Zurich Herald, 1932-09-08, Page 7The Eseapade,s
Of An Airman
"Yet another prisonerhas escaped
'from the 'internment camp at the
Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, N.
Considerable mystery surround;, his
disappearance, and so far there is no
brace of him.... He is sornothing of
is dandy in appearance, and is, known
by the great care he takes in his
hands, ..." So ran a notice in a
Loudon newspaper of May 31st, 1916.
The escaped prisoner was Konstantin
Maglie, a lieutenant in the Austro-
Hungarian Naval Air Service, and he
tells his exciting story in "The Dandy.
Hun" (Lane, 6s.). Almost as soon
as he arrived at Alexandra Palace
he began to plan to get away again.
And getting out was easy enough for
thie resourceful airman. Certain
prisoners were allowed to do some
gardening in the park outside the
camp. A cleverly faked pass, and he
had n.ade the first step towards free-
dom:
"
And now everything seemed to go
as I had a hu.idred times, when plan-
ning, hoped that it would do. I dared
not clamber over the park railings in
drylIght, so concealed myself in a
clump of shrubs and waited for night.
. At nine o'clock I jumped over
the railings. I found myself in a
broad, deserted, suburban street.. .
And, to nay joy, the street was in cont-
r'.te darkness, on account of the Zep-
pelins."
Rene Y. Daniaud, recently appointed
District Passenger Agent, Canadian
Pacific Railway, Algoma District, with
headquarters at North Bay. Mr.
Daniaud was formerly Travelling Pas-
senger Agent at Winnipeg.
IN THE WEST -END.
By bus and :ram ale zigzagged up
to the West -end. He was compara-
tively safe in the daytime, for he had
a fair amount of money and carried
!a luggage except e. toothbrush and a
razor. His problem became more
a.ute by nightfall:—
"I turned towards Piccadilly. I had
Leen on my legs for twelve aours on
end and my body was dropping with
fatigue; but I dared not knock at the
door of the meanest hotel, for at all
of them there was compulsory regis-
tration, reported to the police. Finally,
when the stifling streets were growing
deserted, I accep`ed the invitation of
a gentle, fair-haired "sweetheart."
She had a cleanroom in which I could
find a hiding place, and she let me
sleei on undisturbed until dawn. Day-
light, however, found me again roof-
less and on the pavement."
He was forced to s )end most of his
n_ghte in the same way until he found
his way to the East -and, where fewer
questions were asked. From seven in
the morning till midnight he would
wander through the streets. To get a
Little rest he sometimes visited a cin-
ema. .But, he says:—
"I soon saw that it was not safe
tl. ere. Military patrols out to catch
persons evading service would enter
the halls, even in the afterneo as, and
demand to see. one's 'papers °of<identity.
I< therefore' left off going to the anti -
German war films and retired to St.
.Paul's Cathedral, where I did not find
much sign of piety. Marble statuary,
gilding, mosaics, and stained glass. i
wsuld sink down in a corner, as if ab-
sorbed in prayer. In reality I slept
like a dormouae until awakened by
some noise or other, .:.r by the discom-
fort of my position; a wooden bench
is far from being a four -post bed."
prisons he was sent to Forli, near
Bologna. Lack of reading matter
was one of his chief hardships. At
Forli he had only one novel, and at
Pianosa he was permitted
"nothing to read but dictionaries,
which were ordered 'from Leghorn--
Italian-French,
eghorn-Italian-French, 'Italian -English, and
Italian -Spanish. So I spent a whole
month doing nothing but learn by
heart the dead contents of these lie-
tionaries. Anyhow, it soothed• my
restless worrying thoughts. And if
my spirit became wearied of the me-
chanical compulsion, I would spur my-
self on by the reflection—this also is
a way to freedom. I would say to my-
self:
ny-self: 'How should one ask in three or
four languages for a railway ticket,
a room in a hotel, or for work as a
waiter or laborer?' "
In England the prisoners used to
pass their time in the •weirdest ways.
For a game called "Fishes" they
"sat in a circle, and one who was in
the centre would stare at the ground
(which represented the water) and
would make movements with an imag-
inary hook, just as if real fish were
gnawing at the bait. The others
would watch with sporting interest."
At Forli his thoughts always turn-
ed towards freedom. He was housed
in an old monastery, and hit on the
idea of escaping through the tower!
