The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
CAPTURE GERMANS
WITH HOOK AND LINE
American in Foreign Legion
Describes F~rcnchman'S De-
vice. Which Was Coined.
Mt'H TO EAT AT FRONT
Npecidl Dortc.pondencc to Tn 81

spordent serving with the Foreign Le-
gton in answer to a reuues, for some
account OF his everyday life writes
] doubt II our daily life is interest.
ing enough to describe n detail but
! viii give o = diary kept after
getting your letter.
FIRST. however, a lttle incident, or
two An inventive genius n = French
regiment 10 our right got I'D a sor, OF
harpoon gun AFFAIR aud shot nook
attached TO a strong rope tight among
rhe German lines. TIE nook cdush, in
the wire entaugicmeuts and the men
hauled on the rope and dragged IN 1.
MESS OF wire In winch we're eutaugled
TWO German soldiers who had been ON
the lockout outside the 'rench.s. How
ever, tne Germans came back With The
sains scheme two days later.
Our Captain called SOM, Of Wa to-
seuner the other day TO ask WHY wa
were dissatisfied with the company IL
suppose in connection with the depar-
ture Of the English boys) and what
We had to complain about. He smoke
very nicely and explained that he mad
to make a report. There Is a rumor
hut o know what such rurnor. are
WORTH that We are to be put will
a French regiment.
January 23.-Up AT 12:o5 N
Como started l A. NJ. for trenches.
roundabout way. through the town OF
-. very gccd route, highway all the
way. hve miles march. Arrived at
chateau 4 A NJ. owing to wire en-
tangl"1ncuts. Departed Immediately for
rat.ons for hiSt sss'tion and our squad.
Our - ctturS left behind. being on police
roTt iii 6 A. NJ Re,m ned just be-
fore daybrez,k with chocolate. meat.
bea nsl fc-tils. wine. rum. bread. coffee.
tea and sardines
Coz fresh nay in the town and hxed
my bed in cunfurtabie corner of the
spaclous hall near the itchon IRE
After drinking some coffee went for
= wassn IN the lake cfose by. Frozen,
no ! stzaIg-d to the waist and washed
at tr cascade, where tho water OF
tho lake drops about twatvs fest ON
It's descent to the town below.
Gets F1enty 60 Eat.
To bed and w ~ 10 A. NJ. after
two hours sle-p. had sope cabbage soup
and TO bed again. Up At 1 I. VI. Ate
sldmes and made tea with PhsliDot
and Towie. Went 10 the town for
wire entanxlemeDts. nftbling Chocolate.
Got some lima bnans outside tho Line
of trenches. which we kept fo cur sec-
ton, which arrived AFTER dinner. very
hungry (could not come ny until after
DARK. Soup and neat with beans;
very good. because tho kitchen had
only to cool for IN (ten in sauad).
Squad On duty for night outside the
did from IL to IL
January 24.-Up at 6 A. " After
coffee Joined squad with Phehzot and
went to police post Ga cUnfortabl.
wine house with nne stove near tho
wall). No duty during day, 30 hal
tea and hot wine with plenty Of sugar,
The SUGAR came from Soubiran, who
had been to SEQ IN. He had received
a package from his nunt Che has six
but Vi was the n who
him n tive dollar bill) He gave
tho hiA to a Frenchman in the engh
neels who said he would keep il a. a
family rSic. He had seen Thaw, who,
..vator. 70 now being paid co cents
a day.
After lunch II 10, soup, lentils- 81
ia toes. cabbage. mezst N coffee, I slept
till . = NJ. Made tea, with milk Uheli-
Zots) and toast later King made
cocoa and insisted on me having come,
but | was more insistent, as ! wanted
tn keep some appetite for dinner at I 80.
Very good dinner, carrots, turnips beans,
p-tatoes. leeks. meat and coffee.
Went on guard at the wall near the
kennels nj : r. ". with Phelizot and
E~nglishmen. Two slept in the Ken
house. where We have a stove, While
Two mountcd the platform and kept
The platform being too low, Phelizot
over tue wall n went 10 a.
shack between the lines He had n"
gun, So | followed with two. He only
as HI does not seem to know
what fear il, The shack was almost a
third ot the way TO the German lines
been seen. as i was a clear night,
Made coffee at 10 p. NJ, and received
tea and made toast At midnight
Hot Wine aud Ssgar.
January 25.-Passed quiet nirht and
VAS relieved at 6 80 \ VI After coffee,
went ont between the lines and gUt car
onions. lccks, potatoes and turnips
my wine and sugar, had a good
drink and went to my bed in the
'hsteau. Ate no lunch, dwoke at | r, NJ.
q driuk ana went to sleep again
Intil 4 Had dinner, beans, meat, coffee
the things got In the morning
HATED round the stove until + NJ.
squads 10 and II Mor,ac IN
,harge) went for rations, Brought back
c,bb re, jam, sardines, rum,
wine, meat and bread at 10 L. ".
At midnight. January ~, had Tea and
hen lay round. in harness. until 6 A. N.
Had morning coffee, then went on petit
post ,outlcOk posD at rear OF estate
started hrc in stove and when rations