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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1918
Page
5
Lieutenant Pat O Brien escapes trench dangers and escapes German lines to reach neutral Holland on November 19, 1917 after seventy two days of peril. He crawls through wire fences and evades sentries, finally reaching a friendly settlement.
In a harrowing escape sequence, a British officer crawls under a barbed wire fence, traverses swamps and a Dutch village, and reaches Holland after seventy two days since leaving Ghent. He seeks aid from Dutch locals, travels to Rotterdam, and finally to the British consul, grateful for Dutch kindness and ready to share his story.
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