The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-16
GERMAN FATHER AND son
UNITED IN CAP TIvITY
Battleheld's Grim PaShos- Dramatic Scene on
March Past to the British Cages "A Crazy
Germans Dream of Home

N s.
(WTittsn hy Jamss John Wilkins)
"a ssxMn9e tale Of battlefield re-
unicn = rscounted In the course Of
this thrslling narrative by a wound
cd ronamy Just returned from Flan-
cone Of the most dramatic and af-
xx6ktnx stories Of the whole war is re-
lnn46 by a wounded soldier who was
n 6r<anl paxtfctpants In the curious
~6@~s which he 4descr3bea)
n oes boy~priponsrs.y they recall a
y w ofso 1nnfdent 1t Nj which I'd
s21 6&k 0or9 otten life is such g. rush
or1fy tnsrs but which is more than
xiorfh the tellings
We were ropanE-in the Fritzies over
W pxstfy fair tract OF country, and as
khSurAworo scattered about in punches
&c twos and sthrees half-dozens and
\ han -hundrcis. II was q pretty arduous
TTS1L4 It one spot Il came across q
/ Ik6nx1 an ONE solitary oaDtive-his
4 nkfn6 Tor the day, evidently.
WhUSSsWaa nothing In that. but there
/ No. thing In tho attitude Of the
Y tuS tkaA struck me "a. peculiar. The
HE6 ~ ha& htB bayonet lowered in q
\ - ~ rs snrt OF way. and every now
\ nr mem he was making a playful
( zc1 - <hss Germans who seemed to
\ ~ 80 unw Hing to get .. move on.
( XM44h8r wondered at that Like
4 - o61nredes he was showing :. no
\ nlnno a. tight. but, unlike them on
( <h@}ot1asr hand. he also appeared very
\ r~rhck& IL to surrender. or. rather, to
1 doa what was required of him after
he hAn 5urrenydered namely. get
4 uhGph6rded towards the cages In the
Fr1isins about the matter. I walk
ke6 1orHGnrd. deterna1ned to satisfy my
60 1rHlly and givsta< hand II neces-
III whats wronxg. T asked of the
T8n,uy when, reached his side.
Qvrpnx7- he said, why. can't
xo1 f4z1B chap to understand that he's
10 make for ting cage He can't speak
English q word or two. any
wny-and I can't speak enough Ger
MAN 60 toll him what I want I've
ben giving him hints with the bay
ondE hut he seerns to think I'm tax.
lux>zx1m around to some quiet spot tc
a. 1z1an m. Btrufh,'' he added with Q
eem3nal &ufn-
lacked closer at the German
th1n. nnd to my astonishmsnt, saw
thu1 10 was only boy-siteen OF
y: nsvuu1seu ut me most-and not bad
K 1fka specimen either. But, poor dew
\ n. hs Wzg IN a terrible plight, hungry.
look1nx. dirty, broken. all Quit And
a. 1ooksd .he suddenly sat down OF
the ground and began 10 whimper
< 5usk like the kid he was
I bent. DOWN and tried him with I
A.
ped, and he answered me. Matter,
wsrs fairly sasy after that i explain
X; al what was desired OF him, also VIVA
the playful bayonet nourzshes ha.
meant to- convey, and evidently be
4 1iop1uE ma, he rose MP. Then trottinl
y a1cnGz1de the sTDmny, he made rapid
! lyy towards the place where we wer
4 oo7isck1ng his comrades prior t.
! u,arehfne~G hem down co the cages.
Vow here's the curious part Of tn
stoxy.
About nm hour afterwards, wa
standfuH with some OF our bot at
cenfa1n spot, when, down the roa
( ewunx y big bunch of Huns. ssvere
hundreds OF them. ON thsir way to tn
caEHa- Ihs sight was no novelty
wk1h my es5S cangft eight OF the boy
0e1xhan
And what do you tlfnk7
AeHns marching a1rn0st like con
Querpr, WIN bis right hand CLOSED
GaR1p6d In that OF veteran sold1ea
1>Iooksd at him, hoping he, wouz
Dse me. He d1d, and just as he we
pa&GluN he xn1sed his left hand, an
po1x1ffng to the elderly prisoner, b
shduted sonts one word,Yatherl'
Ws11now. guess II WASN'T the MOI