12 PAGES "ee tthe op 28 ¥EAR 86. NO, ect Bh Sh oo oe oo . By Hon, fear S. Bland, MD, MP. b WR "My Three Years in : : " a German Prison : Pry a Ry Vv ag RP . Copyright 1919 CHAPTER XXVII Towards Liberty. One cannot but look forward with feelings of deep emotion to the mo- ment when he will leave a prison where he has been detained for three years and where he has made sincere and devdted friends. A large num- ber of these who had been my com- panions in captivity had already left the jail, but there reinained some ten prisoners of British nationality---par- ticularly three or four---who were very dear to me. Ow the Friday, some hours previ- ous to the time of my departure, I " obtained from the sergeant-major "permission to receive in my cell, be- tween 7 and 8 o'clock infhe evening, all the British prisoners. .The reader will remember that the cells were usually locked for the night at 7 o'clock. Thesé men then assems bled in my cell and there for this last 'hour we talked over the ®vents' > of thé war and the probable length of their detention. Notwithstand- ing the joy'! felt at the prospect of getting out of this hell, 1 regretted leaving behind me those with whom I had shared the lonesomeness of captivity, shdred the hardships re- ceived at the hands of our jallers, and deprived of liberty and the bene- ficence of their mother country. The train was to start at 9 o'clock, and my escort and 1 were. to leave the ~Jall at 8 o'clock It was at this hour that I sald farewell td these worthy fetlows I was a free man. They were to remain prisoners. We were all under the influence of a powerful emotion. The train was due to depart from Silesia station I was accompanied thereto by three military men: an or- derly, a non-commissioned officer, and an officer. The officer was to aceompany me as far as the frontier, and when we reached the station he said he proposed to ask the authori: ties to allow us to occupy a compart- ment exclusively te ourselves, as we would have to spand the whole of one night on the train. With this ead in view, he interviewed the station- master, and whin the train arrived at the station this official consider ately placed a compartment, at our disposal. S The officer liad to give what was 'accepted as-a valid reason .of state in order th obtain this privilege. It wis the transportation of a prisoner of British nationality through Ger- man territory. = This was sufficient. The conversations "this' British pris- oner" might have overheard had he been: allowed to mingle with' others on the train might have been indis+ creet and of & nature calculated to harm the German Interests should théy be repeated in England! Whether that was the correct view of the matter or not, or whetheg.sth- er reasons prompted my eompanion to make the. demand, eértain it is _ that a Whole compartnient was placed *.at our disposal, and in order that it should not be "hesieged" by other passengers a notice' was affixed to the glass pane of the door opening into the corridor of the train to the ef- fect that in the compartment there was a British prisoner To this in- timation was added the one word: "Qetahrlich," which in German means' DANGEROUS! When I afterwards read this no- tice, which fiad been posted against myself, I could not repapss a smile. All trains which leave the Silesia station en route for Holland must gross the city of Berlin and pass in front of the famous Stadtvogte! prl- son 1 was aware of this fact, and when we got to this point--the train was then travelling at full speed--I stood at the window fo get a last look at those dark grey walls which dur ing three long years had separated me from the outer world. To my great surprise, I saw that the ser- geant-major had allowed my former companions in captivity to open ong of the windows on the fifth story of (the jail, and there they stood waying their handkerchiefs as a sign of farewell. "Poor, unhappy, fellows!" 1 said to myself. The next morning at 8 o'clock we arrived at Essen, the town where the famous Krupp works are situated. Here we had to change trains. - The incoming train was late, and the of- ficer and I had to pace up and down the platform of the station ofthat great city for fifteen or twenty min- utes before the train, which was to convey us near the frontier arrived Then we took our seats and reached olir destination at abaut noon. «But my troubles were not yet over had to wait a little longer to obtain absolute {reedom. Through a mistake by the orderly my baggage had been checked through t a more northerly station. Inquiries were made by telegraph, and we received a reply from the offi- cer in command of the military post addressed advising patience and the baggage would be returned the fol- lowing day Thus we were compell- ed to remain for the night in this German frontier village of Goch, where it was a serious problem to obtain mid-day and evening meals as wé were without food cards. How- aver, when one, after prolonged con- finement, is breathing the air of comparative liberty, and knows that the morrow will give him absolute freedom, he can, without much diffi- culty, overcor:e the pangs of a hun- gry stomach! At noon the next day the trunks which had strayed returned to me safely, and I was ready and anxious to continue the journey over the re- maining two or three miles which separated us from the frontier, where final inspection was to take place and adieux said. } I was on that day--Sunday, May 11, 1918---the only passenger bound for Holland. The train consisted of a locomotive and one coach. We halted at a small temporary station and my personal belongings = were duly deposited in line. The arrival of "'a prisoner of British nationality" had been anticipiatd ,and German, in- KINGSTON. ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1919 3 Stomach So Bad THOUGHT HE WOULD DIR, CAN. EAT ANYTHING NOW, But for indigestion and dyspepsia, many a life might be a pleasant one. The misery which stomach trou- bles cause the sufferer knows only too well, and any one who has suffer- 6d knows what joy it would give to be able to eat three good meals a day and not be punished for it after. Nearly everything that enters a weak stomach acts .as an irritant, and even the little that is eaten causes such torture and is digested 80 imperfectly that it does little good. \ Before you can eat heartily, and not pick and choose your food, you must put your stomach right so that it will manufacture its own digestive ferments. For forty years now Burdock Blood Bitters has been making weak stomachs strong, and permanently curing severe cases of indigestion and dyspepsia that other remedies were powerless to reach. H. L. Fairweather, Cumberland Bay, N.B,, writes: "1 was troubled with my stomach for two years, and sometimes was so bad 1 thought I would die, 1 tried everything 1 ever heard tell of, and had medicine from three doctors, but continued to grow worse. One day I read of some won- derful cures made with Burdock Blood Bitters. After taking two bot- tles, I could eat any kind of food without any bad effects, and by the vifié ¥ had taken four I was in pér- fect health." Burdock Blood Bitters is manufac- {tured only by the T. Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto, Ont, spectors of both sexes surrounded me and my baggage. The duty of the women was to examine female pas- sengers, and as they hag nothing to do in the present instance they re- mained as spectators, passive, but in- terested! The inspection was very minute, and, I must add, was not intelligently executed, The non-commissioned of- ficer charged especially tq inspect my baggage proved himself to be an ex- tremely stupid fellow In one -of my trunks he observed a small lea- ther note-book bearing the gold-let- tered inscription: "Tagebuch," which means a diary, He put it on. one side with the apparent purpose of confiscating it. 1 protested, and 1 asked why he wished to retain what was really a new note-book, as there was no writing in it? He replied that the little book "contained print- ing," that his instructions were to confiscate - everything written or printed. What stupidity! I thought to my- self, I again pointed out that the dote-book contained not one word of writing and that the only "printed matter' was the small engraved label onthe cover. But this did not con- vince the stupid fellow. He failed to grasp the fact that the passing of this innocent, unspotted little note- book could not possibly menace the German Empire with dire calamity! Lieutenant Block, who accompa- nied me and knew me well, was mahifestly annoyed. . I ventured to remark: I exceedingly regret such procedure as this in the examination of my personal property, because un- der such a process you must neces- sarily confiscate all my shirts, all my collars ,and all my cuffs." The man looked bewildered. = "I don't understand you," . e sald. "Why must I confiscate those. arti cles?" "Because, like the note-book, they Sunshme and Happiness in. - place of Gloom and Irrrtabihity is the experience of many , | on chan from coffe The Daily Brit PROSPECTIVE, . PRESIDENTIAL, CANDIDATES GENERAL GROENER., sach and every one have somethig printed thereon," 1 said. "And what 8 more serious, instead of the print- ng being German, which-you under- stand ,the names printed on the shirts, collars and cuffs are those of English or American firms, which you may not understand.' The inspector was embarrassed, sven vexed. The color rushed to his face and he handed the notebook to 'J Lieut. Block with a gesture as who would say: "Here, take it, and the responsibility that attaches to it. If vou like to runithe risk of leaving this Britisher in possession of . the note-book, de so. L wash my hands of the possible danger!" Lieut. Block returned the book to. me without a moment's hesitation. A large number of photographs addressed to me either from Canada or from Belgium were confiscated, although they had previously passed the censorship in Berlin. A certain number of photographs, however, es. caped the eagle-eye of the inspector. They-included those which the reader ill find illustrating this story. As to the other prin or written docu- ments which I brought out of Ger- many, thew were subjected in Berlin to a severe censorship. were those documents which had been placed in sealed envelopes and check- ed by the ehief censor. These were passed-at the frontier without further Sxamination. had {dun e moment now arrived for me to go my way. The frontier was but a few yards distant. h Whig PAGES 9-12 » - SECOND AROTIDN WOULD GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE -~ pr-- Mrs. Harrington Feels Like Go= ing Out and Telling Every= body About Tanlac. 'lI would just like te go from house to house and tell the people about Tanlae," said Mrs. Mollie Har- rington of 111 Third Street, Peoria, in a recent statement which she re- quested published. for the benefit of others. .~ "My health gave way years ago," Mrs, Harrington continued, "and "1 had long since deSpaired of ever getting any betier. 