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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TEMPLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20,1918.
VOL. XI. No. 305
BRITISH HAVE TAKEN 10,000 PRISONERS IN ATTACK
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tKON HAND AIDED BY PAID RUS-
SIAN BOLSHEVIK GOVERN.
( MENT EXTENDED THERE
TRSTZKY IS CllllED DOWN WANT THE COLONIES BACK
Withdrawal of Red Guard* tu Finland
Ordered by the German Intelligence
Scrvloe. Ajfltatora In Ukraine, Est-
land, I.ltva and Courland With-
drawn I'nder Court Orders.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
, Washington, Sept. 19.—How the
Iron hand of the German general
alatf was extended Into Finland
through the German paid Russian
bolshevik government la pictured In to-
day's Installment of recent documents
brought out of Russia for the Amer-
ican government. There also are some
peremptory note* from the German
military Intelligence service to Trotsky,
then the bolshevik foreign minister,
telling more of the story of the sup-
pression of revolutionary propaganda
in Russian provinces after it had
played its part in throwing the pro-
| vlnces Into German control.
j When the bolshevik i were slow
about opening the way for complete
■way for their masters In Finland, the
German Intelligence service had "the
honor" to remind them that the with-
drawal and disarming of the Russian
red guard in Finland must be com-
menced immediately. Furthermore,
the Ruissian agents were directed to
send to Finland a trusty agent to deal
•with Yarvo Haupalalnen, chief of the
Finnish white guard, who was dis-
posed to be loyal to his country. This,
Edgar Stsson, who procured the doc-
uments, explains In a note, accounts
for the sudden withdrawal of the red
guard last March, leaving Finland to
h»r (ate. Some of the Russians re-
sided disarmament but they were
baa ten.
A series of curt orders from the in-
telligence service to Trotsky calls for
the removal of all agitators from the
Ukraine, Kstland, Litva and Courland
and. for the restoration of rights and
property to German landlords who
had been declared outlawed in Est-
land.
Oilier communications throw fur-
ther light on assassination compacts
between the bolshevik! and anarch-
ists which have figured In earlier
chapters of the scries. A list of an-
orthists hired as "agents for the de-
structlon of the counter revolutionists"
includes characters of international
notoriety.
CEIT1 POWERS
NEW8PAPER8 8AYS ANSWER TO
PEACE OFFER MEAN8 VIC*
TORY OR DESTRCCTION
Brewers and Hun Propaganda
[Connected in Investigation of
Famous Washington Newspaper
Do Not Expect to Give up Alsace-Lor-
ralne Unless Totally Defeated. .Dis-
memberment and Crushing of Ger-
man Empire Aim of Entente, Say
the Newspapers of Germany.
Meeting Secretly.
(Associated Proa Dispatch )
London, Sept. 19.—Alexander
Kerensky, former Russian premier,
told the inter-allied conference, in
session her* today, that the
members of the old constituent
assembly were meeting secretly in
Russia and attempting to create a
government for the whole of
Russia.
800 WOMEN WANTED.
Needed In Red Cross Hospitals, Huts,
And Canteens.
(Asaoclntort Pr«'g» OttpRtrh )
Washington, Sept. 19.—Request for
800 women to serve in Red Cross hos-
pitals, huts and as communication
and canteen workers In American
military hospitals In France, was re-
ceived today at headquarters here.
The Red Cross is obliged to take
over huts of the Y. M. C. A. and
hospitals and to continue their re
creational and canteen features.
Telegrams were sent to all divisions
to speed up recruiting for this special
serv ice overseas.
MIDNIGHT RAID.
The (•crnuins Fail to Get Any of the
Information Desired.
(Asso-lnted Press Dispatch.)
American Forces in Lorraine, Sept.
19,—At midnight a raid was made by
the Germans against the American
line near Vandieres, northwest of
Pont-a-Mousson, at the same place
where the first early morning attack
was directed against the American
outposts on the edge of Rappes wood.
No prisoners were taken and It is
doubtful If any information was taken
bark by the raiders.
