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Salem Orceonr. Friday, October 21, 1955
ffhe Story of 3Iy Early Life - Will . '
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I CInu cIiill Captured liy a Boer Wlio " .
Became a' Great Leader hi W.W.I
THE CAPlfAlJOirRAL
Section 9
A Prisoner al lYelorii
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Almost Had .Train
Freed
Blo.wFVU
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y SM WINSTO . c'mboiiu.
I fornwt ll opinion Ihm it
would be possible". ip ing the pn
fin ns a mm. to pull end pu.h
the two wrecked trucks iof the
armourer? Iraifli clnr o( the line,
and consequently that escape or
the whole force was possible. I
return.it to Captain Haldane's
truck and told him what 1 pro
posed we should do. He agreed to
all I, said ar.d undertook to keep
me enemy hotly engagca mean
while. 1 was very lucky .In the hour
that followed not to be hit. It was
necessary for me to be almost con
tinuously moving up and down the
.train' or s'.nndin in the open, tell
. ing the ensine-driver what to do.
The first thing was to detach the
truck which wa half off the rails I , , ,
from the one completely so. The Hnldane. He accepted the plan. He! slnndine. my Mauser pistol. I
dead weight of the Iron truck was ordered hla men to climb out of 'thought I could kill this man. and
etiormous, and the engine wheel ,nei'' slccl Pcn ond If ,0 P"sn it , after the treatment I had received
skidded vainly several times be- towards the enjine. The plan was ' I earnestly desired to do so.. I put
fore any power was obtained. The sound enough, but it broke down my hand to my belt, the pistol
attempt was nevertheless success- under the force of circumstances. was not there. When engaged in
ful. The track seemed clear. S:ife- 'he truck was so heavy that it clearing the line, getting in anil
ty and success appeared in sight rer.uired all hands to move it: the out of the engine, etc., 1 had taken
together, hut one of the bitterest fire was so. hot and the confusion It off. It came safely home on the
disappointments of my life over- 50 Sreat and increasing that the engine. 1 have It now! But at this
took them. i men drifted away from the expos- mpment I was quite unarmed.
The footplate of the engine was xi sitlc- The enemy, relieved of Meanwhile. 1 suppose In about the
about 6 in. wider than the tender counter-fire, were now Dlainly j time this takes to tell, the Boer
and jammed against the corner of vt5ible in large numbers on the horseman, still seated on his horse,
the newly overturned truck. We '"c of 'he hill, firing furiously. . had covered me with his rifle,
uncoupled the engine from the w lnen agreed that the engine! The animal stood stock still, so
rear trucks, and time alter time should go slowly back along the did he. and so did I. 1 looked to
moved it back a yard or two and 'inc wilh a" 'he wounded, who WBr(s the river. I looked towards
butted forward at the obstruction. were n0 numerous, and that the the platc-laver's hut. The Boer eon
Each time it moved a little, but Dunlins and Durban men should tinued to look along his sights. 1
soon it was evident that compli- retreat on foot, sheltering them- (hough Uicre was ' absolutely no
cations had set in. The newly-de-'c'm behind the engine which 'chance of escape, if he fired he
railed truck had become Jammed 1 would go at a foot's pace. Upwards would surely hit me. so I held up
in a T-shaped position with the ct 40 persons, of whom the greater my hands and surrendered myself
one originally off the line, and the Part werc "'reaming wilh blood. 1 a prisoner of war.
more the engine pushed, the great- crc erowoca on me enRine ann Such hc Cpisod(! of lhe r,
Nuj Pi(kcrs
Still Wanted
!T.ANOX- Ffhefl and walfTut
pickgrs are nncded n this area, as
well a workers in the cucumber
harvest, according to word from
the local office ofhe state employ-
1 rmeji service.
great command he rxerclsed'over Th scale for n pickers rnges
his people, the brilliant mainer in ,rnm 2l 10 cents a pound. Oil
which h over-ran'-German South- cumber worker arc paid on an'
,Vrst Africa, his rugged animated hourly Basj of $1. .
counsels (d'-the meetings of the' Negded at once are lftfl workers.
