' M Ex "-Gunner and Chief Petty Officer, U. 5. Navy . ' ^ --- -- -- ^ ____ - » Member of the Foreign Legion of France A T HFRX TiFPFW Captain Gvin Turret, French Battleship Caaaaxtf JTTLx^JL#J^J.V X Mm* •• Winner of the Croix de Guerre ropyrlfilrt. by R*tlly an« BrUton Co., Thwraffh Rpwfat With the Matthew Adams Serrioe _"" 1 CHAPTER XXIII--Continued. --20-- f:, Jt certainly was, hard, when tbe}ne£t day came, to give up your whole ration and go without tliat day. But I never taw a mab hedge, or even speak of it. And we did not have any food pjjates among us either: we were not captains of Industry By any means. rjf ,There were tlniefc wlien some of us fcvold not eat certain of our rations. For instance, many and many a time 1 was as hungry as anybody could be, kfe7, and I wanted to eat toy bread, but it fit* ' seemed as iif I could not get it Into ' my mouth. Then I would trade it with iw someone else for his "shadow soup" or his barley coffee. We were dying every day In Brandenburg and after etch death' the senior men of that barracks would de- Sail twelve of their number to go out for half an hour and dig the grave, vhile others made little crosses, on which they wrote or carved the man's name, when he was captured, and his regiment or ship. In the middle of the cross were always the letters, £. L P.--Rest in Peace; One time we were ordered to report to the German doctors for a sprum treatment of some kind--to receive an Injection, in other words. There was no choice about it this time, as we were simply herded together to the hospital barracks. Now, I knew what these things were like and how brutal the German doctors were in giving an Injection, so I wanted to be the very first taian and not have to witness the other men getting theirs. &o I pushed up to the head of the line, with the qrew erf H. M. S. Nomad, who had been captured in the Jutland battle, and by the time we got to the hospital was the very first man iu line. But the sentry threw me back and there were several men ahead of me. Bach of them bared his chest and the doctors slashed them across the brenst with a very thin knife, so you can see that it was very painful. When It came to my turn they slashed me three times in the shape of a triangle Just to one side of the breast. And that was •li there was to It--no injection, nothing on the knife that I could see. Now, I do not know what the Idea was. Every man of us was dizzy for the rest of the day and could not do anything but lay bround the barracks. And hardly any of us bled a drop, though the gashes were deep. I do not think we had any blood in us to run, and that is the truth of iL It was Just another German trick that no one could explain. One day a war (Wrrespondent named Bennett, from a Chicago paper, came to the camp and went through all the barracks. When he came to our barracks I told him I was an American and asked for the news. Instead of answering he began to ask all sorts of questions. Finally, after I had told htm I had been In the French service, I asked him if he could help me in any way. He answered that I had only my •elf to blame and that It served me right if I had teen in one of tfae aUted armies. i did not like his looks much and he seemed unfriendly, but when he began smoking a cigarette it almost drove me crazy and I could not help asking for one. lie refused me and said I should have stayed in my own country, where I could have had plenty of cigarettes. After a while he threw away a clga rette stub and not only I hot three or four others who were near made a dive •for It. A man named Kelley got it a crazy man whqweqX nryuud trying 10 eat wood and cloth ap<\. anything be could find. (Quiuier D«pew'« Interview with Mr Qor&rd took place at the Dulm«n prison camp on or about February 1, 1917. On February 3, our state department demand «d the release of sixty-two Americana captured on British vessels and held prisoners In Germany. On the same day President Wilson severed diplomatic rela tlens wl h Germany. Ambassador Gerard left Germany exactly one week later. The newspaper that Gunner Depew saw must have been issued after February 10. It waa not until March 9, 1917, however, that Gunner Depew was actually released from Brandenburg.