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Show Curiosity Nearly Cost Life of American Boy One of the most sensational escapes from a German military camp during the World war was made by Legionnaire Legion-naire Harry Warren Atkinson of Chicago, Chi-cago, who recently related the details of the escape to Capt. George H. Mal-lon. Mal-lon. chairman of the Hennepin county (Minn.) board of commissioners. In October, 1018. Atkinson was a prisoner at the Rheims temporary prison camp. Each day he saw a German Ger-man aviation officer drop down on the prison camp and leave his machine while he walked over about half a mile on a trip of inspection. One day Atkinson At-kinson thought he would try an airplane air-plane ride, although he had never driven one before. That, however, did not deter him. He got in and headed for the French lines In a German plane. French anti-aircraft guns soon found the German Fokker. At 3,000 feet the Fokker was hit. The plane started down. When Atkinson awoke he was in a plaster-of-paris cast in a hospital.- In due course of time he was given the l..-giun of Honor. |