New-York tribune., 1918-08-23
British Prisoner
Spoils Hun Shells
AS His Bit in War

How a British prisoner OF war kept
up the fight for his country by manu-
featuring "duds" in German mum =
tion works was told in a letter from
John S. Paul, an ambulance driver Of
Paterson, n. j., who yesterday was re-
ported killed while transporting
wounded under fire.
Paul said that the roadways on
which the ambulsnces worked were
under heavy bombardment. but as one
in three shells failed to explode, the
danger was greatly minimzed. His
cheerful letter home arrived almost
simultaneously with the cablegram an
nouncng that he had fallen in action.
"a German she'll that failed to ex-
plode was afterward dug up and opened
by men on a neghboring sector" he
wrote. at was filled with waste ma
terial instead of the usual explosive.
Inside was note which read: This is
how am ! doing my bit.-A British
Prisoner.'"
Philip Mack, 165th Regiment, re-
ported sassed, in a letter to his father,
John Mack, 108 Munson Street. As
tora, says the Germans arc forcing
women to fight in the front ranks and
that boy, eleven years old. in a Ger
man uniform, has been taken prisoner.
his Is an absolutely true fact that
our division has taken women prison.
ers who were chained to machine guns
and were all in from fright and shock
the letter states 1--WE were out in the
field fighting in the open and | was
sent to deliver a message to the colo
mel. had to crawl most of the wav.
as shells were dropping around me.
was half way there when | heard
a smell whlzzlng my way and Law still.
The she'll dropped less than twenty
yards from me. | soon found myself
choked up. put on my gas mask, but
1T was too late"
Lieutenant Raymond Moore, jr.. Brit
Ism Aviation Service, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Moore, Of Peekskill. YES
terday was reported missing in action.
United States forces, but later enlisted
in Canada. 81 am suffering from
Spanish Influenza" he said in his last
letter.. but have gone up just the
same"
Lieutenant Herman H. Smith, we'll
known New York athlete, was killed in
action while fighting with his command.
the 165th Infantry. Smith enlisted
seven years ago in the 23d Regiment,
N. Y. N. G.. and at the outbreak of the
war entered the Plattsburg Training
camp. Hc was given his commission
and assigned to the old seth. Previ-
ously he was an amateur runner of the
New York Athletic Club and the Bed
ford Branch Of the Y. NJ. C. A. He
lived at Shipley Street, Brooklyn.
Private Edward 3. Sargent. an eff
cheney engineer. AGO West l4fst Street,
died from wounds in French hospital.
He was a member of the 1O5th Infantry
and fell while fighting in the Marne
pocket. He was formerly employed by
the Fairbanks Scale Company.
Private George Poakeart, 535 East
Seventeenth Street. was wounded in
action after having settled his score
in advance by killing several Germans.
IL was one of the men assigned to the
Fourth of Ju.y parade" ne wrote
"N hen | went back into the trenches
got three Huns" He is member Of
the 9th Infantry.
Private George Eckstcin, 307th In
fantry. reported missing in action was
one Of the few survivors of an earlier
scouting expedition into the German
lines. "A number of us went far into
enemy territory and only the captain,
myself and one or two others got back
unharmcd." His parents live at 322
East Seventy-first Street.
Private Frank I. Scheidel. BAT