Evening star., 1918-08-11
LAD BAGS so BOCHES,
PRODUCING BIG LAUGH OF WAR

ants who had come up and were listen
You speak good German said the
".Yes. L went to school for six
years l explained.
THE captain and the lieutepants
walked over to the side for a little
way and talked together. couldn't
near what they said, but in couple
of minutes they came back.
We know that the 5th Regiment
of Marines is out there in front of US
and going, to attack agar. at day
they'll probably kill the rest of my
men: Most of them are gone now.
That gave me my cue and I
thought I'd throw little more scare
You're right l said. and the 9Th
Marines have crawled up into that
wheat field at the side Of you and are
going to join in the attack. You
haven't chance.
Captain Starts to Surrender.
"They walked away again and talked
some more. 1t wasn't long before they
stepped back again. The first thing
knew the captain was surrendering to
me. I almost busted out laughing
when / tumbled to what he was doing.
Me. a private and a prisoner, too.
IF l surrender to you can you get
me and my men back without being
shot?' he asked.
Sure / said. if you'll do what I
tell YOU / told him.
They'd all be killed in the morn
ing if We stay here and put up another
fight. he said. You're sure you can
get us back safe?"
Trust me for that / answered.
Just follow me-
The captain talked with the lieu
tenants again and they nodded their
heads and said. va. va as if they
were satisfied
Can you wait minute until l get
when everything seemed to be settled.
He was polite guy for being a Ger
man.
Lennert Hustles Them Up.
"Yes. but we mustn't waste any
time told him, for didn't want him
to change his mind. / wasn't ready to
start to Berlin alone, and that chance
of getting back myself was too good
to miss.
Wed like to get our overcoats.
too said one of the lieutenants.
All right. but hurry, though,
said to them. for / wasn't going to
lose any time over lieutenants.
4 have bottle of whisky which
was sent me from home and ! want to
get that said the captain.
"Will you give me shot" of it?
haven't had a drink for year, | said.
with pleasure he said, and We
started back for his dugout. We had
a hard time finding it, for our artil-
1ery had battered it almost TO pieces.
1t took us nearly half an hour before
an orderly found it for U.S. We went
inside. and by that time the lieu
tenants had come back with their
overcoats The captain filled my can
teen with whisky and gave me a
pocketful of cigars. Then we all had
a drink and each lit cigar. The
rest of the whisky and cigars he put
back on the shelf, where my captain
would find them when he came the
next day
Lets shove on I said. getting up
as soon as we had lit the cigars.
We went out and the captain gave
an order and dismantled all the guns.
He got the men together and very
carefully put them in column forma-
ton and we started. Me and the Off
GERS walked ahead. He told the men
to leave their rifles, but they all had
their knives and some of them re-
volvers-"
Lennert's rifle had been left in front
of the last machine gun, to which he
had made an impromptu salaam. How
ever. it would not do for a guard to
be unarmed. He picked up a shovel,
which was the most deadly weapon he
could find, and shouldered it in mill
back and says that he was further
confused by listening to the sugges-
tions of his proteges, each of whom
proffered abundant advice which di-
rection to take to reach the American
lines. They wandered around in the
woods for an hour.
Were lost: there'sTno use going
like this the captain finally said to
sme," said Iennert
Its a strange place to me- I told
him.
i've a compass, perhaps that will
help he said.
THAT'S just the thing told him.
perhaps one of the men has a fash
light
Walks Into the 9Th Marines.
Lemert took the compass and fash
light. He knew that he ought to go
south, for cur I'd Division was heading
north. Then came another misfortune,
as he considered it. for instead of strik-
ing the outposts of his own 5th Regi-
ment of Marines the first welcome sound
of an American challenge came from a
sentry of the 9Th Marines.
i've some prisoners. tell your COM
manding officer" he directed the SEN
try.
And you should have seen him cut
out and run when he saw that gang
come crashing out of the woods back