rf{^ 'w'jm INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE SEVEN walked up and down in my own barracks uiesc uungs were like ana now Drutai presents ana more cameras ana more LTinerry looKea mignty gooa to me, you the rest of the night. When I the German doctors were in giving an questions. At St. Gallen they had can bet. I injection, so wanted to be the very got to the Russian barracks and told cards ready for me to write on, and So here I am, and sometimes I I"--e the two doctors my news, they would first man and not have to witness the then they were going to send them to to pinch myself to be sure of it. I utainly not believe me at all, although they other men getting theirs. anybody I wished. The station at enjoy the food and warmth I knew there had been some important So I pushed up to the head of the Zurich was packed with people, and I get here, and except for an occasional visitor at the camp. line, with the crew of H. M. S. Nomad, began to think I was a star for sure. pro-German I have no trouble with But when I walked out of their door who had been captured in the Jutland Francis B. Keene, the American consul anybody. My wounds break open once I said, "Dobra vetshav," which means battle, and by the time we got to the general at Zurich, and his assistant, in a while, and I am often bothered "Good night!" Then they must have hospital was the very first man in line. were there to meet me. We inside, on account of the gas I swallowed. believed me, for they called me back, But the sentry thrfew me back and walked a few blocks to his office, and They say I cannot get back and all. the men gave me addresses of there were several men ahead of me. all the way the cameras were clicking into the service. It is tough to be people to write to in case I should get Each of them bared his chest and the and the chocolates and cigarettes piling knocked out before our own boys get away. doctors slashed them across the breast up until I felt like Santa Claus on into the scrap. They were all talking at once, and with a very thin knife, so you can see December 24th. After a little talk But I do not know. I am twentythree one of the doctors got very excited and that it was very painful. When it with Mr. Keene, he took me to the year old, and probably have a got down on his knees with his hands came to my turn they slashed me three Stusseliof hotel, where my wounds Alberf /IDepe: lot to live foT yet. I ought to settle in the air. "Albert," he said, "if you times in the shape of a triangle just to were dressed—and believe me, they down and be quiet for a while, but have the God-given luck to get out of one side of the breast. And that was needed it. comfortable as I am, I think I will Germany—not for my sake, but for all there was to it—no injection, nothing The Swiss certainly treated me well. have to go to sea again. I think of it the sake of us who are here in this on the knife that I could see. Every time I came out on the streets many times, and each time it is harder iiell-hole, promise me you will tell all EX'GUNNER AND CHIEF PETTYOFFlCE^UrS:-NAVY Now, I do not know what the idea they followed me around, and they to stay ashore. he people wherever you go what they was. Every man of us was di::zy for used to give me money. But the money MEMBER, OF THE FOREIGN LEGION OF FRANCE THE END. re doing to us here. Tell them not to the rest of the day and coulil not do might just as well have been leather CAPTAIN GUN TURRET, FRENCH BATTLESHIP tAS5AP.D INCREASING OUTPUT *end money, for we can't eat money, anything but lay around the ir rracks. or lead—I could not spend it. Whenever WINNER OF THE CROIX DE GUERRE And hardly any of us bled drop, nnd not meat—just bread, bread, I wanted to buy anything the OF SH EEP AND WOOL COL. Tkou^I brep.d—" Wit. ty IU* and Brinon SpcciaJ Ainogemcn With the George Matthew Adam Service shopkeeper would make me a present hough the gashes were deep. I do not And when I looked around all the of it. 'j-:it* two spoke Germ-.ii: think we had any blood in us to run, men were sitting on their beds crying 1 1 e-1) for at least ttuv I also visited the Hotel Baur au Lac, missing and tt»at is the truth of it. It was and tearing their hair and saying, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCormick ys think, had escaped by this Department of Agriculture Makes "bread, bread bread," over and over of Chicago, who are doing :u!e. Th«\v were not returned uhiliVi": again. Then each tried to give me Recommendations for 1918. 