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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
3
A first person narrative recalls escape through Belgium, hiding on canal boats, dodging German sentries, and surviving ditches and canals. The account mentions Compton visiting Pasadena, and a New York dispatch promising public release of suspected German propagandists with a call for stronger punishment.
The narrator describes wading through muddy ditches in Belgium and relying on patience and stealth to move toward safety. A kindly Belgian peasant feeds him and warns that a frontier passport is needed to reach Holland, directing him to a contact who can help secure exit papers.
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