Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12

hands with Atwell, and went to the
rear to give my name to the officers In
charge of the raiding party.
was accepted, worse luck.
AT 40 that night we reported to the
brigade headquarters dugout to receive
instructions from Old Pepper.
After reaching this dugout we lined
up in semlcircle around him, and he
addressed us as follows:
"All l want you boys TO do is TO go
over to the German lines tonight, sur
prise them. secure couple of prison
ers. and return Immediately. Our ar
tillery has bombarded that section of
the line for two days and personally
believe that that part of the German
trench is unoccupied, so just get a cou-
pie of prisoners and return as quickly
as possible
The sergeant on my right, in an I'M
dertone, whispered to me:
"Say. Yank how are we going to get
couple of prisoners II the old fool
thinks personally that that part of the
trench is unoccupied, sounds kind of
fishy, doesn't 1t mater
/ had funny sinking sensation I'm
my stomach. and my tin hat felt as II
1t weighed about a ton and my enthusi-
assn was melting away. Old Pepper
must have heard the sergeant speak
/ because he turned in his direction and
I'm laundering voice asked:
"What did you say?"
The sergeant with n scarlet look on
! his face and his knees trembling,
/ smartly saluted and answered:
Nothing. sir"
I Old Pepper said:
well, don't say 1t so loudly the next
time"
Then Old Pepper continued:
"In this section of the German
trenches there are two or three ma
chine guns which our artillery In the
last two or three days, has been UNI
able to tape. These guns command the
sector where two of our communlca-
as the brigade is to go over the top to-
morrow morning | want to capture two
or three men from these guns crews.
and from them | may be able to obtain
valuable information as to the exact
location of the guns, and our artillery
will therefore be able to demolish them
before the attack, and thus prevent
our losing lot of men while using
these communication trenches to bring
up re-enforcements."
These We're the instructions he gave
us:
"Take off your Identification disks,
strip your uniforms of all numerals,
insignia, etc, leave your papers with
your captains, because don't want the
Boches to know what regiments are
against them as this would be valuable
information to them in our attack to-
morrow and | don't want any of you
to be taken alive. What | want is two
prisoners and If l get them | have Il
way which will make them divulge
all necessary information as to their
guns. You have your choice of two
, weapons-you may carry your per
, suaders' or your knuckle knives, and
each man will arm himself with foui
| Mills bombs. these to be used only In
case of emergency"
/ A persuader is Tommy's nickname
, for club carried by the bombers. II
is about two feet long, thin at one END
and very thick at the other The thick
= end is studded with sharp steel spikes
while through the center of the clut
there Is nine-inCh lead bar, TO give
= 1t weight and balance. When you gel
! II prisoner all you have to do Is JUS
e stick this club UP in front of him, ant
2 believe me, the prisoners patriotism
A for Deutschland ueber Allies" fade
! away and he very willingly obeys Ill,
{ orders Of Is captor. IT. however, thu
+ prisoner gets heightened and refuses Il
e follow you, simply persuade" him b!
e first removing his tin ha'. and then
well, the use of The lead freight in lii