1 was very weak and pale--hardly had the color Of blgod in, my face--suffered terribly from stomach trouble-and was ex- tremely nervous. I was really in a brokendown condition and being past fifty-eight years of age, which I thought was against me, I had no hope of getting well and nothing to look forward to but the end, which I often felt was drawing near. "Then 1 got to reading about the wonderful results others were getting from Tanlac and yet I could not make up my mind at first to try it, as 1 had little idea it could help a person of my age, especially, one in such' a low state of health. But somehow I was influenced fo buy a bottle and that was about the luck- iest day of my life, for when I finish- ed taking it there was a wonderful improvement in my condition. "Then I had something .to look forward to--hope of complete recov- ery--so I bought a few more bottles of Talac and now I don't have to tell my friends I am well again, for they ean see that from my looks and often speak of it. 1 am more thank- tul to Tanlac than I can express for now I am enjoying life and good health, which I never expected to en- Joy any more, and I want this testi- monial published in all the papers in Illinois that everybody may know what Tanlac will do, for I feel that I ought to tell all suffering people about this wonderful medicine. Tanlac is sold in Kingston by A. P. Chown, in Plevna by Gilbert Ost- ler, In Battersea by C. 8S. Clark, in Fernleigh by Ervin Martin, in Ardock by M. J. Scullion, in Sharbot Lake by W. Y. Cannon. --Advt. Farmers Doing 'Well. Brockville, Jan. 31.--At the an- sual meeting of Leeds Farmers' Co- operative, Limited, held in the Lans- downe Town Hall on Tuesday, it was shown by the manager's report that pdone during the year just passed. All the original shares of the stock have been sold, a new branch was opened during the year at Lyn and there is a likelihood that two additional branches will be organized as soon as stock is made available, To this end the directors were authorized to make arrangements for doubling the capitalization of the company and for issuing 400 additioral shares. Will in & Wall, Elaborate directions what to do in casé of his death were found in the house of John Henry Ypey, 81, a retired coal mierchant, of Sunder. land, England, when the police dis- covered his dead body. He lived alone and had Been dead a-fortnight. Following the directions the po- lice found the old man's will hidden behind the wallpaper of the room, ance policies and four bags of money, addressed one each to his four dapghters. An envelope and boxes also contained money. The directions and will were dated 1914, ' Jack Dempsey will meet Willard for any purse Tex Rickard cares to offer. - Dempsey is willing to meet Carpentier, the winner to meet Wil- lard the day following. Leonard, lightweight cham- pior, won his first bout on the Pa- cific coast, defeating Joseph Benja- min at San Francisco. The ItaMans are reported 16 have evacuated and Serbian 'troops to have occupied the port of Fiume, a gross business of $312,32.42 was] and also a packet containing insur-|) FINANCIAL MATTERS. Winnipeg Electrical Company's Earn. ings Falling for Year. ; Net earnings of the Winnipeg El- ectric Company continue to make a poor showing by comparison with 1917. In November last, net, after operation, amounted to $23,120, us compared with $86,887 in the cor responding month of 1917, which is a decrease of no less than $63,767 or 73 per cent. As compared with Nov- ember, 1916, a decresse of $78,512 is shown, Gross for November, 1918, ounted to $283,721 After fixed charges were taken into congidera- tion, a-defiéit of $33,813 was shown. am- ---- New Issue All Sold. Henry L. Doherty & Co., New York, managers of the "syndicate which underwrote the new issue of Cities Service Company, Series C, 7 'per cent. convertible gold debentures announce that the .entire 000 has been sold $17,5600,- Studebaker's Year, The official estimate of $4,000,000 net for the Studebaker Corporation for 1918 after all taxes and charge- offs is a trifle under expectations of 60 to 90 ys previously, The feel- ing then was that Studebaker would close the year with a balance for its $30,000,000 ¢ommon of apprgximate- ly $12 a share, whereas $4,000,000 net .means earnings of $10.77 a share. Commercial Notes, Newsprint production in the Unit: ed States and Canada during 1918 showed .an increase in comparison with figures of the previous year. Pennsylvania's coal production during 1918 is estimated at 27,373,- 714 net tons by officials of th& State Department. C. H. Burgess & Co., Toronto, have bought $21,400 5 per cent debentures of the town of Collingwood, guaran teed by the, county of Simcoe. Oxford Securities Corporation, Limited,' Toronto, who have several branches in the Province of Ontario, are opening an office in Montreal. The New York Stock Exchange membership of Alfred C. Codman has been posted for tramsfer to Morti mer 'W. Loewi. The consideration was $68,000 which compares with $69,000 brought. at the last previous transaction. Arnold M. Ivey, was elected a dir ector of the Trusts and Guarantee Company, Limited, Toronto; Ton Fri- day last, in succession to his late father. Mr, Ivey is president of the John D. Ivey Company, Limited, and the Toronto Housing Company, Lim- ited. 9 The Bethleheny Steel Corporation declared an extra dividend of 1% per cent. on both elasses of common stock, A and B, in addition to a quarterly dividend of 13% per cent. The American Brass Company de- clared an extra dividend of 1% per cent. compared with the previous extra divident of 33¢ per cent. The report of the International Petroleum Company for the pear end- ing Décember 31st; 1917, shows earn~ ings of $1,009,017 or 14.91 per cent. on the outstanding stock. In the previous fiscal period the company earned $90&614 or 13% per cent. The Canadian National Railways sold $7,600,000 six per cent. ten year serial equipment trust certificates. Tenders were called for the issue in p New York and the successful tender- er wis W. A, Reid & Co. of that city. The price secured was on a basis to yield 63% per cent. WEEPING ECZEMA SOON RELIEVED A Perfect Treaiment For This Distressing Complaint Wasing, Owe, "I had an attack of Weeping Eczema; so bad that my elothes would be wet through at times. For four months, Isuffered terribly, I could get no relief until I tried 'Fruit-a'tives and 'Sootha Salva: The first treatment gave me relief. 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