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On placing before the public this account of my escape from Germany and some episodes from my life in two prison camps, I feel that I must make clear that it was only due to the fact that I had two definite supplementary objects to attain, that I succeeded in making myself launch out in the following pages. The first of these objects is to add my quota to the information before the public relating to the treatment and existence of those who, in prisons in Germany, have suffered and are suffering for their country. My second object is to try to throw a little. | 13 Days by John Alan Lyde Caunter 1 13 Days by John Alan Lyde Caunter The Project Gutenberg EBook of 13 Days by John Alan Lyde Caunter This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison Author John Alan Lyde Caunter Release Date March 30 2011 EBook 35724 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13 DAYS Produced by Jeannie Howse Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. ------------------------------------------------ Transcriber s Note Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. For a complete list please see the end of this document. ------------------------------------------- 13 Days by John Alan Lyde Caunter 2 Illustration WITH HIS BUNDLE SAFELY ON HIS HEAD HE TOOK TO THE WATER page 205 . 13 DAYS THE CHRONICLE OF AN ESCAPE FROM A GERMAN PRISON BY CAPTAIN . CAUNTER 1ST BN. THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Illustration LONDON G. BELL AND SONS LTD. 1918 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION vii PART I CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER I. CREFELD 1 II. THE MOVE TO SCHWARMSTEDT 45 III. SCHWARMSTEDT CAMP 65 PART II IV. MY ESCAPE FROM THE CAMP 87 V. CROSSING THE FIRST TWO RIVERS 108 VI. I MEET FOX AND BLANK 125 VII. THE CROSSING OF THE WESER 134 VIII. THE RAILWAY TRACK 155 IX. CROSSING THE RIVER HUNTE AND THE TOWN OF DOGS 164 X. EXIT BLANK. SHEDS 175 XI. TWO DAYS OF THE EMS 184 XII. THE CROSSING OF THE RIVER 198 XIII. ACROSS THE FRONTIER 209 XIV. CONCLUSION 222 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE With his bundle safely on his head he took to the water Title Fancy