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EPUBLI ' ' Internal Gear Drive MOTOR TRUCKS r 7 Models t Ton to sTon v The right truck for your business That is the important problem for you to "solve. Don't buy a 1 ton truck for a five ton job or a 3 ton truck when a two ton will meet all requirements. We can help you in making the right selec tion; and you may be sure our advice will be unprejudiced, because Republic Trucks are furnished in practically every size. Seven Models: % ton to 5 ton. PEN MAR AUTO CO. DISTRIBUTORS 4 East End Mulberry St. Bridge, Harrisburg, Pa. i \\ I'lli I'i ■|. Itollt I'lioni-1 SATURDAY EVENING, Shaffer's Last Flight (Continued From Yesterday) | The two-day rest did us a world | of good, and when we went on the | march again the majority of the prisoners were in fair condition At least, they had had enough to eat, for what with the bean bundles in the barn, everyone had eaten his fill of 'this succulent but much despised "fruit." "We got the usual fare from the Boches —"Julian soup" and our small ration of bread-; —but I never bothered to go after my share. I never could eat it anyway, besides I had beans. But not so the others. They were letting nothing get past them.vand notwithstanding the fact that they pte beans all day long, as fast as they could cook them any way, they always were in line for their share of "Julian." One day the Boche were too lazy to cook up the awful mess, and therefore dumped a bushel of it out on the ground. The way those prisoners fought and scrambled for that ill tasting, stomach destroying stuff was pathetic. But the two days came to an end and we went on the road again. Like all the other marches, it was the same weary toiling along, with little to eat and nothing to look forward to except the end of the war. That was the only bright hope we had, and even that darkened by the time the day was ended, and we were halted at an old tumble-down house to pass the night. Even the Russians kicked at that shelter, for half the roof was oft, all the win dows were broken and there were no doors. How they were going to guard us I don't know, and just then I did not care, for if we stayed in that house that night, I, for one, was going to escape again. Either that or freeze to death, for a chill wind was blowing. Having come i unscathed through many combats, storms of bullets and archie barrage, I wasn't going to give the Boche the pleasure of killing me that way. However, the Boche commander thought better of it, and hunted up a place in the town nearby. At that, it was an open question whether we .had gained by the change, for they ' stuck us In a small barracks about as big as your parlor, shut the door and locked us in, putting several guards around outside to prevent anyone "accidentally" falling through the wall—it was only board. It was cold in there, we had nothing to eat and there were lots of heavy planks scattered about. The obvious thing happened. Every body got out his supply of beans, started a small tire and began din ner. With no place for the smoke to go except up the ceiling and down again, that small room was soon black with smoke. One could hardly breathe and the suffering it caused one's eyes was terrible, but we were hungry, and did not*mind such hmall trifles as smoke. Too bad we didn't have our gas masks, for surely we needed them. Oh yes, I had my little tire going also, two Frenchmen and I, and our beans were cooking merrily away as we piled on more wood. It took near ly an hour to cook them, but they were worth waiting for, as the flavor was indeed good. And besides beans, you know, are filling. I know, be cause I lay down that night fairly filled up. Roaring Airplanes There must have been a Boche aviation camp near, as planes came roaring overhead quite frequently. These frequent visits of the Boche blackbirds certainly had the Rus sians scared, and they were like to start a race riot in that smoke filled room, by turning out the light every time one came over. (Yes, there was an electric light in the room.) It was a good idea, of course, if>the planes were allied, but that these were Boche there could be no doubt, for we peeked out a crack, arid all the village lights were going full blast Besides, the planes flew very low and nobody shot at them. The Russians could not be made to understand this though, all they knew was that there were plaices buzzing around overhead, and after four years of prison life that spelled bombs to them, with a big' "B" too. One of them spoke a little French, and it was he that the Frenchmen began to chaff about hts fear of bombs. They even went further and called all the Russian army cowards. This aroused the ire of the Russian and hurt his pa triotic pride, for he came back with a demand of what they (ihe Rus sians) did to Napoleon at Moscow. This knowledge of history and its principal figure caused quite a little surprise among the Frenchmen, for the Russian was of the lowest peas ant type. Yet he knew what had happened to Napoleon on his mem orable raid into Russia and he also knew what a world-wide reputation Napoleon had at that time as a con queror. So the chaffing died down a little as the Russian continued in his painful French to ask them what happened to Napoleon at Moscow. Still, they continued to run down the Russian army and particularly the morale of its soldiers; the Rus sian getting wilder and wilder at his inability to make them understand how good his army was. One Ear Always Open But he never got too interested in the conversation to forget the danger sailing around overhead. One ear was always open for that sputtering roar so peculiar to Boche motors. • The minute he heard it there was a wild dive for the button to turn off the light- Several Frenchmen woul(J start in that direction about the same time. If the Russian got there first he turned it out, but the Frenchmen coming up several seconds later promptly turned it on again. Hon estly, we had those Russians so scared that night they nearly wept. Once when a plane was right over our barracks, its motor suddenly sputtered and stopped. Of course, the Russians, knowing nothing of airplanes, thought that the aviator had merely shut off the motor to drop a bomb, and nearly had a fit and like to knock down the bar racks getting to the electric button. The next morning we saw what was left of that plane which the Rus sians had swore was hovering over the barracks. Its motor had stop ped all right, and the aviator had come down in the middle of the town. Hope it killed them both. You needn't