The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-26
German officers by my right name and

German officers by my right name and
rank as attempt to pronounce 1t.
When the waiter came to me, there
fore, / said "Bock" as casually as
could. and felt somewhat relieved
that I had gotten through. that part OF
the ordeal so easily.
While the waiter was away had a
chance to examine the bill-of-fare ana
| observed that glass Of beer cost ~
centImes. The smallest change had
was two.mark paper bill.
Apparently the German officers were
similarly fixed and when they offered
their bill to the waiter, he handed II
back to them with a remark which
took to mean that he couldn't make
change.
Right there was in n quandary. To
offer him my bill after he had just
told the officers he didn't have change
would have seemed strange. and yet l
couldn't explain to him that was In
the same boat and he would have 10
come to me again later. The only
thing to do, therefore. was to oner
him the bill as though l hadn't heard
or noticed what had happened win
the Germans, and l did so. He saiu
the same thing to me as he had SAID
to the officers, perhaps a little more
sharply, and gave me back the Dili'
Later on, he returned to the table with
n handful of change and we closed the
transaction. / gave him 20 centimes
as a tip-I had never yet been 10 u
place where It was necessary TO taik
to do that.
During my Hrst half hour In thu,
theatre, to say l was on pins aho
needles Is to express my feeilhgf
mildly. The truth OF the matter Is
was never so uneasy in my life. Every
minute seemed like an hour. and
dozen times | was on the point OF get
ting up and leaving. There were al
together too many soldiers In the place
TO suit me, and when the German OF
ficers seated themselves right ut m!
table | thought that was about all
could stand. As II was. however, TN
lights went ont shortly afterwards ant
in the dark felt considerably easier
After the first picture. when tn
lights went up again, had regaine'
my composure considerably and too
advantage OF the opportunity to stud
the various types Of people In tn
place.
From my seat had n splendi
chance TO see them all. AT one tapl
there was n German medical corps OF
flcer with three Red Cross nurses
That was the only time had eve
seen German nurse, for when | wa
in the hospital | had seen only me
orderlles. Nurses didn't work so nea
the first line trenches.
The German soldiers at the dinerer
tables were very quiet and orderl'
They drank book beer and converse
among themselves, but there was u
Il hllarity or rough-houslng of any KIN
As sat there, within arms renc
:, of those German officers and realize
what they would have given to kno
$ what chance they had to capture Q
- escaped British officer, could hard
!; help smiling to myself, but when
= thought Of the big risk l was takin
:, more or less unnecessarily. began
y wonder whether | had not acted fot
"a ishly In undertaking It.
n Nevertheless, the evening passed
70 uneventfully and when the show WI
N over / mixed with the crowd and al
70 appeared. feeling very proud of mys'
NJ and with n good deal more coniiden
10 than had enjoyed Mt the start.
had passed n night which will IL
"a In my life as long as | live. The b
an Of fare and program and "thro
b. away" bill advertising the name
,d the attraction which was to be pl
,n sented the following week which W
20 handed to me as / came out. i 81
~ have and they are among the me
- valued souvenirs OF my adventure,