Procuring a rope and some burglar's
tools—he does not tell us how—he
broke open the door of his room: --
"Then I entered the tower, unfas-
tened the rope coiled around my body
and knotted it on to a thick, worm-
eaten beam and lowered myself
through the -bell-rope shaft. The
church was dark as a coffin. Only,
the usual votive lamp was burning;
its ruddy glow,, very weak, played. in-
distinctly 'oil" a'" "primitive picture of
the Madonna. A scent of incense,
which slightly stupefied me. My heart
pounded madly. Around me deathly
sa-ence, yet I felt as if the organ
were playing loudly and I were sing
ing a joyful Te De. n."
By listening to the trains passing
the had already worked out a time-
a,ble. He reached the station at
Faenza, and saw that stowing away
would be safer than buying a ticket.
As the train was moving out he
"ran across the track and climbed
on to the running -board of a caeriage.
The curtains were drawn. Cautious-
ly creeeing like a cat, I sneaked for-
ward to the buffers between two pas-
senger carriages. There I crouched in
the dust and roaring, din. I sat astride
hind the iron plates, which are dis-
}:aced by every curve, every jerk,
every clash of the cairiages. Stations
flew by—Imola, San Pietro. I had a
splitting headache. My hands grip-
ped the rivets in the wall. However,
I did not fall off. It is hard to set
limits to what a man can do, if his
life is nt stake."
STOPPED AT THE ORKNEYS.
TRIP TO ENGLAND
AT86
Not so very long before she made a
trip from Vancouver to London, Ong -
land, ' this woman of 86 was almost
helpless with rheumatism. Her
daughter tells how she was able to
Make swell a journey:
"'Some years ago my mother was a
martyr to rheumatism, and could not
get about without the use of two
sticks. She was .told of Kruschen
Salts and decided to try them, After
taking one bottle she found great re-
lief, and after two bottles was able to
walk without the aid of sticks,- She
has never been without Kruschen
since, and takes a small close two or
three times a week. She is still able
to travel and go about, although she
was 89 last February. Indeed, at 86
she travelled the double journey be-
tween Vancouver and: London, Eng-
land. She has recommended Kruschen
to many people who have also found
benefit from it."—K. B. L.
What a lesson there for the younger
folk! Why should anyone suffer from
unfitness, rheumatism, constipation,
backache—after reading this w man's
letter? What Kruschen can do for a
woman of advanced age, it can surely,
do for you.
A NASTY MOMENT.
He had some ticklish moments. One
night, in desperation, he determined to
risk the registration questions at an
hotel near Aidgate. He gave out that
he was an Italian:—
"'Then I can't give you a room,'
said the woman. 'I'm very sorry. You
7 ust go to Bishopsgate, to the Police
Sic tion, and get sanction and instruc-
tions. Then you can get a room.'
"I was going simply to withdraw,
when a gentleman in mufti joined in
the conversation. 'As you are a
stranger to London, I shall be happy
to go with you to Bishopsgate arid
assist you there. I am an officer in
the detective force.'
"His features were half in the sha-
dow. I could not see his eyes. Yet
my heart stopped still from the sud-
den fright. I felt paralyzed from
head to foot."
He got away in the end by explain-
ing that he knew exactly where Bish-
opsgate was.
Finally he managed to bribe some
Norwegian sailors to smuggle him on
board their ship. Disguised as .a
'stoker he got past the sentries at the
entrance gate of the Regent Docks.
But his troubles were by no means
over. Once on the ship he
"had to hide in the miserable space
partitioned off in the room devoted to
the hand -steering gear. It was stored
with cabbages and ether vegetables.
The whole closet was barely four feet
long. I lay against the iron wall
painfully huddled up... A terrible
chill radiated from the iron floor. I
wrapped myself up in a deck awning
and was nearly choked by the clouds
of dust shaken out from it.'
And then to be captured again after
getting so far. He was discovered by
the boatswaln before the ship was
clear even of the English mine -fields,
and handed over to a patrol boat. No
wonder he says, "1 cannot understand
how I managed to escape insanity on
the night that followed."
IN ITALIAN PRISONS.
Altogether Lieutenant Maglic was
in and out of captivity for twenty-
eight reonths before he was allowed to
next morning at eleven. I was enter-
ed in the hotel register as `Mr. Petro-
vich, Serbian: "
Having spent a night in perplexity
he decided to bluff it out and went to
Scotland Yard next morning. A few
hours later he was prisoner No. 9082
at the Alexandra Palace.
