The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12

night was rainy aud lhc tent leaked
His powers Of fiction helped him' over
thin places, and the English Officers
gave the Information he desired They
may moi even vet know the identity
of their chatty visitor that night. Her
olSlriu has the Iron Cross
That sort of thing is incredibly
frequent on both sides. Every man
who undertakes II knows the punish
mcut Of course II Is II wall and Il.
firing squad, and II there Is no wall
and no SOUND handy slN shooter will
do quite as we'll There was another
/ German df Berlin. lie hnd domcd
/ the uniform Of dead man and had
casually wandered along the British
line, slowing away facts rs ha
! walked. He happened into hot corner
and took refuge In an English trench
! against the German fire Perhaps
something In his manner awakened
suspicion At any rate ns he rat there
he began 10 whistle Abscntmindedly
hr selected little German tune
NiNtH tuhlff lOT l4lIts
Tile English officer was u sports
man, as sportsnen go In This war. he
luisht have shot the German, but he
gave him a chance for his life
II you get 10 your own lines and
nobody hits YOU. You can 20 free"
,nid he
Well, he didn't get half way. But
the Germans say he was only wounded
and win live though he * out NJ this
war and the next Both sides were 81
osiomded TO see him running from
he English to the German trenches
TINT they both fired wildly. II doesn't
always happen that way Iusr the
other day Two Officers were walking
along the English trenches In the Ca
iNis battle when one drew a revolver
and shot his compdr through the
head. Not word had been exchanged.
\ detail wrong In the uniform had
hcen the Germans death warrant.
Belief here is that the Germans
have been fnr more successful In this
work than the English or French
have been II should be remembered
that there Is nothing dishonoruhlc IN
this sort NJ Spying II IS permitted by
he rules W war. The same rules
permit the prompt almost the lnyah.
nhl" execution NJ the captured spy
lie ~ brave man who has taken hts
chance aud lost That is an.
The Germans have done Su well NJ
this work because so many Of them
speak at least one other language
nerfccllN There nrr Young Germans
here who could not he told from Young
EnvlIshmcn IN manner accent or
clothes. There Is almost competition
between Young Officers NJ this sort in
this dangerous work II was only the
other duy that u German officer. wear.
Ing an English uniform. approached
u group VI French staff Officers
ANY one here speak English ~
he demanded
Some one did, NJ course Whcreupon
he Snid that his chief wanted 10 know
what the Frcnchmen planned to do In
the situation, aud would they nlease
tell him. The vhicf " that staff dis
cns>ed matters with the Young aid
whom ne founa 10 be a slnrularl,
welllnformcd chan. The aid Snltl
/ his chief was diShcartencd
'lIell hold ON, ot course" said he
| III YOU ask him To. But he thinks
IWc.d both hest clear"
No Proof Of His Identity.
So thc Frenchmen cleared. and an
ostomded British colonel cleared TOO.
his support having failed him. No
doubt there were heated explanations
that night The Germans say that dur.
Inc the first weeks " the war they
had numerous successes Of this sort
Many ~ the reserve officers OF the
French hnd not nj that time learned
he game " war aud the English
We're Slngulnrly unsuspclons That
Isn't the case now II was only the
other dnv that An English officer
asked somc questions of the Officers
OF another detachment that sounded
stnnge ~ their ears.
| what Is your proof of IDENTIFY
they asked
He didnt have any. II always hnp.