Outwitting the Hun A Prison Camp Memoir
Lieutenant O'Brien describes air combat over France in World War I, being shot down, captured, and interned. He recalls fellow aviator Paul Raney of Toronto, killed in action, and Lieutenant Keith of Australia, also lost. He details hospital life, German interrogation, a captured photograph, and a mission to relay news to loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hin
War Office
Gersman
al Raney
Toronto
Raney
Franky
England
Flanders
Paul
Keith
Australia
Intelligence Department
German Flying Corps
Prisoner of War in Courtrai Relates Escape Risks and Life
No 86 Squadron RFC pilot recalls being captured after crash on 17 8 17 and taken to Courtrai prison. He describes daily routine, sparse rations, air raids over the town, cooties fumigation, and a lottery for a third of a loaf of bread, won twice, amid guard drills and Belgian relief visits. He notes German precautions, monitoring by interpreters, and his resolve to keep fighting to win the war.
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Hin
Sim Brinels
Don Filer
Tease
Omy
Fon
Manwnee
Courtral
Priso Imp
Hhe
Courtrai
Jersey City
N. 3
America
Germany
Courtrat
Kaiser
Ois
Hans
Belgium
American Relief Committee
Flying Corps
Daredevil Escape Attempt En Route to German Prison Camp
A prisoner named OBrien plotted a bold escape while being transported with others to a German prison camp. He leaped through the car window in a desperate bid for liberty, facing near certain peril of death or recapture. The dramatic episode is detailed in the next installment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
O'Brien
Brien
First Bandmaster Recorded In History and Russian Women
The article proclaims David as history's first bandmaster, leading a 248 musician ensemble with instrumental assignments across psalms. It then shifts to social remarks on Russian women, wealth of vitality, and notes on Tschaikovsky and Strindberg, citing A. G. Talfree.
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David
Prince G
Tschaikovsky
Lke
Strindberg
Sweden
A. G. Talfree
Atlantic
Motor trucks to aid war time farm product transport
St Louis highway engineer R C Watts notes motor trucks will be a key war benefit by moving farm products to markets, transforming transportation. He cites Charles Schwab as moving office goods by motor, and predicts widespread use of trucks for short hauls and railroad-displaced freight, with roads improving nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
R. C. Watts
St. Louis
Washington
Charles Schwab
Fleet Corporation
Philadelphia
Increased Value of Farms Through Motorcar Connectivity
The railroad opened roads but the motorcar unlocks every acre of ground and brings it closer to population centers. Cars accelerate marketing of farm products while the telephone links farms to cities. the motorcar also puts farmers and their families in direct physical and mental contact with markets and urban social life.
Road plan for hard surfaced highways in varied environments
The text argues for flexible road design, suggesting hard surfaced highways where traffic justifies expense, with gravel or broken stone surfaces where affordable. It emphasizes comprehensive planning under experienced direction and notes Mexico’s government commitment to highway construction. It also briefly mentions daily water needs for dairy cows and the share of water intake.
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Pat, O'Brien
Paul Raney
L'Ar O'Brien
Ameri
I. F
No. 86 Squadron
Royal Flying Corps
R.F.S
Mite Pyjana
Amerea
Belghum
Lisute Oo
Ajor
O’brien
Lieuten. Dickson
Mexico
Government of
Deghea
Raladhen Plas
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