Evening star., 1918-05-27
TURNS THE TABLES
ON GERMAN PATROL
U. S. Soldier Makes Prisoner
Of Man Who Had Cap.
! tured Him.
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.

BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE FRENCH FRONT. May 24.-Pri-
vate John P. Kaulsn OF $40 South Lea
witt street. Chicago. has the unique
distinction Of having been taken pris-
oner by . German, Of having turned
the tables on his captor and Of bring
ing him back to the American front
west of Montdidier. Kaulen is a
quiet. slow-apoken young man. with
placid blue eyes. who would not be
suspected OF being the hero Of such q
spectacular escapade as the official
report credits him with. However. he
proudly. IL modsstiy. shows the auto
matte revolver and the belt with
"Gott mitt uns" (God with us) on the
heavy buckle which his captor car
ried and which was returned to him
at the American headquarters in ap-
probation Of his GOODNESS and brav-
cry.
On Duty at Listening Post.
Kaulen. with Private Franklin B.
Tan Of Florence. Wis. were detailed
to a listening post in no mans land,
many yards In front Of our trenches.
When = carrying party came up on
Of stew and another of warm coffee,
1t was tho flrst hot meal the men hold
Ing those dangerous points had en-
Joyed in twenty-four hours. The en-
emy'e eyes were too watchful Of heads
showing over the parapst in the day
to bring food to the men. 1t was Kau-
lens turn to eat nrst and. leaving
Taff at the post. he stole back fifty
yards. hurrisdly filled the mess cans
and carrying one in each hand, started
gingerly forward.
He was almost at the listening post
when things began to happen. Three
at his feet and seized him. Kaulen
with = droll snile and q twitching
Of his stubby sand mustache admits
One German showed d revolver into
his ribs and another jabbed him in
the side with a murderous knife in
Aicating what the knife would do II
he refused to accompany them. The
third German seized him by the throat
time to utter two frantic shouts Of
'Ta6! Tanw before he was stified,
'.Nicht schiessen!" (do not shoetl,
said the leader.
Germans Reinforced.
Six more Germans ran up and
started to prepel the prisoner rapidly
toward the German lines. The loss
Of the meal was sufhcient to make
Kaulen mad and he kicked and
tusaled vainly. His shouts had been
heard and TAT. jeined by Private
Rama Moler Of LeaveAWorth, Kan,
Jumped out of the listening post, mr.
ing their automatic rifles and throw
Ing gFenades In the direction OF their
ecmFsde who was disappearing In the
dafknsss. In another post 100 yards
away Private Frank Mills Of Apex,
n. C.. started pepping in the same
direction. The raiders threw them-
selves fat. dragging Kaulen down and
still holding him firmly by the threat.
Patrol! Patrol" shouted the Ger
man leader IN excelleAt English, hop
ing to deceive the Americans to make
them cease firing. sKeep on shoot
ing" ordered 0ergt- Ans1ey Smith
Of Danville. Ala, who came up. Rock
cts haEaA to pop ON all aidsa. shev-
Ing the party lying In 'no mans
land" 1t appeared that Kaulen
would have to choose between being
shot by his captcrs or by his own
comrades. He preferred the latter
and continued struggling. He start
ed crawling hemeward, dragging the
leader of the Fafdef6