Imperial War Cabinet In. 1917. his Applicants ould report, to the em
latesmanship and noble' bearing ploymont office.
after the victory in the Pe.tce Con
fernc In Paris in 1919-all these
re matter of history.
ifieit: Churchill escapes
Pretoria prison camp.)
The Giant Water Bug carries his
from urlhorn on his back where they
I have been placed by the female
Th author is shown here as a prisoner of the Boers at
Pretoria, South Africa, during the Boer war.
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I its tender, and we began to move
moured train and the story of my
The heat and excitement of the 5lowly forward. I was in the cab csnure on .November 15 18M
1. .... L I nt IliA onnlno HlronlinO thai annino. '
work were such as to absorb meinf 'he engine directing the engine
comoletelv. I rememher thinkini driver. It was crammed so full of
It was not until three years let-
;u':. ... ' ill. . " -nnrteH m.n n,ni ih .mr . er. wnen me Hoer generals visuen
wu.ni. ,n ..um o -- " - England, that I was introduced at
an Iron target at a rifle range at ly '' The shells burst all h , , ,
which men were continually fr. ! around. nrne striking the on- Pr'W c luiwj neon w their i.ncicr
ing. We struggled for 70 minutes !'ne, others dashing the gravel of General Botha We talked of the
among theses clanging, rending t he track upon it and Us unhappy , ' hastened in si
iron boxes, amid the repeated ex- i human freight The pace In-' P Both llitened in s
plosions of shells and the ceaseless creased, the infan rv outside be- icncc. men lie s.uu, ijon i you
piusmns o. snriis ano ine ceaseless, . h. recogniic me? I was that man. It
ndmnuni.x o. nuucis. ann wun "'" I n t who took vml nrlsnner
only five or six Inches of twlsled j hind.
i I. i. .l- ,iF. I Al n. T .nPnflJ fhn ,1, n na.lr o. ' " l. , !". ' uiiKilk sita in hi-
n ..nrs ... mnse me o merence V k. Kr"' , kled with pleasure.
neiween onoger. capiiviiy ana i -3 ""'""I'V' i Few men that I have known
Minnie uu inv wuc iihhu. HJtfj ( - vi-rr'--'
other.
freedom and triumph on the were already 300 yard, .way from P ;
r. our infantry. Close al hand was!1"1' Botha. father of his
Anove 011 mings we naa to ne u.iubu ju. "ic "iuo nn, j,,,,,. t. t.j . ,.,
careful not to throw the engine off River, a considerable span. I told Botha alwaya fel he had , pee;
the line. But at last, as the artil-l'he engine-driver to cross
, ial call upon my attention. His un-
lery firing steadily increased and, bridge and wait on the other side, - ro , 0 m
he second gun came in 0 act on ara .ore g : my J.1 , .,, when he returned Worn a
from the opposite f lank. I deeded cah I, ot down on to he lme and ; visil' )() Ummay he w4rncd mc
... .u. d .it i-ujiiiL-i ' i " 11 mini earnestly of the dangerous
was backed to its fullest extent 1 HaWanc and to hi ta and ha. , ,hwe. .Mind y
ann nnven inn 1111 ai ine on.s.ruci- it.i . 1 reiHv ' hp sr,lri l rnn feet
ion. There was a harsh crunching But while these events had been ' ,'e
'"""l " ' ; hJ 7i P.!what is more.' he added, 'when
rails, and as the obstructing truck been in movement. I had not re- , . , . .
