling conflict which has been ing an ordinary wip. The standardizi have been imprisoned since the begintring brigade. It may he a big job requiring mer fight of one or more peoples againation process has reduced this number to of the war. Here they had n few "eighty men continuoxuly at work. rest and more liberal rations were given In that case each of the four companie dee or more other peoples. It goes far eight

deeper It sharply divide, the smil and Bo far, all the standards, us they. ara for in battalion front may havi to them and they made arrangements

provide

conscience of the world. It transcends called, have been named after flowers, the another 14 days march to the main two working parties, each of twenty met vastly the bounds of racial allegiance 16 word war" preceding the name of the prish camp

Their

chip diet was une by day and one by night. And to is ethically fundamental. In determin-flower, such as War Rose, War Thistle, again rice, and the country made march the work goes on under the superintending one's attitude toward it, the time bus War Poppy But for the name, it would ing difficult and unpleasant. On Feb ence of the sappers. Ench battalion ruary 4th they reached A

magazine and which comes into the line continuts the one by if it ever was when race, and be impossible to tell that they are stand- had orders to wait for further instruc work of the battalion it has relieved. and inherited affliations were Berards. They all will be well armed.

Germans in the early days of the tions before proceeding to the main Even when a battalion is out of the line mitted to count. Piano comp. Up to that time they had it may have to send up a party to help English birth rose to fire this country of the Tees, the Tyne and the Wear In - A century and a half ago Americans of war tried their best to destroy the yards the Work of improvement.

from the oppression of the rulers of

one shop behind a mass of roaring The construction of

of dug-outs is

trench work birth are called on to rise together placed there by the company in honour feature of the men hate working in the with their fellow citizens of all races, to of more than a score of

of employés At Mahenge, a man who was captured with the Belgian forces and had been trenches, they work eagerly enough on free not only this country but the whole were killed on the spot when a Leppelli prisoner for nearly two years, joined the construction of dug-outs. They wild world from the oppression of the rulers Tomb crashed through the roal and ex :do great deal if they know it is for of Germany, an oppression far less cap ploded. On any river they will point out That is the reason why able of being endured and of far graver to the visitor where barobs from the ed to escape from the Germans, but WUR battalions recaptured. He now arranged 19 cscape t

did away with the menace--at least in with one of the men, but

same front when they come inte the lins the fellow

Speaking as one born of German Tar that section of the country. The Zeppe backed out as the last minute. He If the officers and men know that they then sounded me," the writer of the are likely to hold a certain line of ants, I do not hesitate to state it is my lins don't even try to reach the yards any Jetter continues, but I was not keen

trenches for considerable period they deep conviction that the greatest service more. It would be suicide for them to it, did not fancy wandering about in

done is for origin is to feel a natural inducement to improve

which men of German birth or unteer make the attempt... comfort, It dents can render to the country of their the bush and without firearms. As rach

is the thought that all wor

proclaim and to stand day went by I got more sick of the if the benefit of others which paralyses for those great, and an idea which and the idea of life as a prisoner in raniń prison Camp was a horrible one energy. It is only human nature for men national qualities and traditions

minde up ray, mind one night that if to Y, Why the devil should we build they inherited from their ancestors, and

was still keen on escaping Gay dug outs and dig fine tronches? We to at their faces like Bint against went to him the next day and asked him again ever come into these trenches monstrous doctrines and acts of a rules blood in foreign lands if it would be possible to arrange for selvigt our successors fend for the ship which have robbed them of the Ger. But I know that neither Germany, nor

marched nearly 000 miles and still had large of the working the England Today, Amerienng of German machinery there is a big brass plate

four days' march to go before reaching in the camp.

DA DESPERATE RESOLVE.

a

ant

Who

them. On two occasions he had attempt their ownly niways hold the portent ECUE GERMANY, Zeppelins have dropped before the British

I would make the attempt with him, I shall

when

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______TO_REECUE

everve-and-attain the goodwill and the high respect of the world and the affec ionnte loyalty of all those of German

many which they loved and in which they this country, nor the rest of the world can took just pride, the Germany which had return to happiness and peace and fruit- the goodwill, respect, and admiration of ful labour until it shall have been mado the entire world

manifestbite rulers who bear the and unmistakably I do not hesitate to stile it as my alt for this wanton

War, and

to

to

No amount of niger-driving er nitive guide to take us to the British swearing will compel men to perform lines, Ile could speak Swahil fairly more than the barest minimum of work well and he at once got busy. We were

they are in that frame of mind

the trenches: is Although working.. then in country where the natives were Not so such in favour of the Germans in very irksome, it has at least one value

quite apart from the material.

mean takably and whole-heartedly Americans of fact, most of them favour the British by this that constant to farmun Origin throw themselves into the that the epiritwich unchained it cannot

ส native porter who was doubtedly

the mird, which willing to guide us to Songea, This was tend to occupymiseries at struggle which this country has entered prevail, that the hateful doctrines and

otherwise brood on February 6th. We arranged if posdangers of the life. Even in the front la ordce to rescue Germany, no less than Methods in pursuance of which, and in ible to alterant our escape on February line I have almost for that I was those sinister forces that are, in Prom compliance with which it is conduct

He found

hoy

a hand and

are rejected with abhorrence by the civilized world, and that the over-weening never he achieved: ambitions which it was meant to servó can