--Editor's Note.J Whe'n my three weeks were up and I had not heard from Mr. Gerard I was Just about ready to go down'to the lake and pick out a vacant spot and *lTteyrWashed Hie Three Times down in It. I really do not think could have lasted two weeks longer. d Just/about that^lme, as I was alkiug back to barracks one day, a frenchman showed nie a German iBewspaper, aud there In large type on ftfee top of the first page it said that Mr. Gerard had left the country, or %as getting ready to leave. They had (to drag me tha rest of the way to the bafnicks and throw snow on me before came to. I do not know what happened <J«flng the next few days. But a week or 86 later tlw'Spanlsh ambassador 'and four Gepaan officers nd Swntts came to otfr barracks and the ambassador toHi me I would be released! It \y»ra all I could do to keep from fainting again. Then Swatts asked me in English if I had anything say about the treatment in the camp, and I began to think maybe It was a frame-up of some kind, so all said was, "When wlU J. get out of here?" and he said, "Why, you will be released tomorrow." I did not wait to hear any more, but rushed Into the barracks again, singing and whistling and yelling as loud as I could. The hoys told me my face was very red and I guess what little blood had In rtiy body had rushed to my head, because I could hardly Walk for few minutes. Then the men began to think I wag crazy, and none of them believed 1 would really be released, but that I was going to be sent to th^ mines, as so many were. But I believed It, and Just sat there on my bunk and began to dream of the food I would get and what I would eat first, and so on~ I did not sleep that night--Just walked from barracks to=barracks untlll they chased me away, oftd then walked up and down In my own barracks the rest of the night. When I got to the Russian barracks and told the two doctors my news, they would not believe me at all, although they knew there had been some Important lsitor at the camp. But when I walked oat of their door said, "Dobra vetshav," which rae*ns Good night!" Then they must have believed me, for they called me ba<k, and all the men gave me addresses <>f people to write to in case I sttould j;et away. They were all talking at once, and one of the doctors got very excited and got down on his knees with his hands in the air. "Albert," he said, "if you have the God-given luck to get out of Germany--not for my sake, but for the sake of us who are here in this hell-hole, promise me you will tell all the people wherever you go what they are doing to us here. Tell them dot to send money, for we can't eat money, and not meat--Just bread, bread, bread--" • And when I looked around all the men were sitting on'their beds crying artd tearing their hair and saying, "bread, bread, bread," over and over again. Then each tried to give me something, as if to say that even 11 they did not get out, perhaps their button or belt or skull cap would get back to civilization. When I left their barracks I began to cry, because it did not seem possible that I was going away, and already I could see them starving slowly, Just as I had been starving. The next morning a sentry came to my barracks, called out my name and took me to the commander of the camp. They searched me,' and then drilled me back to barracks again. Then the men All thought they were just playing a joke on me, and they said so. w *• The same thing happened the next day, and when one of the men said that probably I would be slammed up against a wall and shot, I began to feel shaky, I can tell you. But the third morning, after they had searched me, the commander said, "Well, you'll have to have a bath before you leave the country," and I was so glad that 1 did not mind abotit the bath, although I remembered the last one 1 had, and It did not agree very well with me. . After the bath, they drilled^ me out Into the road. There wer# four sentries with me, but not Swatts, nor did I see him anywhere around, for which I was ibrry. But all the boys came (lown to the barbed wire, or to the gate, and some were crying, and others were cheering, and all Of them were very much excited. But after a minute* or two they got together again and the last thing I heard was the song about packing up your old kit bag", and then, "Are we downhearted?--Nol" They were certainly game lads. They did not take me straight to the station, but took me through all the streets they could find, and as usual, the women were there with the bricks and spit. But I did not mind: I was used td It, and besides. It was (he last time. So I just grinned at them, and thought that I was better <>tt than they, because they had to stay in the hole called Germany. •* I was still half naked, but I did not mind the two-hour wait on the station platform. I noticed a little sign that ead, "Berlin 25 miles north," and i lit was the first time I had much of : u Idea where Brandenburg was. When we^ got into the compartment ind I found that the windows were not smashed I could not believe It at first until I remembered that this was not a prisoner train. We had a fortyeight hour ride to Lindau, which Is on the- Lake of Constance, and no food or water In that time. But still I did not mind it much. At Lindau they drilled me into a little house and took away all the addresses that I had, and then marched me over to- the little boat which crosses the lake. As I started up the gangway the last tiling I received In Germany reached me--a crack across the back with a rifle! The women and children on the dock had their fists up and were-yelling, "American swine!" But I just laughed at them. And wben I looked around the boat and saw no German