text_original: He had to use all his influence to get out. It was only when he enlisted our officer friends at Toul by telephone that he was allowed to go. We had just such a time at Maubeuge yesterday and certainly it looked like war there.
text_transcription: HE HAD TO USE ALL HIS INFLUENCE TO GET OUT IT WAS ONLY WHEN HE ENLISTED OUR OFFICER FRIENDS AT TWO BY TELEPHONE THAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO GO WE HAD JUST SUCH A TIME AT MOUVER AS YESTERDAY AND CERTAINLY IT LOOKED LIKE WAR THERE
phonemes: hiː hædtə jˈuːs ˈɔːl hɪz ˈɪnfluːəns tə ɡɛt ˈaʊt. ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli wɛn hiː ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ˌaʊɚɹ ˈɑːfɪsɚ fɹˈɛndz æt tˈaʊl baɪ tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn ðæt hiː wʌz ɐlˈaʊd tə ɡˈoʊ. wiː hæd dʒˈʌst sˈʌtʃ ɐ tˈaɪm æt mˈɔːbjuːdʒ jˈɛstɚdˌeɪ ænd sˈɜːʔn̩li ɪt lˈʊkt lˈaɪk wˈɔːɹ ðˈɛɹ.