The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
German and English otfcer. !.
change Polite salutation.
After : Running Re-
soiver Duel.
ARRESTED A BARON
Bells Tied to sarbed Wire Ent.noI.
ments Protecting Trenche.
Were Set OF by
Enemy.

lBy a United Press Staff cor~
/ pondent.[
1 PARIS. Dec. /. (By mail to Nav
York THAT there Is always tim.
for courtesy and social amenitie, on
the battlefield. was demonstrates =.
Gently by Flight Lieutenant RI
Mark OF the British Royal Ffghtin,
corps naval ving) according to
story told in the aviation camp near
Dunkirk.
! Mark, who was the officer wbo
dropped bombs on the Dusseldorf
Zeppelin sheds, was reconnoiteMns
over the enemy's country near Ypres
when he had to descend owing ID
some little defect In his machiner
He chose good landing spot, but On
examining his machine he trampsd
| to the British lines and secured the
assistance OF four marines. On reach.
| ing the place where Mark had left
his areop.ane, the little party was
surprised to find half dozen Uhlans
t in possession. The latter were too
busy examining the machine to no
| tice the arrival Of the owner SO Ma.
rix and his marines were able to take
up good positions before opening
fire.
The Uhlans jumped on their horses
and rode Off. with the exception Of
their officer, whose horse had been
shot through the legs. He bolted. nev.
ertheless, on foot, and Lieutenan.
Mark gave chase. The German drew
his revolver and turning. fred. Ma
rix replied and 30, shot for shot, they
chased over half mile Of country.
Then the Germans wind and am.
munition gave out, and he surrender.
ed. Holding his hands above his
head. he awaited the approach Of
Mark, and bowed.
The Britisher replied with cere
mony. II am your prisoner said the
German in excellent English. Mark
bowed again. wondering what to do
next. DO you mind II drop my
hands? I'D like a cigarette" said
the prisoner Certainly" replied the
captor. "Tll join YOU" The German
offered his case, and the two lit
their cigarettes from the same match.
They walked back, chatting amicahly
until they reached the spot where
the Germans horse was shot.
Then said Mark, Suppose we put
that horse Of yours out OF its pain
The prisoner agreed. and the TWO
walked towards the wounded animal
Mark reloaded his revolver, and o.
fered IL to his captive with DOW,
Perhaps you would prefer to do II
yourself" The German thanked him,
shot the horse, and returned the
weapon with another bow. Before
parting the two officers exchanged
cards. and the German proved to ne
a Frankfort baron. On hearing OF the
encounter, Lieutenant A. F. Wildias'
the Australian Davis cup tennis
champion, who Is at Dunkirk, oe'
clared: BARON Won Why was
his guest at Frankfort for Iive weeks
this spring"
"Our marines played the Germans
a good trick the other day. writes
a wounded French soldier from
field hospital During the night 'iio
Germans opposed to Us set wire ~.
tanglements in front of their trenches
hung with bells. which at the slshe.
est shock we're to give the alarln
But our marines had got wind OF INC
idea, and at nightfail several OF tne"
armed with string, crept up 70 t,'o
German lines and tied some lengths
of string to the wire, without me 81
envy knowing anything about IT, iuo
marines then came back to lhe',
trenches and pulled the stlias''
whereupon the bells began to tins','
Immediately there was a hail OF p1
lets, and machine guns also loiheu
in. This lasted part Of the nisn'
and the 'Bosclleo' wasted iaies
amount of ammunition without am
loss to our men. On the other nan..
several Germans were killed by un
own comrades in the panic which iof
lowed"
In the market place at Abort w
other day = number Of fat pigs hsu
come up for auction, and one OF 'He.
the auctioneer started the bidding :.
100 francs. "105,- no." came ,ne
bidding, and "13o," and then 10 W
Amusement OF the company, a s'e-
torian voice shouted $500. Eve.
one held their breath. and then .a ass
the same voice Fire." It was an ~
Ger at the adjoining barracks ins.rug
ing squad Of artillery recruits
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