Three of the five American air-
planes lost yesterday were those be-
longing to a bombing formation
which dropped two tons of explosives
on German troops near Mars-La-
Tour, south of Conflans. The group
was attacked by ten enemy machines.
One German airplane dropped. Caught
at a disadvantage, the Americans sep-
arated and three of the planes were
brought down In flames.
TODAY!
OR SATURDAY!!
You can get FREE, one of the
Telegram'* Great American War
Abases, with a new or renewal
cuVtorSstJon for one year. ONLY
TWO CAYS MORE. WHY DE-
LAY T
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Copenhagen, Sept. 19.—The Ger-
man press generally, from the social-
ists to the conservatives, regards the
American answer to the Austrian
peace note, taken in connection with
the speech of Foreign Secretary Bal-
four, as final proof that the allies, so
the newspapers charge, seek to com-
plete the destruction of the central
powers and their peoples and the dis-
memberment of their territory. The
socialist Vorwaerts of Berlin is bitter
and pessimistic. It declares that the
American answer and the utterances
of Secretary Balfour compel the con-
clusion that the entente will not hear
of a peace by agreement.
"Mr. Balfour's speech," says the
Vorwaerts, "contains two points which
a great part of the German people
are ready to discuss and two others
which will evoke powerful opposition
from every German. The first two
points are Belgium and the Brest-
liltovsk. The other two concern the
German colonies ami Alsace-Ixirralne.
"If Mr. Balfour wishes that these
last two points should be fulfilled,
which would be possibly only through
a complete military victory by the
entente, there would be a feeling left
among the entire German people that
they had been made the victims of a
robbers' warfare."
The Vorwaerts says that even if the
entente does not admit the justice of
the German standpoint, its rejection of
the Austrian Invitation, is neverthe-
less an act of "stupidity."
The Lokal Anzelger's comment Is
of an "I told you so" attitude. The
newspaper says that President Wil-
son's answer makes It necessary to
await and see what the entente na-
tions will say. It declares it is evi-
dent from Mr. Balfour's speech that
negotiations are impossible unless
Germany is willing to accept In ad-
vance all the conditions laid down by
the entente allies. The newspaper
adds:
"If the matter of giving our colon-
ics back to us is a closed incident for
England then any peace talk Is purely
purposeless as far as we are concern-
esd."
The Peutche Tages Zeltung, refer-
ring to the demands regarding the
colonies and Alsace-Lorraine declares:
"What does this mean if not that
the entonte intends to dismember and
crush the German empire? • • •
There is but one thing left for us—
victor*' or destruction."
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GREAT MISSIONARY PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR NEXT 5 YEARS
FOR SOUTHWEST.
To Work for Red Crow.
(Associated Proas Dispatch.)
Chicago, 111., Sept. 19.—Carter H.
Harrison, former mayor of Chicago,
departed for France today where he
will take up work for the Red Cross.
:ci
HIS PEICE OFFFR
QrOTED IN VIENNA AS SAYING
THAT IT WILIi BE ACCKITEI)
ANYWAY.
(Associated Presa Dispatch.)
Amsterdam, Sept. 19.—Baron Bu-
rian, the Austro-Hungarlan foreign
minister, in announcing to the Ger-
man deputies that the Austrian and
Hungarian delegations would assem-
ble la the first fortnight of October,
is quoted In a dispatch from Vienna as
saying that his note to the belligerents
had been considered fcr weeks and
was in no wise influenced by recent
events oil the battle front.
The foreign minister said he had
taken the step alone, "of course not
without previously acquainting our
allies of It and being certain of their
approval In principle,-' because on the
one hand the proposal had to avoid
the appearance of a peace offc; by the
central powers and on the other lie-
cause the proposal was to be addressed
to all the belligerents.
Baron Burian said success would,
perhaps, not immediately ensue but
the loyal intentions which were be-
hind the proposals would undoubtedly
strengthen the conviction that no pos-
sible success obtainable from a con-
tinuation of the war would be able to
weigh against the heavy sacrifice
which the struggle would continue to
impose on the nations.
(Associated Preaa DIapatch.)