This is one of the best books about
escaping that we have had from "the
other side." Nobody can fail to ad-
mire the "Dandy Hur's" resourceful-
ness and never -say -die spirit any more
than they can fail to enjoy his ad-
ventures. One is sorry to learn, in a
publisher's note at the end, that in
June, 1918, only ix months after he
returned to his hrrne, Lieutenant
N_aglic crashed in a new model aero-
plane he was testing, and was killed.
IRISH!.
Pat O'Toole had worked for the
same village council for close on
forty-four years, and had at last de-
cided to retire.
In appreciation of his long and
faithful service the council arranged
to give him a sum of money and they
asked Murphy, the foreman, to pres-
ent it.
One Friday, Murphy gathered the
rest of the men in the canteen for
the presentation. •
"Pat O'Toole," he commenced a
little falteringly you have worked for
the council for over forty years and
0i believe you are now goingto
.
leape:us."
"That's roight," said Pat.
"Well, the council was so glad they
asked me to hand you this sum of
twenty pounds," concluded Murphy.
What New York
is Wearing
BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON
illustrated Dressmaing Lesson Fur -
wished With Every Pattern
By a roundabout way he got to
Genoa, where, after a good deal of
trouble, he found sanctuary on a
Greek steamer bound for the United
States. From New York the next
thing was to get home to Austria
again. Posing as a Serbian waiter
who wished to return to Europe after
some years spent in America, he se-
cured a passport and joined a ship
for Christiania. Off the Orkneys an
English naval officer and twelve men
came aboard and ordered all passen-
gers to Kirkwall for examination.
Thera he was detained and told he
must be sent to Edinburgh. Later
he learned
"the reason for my arrest in Kirkwall
—the British G-ove;•nment had receiv-
ed a secret report from New '2ork:---
" `Second-class passenger "Freder-
ick VIII." Stevan Petrovich is an Aus-
trian officer.
'On March 22nd the White Star
liter `Cedric' brought a detailed re-
port.
"On March 23rd I was transferrad
to London."
First Office Boy—"The boss call-
ed me in consultation to -day."
Second Office Boy—"G'wan."
First Office Boy—"Fact. He bad
a dispute with the junior partner as
to who wuz leadin' the league just
now in battin'.
Ready for school! Well I guess!
It's so thoroughly smart and typi-
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into the circular skirt at the front
and makes it very easy to fashion;
Isn't the neckline smart with turn-
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A fine striped woolen tweed effect
in rich brown made the original. The
pockets, belt and sleeve cuffs were
vivid red woolen. The tie in crepe
de chine matche2 the plain red woolen.
The collar of white pique was made
detachable so as to be readily laun-
dered.
Style No. 3311 may be had in sizes
6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. Size 8 re-
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with % yard of 35 -inch light and 14
yard of 855 -inch dark contrasting.
Wool jersey in yankee blue with
vivit red jersey is smart. Cut the
skirt with panel front, collar and cuffs
of the blue shade and the bodice and
sleeves of the red.
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September
How dear to my heart is golden Sep-
tember—
The melons, the peaches, the green
waving corn,
And scarlet tomatoes that glow like
an ,ember,
Reflecting the flame of the redden-
ing morn.
Mellow with thoughts of the days we
remember,
Bright with the promise of coming
good cheer—
Colorful, comforting, kindly Septem-
ber,
Golden September, the crown of the
year!
Some of the society women look
good in these new evening gowns, but
they would no doubt look better if
they were a little farther in them.
Dumb Dora (at baseball game)—
"Oh, look, we have a man on. every
base!"
Another Dumb One—"That's noth-
ing, so has the other side."
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
.tterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for . each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
THE TURNING -POINT
The Mexican general was severely
reprimanding his timid colonel.
"How came you to lose the battle?"
he asked fiercely.
"The enemy, they attacked ul, In
the rear," explained his subordinate
nervously.
"Bah! I was informed that they
attacked you in the front," snapped
the general.
The colonel shrugged his shoul-
ders.
"But that was our rear when they
got there," he replied.
Teacher—"Tommy, come here and
give me what you've got in your
mouth!" Tommy—"I wish I could.
It's toothache."
SET FREE IN LONDON.
Lieutenant Maglic was brought to.
