The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-04

! in the war. the German newspapers
not printing much on the subject, he
said and being slow in reaching the
| front lines, because the mail was con-
gested.
| This prisoner said he was convinced
| that the recent strikes in Germany
were caused by a desire for peace,
| adding that all Germany wanted the
! war to end. He was certain that an
| offensive was coming. but did not be-
/ lievc it would be launched before
April l..
No Enemy Tanks.
| None of the prisoners had seen any
German tanks. they said. All OF them
added they were glad to have been
taken prisoner. especially by the
Americans, because they believed they
| would be well treated.
| The prisoners accounts showed that
the sector opposite the American po-
sltion was commanded by General
Stalzmann.
| The correspondent talked with a
dozen OF the American wounded In
their hospital cots. very one Of them
WAS anxious to tell OF some deed Of
he roism or other performed by his
fellows, but displayed great modesty
regarding his own exploits. One
youth, whose home Is near Savannah.
Ca, and who looked not to be more
than Is years old, told this story:
Corporal Brave.
II was In the front line when II
seemed like every shell in the world
| Germans got them Is more than
know. never believed that many
existed. One burst near where was.
"A piece hit a fellow on the other
side Of me who came from Texas. The
corporal picked him up in his arms
and started with him for the first aid
station in the midst OF a perfect
shower of dirt and mud, which was
being kicked up. don't know whether
hc ever got there or not.
by that time | got into machine
run cmplacement with another cor
poral. whose home Is In Missouri
leaving my rifle outside. Things got
so hot we decided TO get to a stee
shelter at the end of a trench.
II Corporal Killed.
The corporal went first but few
feet away shell exploded almost OF
him and killed him. | stepped out ant
saw that my rifle had been blown I,
pieces. This left me defenseless so
started in another direction hoping I,
find rifle or II pistol. because knew
the Germans would be around soon
About the same time Il piece Of shell
hit me on the left side and down
| went. A sergeant yelled an order 70
me to go to first aid station.
Il was just approaching the station
in the rear of two stretcher bearing
teams, who were proceeding bent over
to escape If possible the flying piece
: Of shell. when a shell pumped dow
. on top OF the station. and wiped
out. A piece of the rock hit me In tn
head. When woke up. some stretche
bearers had me. hauling me over tn
shell holes.
| Praised Captain.
IAN the infantrymen asked quos
| tions rcgardig the fate Of their com
rades. Keen distress was displaye
| by all tho men of the company com
manded by the capatin. who wa
killed. one of them said
He was n fine officer and. believ
. me, he took care of his men. Amy on
!, of the company would have gon
through he'll at his order We wi
pay Fritz for that If we haven't al
ready done so"
All the American dead now hay
been buried in little grave yard
| few hundred yards from the spc
where they fell The German bodie
have also been collected and burie