The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-02-13
kENOSHAN BAGS
HUNS And HUNS
Pvt. Fred M. Lawrence Back
in Kenosha With Banner
Story Of the Capture
Of the Huns.
wins CORD OF LEGION
Eenoshan Returns With Limp Arm but
Decorated With Red Fougere Of
the Legion Wounded in the
Battle of the Argonne.

1.-TWO buddies and /, we captured
eighty-fve Huns near Soissons,o and
Private Fred M. Lawrence, who was in
Kenosha today on few hour fur
Tough from the Base Hospital at Chi
cage never batted an eye as he said
1t.
Eighty-fve, did you sayso ques-
toned the interviewer as he gave the
red fougere that the soldier wore on
his shoulder the once-overo and made
no attempt to conceal the fact that
he was incredulous.
"Well, it does sound like a whop-
per-" continued the returned Kenosha
soldier, "but wait until am through
and you will see that it was possible
tit was during those first days Of
the German retreat the 18th of
July to be exact and the Germans
had just learned how good the Ameri-
cans were and most of them were panic
stricken nearly at the sight Of marine
or an American doughboy. We were
at SCISSORS and the Americans had cap
tured little village near there which
in peace times might have been the
home Of a hundred people. The Ameri-
can troops hurried on through the
town or what was left of it - but
[ and two buddies stayed behind to
await the coming of other soldiers to
clean up the town.
"Well, we began looking around
and before we knew it some Of the
Huns we might have been scared to
death if we had known they were
there came out of their holes like
rats. They had been hiding in eel
lars there and the American soldiers
had not stopped long enough to round
them out. Fortunately for us the shells
were still whining a little and the Ger
mans thought that there were
plenty of Americans there. Maybe
they were tired fighting too but any
way they were ready to quit and We
more surprised than they were I guess
rounded them up before they saw
that we didn't have a corporal s
guard.
One Gets Funny.
Pvt. Lawrence added that the most
anxious moment came when the three
realized their big catch and were held
for help to take them back of the lines
as prisoners. Fortunately they did not
wait long and the detachment which
was sent to clean the town helped
march the Hun prisoners back of the
American lines.
eve really had more excitement get
ting them back than we did in bag
ging them,'' said the Kenoshan as he
continued the story of his starr ad-
venture. 1--WE were not taking any
chances and I was several yards ahead
looking for any German stragglers that
might be handy and might help them
escape. We did happen on bunch of
ten and I took one shot for luck be-
fore the others had time to come up.
Well it was Kamerado all the way
round again and we had them fall
In at the end of the line.
ssOne of the last ten did get funny.
He didn It want to 60 and he was glib
bering away in German at a great rate
to the rest of his Hun companions. I
told him to shut up gave him punch
or two with the bayonet and when he
insisted on trying capers I run him
through. Of course les there yet. -
Gassed Two Days Later.
The three doughboys got one day off
for their adventure in the French vii
lage, the name of which Lawrence de-
clared he couldn It remember and could
MT spell if he did remember it. Then
the next day they went into the fight
again with another unit. Lawrence
had the bad luck to get a touch Of
phosgene gas that day and was sent
back to the hospital for three weeks
rest. This kept him out of the fight
ing until late in October when he
rejoined his company just in time to
get in on the big fight at the Ar
gOnne Forest.
Wounded at the Argonne.
Lawrence's right arm is limp. H
WINGED just a little as he attempted
to move it this afternoon as he talk
ed to the interviewer. II got that
at the Argonne, he said and I am
counting myself lucky because I am
even here to tell about it.
1--WE all were advancing through
the woods and ran into machine gun
nest. When the limbs started cracking
we dropped to the ground. Luckily