soldiers -- only Swiss civilians -- 1 rubbed my eyes and could not believe It. When they gave me bread, which was what I had decided I wanted most of all back in the camp, I thought I forty-live uiiuutes later, we arrived at ""-'plmilh In Switzerland, I finally CHAPTER XXI* knew I was free. Back in the States. After I arrived at Rorschach I was taken to a large hall, where I remained over night. There were three American flags on the walls, the first I had seen in a long tlqae. J certainly did a fine Job Of sleeping that "night. I think I slept twice as fast to make up for lost tiide. In the morning I had a regular banquet for breakfast--eggs, coffee, bread and a small glass of wine. Even now, although I never pass up a meal, that breakfast is still easy to taste, and I sometimes wish I could enjoy another tueal as much. But I guess I never shall have one that goes as good. AftVr breakfast they took me out on the steps of the hall and photographed me, after which I, went to the railway The 8wiss Certainly Treated Ms. Wtll was la beav*>u sure enough, and when. station, with a young mob at my heels. It reminded me a bit of Germany--It was so different. Instead of bricks and bayonet jabs, the mob gave me cigarettes and chocolate and sandwiches. They also handed me questions-- enough to keep me busy answering to this day«4f I could., I got on the train to Zurich, and at every stop on the way there were more presents and more cameras and more questions. At St. Gallen they had cards ready for me to write on, and then they were going to send them to anybody I wished. The station at Zurich was packed with people, and 1 began to think I was a star for sure. Francis B. Keene, the American consul general at Zurich, and his assistant, were there to meet me. We walked a few blocks to his office, and all the way the cameras were clicking and the chocolates and cigarettes piling up until I felt like Santa Claus on December 24th. After a little talk with Mr. Keene. he took me to the Stussehof hotel, where my wounds were dressed--and believe me, they needed It. The Swlkb certainly treated me well. Every time I came oat on the streets they followed me around, and they used to give me money. But the money might just as well have been leather or lead--I conld not spend It. Whenever I wanted to buy anything the shopkeeper would make me a present of U. I also visited the Hotel Banr an Lac, •the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mc- Corniick of Chicago, who are doing such fine work with the Red Cross and are looking after the Belgian and French refugees In Switzerland. It was a dinner, and much appreciated by one guest, at least. I need not mention his name, but he ate so much that he felt ashamed afterward. I do not think he got In bad for It, though, for afterward Mr. and Mrs* McCormlck each gave bima valuable present, which he needed badly- After the dinner Mrs. McCormlck made a little patriotic speech. In which she said that the Huns would never trample on the United States flag, and some other things that made all the Americans there very proud, especially Mr. Keene and myself. So you see I was having a great time. But I was hating a little trouble, all the time, for this reason: there were quite a few Germans Interned In Zurich, and they went about lb uniform. Now, when I saw one of these birds and remembered what had been happening to me just a short time before ray hands began to itch. Believe me, It was not "good morning" that I said to them. I enjoyed It all right; they were not in squads and had no arms, so. it was baud to hand, and pie for me. But Mr. Keene did not like It, 1 guess, for he called me to his office one morning and bawled me ont for a while, and I promised to be good. "You're supposed to be neutral," he said. And I said, "Yes, and when I was torpedoed and taken prisoner, I was supposed to be neutral, too." But I said I would net look for trouble any more, and started back to the hotel. But no sooner was I underway than a Hun private came along and began to laugh at me. My hands Itched again, and I could not help but slam him a few. We went round and round for a while, and then the Hun reversed and went down Instead. Mr. Keene saw us, or heard About it, so he told me I had better go to Berne. , So oft I went, with my passport. But the same thing happened In Berne. I tried very hard, but I JuSt could not keep my hands off the Germans. So I guess everybody thought It was a good thing to tell me good-by--anyway I was shipped into France, going direct to St. .Nuzuire aud iryui there to Brest.; I made a short trlp to Hull, England, with a letter from a man at Brandenburg to his wife. She was not at home, but I left the letter and returned to France. I was In France altogether about three weeks, and then went to Barcelona, Spain. Then I took passage for the States on the C. Lopez y Lopez, a Spanish merchantman. We had mostly "Splgs" on board, which Is navy slang for