1 sit Brandenburg. such fine work with the Red Cross something, as if to say that evpn ix and are looking after the Belgian and T'-is was about 7 a. m. They drilled they did not get out, perhaps their button is to the little lake, v. v. the More Farm Flocks Recommended or belt or skull cap would get back .'ld was much greater, and livit us to civilization. Wherever Conditions Are Favorable lure until 5 p. in., without food or and When I left their barracks I began First Cost of Stock­ l::::1:. At about eight that morning to cry, because it did not seem possible ing Is Not Too High. ]i found Fontaine in a French barraeks that I was going away, and already and kicked him all the way to I could see them starving slowly, (Prepared by i'ie h'.' where we were. the United States Department just as I had been starving. of Agriculture.) Ail day long we stood there, falling The next morning a sentry came to The department of agriculture includes 1 1 no raid getting kicked or beata my barracks, called out my name and the following recommendations e:ich time until we dragged ourselves took me to the commander of the regarding sheep and wool in its supplementary up again. Two or three died— camp. They searched me, and then production program for 1918. I do not know the exact number. But drilled me back to barracks again. Effort should be made to increase we had enough strength, when ordered Then the men all thought they wert the production of sheep and wool. Increase back to the barracks, to kick Fontaine just playing a joke on me, and they in farm flocks is recommended ahead of us all the way. We said so. wherever conditions are favorable and did not got anything to eat until seven The same thing happened the nexi the firs* cost of stocking is not too the ne: morr.ing—twenty-Tour hours Gunner Depew clay, and when one of the men said high. The wool produced in this coun-1 without food and water, ten of which that probably I would be slammed ui try furnishes only about 50 per cent were spent in the snow without any against a wall and shot, I began to feel of the amount used in peace times protecti fi'cm the cold and wind. shaky, I can tell you. the war demands have emphasized the No. wonder we kicked Fontaine for But the third morning, after they A Narrative of the War seriousness of this domestic shortage. bringing this punishment on u- :.nd endangering had searched me, the commander said, the two who :d escaped— "Well, you'll have to have a bath before So entirely new— he had simply strolled over to the you leave the country," and 1 French barracks an forgot to return. was so glad that I did not mind about So big— Now, the food received was he bath, although I remembered the about enough to keep us alive. I sinpose, So thrilling- last one I had, and it did not agree with true kultur, the Huns l\:.d .very well with me. After the bath, They Slashed Me Three Times. figured out just how much it would tliey drilled me out into the road. The Treated Swiss Certainly Me Well. Thai It Will Hold You take to keep a m:in on this side of just another German trick that no one There were four sentries with me, French refugees in Switzerland. It the starvation line and g:ive us that could explain. Spellbound! but not Swatts, nor did I see him much and no more. So we were always was a dinner, and much appreciated One day a wrar correspondent named anywhere around, for which I was sorry. famished—air ays hungrier than you by one guest, at least. I need not mention Bennett, from a Chicago paper,- came But all the boys came down to his name, but he ate so much that probably ever have been. Hut sometimes to the camp and went through all the the barbed wire, or to the gate, and SYNOPSIS. he felt ashamed afterward. when we were ravenously hungry barracks. When he came to our barracks some were crying, and others were and could not hold out any longer I do not think he got in bad for it, I told him I was an American cheering, and all of them were very I—Albert author CHAPTER N. Depew, we would trade rations. though, for afterward Mr. and Mrs. of the story, enlists in the United States and asked for the news. Instead of' much excited. But after a minute or navy, serving four years and attaining McCormick each gave him a valuable One man would trade hi.: whole ration answering he began to ask all sorts two they got together again and the first-class the rank of chief petty officer, present, which he needed badly. After for the next day for a half ration gunner. of questions. Finally, after I had told last thing I heard was the song about the dinner Mrs.'McCormick made a little him I had been in the French service, packing up your old kit bag, and then, CHAPTER II—The great war starts patr'otic speech, in which she said soon after he is honorably discharged "Are we downhearted?—No!" They I asked him if he could help me in any from the navy and he sails for France that the f-Juns would never trample cm with a determination to enlist. way. He answered that I had only myself were certainly game lads. the Unitr-o: States flag, and some other to blame and that it served me They did not take me straight to CHAPTER III—He joins the Foreign things that made all the Americans Legion and is assigned to the dreadnaught right if I had been in one of the allied the station, but took me through all there very proud, especially Mr. Keene Cassard where his marksmanship wins armies. the streets they could find, and as usual, him high honors. and myself. So you see I was having I did not like his looks much and he the women were there with the a great time. CHAPTER IV—Depew is detached