The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-06-21

told them American, couldn't fight.
Now we know you can fight he said
One youth took II upon himself 20
express gratitude at being captured
by the Americans. He said last fail
recruiting officers went TO his home
after him. when his mother said he
was not 10 but IS.
Kill His Parents
Then he said his father objected
when the German officers told his mo-
Their she was lying. whereupon the
German officer shot and killed both
his parents. II seemed hard TO believe
such stupidity. but we have seen
enough Boche treatment OF human be-
ings to believe any story OF atrocities
on the part OF German officers.
Although many men concurred in
saying the officers told them the Am
orleans took no prisoners. the inter-
esting fact is that two letters from
German mothers were found on them.
advising them 20 be captured by Am
orleans. which would be better than
throwing their lives away vainly fight
ing 10 the death for the kaiser. The
their mothers were right.
All the captured men seem obsess :
ed with the idea that the war will end
this year The idea has evidently been
well drilled into them by their officers.
The prisoners said they were glad or
the chance 10 surrender and get out Of
the woods, because the American ar
tilIery fire for three days had cut off
their food and other supplies. and they
had lived in a hell on earth.
The Germans seemed deeply impress
sed by the fury OF the American at
tack One Of the captured officers.
when asked what he thought OF the
Americans as fighters. answered that
the artillery was crazy and the Infantry
drunk.
From Another Correspondent.
The prisoners say their men arc
terrified by the vigor OF the Americana
assaults and that new troops are com
ing up to reinforce these which have
suffered such staggering losses dur
ing the four nights OF the battle. The
point held by the Americans, one OF
the most vital on the whole line, is just
northwest OF Chateau Thierry, where
the Germans made their greatest adj
vance toward Paris.
Today I heard a ra,her re,n.,kati..
experience. 1 was nerrnitted ~ -,,.n9
hours among the Hun prisoners. who
have been captured by the Americans.
They were loungtne about an orcha =,
on a gentle hillside a few L,ior,.,.r.
from the fighting line. SentrIes ,,.y.
standing guard and the hoor,ing s,,,r.
from the never-ending artiIlerv dueI
plainly was audible
The prisoners FORMED the t.rv.,
group captured AZ one point Inv the Az
lies in many weeks one nv ons ~
were being taken into : h,,,Id,,~ ,.ha..
they were fnterrorated m 4 mo-, ror,-
siderate nanner ~ 49,, ....--s-s -
ficers who sneak .xcei,..,,, Ss.-.-.'
From prisoners n Iearr.d ha,a,,.
question thai ~. cer,,ar $500 ~
the German rovern,ne,, .rs ,,.n,,..1
This may furnish A somewha, s,ar,-
ling and discouraeine Revelation 20
those Americans who are taught 10 he
lieve that the German peonIe = - IL
abiding and honorable and are n~h,
ir,, ev,Ix h.oa,,.,. -. - - 80,
to fight.
MANY prisoner. anal .xc.,,.,, r.,
Iish. same dav tbev v,II 30 - ctIe.
rather than return 20 Germanv
They are a strange Iot sow. -.
sincere. some evidentIv are ,nreI,.nIs
All OF them complain or their trea,.
ment nv the rove-,-,o,, - sr,-
they are tired OF the war Thsv -
also that the whole army q. r,rh,,ns.
blindIy not knowing what awsI,s ~,
sure the war must end ,his a,,,,,.n
either in n German victory ~ . rs,ira-
,nent q, 49,. rr.---.... :. -s =. :