. .. j 1 . Hrnrf mv slons 200 v.irt when. enrm l am going 10 o.
i.-niLi. ..(mviiiiis luiiitii n; mi ..w ,. ....... ,. rendv too
past and gained the homeward 'Instead of Haldane and his com-j" "
sine, free and. as it turned out. pany. two figures in plain ciotncs
. inH ...in. ii. nf' s'rnnfie way. On Ihe 2filh or S9lh
But our three remaining trucks I mind re in . impression of ( , . mldwirv In the week
were 50 yards away, still the I these tall figures, with slouch. , ,-. ... nr ',.rt lh. u.r,,.
siorm-ar ven nais, poising on ineir, i.;rt , ,..'. ,in
levelled rifles hardly a hundred ; rpi0 ""'r r""iL M Ji
yards away.
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Chance and romance ronlinuod
to weave our fortunes together
wrong side of the obstruction,
which had fallen back into its or
iginal place after the engine had
passed. What were we to do? Cer
tainly we could not lake the en
gine back. Could we then drag the
trucks bv hand up to the engine?
They were narrower than the en-
j from the House of Commons after
question time and met in palace
! yard one of the South African min-
1 turned again and ran back to
wards the engine the two Boers; ' de c.rtaf. a very able
firing as I ran. Their bullets, suck-; Dul(.hrnn whom I had known tor
ing 10 rigni ana .o. si:.-... ... ( imf m) ,wh(rt do(1, j, ,
miss only by inches. We were in a
he asked. 'I think it will he war.'
Director
line and there would be Just room jmau culling wi in nanus aoou. six , rppll(( .nrt , thnk Br0 wM
ior inem in s.ip Pb.m. t T : . .L. be Involved. Do.s Botha know h"w
I went oacK again to tapiain niyie.. hhunia. me mum u.
- i cutting. It gave no cover.
Another glance at the two- fig
ures; one was now kneeling to
aim. Movement seemed the only
chance. Again I darted forward:
again two soft kisses sucked In the
air: but nothing struck me. This
could not endure. I must get out
of the cutting that damnable cor-
riuor: i scramoieu up ine uu..r. .. -,noj iir,nri-
Uutside the cutting was a tiny de- Mmmn WM laid Mmc
pre.ssion. I crouched In this. Strug- n-,,rt lh. ,...,
Hiling to get my breath again. ' . ' , . . mini,cr in
Aliout 2(K) yards away was the ....,,.. n-' ,, ,...,j
, rocky gorge of the Blue Krantr. Cfnnal Boh- ' hours 'later.
.Hiver; int-ie was piciuy ravr. h . ,. rP!1I.,. in ,
The next morning he was to em-
critical it is?' De Graaf went away
looking very crave, and I thought
no more of the incident; but it had
it5 consequences.
That night De (iraat telegraphed
to Botha toying 'Churchill think
war certain ana Great Britain In
volved' or worth to that effect.
Botha wn.s away from the eot of
government; General. Smuts wm
Miss Sara S. Lewis, field di
rector for Seven-College Con
ference, who will be in Salem
soon.
there. I determined to moke a dash
1 fur the river. I ruse to my feet.
: S'cnly on the other side of the (.' T ' hoart
j ra way. separated from me by the u (or hs cll
I rau.s ann iwo uncui wire icnut-.s. i
' vtw a horseman galloping furioiw
!ly. a tall, drrrk figure, hnlding hi5
rifle in his rislit hand. He pulled
up hi.s hor.ie almo.t in its own
li;neih and snnKing me m mi"Sm(h Afn(,a ha( 5U(,h dL,nstPr
wimiica a loun commann. c vvrc (akrn Lw intnllv nn rereiv-
b;tfk for h:.i return Journey to
1 a (iermnn
p. Hut lor this telegram, so he
aftfrwnrd.s told me. he would hnvei
been, actually at sea on a (icrman1
vessel when war was declared.
One cannot measure the veils j
wnich nvant have come upon
40 vards apart.
That mrnmfl I had taken with
me. correspondent status no! with-
NOTES ON THE NEWS
ill ill
x the message General Botha
cancelled all his plan and return
ed by special train to Pretoria,
which he reached before the. out
br?nk find in lime.
His rand everfions jn ilif war,
the riks he ran, the steadfast
emirarc which he showed, the
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