from seemed unfriendly, but when he began bricks and spit. But I did not mind: his ship and sent with a regiment of the But I was having a little trouble, all To equip 2,000,000 soldiers and clothe Legion to Flanders where he soon find* smoking a cigarette it almost drove me I was used to it, and besides, it was himself in the front line trenches. the time, for this reason: there were them for one year would require the crazy and I could not help asking for the last time. So I just grinned at quite a few Germans interned in Zurich, entire quantity of wool grown annually CHAPTER V—He is detailed to the artillery one. He refused me and said I should them, and thought that I was better and they went about in uniform. and makes the acquaintance of the in this country. have stayed in my own country, where off than they, because they had to stay "75's the wonderful French guns that Now, when I saw one of these birds During recent years we have shorn have saved the day for the allies on many in the hole called Germany. I could have had plenty of cigarettes. a battlefield. Before seeing any action, he and remembered what had been happening about thirty-five million fleeces annually, After a while he threw away a cigarette I was still half naked, but I did not Is ordered back to his regiment In the to me just a short time before and the pulled wool taken from front line trenches. stub and not only I but three or mind the two-hour wait on the station my hands began to itch. Believe me, sheep and lambs slaughtered for meat four others who were near made a dive platform, noticed a little sign that CHAPTER VI—Depew goes "over the it was not "good morning" that I brings the total clip up to the equivalent top" and "gets" his first German In a bayonet for it. A man named Kelley got it— read, "Berlin 25 miles north," and fight. said to them. I enjoyed it all right of about forty million fleeces. If a crazy man who went around trying that was the first time I had much of they were not in squads and had no all this wool were suitable for mill* CHAPTER VII—His company takes part an idea where Brandenburg was. to eat wood and cloth and anything "fn another raid on the German trenches arms, so it was hand to hand, and pie tary use, it would supplr only 2,000,000 he could find. When we got into the compartment and shortly afterward assists in stopping for me. men. The production of wool in a fierce charge of the Huns, who are When my three weeks were up and and I found that the windows were mowed down as they cross No Man's But Mr. Keene did not like It, 1 the United States has remained practically I had not heard from Mr. Gerard I was not smashed I could not believe It at Land. guess, for he called me to his office stationary from 1914 to 1917, just about ready to go down to the first until I remembered that this was CHAPTER VIII—Sent to Dixmude with one morning and bawled me out for a while imports increased 48 per cent, lake and pick out a vacant spot and not a prisoner train. We had a fortyeight dispatches, Depew is caught in a Zeppelin while, and I promised to be good. and the estimated net supply increased raid, but escapes unhurt. lay down in it. I really do not think hour ride to Lindau, which Is on "You're supposed to be neutral," he only about 21 per cent. I could have lasted two weeks longer. the Lake of Constance, and no food or CHAPTER IX—He is shot through the said. And I said, "Yes, and when I thigh in a brush with the Germans and That mutton and wool production in And just about that time, as I was water in that time. But still I did not was torpedoed and taken prisoner, I is sent to a hospital, where he quickly this country can be increased greatly walking back to barracks one day, a mind it much. At Lindau they drilled recovers. was supposed to be neutral, too." But admits of no doubt. This can be accomplished Frenchman showed me a German me into a little house and took away I said I would not look for trouble any CHAPTER X—Ordered back to sea duty, by developing sheep husbandry newspaper, and there in large type on all the addresses that I had, and Depew rejoins the Cassard, which makes more, and started back to the hotel. on farms, especially in the several trips to the Dardanelles as a convoy. the top of the first page.it said that then marched me over to the little But no sooner was I underway than The Cassard is almost battered to One Man Would Trade His Whole Ration Eastern and Southern states. Steps Mr. Gerard had left the country, or boat which crosses the lake. pieces by the Turkish batteries. a Hun private came along and began for the Next Day for Half a Ration should be taken in the East and South As I started up the gangway the last was getting ready to leave. They had to laugh at me. My hands itched CHAPTER XI—The Cassard takes part Today. to do away with the sheep-killing dog thing I received in Germany reached to drag me the rest of the way to the many hot engagements in the memorable again, and I could not help but slam menace by state or local action. Large Gallipoli campaign. barracks and throw snow on me before me—a crack across the back with a today. That is, if you were so hungry him a few. We went round and round results can be secured by improving I came to. ilfle! CHAPTER XII—Depew is a member of that you thought you could not last for a while, and then the Hun reversed a landing party which sees fierce fighting methods of breeding and management The women and children on the out the day on your regular share, you and went down instead. Mr. In the trenches at Gallipoli. [Gunner Depew's interview with Mr. on the range by securing the restocking dock had their fists up and were yelling, would tell someone else that if he gave Keene saw us, or heard about it, so he Gerard took place at the Dulmen prison CHAPTER XIII—After an unsuccessful "American swine!" But I just of improved farm lands wi^i camp on or about February 1, 1917. On trench raid, Depew tries to rescue two you half his share today you would told me I had better go to Berne. sheep by the larger use of forage 'laughed at them. And w?hen I looked wounded men in No Man's Land, but both February our state department demanded give him all of yours tomorrow. If he So off I wrent, with my passport. But die before he can reach the trenches. the release of sixty-two Americans around the boat and saw no German crops and pastures by encouraging was a gambler he would take you up. the same thing happened in Berne. I captured on British vessels and held as sheep and lamb clubs by the elimination soldiers only Swiss civilians I CHAPTER XIV—Pepew wins the Croix That is, he would gamble on his being prisoners in Germany. On the same day, tried very hard, but I just could not de Guerre for bravery in passing through rubbed my eyes and could not believe of parasites by protection against President Wilson severed diplomatic relations a terrific artillery fire to summon aid to alive tomorrow, not on your keeping keep my hands off the Germans. So I it. When they gave me bread, which losses from predatory animals and by with Germany. Ambassador Gerard his comrades in an advanced post. your word. He knew you would come guess everybody thought it wras a good left Germany exactly one week later. The was what I had decided I wanted most having lambs ready for market at from CHAPTER XV—On his twelfth trip to across with your ration the next day, newspaper that Gunner Depew saw must thing to tell me good-by—anyway I of all back in the camp, I thought I 70 to 80 pounds weight thereby requiring the Dardanelles, he Is wounded in a naval have been issued after February 10. It and like as not, if you tried to keep it was shipped into France, going direct engagement and, after recovering in a was in heaven sure enough, and when, a minimum of grain to finish was not until March 9, 1917, however, that hospital at Brest, he is discharged from from him, he would kill you, and nobody to St. Nazaire and from there to Gunner Depew was actually released from forty-five minutes later, we arrived at them and making possible the maintenance service and sails for New York on the would blaine him. Brest. Brandenburg.—Editor's Note.] steamer Georgic. Rorschach in Switzerland, I finally of larger breeding flocks. It certainly was hard, when the next I made a short trip to Hull, England, knew I was free. CHAPTER XVI—The Georgic is captured I do not know what happened during day came, to give up your whole ration with a letter from a man at Brandenburg by the German raider Moewe. Depew, the next few days. with other survivors, is taken aboard and go without that day. But I never to,Jhis wife. She was not at home, CHAPTER XXIV. the Moewe. But a week or so later the Spanish saw a man hedge, or even speak of it. but I left the letter and returned to HIGH-PRODUCING GARDEN ambassador and four German officers CHAPTER XVII—Transferred to the And we did not have any food pirates France. I was in France altogether Back in the States. Tarrowdale, which was captured later by and Swatts came to our barracks and about three weeks, and then went to among us either: we were not captains the Moewe, Depew and other prisoners After I arrived at Rorschach I was (Prepared by the United States the ambassador told me I would be suffer terrible hardships uniil they arrive of industry by any means. Barcelona, Spain. Department of Agriculture.) taken to a large hall, where I remained In Germany. released! It was all I could do to There were times when some of us Then I took passage for the States Are you sure that your garden over night. There were three keep from fainting again. Then Swatts CHAPTER XVIII—At Swinemunde, they could not eat certain of our rations. on the C. Lopez Lopez, a Spanish is producing as much as it is American flags on the walls, the first are placed in a prison camp where they asked me in English if I had anything suffer terribly from cold, hunger and mistreatment For instance, many -and many a time merchantman. We had mostly "Spigs" capable of doing? A half-acre I had'seen in a long time. I certainly to say about the treatment in the