America and the rest of the world, 7th. The boy was to take our haversacks containing food in a bucket to the river in the trenches, by

Wilson's language, the enemy of all man us if to draw water.. After eunset we three hours, in the mer for two

hours, digging and filing and bags

samo and kind, the better they protect and serve were to get them some and piling them up till we made a thick the true advantage of the German people. The fight for civilization, which we failed us at the last minute and backed wall of them. Work does unquestionably I measure my words They are borne fondly believed had been won many years out then asked me if I

divert the

mind. It helps, if only in make the attempt with him. He

to jussen one's sense of the out all ton emphatically by the hideous ago, must be fought over again. In this tunately had a compass a hand-drawn

slight degree.

eloquence of desde which have appalled sacred straggle it is now our privilege to map, also some dried ment. He was fair

this existence an the midst

in the conscience of the civilized world take no mean part, and our glory 10. und possible to employ a of pain and sudden death. It is even They are borne out by numberless expers bring sacrifices one job, the one pur written and spoken, of Germen Our one and supreme one pur- little under these conditionaban did for the its youth, en of that teaching is that it to bring that the team toward that ate to teach pose to which all others must give way, You professors employed by the State to teach

is this War to a successful com BLOOD BROTHERHOOD to yourself,

The burden

he shot at sight when escaping, but with no and told me we were liable to Was fed with the life and 1

P

agreed

make the attempt.

corn

to

nation

The letter goes on to describe their this little bit of trench I have seen might makes right, and that the German end is to make the Liberty Loan a verit

great fortresses of France, I can do for escape with n small stock of rations pride in good workmanship even in the nation has been chosen to crable triumph, an overwhelming expres consisting mainly

salt, and some dried meat have sometimes felt such pride myself.-

of rice, a bag of Kafir trenches, and can honestly say that I morally and actually the over-lordship sion of our gigantic economic strength

of the world, and must and will accom On the first night they nearly walked

plish that task and that destiny and feel himself personally responsible, let what To accomplish that, let each one of us into an Askari camp, and on another SUBALTERN

ever cost in bloedshed, ccasion just escaped runnning into a

spirit of that

teaching, in teach one of us work as if our life depend

German patrol. Their chief food was a and his brother if they would performon. The s mixture of sanctimonioused on the result. And, in a very real

to

good fire goining the night and

Two days after the

they

a lonely native but, but the owner could BAPE AT LAST

not tell them

the

way to Songea.

Later

on they met a native fishing Wa After many day marching, sometimotestanty and Catholicgilled one held the world by the throat, if the priz

him

kind of thick porridge, and some dried the ceremony; and this they agreed to do ness and covetousness, and its self-rightsenge, does not our national life and our meat, and

and they heard lions, they had This is most binding and zusred onth cous assumption of world-improving individual life depend on the cutcome of keep watch

with the native. The ceremony restored mission, is closely akin to the spirit from this War 1 their confidence, and they went off to which were bred 1

religious wars of the Would life, be tolerable if the power of came to sleep quite comfortably.

past

through the long and dark years when Prassianiam, rus mad and murderous,

and devastated Europe. I speak in sorrow, for I am speaking meat steeped in the doctrines of a ba

macy of the earth belonged to a Govern- promised

through thick bush country, as they did substantial reward if he threw hires the Germans by taking of the country of my origin, and I have barons past and supported by a ruling them safely to Songen. The native

casts which preaches the deification of took them to his brother's

the roads, and passing through some not forgotten what I owe to it a kraal that

liberty hates sheer might, which delpiseg evening, where the

native villages, they arrived at a small BITIER DISAPPOINTHERE. had a really sore

democracy, and would destroy both if it mead of native

porridge made very thick. British outs

* I speak in bitter ritish outpost, and later reached Bongea where they were able to give the chief I am thinking of the Germany of former could 1. almost like

dough and green meelies, intelligence offer some useful wero

natives there and their tion about the Germans. The writer says its fall here to the

nted informa days, the Germany which has contr went off and one of them. They returned, each carry Grst time for over a month. He

I had a long, talk with behind a look at himself in a mirror the imp shable assets,

had sev ing a nasty little are. We thought

Few fields of hunmal Brow out with the idea of a six or eight day something of

he said

that things African natives.

but knowing

dvd not look very AZArch and had been on the tramp in th

bush for over a fortnight in C

One way of trained, there was only Africa, med-only with a walking stick m

I keeping natives to their word,

tions

Central An

in the firm fá

and that was to perfona peremony there was only a food up an evil fats has cast upon were full of holes and badly atoner for the dreadful called blood brotherhood with the parties concerned As they appeared to ply depot at Bongos, he was unable to former Germany is bound to be in a tight corner, they asked the guide got a new issue of clothing, but some of and, in due course of time

the follows there gave him some spare (Continued at foot of riezt column) kit

intmen

the

To that spirit and to those doctrines, we citizens of America and servants, as such of humanity will oppose our solemn and unshakable resolution to make the place world safe for democracy, and we will with a clear conscieros in the noble words, which more than Ave hundred years re uttered by the Parliament of Which Scotland:

It is act for glory, or for riches, or Star honour that we Gght, but for liberty villagein

kalone, which no good man loses but with

his life. (Continued at foot of nest column.)

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