Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-17

his outfit was summoned into the fight between
the Marine and the Ourcq. His pals said he had
really killed seven.
At last accounts Corporal Rutledge had been
they say that when he gets round to it he can
add II new notches. He is not done yet.
Listing prisoners is always interesting work
Kaiser" said prisoner when asked his
name.
Holy Smoke" exclaimed the doughboy who
brouGht him in, Give captured the main show
KAISER" repeated the prisoner, Conrad
Kaiser. and IN Sc years old"
Up to the time that Germany's dwindine
man power caused the military finger to beckon
him Kaiser had been a college professor.
VIII they send us to American" asked the
next prisoner, an artillery captain. He was told
that they" wouldn't, and expressed recret.
Il had decided to go to America after the
war. anyhow" he exclaimed. "There is nothing
more for RE in Germany, Ny father and mother
died in action. I'm the only one OF the family
left"
This didn't happen to an American, but II
made some Americans gasp and boosted the
bluecoats ore more notch in their estimation.
a French balloon observer was attached to
an American unit For four days he went up in
his bulky SAUSAGE and remained there upper
turbed by whistling shells. directing the fire oil
American batteries. On the fifth dav a German
airplane Owed from a low cloud with its ma
chine gun going TIE balloon dissolved in fame
and smoke, and the observer took to the para.
chute. The boche airman, not content with de-
stroyIng the sausage, pursued the Frenchman
as he foated down. pumping bullets at the out
snread umbrella. And the Frenchman cooly
drew his revolver and answered the boches fire
Nothing makes an American soldier prouder
OF his organization than being in action with it.
Any man up front will tell you that his platoon
IS the best in the company, that his company is
the best in the regiment and his regiment is the
best in the armv-that the artillery of his di.
vision IS infallible and the officers are unbeata.
ble The colonel always comes in for praise.
Our colonel" said one douchboy, "nav be
stout and not much for height, hut YOU ou~.t to
solder under him. FEES REGULAR fellow. Whv
he's the kind OF rry that If he was in the ranks
wo"'d make good prva.e!"
Which IS about the highest tribute private
can pay his colonel.
Easy cone. easy po
One of the German REGIMENTS opposite the
Americans. the members of which are. by this
time. probably listed as missing. believed pris-
oner," had lust been paid. when the curtain went
down on their activity in Ia grerre.
Exactly 4S hours after tie Germans marched
before their paymaster and got their paw they
marched before an American officer, who re-
leved them of the modest collection of marks
pfenni~s and other things they had received.
American regulations for the handling o.
prisoners provide that all money shall be taker
from, them and placed in fund which is de-
voted to the common needs Of prisoners.
The colonel had led them into the feht, ant
it was the cotoreps all-see;ng eve which noticed
that the little lS-year-old private had beer
gassed.
Get back" he shouted you've done your
bit-Get backT'
So the little private dutifuy got back Or
the way he passed farm. In shed were 81,
boches whom the fight had swept past withou
noticing. Their hands went up in jffy. Wher
the little private reported at the dressing station
for treatment the six were still with him.
In the midst of the battle one young l;euten
ant running into pal of his, showed him undel
the Zap OF his pocket little gold brooch.
IF anything should happen to me- he said
} "try to get hold Of this pin, will you, and whet
you ret time ship it back home to my mother
The other promised. and the lieutenant wen
his way. He had not gone 20 feet when h
was struck by shell and killed instantly. Tit
| pin is on its way to America.