The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-12-21
RULES fvR FRITZ
BEHIND THE lines
Soldiers Are Taught How to
Speak and Think.
SHOWN IN Captured ORDERS

&sen Are Urged to Be "Rather Cum
8 | ming Than courageous"-ToId Not
to Lie, But to Give Only Such lnfor-
VI nation as Is Known Already to Be
4 In Possession of the Enemy.
Most of the information which the
opposing forces get about one another
4 lis obtained by patrols, and by trench
faids for the purpose of bringing back
8prisoners, writes Paul Scott Mowrer
in the Chicago News. In recently
81 captured order, the colonel command
a ing the Second Bayarian infantry COM
:" plains that, most of the time, ''the
French are more cunning than we"
and urges his men to be rather cum
ming than courageous" when doing pa
troll work. 'sMy men," he adds, "do
Il not need to show their courage; it is
known well enough. What is needed
is slillful ruses."
He thereupon insuucts the men how
they shall behave if they have the
I misfortune to be taken prisoner. In
this event they are advised to appear
to be sincere but stupid. They are to
give such information as the enemy
probably already has-information
concerning what troops are in the first
lines, and what units are to the right
and left. When asked how many men
#tnera are in his company, the prisoner
HIS to reply ''between 100 and 200," but
THAT he doesn't know exactly, because
esome are on leave, and some are work
ling on reserve trenches. When asked
y concerning gun positions he is to an
fRswer that he has heard the German
rtllery firing great deal behind the
Tines, but how is he to know where the
guns are? In short, he is not to lie,
# but to answer, for it is useless to try
kta deceive the French; they will work
the truth out Of him somehow, If they
o1ce catch him telling falsehood, and
A. sd begin to suspect HIM Such, at
&Reast, is the colonel's opinion.
# "a notebook captured on soldier Of
The Twenty-fourth infantry INDUCES in
eomewhat bitter epigrams at the ex-
bense of the PrEssians, who, he says,
Shave 'Fbig mouths (das crosse MauD,
whereas the Bavarians have "big
ists." cit is they (the Prussians) who
do the talking, but we (the Bavarians)
Rdn the fiobtino"
8 Germany Picks Over Battlefield.
~ Practically the whole German army
on the front is now being employed,
VI koff and on, at the task Of ragpicking
the battlefield So short of every kind
Bof supplies is Germany becoming and
so careful and economical is the Ger
man organization that the military au-
khorities are at present trying to save
practically everything-rags Of cloth
Ing, old boots, shell and cartridge
Eases, iron fragments, even pieces OF
4 Ebarbed wire. These orders were first
giyen in July. They were repeated in
September, with the addition that even
The reserve being held for the execu-
k2u OF counter-attacks were to be uti-
led for this work.
There are also especial salvage COM
mics which cantbe called at any time
exploit particularly fertile field Of
Esbris. Premiums are paid the men
Ia accordance with the value. of what
hey turn in. There was difficulty
y pver this question at one time, as it
vas found that men of the supply serv-
Lee were stealing fresh cases Of car
X ridges and other material, and pre-
bepting it, after q mud bath, to the
kalvage officers for the sake Of OBJ
aining the small sums of money
warded; but measures have since
been taken, / am told, to render this
lind Of graft difficult, if not impossi-
kle.
Officers Instruct Soldiers.
a$ In order to keep up the morale Of
he German troops, which seems to be
"a the wane. the German military au-
lEhorities have established a special
lEervice of "Wohlfahrts Ofiziere," or
4 ropa ganda officers. Their mission is
10 reply to all questions the men de-
Hire to ask concerning the war, or con-
erning the resumption Of business aft
3 the war. According to a secret doc
ment captured by the French, these
II Ulcers at sresent are to advise the
ben to read various official publica-
ions and a selection Of war literature.
they are to make the men understand
He necessity of continuing the war
htil the allies shave given up their
eas Of conquest" until Germany
reassur. j as to it's economic fu-
ire.
One Of these officers seems to be
ertain Captain Lochner, concerning
gxhose pan-German lectures in the hos
etals the socialist papers Of Mainz
ktely have BEN complaining. After
bic Of his lectures the captain dis
Eabuted leaflets to the helpless pa
Rents, which read as follows: