Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-10
WOUNDED, BUT FORD
TOOK THREE PRISONERS
Thrilling Story of How American
Lying in No Mans Land Used
Unloadcd Revolver.
WAS FINE OLD BLUFF GAME
And When Americans Came Over
Top He Delivered Enemy and Ma
chine Gun Into Their Hands, While
He Was Taken to Hospital.
ny LIEUTENANT ,. II. MORTON.
OF the british Army.

Copyright. l9lS.)
trenches, Ford remained just where he,
h had fallen. listening TO the German
He lay quite still, not so much be-
cause OF the wound In his side. which
WIS painful when he moved: II was
sheer physical exhaustion more than
anything that made him stay as he had
fallen His legs were drawn up. and
his head rested on one outiiung arm.
could simply lie there forever. thinking
vaguely OF Third Avenue and the thun-
1angling OF the GOOD old New York
electric car bells. He brought his mind
pack from the Chinese restaurant. his
s3-a.week room in Fif,y-nnth Street.
and his life as n clerk, to the astound-
ing present. lie knew that the Ameri-
cans were 20 take the German trench
opened his eyes TO review the situation.
by moving his head slightly he could
land, and two dead men quite close
TO him. There was not the slightest
doubt Of their being. dead. He tried
ping pain at his side warned him
against being too energetic. He sank
nbbo& ITO Ibis his n %ld position and was
a big she'll hole not many yards away.
re began to wonder IL he could wrig-
gle rs far as that without fainting
from pain and exhaustion Then he
remembered that there was something
Sslss TO be taken into account, Some
ably sec him. and in his slow progress
ne would be an excellent target for
ANYBODY who happened TO be on the
watch.
He turned his head slowly and saw
that he was consid erably nearer to
the German trench than TO his own.
foie: II would certainly be a more Sc
cure resting place. Surprising the Ger
mans had seen him move. One Of them
might crawl opt to him. and then there
was no knowing what might happen
he had just decided that IL was worth
the risk, and was preparing to move
when he heard 4 voice and presently
others They seemed to be coming
troin somewhere near him but he saw
Two or thrce heads over the German
narspet An American bullet made
them disappear quickly. and Ford de-
cided that II would be bcs, 10 lie down.
THREE HUNS CRAWL
INTO SIIELI-HOIE HE WANTED
There appeared to be an argument In
pnogrcss. for the voices grew loud and
the word 'schwcinhund" REQUIRED fire.
GuentfY. Then very slowly and care
fully three men crept over the sand
bags and began to worm their way into
no mans land. Several shots came
from the American trench. and the
three lag stiil for long time. When
all was quiet. they crawled forward
seain. Ford lay perfectly quiet. know
ing that. as there were dead men near
him. he, too would mos; likely be taken
for dead. Soon he could hear their
breathing and whispering and the
sound Of :heir bodies dragging over the
ground. Then another sound made him
want to move his head but he resisted
the temn,ation. He had heard the me-
taliic ciang Of something rtriking
water bottle or rife and then many
oaths
They came nearer. and he tried TO
hold his breath TO prevent the slight
rise and fall Of his body. They seemed
ID be passing him some yards away.
and very slowly he opened one eye. His
ruddcn start would have given him
away had they been looking In his di-
rec:ion As IL was. they were on the