The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-30
WEST VIRGIN|ANS
Confined from First PaRe)

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vision Intelligence office this after-
noon by tho patrol which was operat-
Ing IN the sector. The gray uniforms
they did not Like at all, saying In tho
German equivalent that they had been
fed up" with the whole business of
war. The mud that spattered them
was from a certain locality In No
/ Mans Land through which they had
been ploted earlier In the day by tho
Americans who had captured them
They were thankful because :or them
tho wal was finished, and that they had
been captured by Americans Ono
i young Saxon Was 80 struck with tho
good treatment and the good food that.
he received that he asked permission
from the officer IN charge of the pa-
troll to go back through No Mans Land
get his brother. Two OF the quar-
tet volunteered the information that
they had tried to escape from Germany
into Houan last September, but had
been caught and showed back Into the
ranks.
All frankly CAV mp every bit OF In
formation they could. some OF it being
OF extreme value. They assisted Amer
lean intelligence officers by pointing
out important points on military maps.
How they were captured Is a story IL
Illustrative Of the spirit prevailing along
1he American front. 1t was three o'clock
In the morning when Information reach-
ed a certain regtmenta1
that six of the enemy had been seen go
lag into an outpost IN No Mans Land
The regimcntal intelligence officer. 4
lieutenant. was awakened hurrledly adn
offered 10 go get than.
He started gathering his men as he
went along toward tho front. Tho out
| post was some distance away. but the
party reached o point IN front of 1t
without being discovered. They thNn
circlcd around to the rcar OF the post
| and crcpt UP closer.
The lieutenant ookcd in. saw the
Germans there, notiurcd his men TO
cone :ir;trcr and when tho muZZlcS OF
four rifle san donc automatic pistol
were pointed in the Germans direction.
| the lieutenant in German. dcnandcd
their surrender.
Four Of the enemy held up their
hands crying "kaiHcrad." The other
two started 10 do likewise. but suddenly
changed their minds and tried 10 escape.
Failing 10 heed the cry OF halt they
| were fired upon and dropped in their
tracks. All papers IN Identification
! mark on the bodies were removed by
the lieutenant who had not forgotten
his principal business even then.
The Americans took the captlvcS to q
fire and there one Of them unTOllcd
from 4 newspaper Il chunk Of the sour
| est smelling black bread the Americans
hud ever examined and started MUNICH
ing it. Then the Americans started
breakfast und plates full Of stcaminE
food and white bread with good cnr:"v
wcrn handed the captiveS. They stuffed
themselves full. rcnnrkinE aftcrward
that 1t was the best moal that they had
; had for many months. The younGets
w6s the first to say hat ne WAS glad
he was captured and then begged per
mission to 60 10 a certain listening post
70 get his brother. who. he thought
might be there
II 1 had known I would be treated
like this ! would have deserted long
ago" he said. Everybody back there
is h"inE Killed. We have all had enough
Of his war. I never wanted TO rct into
II and tried 10 escape into Holland. but
, was forced into the ranks where l had
nothing TO eat and had death staring me
III the lace every second"
After tho prisoners had given all the
information they could they were turn
ed over. to the French.