Newspapers / The Caduceus (Charlotte, N.C.) / June 15, 1918, edition 1 / Page 9
Part of The Caduceus (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
FLAG DAY National Flag Day was Friday, June, 14th. There were few more flags hung out because' nearly every Ameri can home, shop and factory had al ready unfurled the starry banner to the breeze and with It the simple service flag. The passing of Pag Day as a natiojnal occasion gives us just another chance* to drink in with eyes of love the matchless beauty °ur emblem and to meditate the lull meaning of our symbol of De mocracy as it leaps out full length m the breeze. 'he old flag was never more beau tiful than now when it leads the crusade of democracy against the 1 ® defying Huns. It shakes it’s mighty wrath above the tottering throne of every despot who drives his brothers into the trench of death in the name of per sonal conquest. It fllaunts a haugh ty defiance in the face of those who claim a God-given right to mislead a suffering, starving, bleeding peo ple. It represents the rights of 1 reedom and of Freedom’s com merce on every trail and ocean. What the flag means to us de pends upon the emotions in our own hearts. Let us hope that in this hour of need it means every thing that is beautiful and fine and just. THE CADUCEUS. INTO THE MILL AND OUT Being the personal experience of Sellden Outt Layte, related by S O L. himself. I.ast week I left you with the prom ise to tell of the daring but unfortu nate escape of two of the old birds. It was on a Suiday morning whe nail of the prisoners are permitted to sleep a nhour later than usual when these two men decided the time to leave had arrived and made plans according ly- It was but an hour before reveille and shortly after the guard relief had been changed, when with a daring that was as unusual as it was desperate, Ellk and Haig slid from beneath the rear of their tent and dashed to the edge of the barb-wire fence. How they failed to attract the attention of the sentry in the guard-box will al ways remain a mystery but never-the- less they did, and flattening them selves to the ground slid their lithe bodies betykeen two strands of the wire, one of which had previously be come loosened from cross rod and af forded room enough for a slender man to pass between. The land fell away rapidly towards a hollow on that side of the enclosure and with a mad dash the two men ran for cover amidst the underbrush some quarter of a mile away, it look ed Ike a certain get-away for the guard had not discovered tb^em when a start led cry rang out from a far distant guard who was walking a post some yards from the stackade. I nan in stant the man in the sentry-box had turned about and a sharp report rang out and we were surprised to see a branch separated fro man oak tree to the left of the fleeing men and go sailing towards the ground. Another shot and still the man ran on rapidly nearing the welcome cover ofl the friendly woods. The corporal of the guard, a stalwart youth with a marks man’s badge on his chest, tried his luck, Haig staggered. Had he scored a hit? We hoped not. But the boys ran on and were soon lost to sight. With a cry of rage the reserve guard were ordered to the pursuit and with a shout of lust for the chase, separat ed in several directions with the hope of heading the men off. A thunder of hoofs and he provost sergeant went riding by, his automatic in one hand and the rains orf the running steed in the other. Would the man hunters suc ceed or would their task be fruitless? Fifteen minutes, no sign from the guards, half an hour and still no word, an hour and no message was brought of the fleeing men. Here comes one party now, they have given up the chase. What? Bilk with them. We thought he had made it. A cry to the left and towards the woods we see Haig coming at the “double” followed by the hustling provost sergeant witli the drawn gun. An unsuccessful at tempt. Too bad for we knew it would only mean that things will go harder ^Continued on page 25 NIXON’S For Sodas, Ice Creams, and Cigars o GOOIaRB'T PIaAGE IK , IaIBER'TY park.
The Caduceus (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 15, 1918, edition 1
9
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75