Spaniards. Almost every one of them had a large family of cltfldren and a raft of pets. We sailed down through Valencia, Aliheria, Malaga, Cadiz and Las Palmas In the Canary islands. When we left Las Palmas we had a regular menagerie aboard--parrots canary birds, dogs, monkeys and various beasts. The steerage of that boat was some sight, believe me. We had boat drill all the way across, of course, and from the way those Splgs rushed about I knew that If a submarine got us the only thing thatj, would be saved would be monkeys. But we did not even have a false alarm all the way pver. I arrived In New York during the month of July, 1917--two years and a half from the time I decided to go abroad to the war zone to get some excitement. I got It, and no mistake. New York harbor and the old Statue of Liberty looked mighty good to me, you can bet. So here I am, and sometimes I have to pinch myself to lie surer of it. I certainly enjoy the food and warmth I get here, and except for an occasional pro-German I have no trouble with anybody. My wounds break open once In «Kwhlle, and I am often bothered lASflde, on account of the gag I swallowed. They say I cannot get back Into the service. It is tough to be knocked out before our own boys get Into the scrap. * But 1 do not know. I am twentythree years old, and probably have a lot to live for yet. I ought to settle down, and be quiet for a while, but comfortable as 1 am, I think I will have to go to sea again. I think of It many times, and each tlqu| JULia harder to stay ashore. >^ THE ENDi-f • ; TRUTH STRANGE AS FICTION Novel by William De Morgan - Has Counterpart in Real Llfe-8tory of Englishman. A little more than ten years ago an Englishman, deep in the sixties, won great renown by going to a hospital. His Illness, though severe, w'as ordinary enough. The use he made of his convalescence distinguished him. Propped up in bed, William De Morgan wrote his first novel. When he was entirely recovered, he wrote another, which was destined to carry on his fame around the reading world.. The book told the story of an engineer returned to London after many adventures. There a , mishap In the tube caused him to lose his memory. In the dazed state he lived a new life. By chance he met his former wife, fell In love with her and married her again. Strange as was De Morgan's talecritics said only he could make it convincing-- London Itself has duplioatad It from life. John Arthur Lewis, a returned soldier, was lately haled Into court for absconding with money he had collected for his employers. * His Innocence was easily proved. On the collecting trip he had been struck by a van and Injured. Bereft of his memory he wandered over England, arrived at bis old home, and was introduced by his mother to a young woman, said to be his wife. He refused to accept his past until one night the German airmen dropped bombs, and the shock of the explosion restored his memory. Then nil came back, even the - uncompleted day's work of last August. History here modifies the ancient observation as to truth and fiction. Truth Is not stranger than good writing, i liather the artist senses probably I ahead of the facts and later reality corroborates him. Who knows not at least one Enoch Arden? Tennyson guessed them all, Chancellor Warrfe That Germany Will Be a Menace if Sampled. • " *?• T*' rliil ' ' WANTS CENTRAL AUTHORITY Declares Era of World Domination is Over and Urges Maintenance «f. ' the Wilson Program -- Red^ Hecklers Drowned Out. ~ ' • Copenhagen, Feb. 17.--The German government on Sunday night accepted the allies' terms for an extension of the armistice, according to a dispatch to the Polltlken from Weimar. Basle, Feb. 17.--Addressing the national assembly at Weimar, i.Phlllpp Scheldemann, the chancellor, said the first essential of the government's policy was maintenance of unity in the nation by a strong central authority. Immediate restoration of peace came next, which Should be secured by adherence to the program of President Wilson and the rejection of a peace of violence. The program, he said, called for the restoration of the German colonies and the admission of Germany to the league of nations with equal rights. After reference to other points relating to foreign affairs the chancellor outlined domestic and economic plans. There would be a considerable reduction in the period of service In the new army to be created and the troops now In barracks, Including the 1809 class, would be demobilized. Many reforms were planned, the chancellor explained, Including better sanitation and housing, protective measures for the young, the regulation of supply and demnnd In labor and the development of agriculture. "The era of world domination Is over," said the chancellor, "and no power can, without let or hindrance, risk the violation of the equal political rights of all." Urging maintenance of the Wilson program the chancellor said If that, program were ^followed Germany would be