The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-11
The Confession of a German Deserter
copyright, 1879

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ballad ord ,,f, our autos the
to.,ar ,ar,s AZ, and Offered us coffee.
w. ,,..,. sill without
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".s,r,.s nrsr;nc. morn So since tnoS"
=. ~ b.,,.r class OF Villagers refused
,,- M. Thsv told us that the Eelrian
xn;h,nrs had departed 70 ..>n!e unkrrv =
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,:,n- shor, res, ". marched on.
Tn. autos returned. HARDY bud Ne
,uorcl..t AN :;rur wtsn NJ wcr" over
..t,,., H. CAVALRY DRAGONS and husS<.rS
~, -,,o-rri ,;,,t tre Germans w"-c
marching all ovrr tho nriIhbornood on
Al, roads. Right behind rs came the
hirvr,, carp..
This ,sa: co;rrort.nS We no longer
III. a;coc, iso!r;ed in a strange couu-
~ Another bicycle division passed
49, Arc:? words wHr" now uttered ny
.,.r,,bs.-a ~ orr cnmnarv. Tn. others
co,,ld ,-ide In. We had 20 walk. wat
va naJ ALWAYS taken for granted sud-
denly became great injustice. II :; did
-, good our crunnhlinS 1T least was L
diversion, rom III. weigh; OF our packs.
Tho nea; was oaprcssivH. The sweat
=
,eo,hsr trainings rubbed MS sore. "s ?c-
c;aIIv uonn our hirs. II was relief at
. m 70 halt a, an abandoned farm
and -es. on the grass. We might .1ave
lain down ahnu, ten minutes when sud-
,er1y we heard firing. We Jumped up
1u.o ,;cn,eninr and hurried 70 our gums.
! ~, firing which was about three kllc-
/ ,,,c,srs awav Grew more lively. Al
- go. ,,.or, on t,,o march again
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- .,n soidiers 10 could read tho minis
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/ and h"h!r! US n" bullets were lying
@"G':HI 1us:y. y"' we r"a'h"" IN" 'H'hI
! l::." without losses w. WrT' greeted
, ;,y-u~i.. ~. our hard pressed c"Tnr;. dos.
'r',., tcvrI" regiment had not suffered
any l1ssns cHc.p: tor I few slightly
, wounded mon who wsr" still able 20
ak. pa-t in Tho EGhtiaC.
We wHre LYNX fila, ~; n" gr1ur@ and
::::nS n .ho direction ordered Cor all
~ m"rr: worth. even 'h"7!ch We had no;
sen our enemies. That was apparently
Hni interesting enough 20 some .: cur
,rld,H-s. They waited - SNOW how the
2.s;ir werr ,N%inS whom they had n
shoe. n; They 60, NJ 70 Enf"linc
POSITION "0 HI'u -. "'E ''''It''' '''t''
:" nay :nr rh"!7 curiosity with th"!"
iivss aires; Instantly. The first victim
E: "rr par: wH;:t GONE WITHOUT l S""'''
II" second chcrw his arms high in y"
ar and :cil. OF his back. Eoth woT"
,.aG instantly.
[: = impossible Cor m" 20 d"scT. y"
:hn feeling thai overcAr0" m" IN IN"
::~>- -sal voll"yj AZ We advanced and
rarn.. directly uk ;h:n the range ri ~"
.!r. no longer tci: ali? fright. only
~, ;,,,-,,ls> 70 s.:.:: int action ~ quickly
as ross,blc. I,ot n ,hc sight Of the frs;
.,orns,. n .~r-;h!. fear seized nc f'ur
n!,nu:ns was completely stunned. lost