look so shocked, mother, at such a wish, for if you had suffered what I had you would feel the same way about it. Despite the smoke and the scared Russians though, I spent a fairly comfortable night. At least, it was a solid sleeo, for I had several inch planks for my downy couch. Next morning we cooked up a potato and turnip stew, each of us three fur nishing one of these vegetables. It wasn't a big feed, but it sure had a good taste. (Ha! Ha!) I can see Aunt Anne laughing at that last comment, for surely she had not forgotten how I used to turn up my nose at "old-fashioned New England dinner." Marching in the Rain During that day's march it rained all the time, and it rained hard. To make it worse a heavy wind storm accompanied it, and as I only had a thin uniform on covered only by my one blanket in lien of an overcoat. I was soon wet through. We marched 25 miles in that flood and we were compelled to march that distance without a rest. You cannot imagine how hard that was unless you have tried the same "sans" breakfast, lunch and dinner, and If you have never tried the ex perience you have not missed any thing. The end .of our Journey for that day was "Dinant, Belgium," and knowing the sooner we arrived there the sooner we would get out of the rain, we marched fast—fast for half-starved, weary prisoners any way. And what do you think the Boche said about It Said they, "After this we hope it will rain every day, because the prisoners march faster." You see that cruel character showing up again, eh? Well, we finally arrived at Dinant, a most picturesque city nestling at the foot of steep mountains and lofty cliffs. Its inhabitants were as brave as they were kind, for despite the orders that nothing was to be given to us prisoners as we passed through the streets, many women braved the anger of the guards and passed us cats anyway. I was lucky. I got an apple, and a little further along the street a pretty mademoiselle gave me a cup of HARRIBBURG gSWbfl TELEGRAPH , thick, tasty broth. A Frenchman just a head of me had not been so lucky. She had given him a cup full also, but a Boche guard seeing it, promptly knocked U out of his hand. While he was thus occupied Igot hlne, and by the time he had looked my way I had linlshed drink ing it, and the pretty maiden, with the pitcher behind her back, was looking interestingly and demurely at the prisoners as they passed. Crossing a large river we marched through some more of the towns and finally into a large factory, used, no doubt, for making clothing of some sort, for the machinery was still all there. And that was where we were supposed to sleep. Everybody was not through, there was nothing to eat and no fire. Helping Themselves The floor was cement also, and being wet as we already were you can guess sleeping that way was nothing to look forward to. But the prisoners did not bemoan their fate long, for knowing well the character of the Boche, and that food and heat would not be forthcoming, they promptly made arrangements to get themselves dry. Soon tires were going all over the place and although it was an enormous room was soon as i black with smoke us the barracks wo had been in the night before. That was too much for me, for what with the poor nourishment, being wet through and lastly, this smoke. I was one sick boy, and began hunt ing up the commander to tell htm so and demand to be sent to a hospital. But he was nowhere to be found, and 1 never did find him until morn ing. Meanwhile, I had to make the best of things. Luckily, I ran into a French adjutant whom I had met in prison, and he was making ar rangements with the civilian owner of the factory to put twelve men in a small room. The room had a stove, which was what had arrested my at tention, so with a little line of talk as to my condition I was placed among the twelve. The civilian giv ing us some coal we soon had a roar ing fire going with everybody sitting around holding up coats and socks to dry. Soon we were all pretty thoroughly dried out, and now that we were warm, we began to wonder when we were to eat, for everybody was hungry, as per usual. Nothing was forthcoming though until late that evening, and that was only some acorn coffee and a little later the old reliable soup "Julian." I could not eat that, so drank my coffee and tried to sleep—just as close to the stove as possible. This had been the first real heat giving fire I had been near for a month, and believe me, I wasnt wasting the opportunity to thaw out. Several more men escaped that flight, but although I wanted to I 'was too sick, and the steady down pour of rain still continuing was an added incentive to keeping me in doors. I was well aware that my re serve force was mighty low and would not stand much more draw ing upon. And what worried me more was that it was getting lower all the time and I unable to prevent it. Ask Poles to Leave Province of Posen Berlin, Feb. B.—During their par leys with the Polish delegates, the Prussian delegates asked for the evacuation of tpe province of Posen by the Poles and also the restoration to their duties of authorities in East Prussia recognized by Prussia. The Poles declined to acquiesce and re quested an adjournment of the con ference for two weeks and a suspen sion of hostilities. The Prussians refused this. BEWARE OF SKIDDING PREVENT IT BY USING NON SKID TIRES We have your size. We also have your size in Weed Non-Skid Chains. Our Tire Vulcanizing Department is prepared to render quick and efficient service at reasonable prices. BLACK'S GARAGE I TCI Storage Batteries U JL Service Station I "A SIZE FOR EVERY CAR' EFFICIENT SERVICE RENDERED PROMPTLY Frederick C. 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Half a dozen London hotels, including the Palace, Cosmo and Grafton, have been taken over by the American Y. M. C. A. within the last few weeks and are now in full operation. This addition to the war plant of the "Y" is re quired by the even more compre hensive period of occupation pro gram which has been set up in the United Kingdom by the li. M. C. A. The association's educatitonal pro gram is epected to bring at least 1000 picked Americans for truining in the British universities. Already hundredds of soldiers , are coming across the channel to spend their long leaves. Much of the navy work of the "Y" must be kept up until the American army of occupation has been sent back home. When the armistice was signed there were approximately 700 Ameri can "Y" workers in the. United Kingdom. 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