Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-30
GERMAN DECEIT
is BOOMERANG
Use Dead Comrades to
BeckOn Americans to
Range of Snipers
IRON DIVISION REPAYS
Americans Quickly Clean Out
Enemy Who Resort to
Vile Trickery

German soldiers have played another
of their underhand tricks on soldiers of
the Twenty-eighth Division. this time
using the bravery of the Americans to
lure them to death. But the boys from
Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania
points have made them pay for it.
The story of this outrage is told by
Private Albert Hawk, of Hazleton, a
member of the 103d Ammunition Train,
who has written home.
The Germans used dead Americans for
their trick. They tied ropes to the arms
of the dead men. and then pulled the
ropes, from the safety of their snipers'
nests. leading the Pennsylvanans to be-
lieve there were wounded comrades lying
out in No Mans Land signaling for help.
When the boys of the Iron Division
crawled bravely out of their trenches
the boche snipers picked them off. one by
one
Enraged. the Americans organized at
tacks. and al the point of the bayonet
made the snipers pay with their lives,
cleaning out every nest.
II only wish | could get four more
divisions like the Twenty-eighth," said
General Pershing, in complimenting the
Iron Division, according to George
Eames Of Lansford
They got me, but they got something
| far worse" writes Private Cole Watson,
Jr.. Of Reading. a nneteen-year- SOL
| dier In the Iron Division. who was
wounded recently. He was wounded three
| times.
Ross Overdorf. Of Reading, has been
killed and Alfred j. Strausser. George
| w. FRANKIE, of the same city. and Ser
! geant Charles Fdler. of Hamburg. have
! been wounded. John Narucki, of Read
/ ing, is missing.
! Five more Lebanon boys have been
! listed among the casualties. Private
| Theophil Namac. previously reported
missing, is now listed killed in action.
Sergeant Sterling Ulrich. 107th machine
gun battalion, has been gassed: Private
John w Wcise. Company n. 109th ma
chine gun battalion. has been gassed /:
Private Charles Ely, Company F, i1lth
infantry, was wounded August p
Bugler Thomas f. Barry. Company y.
| l09th machine gun battalion. was
wounded August IS, and Paul A. Putt,
59th infantry, wounded in the hand. is
| to be sent home.
Private John Nusselman, Company
NJ, 109th infantry. of Weatherly. is a
prisoner in Germany. Private James J..
Farley, lo9th field artillery. OF East
NldiCH 'aHullh, was kllltu Ill HtklOn
August is. Harry Lawton, of Summit
Hill, and George Latolick, of Mauch
| chunk. are reported killed in action.
Sergeant j. Il. Graham, machine gun
company, 112th Infantry. Of Franklin,
has been wounded. and Corporal Law
| renee Sullivan, of the same regiment.
also of Franklin. has been gassed.
Private Theodore Arthur Rowles,
nth Infantry, of Clearfield, was killed
| in action August L.. Private Ronald
w. Dunsmore. l1lth, and Private Peter
d Meise. Company X, Thirtieth Infantry,
both of Curwensvilie. are missing in ac-
ton. Private Benjamin +, Cook, Com
pany +, Ninth Infantry. of Clcarfied,
! has been wounded.
Sergeant Howard Kofkc. Company /.
| 1l1th, of West Chester. has been wound
ed. Private Stephen Peter, of Pottstown.
has been killed.
Private Daniel j. Mckenzie. Of New
Philadelphia has been wounded Clyde
Meyer of Muir, has been wounded. Alex
ander Olzsowki. of Shenandoah was
wounded July 10.