at the hands of the guards. I was as hungry as anybody could be, on board, which is navy slang for garden, if properly cared for, did a fine job of sleeping that night. camp, and I began to think maybe are CHAPTER XIX—The prisoners Spaniards. Almost every one of them and I wanted to eat my bread, but it will produce sufficient vegetables I think I slept twice as fast to make it was a frame-up of some kind, so all transferred to Neustrelitz, but get no better seemed as if I could not get it into had a large family of children and a for the average family's use. It treatment there than at Swinemunde. up for lost time. I said was, "When will I get out of my mouth. Then I would trade it with raft of pets. We sailed down through will produce far greater returns In the morning I had a regular banquet XX—After here?" and he said, "Why, you will be Chapter several weeks at Valencia, Almeria, Malaga, Cadiz and someone else for his "shadow soup" or per acre than can be realized Neustrelitz, they are transferred once for breakfast—eggs, coffee, bread released tomorrow." more to Dulmen, estphalia, experiencing Las Palmas in the Canary islands. his barley coffee. from an equal area devoted to and a small glass of wine. Even now, Kultur I did not wait to hear any more, but more of the same brand of German When we left Las Palmas we had a We were dying every day in Brandenburg general farm crops. But it is while making the Journey: although I never pass up a meal, that rushed into the barracks again, singing regular menagerie, aboard—parrot#, and after each death the necessary to give the garden breakfast is still easy to taste, and I and whistling and yelling as loud as I CHAPTER XXI—Mr. American Gerard, the canary birds, dogs, monkeys and various senior men of that barracks would detail sometimes wish I could enjoy another proper care and attention if you ambassador, visits Dulmen and-when could. The boys told me my face was he will finds Depew there, tells him he beasts. The steerage of that twelve of their number to go out meal as much. But I guess I never expect maximum crops. Farmers' very red and I guess what little blood endeavor to secure his release. boat was some sight, believe me. half for an hour and dig the grave, shall have one that goes as good. Bulletin 937, recently published I had in my body had rushed to my CHAPTER XXII—Within a short time, We had boat drill all the way across, while others made little crosses, on After breakfast they took me out on by the United States department Depew is transferred to another camp at head, because I could hardly walk for of course, and from the way those Brandenburg, known to prisoners as "The which they wrote or carved the man's of \rr'culture, which the steps of the hall and photographed a few minutes. Hell Hole of Germany. Spigs rushed about I knew that if a will be sent f»- to any who apply name, when he was captured, and his me, after which I went to the railway Then the men began to think I was submarine got us the only thing that CHAPTER XXIII—Ambassador Gerard regiment or ship. In the middle of station, with a young mob at my heels. for it, so jug as the supply crazy, and none of them believed 1 leaves Germany, with the 'breaking of would be saved would be monkeys. But •he cross were always the letters, It reminded me a bit of Germany—it lasts, gives specific directions diplomatic relations by the United States, would really be released, but that 1 of we did not even have a false alarm all but the Spanish ambassador visits the R. I. P.—Rest in Peace. was so different. Instead bricks 2 for the planting, care and cultivation was going to be sent to the mines, as camp at Brandenburg and arranges for the way over. and bayonet jabs, the mob gave me of the various vegetables. y©ne time we were ordered to report Depew's release. He finally reaches so many were. But I believed it, and Rorschach, Switzerland, and Is rree. I arrived in New York during the the a cigarettes and chocolate and sandwiches. Make sure that you are not wasting no German doctors for serum I just sat there on my bunk and began y.Wi month of July, 191-7—two years and a time and energy by failing an They also handed me questions—enough CHAPTER XXIV—In Switzerland Depew treatment of some kind—to receive to dream of the food I would get' 'm to answering gets the first mil food he Has tasted half from the time I decided to go in was keep me busy to give your garden the care Injection, other words. There and what I would eat first, and so on. In months. After Showered with atfor. to day if I could. abroad to the war zone to get some excitement. no it as we this that insures highest yields. tentlons he sa'ls Amerlc* and choice about this time, I did not sleep that night—just por!. X. and at Arrives safely- in I got on the train to Zurich, I got it, and no mistake, were to the simply herded,,together walked from barracks to barracks until! Way every: stop on the there were more New York harbor and the old statue of hospital barracks. Now. knew what I 0 thev chased me awav. and then