Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-08

be down and look them over"
Into the Moonlight Road
I guess I'll have to hire a hall"
was the reply the lieutenant heard
while he adjusted his helmet and
gas mask, and he was chucklinR at
that bit OF Yankee braggadocio as
he umbled down the stairs and out
into the moonlit road. The road was
crowded. The sleep vanished from
his widening eyes as he gazed upon
German company drawn up in
full array, with a beaming Marine
on guard at either end, and Private
Lenert standing at attention, with
his right hand fondling the butt of
German captains automatic,
over his shoulder was slung an
exceptionally fine pair of German
field glasses. He had just tossed
away a pleasantly favored German
cigarette. Everyone looked very
happy including the Germans.
Where in the name of all that's
wonderful did you get all these ?"
oh said Lenert cheerfully,
they just came along"
Later, when the prisoners had
been marched down the road to bri-
gade headquarters, this account of
the capture unfolded itself from the
testimony of all concerned
Lenerts battalion had been in the
thick of the fighting. which had been
preceded by a series of hotly con-
tested advances since a little after
sundown. He himself, in the height
OF the excitement, had got astray
from his company and, confused in
MS bearings, he was looking for his
own people again in the darkness
or the woods when he STUN bled into
a German company-walked into
German machine gun, and knew as
much by the way they fell upon
him.
The Boches dragged their lone
prisoner before the captain. who put
MIN through hurried examination
an examination carried on in Ger
man. for Lenert can speak German.
Lenert did not know much, but
he tried a few details on his inquis-
itor, and, noting the profound effect
they seemed to have, quite warmed
up to his story. He bent over the
map they showed him, and reluct-
antly described the position of the
various American regiments till he
had conveyed the impression to the
already unhappy captain that this
nest of Germans was virtually sur
rounded.
And | want to get out of here"
Lenert went on, with growing con-
viction. There's a lull now, but
they're going to turn the artillery on
this patch of woods and blow it to
bits ! don't want to be here |
want to get out right now"
Heap Big Powow
With this final piece of information
to consider, the captain withdrew a
little and held great powwow with
his fhraa &c
of war did not last long, and very
likely was the concluding session of
one held a little earlier, the matur-
ing of a plan already considered. A
moment later and Private Lenert
was startled and a little embarrassed
by having the German captain for
mally surrender to him. He took
the proffered automatic. flourished
it several times. and Hiuared his
shoulders.
Throw down your arms" he said,
boldly, and the soldiers, who were
entirely in sympathy with the pro-
ceedings. discarded their weapons
with alacrity. There were 7S of
them.
ANY more?" Lenert asked.
The captain admitted there might
be a few more left, but they were
slowed away in dugouts and out
posts, and would have to shift for
themselves. There was no time to
lose. Hu
Leading His Flock
Come on, then" said the Marine,
and, in scandaious contravention of
the approved methods, brandished
his newly acquired pistol, and led
rather thar drove his prisoners
forth. His sense Of direetiom had