Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
HOzO Secret SerUice Hunted
Dozen Hum Spies in america
j. j.. tcouyrg s1uterna
by J. }. BOSDAN.

asked their commanding officer how
h ,ong II was since he had become cap1
B nincins. the officer replied that he had
no way OF preventing the soldiers from
n entering deserted houses.
%, line excuse. returned Schmidt.
believe that you are enriching your
II seH out Of the war. While the soldiers
q. mo front incur real danger. you
SvH teTncn at the rear pillagc at your
k!!esure. This robber- band was carry
ing supply of provisions stolen from
5u~eilings and warehouses; and all sorts
H;ot fowl: Some geese were hanging
|3"ed TO the wagons.
NJ after starting from Nation on the
ga? TO Carignan we saw on the side Of
In ROAD broken ambulanccs and waE-
ions. bodies OF soldiers and of horses
AVA ms. were beginning 10 faint the air. it
l.ered cows and swine from which the
yso!oiers had cut away for food only
email pieces and left the rest behind
J.. ro seemed the work Of marauders who
3ieo 10 war Tor their own gain and APP
heir pay
stay, We bivouaccd. but it raimcd
go Into ihe houses for shelter
outside and | heard them complaining.
nd one expressed himself thus:
GOOD THINGS FOR THE
In GENTIEMEN OFFICERS-
Whenever there is anything good
4
ayen think of US. But when the bat
Natter us because they are afraid:
Ety are like small children. Danger
tSssed. they assume authority again
mo treat us like dogs"
I When We were az viileInontry the
$e9ple there complained N the mau-
Hdins and piliaging OF the soldiers.
ger money and vaIuablcs. That night
zen soldier received a bottle of wine.
Yired for themselves poultry and other
Yteiuals stolen in the village. As for
lens and geese. one saw only their
| @ athcrs living about the streets
\S'On the 2Sth OF August rcvcilic sound
at o'clock. for the last time alas,
many of us who were to fall that
A. the battle between iIaraucour,
ID Autrccourt the French artillery
aed lncessantly. but almost without
did f'n nos exp n@E OF r ther sh4apne
fels were very dangerous because
Eey ieaped upward-when they ex
and showered upon us a rain OF
Enets We lost many men, and IL
r. Impossible 10 advance because Of
d. one who had the impudence 10
'w his head.
n Commander Schmidt and Lieutenan,
marched with the battalion. while
B4 and an under officer marched hfty
keep in touch with the rest OF the
IA iincnt. y she'll which burst just
i'd then, killed the telephonisi. who
frrrv1 sutsH HsTa wnnd hsTis S Mho
As hit IN two places. IN the back and
"a the arm.
re hardly know whether TO 20 on
|ga go back. but We finally decided TO
W on into the village. which was com
u: corps s half half burned ' under the
Ebish. The wounded Eroaned and the
9ifed beasts screamed in their
was about o'clock when we
ered Autrecourt. vert with the
imander Of the field hospital which
headquarters in the church 10 try
find Wunderlich. The sights that
our eyes were terrible. and a
H.y severe test on our nerves Al
laid ever find Wundcrlich the church
so crowded with wounded; We
b had to walk on the bodies. !
ember among others the son OF
chant OF Iiannu. whose both eyes
been shot away by bullet. His
were heart breaking as ne called
his mother. In his agony he had
away the dressing. and we could
how horrible his wound was.
y or had parts Of shells in their
with the greatest patience; Others Others
garden at the right OF the
IT, ch the French wounded had been
aalleed. ought 10 say that the
bier number among these did no;
&8 out nor show fear, either, because
ational pride or to give good cx-
10 OF courage TO us Germans: We
ID the attendants why they did not
My tho French wounded into the
Ees instead OF leaving them out un-
the stars. we have no room"
replied. besides they are not
at night for they have coverlet."
vicouacked north of Au,recourt.
companies gathered together in
ps to tell of their losses and
to tell them how fierce the fight
had been. The companies mad an
ktives in Killed or wounded.
&ny soldiers "".san TO hunt
battle ne. search OF
the g gre , number a.d,.o Of r ~,
When asked what they were do
they replied that they were look
for identifcation cards. IT was
ssary for Commander Schmidt to
formal order threatening to
on the field any man who would
the pockets of the dead to stop
Stealing.
e Mcusc flowed calmly at our feet,
Herent to all our misfortunes.
9Th it was the principal cause OF
order that the conveys could cross
8river, tho Twcnty-frst Pioneers
"A brown across q bridge 10 Nillers,
e Mouson. AS 1t was so hard to
md they had to go very slowly.
ffionecrs conceived the idea of set
fire to the houses that were near
Miver. But the fire spread to the
N,f the village. and it went up i'm
g, enabling them to see as plain
- in daytime. The Twcnty-frst
ers were congratulated by the
~ al commander
r. August %. 1914. we started for
burt after having been given
rations. During the march our
r. aid de- anfp. Lieutenant kedor.
ularly distinguished himself He
foolish fellow, who ili-trcatcd
,lders. who were already suffer-
rom the great hcat and from
Finding that they were not adj
1g quickly enough, he threatened
with his whip and insultcd them.
them dogs. hogs. peasants,
etc. However. during the battle
Eoops never saw this hero He
Hrcd 10 stay behind near the field
$Sns. where the shells and bullets
kSt come, which, however, did NOT
At him from receiving the Iron
Wizard O'Clock in the afternoon we
NtSj RanCOurt SOmcthiDfr IA