The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-11-21
GERMANS MIGHTY
CLAD WAR Over
Interesting Story Of Americans
Advance Toward the Hun
Frontier Few Teu-
tons Seen.
BY Associated Press.

With the American Army. Northeast
Of Eerdun. Sunday. Nov. 1.-Two 16-
inch annon which were turned over to
the Americans at S%pincourt on Satur-
day We're guns used by the Germans to
shell the Verdun region. Forty-two
guas Of various calibers were turned
over. The 16-inch guns were taken
apart by the Germans into three Sec
tons. each section being drawn by a
tractor.
The Americans were expected Mt
Spincourt at 10 o'clock, but did not
arrive until 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
because of roads which had been shat
tered by shell fire. Lieut.. Emmett
Gruner, OF st. Louis, represented the
first army, with Lieut. Robert Nicolson,
of Salisbury, n. c., going as military
expert to see that the guns were all in
good condition. The lieutennnts were
accompanied by an infantry sergeant
and four piiyates. Lieutenant Gruner,
tile sergeant and one private went
white flag. Lieutenant Nicolson and
the other priyates followed
A Lone German.
EEon reaching the outskirts of Spin
court they Were met by a lone German
lieutenant. who spoke English. He con-
Quoted the Americans to the village
hotel, where hillets a been provided.
After saying he was glad to see them.
and expressing his relief that his re-
, sponsibility was past, the German said
Il am damn glad the war is over
As the Americans entered Spincourt
the rear guards OF German divisions
/, which had held the place were just
| Withdrawing. the Germans rejoicing as
! they marched away. A few artillery
~ ~, n,ora vNntfayfnO arIlIEH fhA h1G
| guns as lie they dreaded leaving theii
! pets behind. All h annon were cam
! oufiased and some had names. One
( eighr-inch gun was named Martha
| and had a prominent place on the from
| line. ->~--%~ssrsE~SsaSAe6&S
| The German lieutenant escorted the
(, Americans TO the hotel and ~endeavoreo
! to make them comfortable. Lieuten
ant Nicholson and the German began
/! checking the guns and continued the
! Aork until dark. Then lhe German IN
J tertained the two lieutenants at dinner
!. The German continued wearing his
side arms until after dinner, the Amert-
cans also wearing theirs.
He Felt Nervous.
After dinner the German said that hi
thought that he did not need arms. bui
remarked hat he had felt nervous dur
ing the afternoon after the German IN
4. fantry had retreated. as he was uncer-
. tain as to what the Americans Nigh
do. AL three teos off their SIDE asws
and spend the night at the hotel. The
German slept OF the first floor and thu
Americans directly above. They hai
breakfast together and finished check,
ing the guns. after which Lieutenant
C'runer gave the German a receipt fol-
them.
Hopes. 70 Forget.
Just before moor The German orderet
the hotel to serve chocolate and begar
packing up his effects. He told thu
Americans that $500 machine gun!
awaited them>in Longuyon. Two order.
lies brought up his horse and tuckint
the receipt into an inside pocket, tn.
enemy ofhcer mounted, saying good.
! bye. Then he added:
Il hope my troubles are over To-
awhile. l hope to forget all about gun.
and war ard battlefields forever"
He roo away. his orderlies following
him in q hose drawn cart.