the fatherland of all who, desired to be Germans, and that they would be free Germans. Germany trampled under foot, however, would be as dangerous to all the peoples of the world as the Pan-Germans had been. Regarding co-operation of the nation with the individual states ^lie chancellor declared in favor of the principle of "unity In liberty." \ Scheidemann's speech was effective and the representatives of all parties In the assembly listened attentively and for the most part sympathetically. The Independent socialists from time to time interrupted the speaker with sarcastic remarks or laughed derisively, but the remainder of the house hushed down these interrupters, particularly one of the independent socialist women members. Herr Scheldemann gained the.greatest applause when he declared" President Wilson's program had been wholly accepted by the government and by a reference to the retention by the allies of the German prisoners. He sharply attacked the advocates of a minority dictatorship, upon whom he laid ail the blair.e for all the, bloodshed in the early days of the German revolution. The independent socialists who entered the cabinet were, said Scheldemann, "cursed with inherited sin against the spirit of democracy.** World's Coal Areas. A good authority gives the coal area of the world In square miles as fol lows: United Stages, 102.000; Brltlsl America, 18.000; Great Britain. 12,000 Spain, 4,000; France, 2,000; Germany 1,800; Belgium, 518; rest of Europe 100,000; China, 2,000; Japan, 5,000 Coal Is found In commercial quantities In 27 of the states and territories of. the United States and Alaska. Marmoset's Rival. _ Mrs. Ellen Walker of Philadelphli keeps as her mascot a land turtl' which she has had for twenty-flv» years, since it first wandered Into the yard of her home. The turtle Is car rled with her on all her travels in basket made for the purpose. During the summer It spends its time in the garden at the Walker home.' In tlw winter It Is kept in the basement. His Former Occupation. The customer In the barber shop suffered In silence a long while, but there are limits to patience even In such places. He asked; "What made you take to halrcuttingT* Th« barber blandly replied; "Good money sir. Pays a sight better than hedge trimming. * which waa ~Wf last Job."--London Answers. 6 MORE TRANSPORTS ARRIVE Vessels Carrying 6,230 American ^ Troot>s From France Reach New York. New York, Feb. 17.--The transport Harrisburg, from Brest, docked here with 6.23Q veterans aboard. Most of her contingent was composed of negro troops. The. units were field and staff, headquarters and supply, medical detachment. companies A, B. C, D, E. F and G of the 368th Infantry, Camp Meade, 74 officers and 2.059 nren (colored) ; 33 casual officers, 5 officers and 44 enlisted men sick or wounded, and seven naval officers. Five other transports with nearly 4,000 niqre vetegan$ aboard also arrived., '» < '•i .m*rn -'C ;* i j i DISCHARGE 1,174,545 TROOPS Figures Announced at,Washington by General March--1,500,000 to M * Demobilized. Washington, Feb. 17.--Army discharges In demobilization In the United States had reached a totirl on Friday of 1.174.545 officers and men and rhe total number assigned for demobilization was 1,501.000. Of those- (tta> charged 71,235 were officers. -J Why Swift & Company Handle Ponhry, Eggs, Butter and Cheese Swift & Company Went into th« pro^ dace business because they saw it crying need for the kind of service they were equipped to perform. - The produce business was in IhaojL Collecting, transportation, preparation and distribution was hit or miss, with delay, deterioration and toss GQ every hand. The farmer was at tfie mercy of ari v< uncertain, localized market. He had no way of reaching through to the people who needed what he was raising for them. There was no pren}* ium upon improving his stocks, j grading was lax or lacking. The consumer had to accept producii j, that, as a rule, had no known responsible name behind it. He had no way. of knowing how long the eggs or the butter he was buying had been lying around in miscellaneous lots in the back room of a country store. Much of the poultry was not properly refrigerated before shipment or properly protected " by refrigeration in transit. * Swift & Company's initiative brought qystem to this chaos. Their organiza- h tion, equipment, and experience in handling perishable food products were already adjusted to the task. Their refrigerator cars, branch houses, central points, far-reaching connections, trained sales forte, supplied just what was demanded. Now the farmer has a daily cas& market in touch with the nation's needs with better prices. Standardization makes better produce more profitable. More consumers are served with better, fresher, ww jpodstufls. t Nothing suffers from this saVfH»* inefficiency, which has no claim updo* public support. , • Swift & Company, U. 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