Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-18

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discloses the interesting fact that
when the German regiments we're
ordered to get out of the salient in ex.
pectation of the American attack no
such order was given to the Austrians,
and when the Americans attacked
south of Fresnes the Austrians put
up the only fight in the whole salient.
An Austrian regimental commander
said that repeated requests sent to the
Germans for more ammunition
brought no reply.
That the Germans did not have
such advance information about the
American attack as Hindenburg
claims is indicated by captured
order dated September Q, which said
that reports of an American attack
on this front had not been confirmed
and need not be taken seriously.
Our attack came three days later
and our engineer officers who combed
out the salient tell me that plehy
Of evidence was found to show that
haste. Valuable maps and documents
were left behind. as well as the
precious possession of officers and
much food in the officers messes.
Another order said that the Americans
were to be taken seriously so far as
small efforts went, but were not yet
capable of anything on large scale.
In Essey. one of the towns that we
captured. the German general quar-.
tered there had n mess hall fitted out
with fine furniture. a hotel range
fine china and silverwire. all OF which
was left behind. The officers of his
staff had individual coffee cups. with
an iron cross and pictures os the
Kaiser and Hindenhurg on them. Two
/ silver forks with Hindenburg'S like
/ ness engraved on the handles had been
/ used by the general The general had
electric lights md call buttons and an
elaborate assortment Of food. The
| haste Of his flight is shown by the
fact that he left behind two cases
| of beef
Use Weeds for Food
| In the Office Of this same luxurious
general were found large numbers of
! comics of a pamphlet for distribution
/ among the soldiers. telling them how
| to use weeds for food. There was a
recipe for making soup from nettles
and salad from sorlel. and many other
recipes Of the same sort. At the bot.
! tom the leaflet said that the soldiers
| sho::ld develop the use of weeds for
! food. adding:
"This will he valuable after the
| war
Captured letters said that the Amer
! leans were in the war as a sporting
proposition and regarded II as a big
picnic. and regretted that they did not
! cast their lot with the Germans, and
expressed wonder that the Americans
! did not pick a winner and side with
the Kaiser. One letter from an Off
GERS wife took him TO task for
| demonstrating with hey fOr asking for
| 700 marks for "A new dress. saying that
! was the cheapest she could get
/ under the prevailing high prices in
| Berlin.
The Americans are in a high fettle
| and want to mix IL with the hoche
But meanwhile they are not worrying
about It or anything else. as was wit
messed by a scene just back of the line
where. on hearing music, walked into
the remaining half of a one-time hand
some house to find one doughboy play
ing a piano. while another was sing
ing and a third was turning over
! sheets of music. The songster was
! Private Albert ID. Barber, OF Sacra
| mento: the pianist was Harry r
Adamson. of Kansas City. Kan: while
the man who was turning the musi'
was stephen J. Berte, of COL Fourtf
avenue, Brooklyn, former clerk tt
Justice Marvine MaXon. Barber was
music student before he entered the
army, while AdamsOn was pips
organist. The music they were turn
ing was a German song praising tht
Crown Prince. but Barber was singins
something about a baby's prayer a