The evening herald., 1918-01-04
TREACHERY RECORD
SET BY TEUTONS IN
RETREAT FROM A|SNE
Snares Left Behind Would Have
Brought Havoc TO the French
Had II Not Been for Fact That
They Took Pfecaution.


~ AssociAied gtsa
with thc French ArU4,s u the
Field. Dam 9 Probably tn, worlds
record fur doith-trtp trpi.acrv was
established hy the Germans n their
forced retreat from the Nsuc
Thanks to thcir previous knowledge
of euarcs usually left behind re-
treating Germany army fn catch the
mW1ry. French troops mJueuvcrcd
with slightest loss. hut through mo-
fault Of the enemy Scattered ovorv-
whore boz abandoned duEuut- trench
cs houses stables wlro cntanglc.
monts ana ON roads were concealed
e cuuElomeratiou of cuuulnely ar
ranged slaughter traps without par
nllol Boo uucyili2ed wa'turo
pugouts freshly abandoned were
found literally filled with traps \
long. narrow branch barring the way
in AN entrance would 30 removed
produce Ju explosion iu the shelter
fcw moments later An innocent
looking book ON table would doto-
nate charge II touched Coal IN
conveniently filled buckets pI ,ved. ON
examination tn be literally mixed
with high explosives Stoyopipes were
charged ;u blow up II five was start
cd Telephone wires seemingly
leading to connecting room. were
i'm reality wires connecting a hidden
mine which blew up II the wires were
touched \ails driven in walls were
equally dangerous II anything cam"
into contact with them \ shovel
leaning against wall connected wires
with explosives \ chair woul blow
up u sat iu. Various objects casu-
alIv living about tools pieces of
metal helmets. fragments Of shells,
artificial flowers and All kincs of APP
par,ntlv abandoned souvenirs were
n.urdcr traps To open the door Of
duEuu' or tu push aside some
branches or sack placed there to
obscure the doorway gould detpnat"
70 carefully prepared charge. Win
dow weights were hung SO they would
fan on boN of detunators IL dis
turhcd Nnils were dr,y"n on stair
WAYS 10 bc triggers for mines
In ~" trenches abandoned pieces
of clothing or equipment of most any
kind connected with Eronados harm
less looking telephone wir, exploded
hNlfltU llIlIl'N 'Ilf' 'ftlI I''.'A wiz ''N NHAl
ricadcs was ON hair trigger contact
with heavy explosives md many 9th
cr cunning traps w"r" I'td for IN" un-
J wary
Utrhod wire out1ugl, ,mcuts in some
,ascs were found cuul,nEly cHW"u-
flarod go as Co hc difficult to liStin-
{ gush and whom trippri over became
! u vcritlhlr lmhuscad'
I Roads that appeared n perfect con-
/ ,rtiuu wore examined aud found to
conceal many traps 'nc trick con
sisted of chamber under the ruId-
/ way with q very thin roof h"nvv
shcII wJg placed in .ihr chnWh'r So
/ that the detouator was touched whom
"a weight passed over he spot Nu-
other trap was arranged to allow
troous 90 pas, safely hut would blow
up Whom lu automobile gun ur trunu-
! port wagon passed Entire coscs Of
! explosives were found buried ' few
J inches under roadheds
Experience has proved thai when
the Gcrmpus leave urivntc hous" "i
public building intact n usually u
/ danger spot Here exp rIosions are r"'
tardri by means of clocks which
souratmc- tick away for oNey % week
before the, set OF tho fatal charg"
, small mines are NhprIly hidden l
floors ceilings ANA walls. Many IW''
20 fuse is suspended in TN, chimney
su that 81 will eventually hc Euli"d
and communicate the park 10 t CON.
ccnIcd mine Sometimes % picture Is
left tinted on % wall with the Tcut"w'
| hone that some person dispos'd q
ncaucss will set it straight
proof ~ not lacking it was learned
today that the cueu. has Cuutaml
natcd wells ON the western front un'
that ne has loft poison behind hin
I'm the ruisc Of flour The Same ap
niles 10 fodder. outa tnd bedding b.
stables since an attempt To start b
,pidemir ~ gluntcre has been dis
rnyered Rcfugc stables left hv IN
.nem,. are occupied by the horse
and mules Of the Er'pch army al
tho German fodder md bedding
burned and the stable. ere thoroughl
fumigatcd Howcv"r even the sta
bies arc not immuu, 60 eNplosiv
denth traps Grcnad, are placed b.
the ground and J hr0k n chreiul
placed over the fuse Then IN" ira
is covered with straw and the ioas
pressure makes the rNplosi"n
Wells are usually '''roNe" hl IN
! Germans. but when lr.t intact Fr"nc
, soldiers are forbiddou 90 drink irot
. them until the water has h"en cheWl
cally aualyzcd
cnmpicte record and study 81
T, German murder traus has been trans
mittod to the Headquarters n "a
. J American army Boz France