London still protesting that he was a
Serbian waiter. The amazing thing.
was that he was set free on the night
he arrived! After being questioned
at Scotland Yard, .c detective drove
him through the dark streets, The
car stopped at a hotel
"in Shaftesbury Avenue which runs
return to his country in an exchange out of Piccadilly Circus. The detec-
of prisoners. His e adventures d b live made me over to the managor,
i
when he was captured by the Italans q g
le uirin him to 311 in a document London Rifle Brigade
In the Adriatic after a bombing raid about me. Ile then left, after warn- down where the regiment is Undergoing.Duke of Connaught inspects the a neck's training.
le Barri. After gampling several ing me to be at New Scotland Yard the
t Black -
A childless couple adopted a three
months old French orphan. Then they
took a correspondence course in
French so they would be able to un-
derstand the baby when it started to
talk.
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Ralph—"Is Muriel the kind of girl
who encourages a man to make love
to her "
Gerald—"Yes. The last time I was
with her she kept wondering what it
would feel like to have a mustache on
her face."
Just like a man—He keeps a girl
waiting two years to get married, and
then gets sore if she keeps him wait-
ing two minutes at the church.
Mary (as the new baby is shown to
her and her two brothers)—"Oh!
nurse, he isn't Chinese."
Nurse—"Of course not."
Mary—"Well, our teacher says that
every fourth child is Chinese."
Cool Pellets For the Hot Days
An old timer is a man who still re-
members when it seemed funny to call
two a family. Using tobacco is fool-
ish, but a fellow hates to have his
mother-in-law tell him so. A lot of
fellows who know how to make and
read charts are dead broke. When a
man says he feels as young as he ever
did it's a sign he doesn't. When they
get through improving the airplane,
they'll probably improve the air. It
is harder to keep a bad man up than
it is to keep a good man down. Truth
is mightier but many of the lies are
lots more entertaining. A. lot of folks
are happy and don't know it until
something unpleasant occurs. There
are a number of people on the ether
who should be under it. What you
are to -morrow depends on what you
think and do to -day.
Compensation
Some of these summers I'm going to
go
Where peaks pierce the heavens or
rivers flow,
Or down by the ocean where billows
roll,
Or out where the quiet can soothe
my soul—
I and my diary, my Camera and I, .. .
Down through the valleys or up near
the sky,
Up by the edelweiss, down by the Sea,
And bring something home . . . to
Live with me.
Father—"So you want to marry my
daughter "
Sutor—"Yes. But first I want to
know if there is any insanity in your
family?"
Father—"No, and there's not going
to be any."
It usually takes a week or two to
fully recover from a vacation.
During a recent dance a boy and a
girl went out to sit on the porch for
a while, Ile got sentimental:
•He—"What a night! What a girl!
What a moon—what a combination!"
She—"Heavens! Is that showng,
too?"
--
Give
_—Give Cupid a break! You can't ex-
pect
spect true love to run smoothly—when
it Is on the rocks.
The man who wants a few things—
and really wants them bad enough—
Is likely to get some of them at least.
All my vacations . . , and yours .
what were they?
Something in passing, to just throw
away?
A journey to Otherwhere—Some-
where and Back? .
Maps and time -tables, a •suitcase to
pack? .
Old friends to leave and new friends
to greet,
Nodding and passing
Street?
Going Somewhere with
expression—
Marching along with a seascal's ,Pr9r
cession?
Some of these summers! . . This
holiday haste,
Packing, unpacking, forgetting and
waste! .
Give me a journey—a jaunt that shall
be
Forever a memory living in me!
Roundtrips from Here to tha Promise
of There—
What from Today that Tomorrow can
share?
Urge of a season ... an instinct to
roam!
But give me some memories . .. to
bring back Home.
Take me to mountains or down by
the streams
That water the flowers in my Garden
of Dreams,
But when I come Home, let my mem•
ories be to
Something from Somewhere • •
Live with me.
—By Henry Edward
Travel Guide.
It is natural at times to talk. But
people are afraid to be abandoned to
conversation without stimulus. It is
the diversion which many of them
find not only most difficult but most
embarrassing. For along with the
boldness of modern society has come
great shyness in some respects.
Minds are often difficult when mor-
als are not. With all the inereae-
ing freedom of speeeh has come a
singular inarticulateness. — Margaret
Cttikin Banning, Author.
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