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 19.—After lay-
ing plans for raising in the southwest
during the next five years of
(35,000,000 for missionary work, both
at home and in foreign fields, the
centenary of missions conference,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
concluded a three day session here
tonight with addresses on American
Methodism by leading officials of the
southern church. Today'a meeting
was devoted to home mission field
discuusslons.
The fund expected from the south-
west for continuing and extending the
church's effort In the mission field
will be raised by popular subscrip-
tion among church membors, and ac-
cording to members of the board of
missions, the sum of 1116,000,000
will be raised in the southern Metho-
dist Jurisdiction during the coming
five years. There was Jubilation in
the centenary meeting when an-
nouncement was made that one
prominent man In the southwest had
pledged J 100,000 annually to the
mission fund during the next five
years. This man's name, at his re-
quest, was withheld.
J. D. Downs, Nashville, Tenn.,
secretary of educational institutions of
the home mission board, addressing
the centenary today on home mis-
sions from the viewpoint of women,
declared Americans have no right to
send their boys to fight for democracy
in Europe and let democracy de-
teriorate here. "We have been con-
cerned too much in saving the
churches and not enough In saving the
people" Mr, Downs said. "Unless we
change our program wo are not going
to save either. The business of home
missions is to make it easy to do right
and hard to do wrong." It was an-
nounced today that Dr. Ivan Lee
Ilolt, of the theological faculty, South-
ern Methodist University, at Dallas,
will re-enter the pastorate this fail,
probably going to St. Johns Church,
St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Holt will attend
the St. Louia conference which con-
venes at St. Louis September 25.
Press Association
Employes Exempt
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, Sept. 19.—Employes of
press associations actually engaged in
the collection and transmission of
news by wire to daily newspapers, un-
der a ruling tonight by the provost
marshal general's office, are included
among persons engaged in necessary
occupations and therefore entitled to
file claims for deferred draft classi-
fication under the amended selective
service act.
In response to inquiries on this sub-
ject, the following statement was au-
thorized :
"Persons regularly so employed are
entitled to present claims to district
boards for deferred classification on
the ground that they are 'persons en-
gaged in—occupation—found to be
necessary—to the maintenance of the
national interest during the emer-
gency.' Persons so claiming deferred
classification should be prepared to
present to district boards (11 proof of
the claims as set,forth; and (2) proof
that they themselves are necessary to
the operation of the particular enter-
prise in which they are engaged.
"Such claim should be noted on the
questionnaire in accordance with the
| directions given in the insert relating
to the presentation of claims for de-
ferring classification on the ground
of being engaged in industries etc."
(Associated Praia Dtapatch )
Washington, Sept. 1».—Ths federal
custodian of alien property, A. Mitch-
ell Pallher, mad» public today the
names of ths fifteen brewers, who,
with the United States Brewers asso-
ciation, raised a fund of $407,000 from
which $375,000 was loaned to Arthur
Brisbane to buy the Washington
Times.
M. Palmer acted Immediately after
the senate had passed a resolution, In-
troduced by Senator Jones of New
Mexico, calling upon the property cus-
todian to show the proofs on which
he made his speech in Ilarrlsburg,
Pa., last Saturday, describing the ef-
forts of brewers to control a newspa-
per In pro-German Interest to exert
their Influence upon congress and,
finally In which he charged the brew-
ing Interests had advanced the money
for the purchase of a newspaper to
"fight the battle of the liquor traffic
under the shadow of the dome of the
capltol."
Mr. Brisbane In published state-
ments In the Times already has stated
that he bought the paper with money
loaned by C. W. Felgenspan, a brewer
and president of the Federal Trust
company of Newark, N. J. Mr. Bris-
bane also has published a letter from
Felgenspan defining an arrangement
by which the loan was apportioned to
fifteen brewers. Mr. Palmer Includes
In his disclosure this letter and also
documents to support his assertion
that the loan was made in a way to
conceal its source and purpose.
Included in Mr. Palmer's papers are
copies of letters written by Alexander
Konta, evidently a German agent, to
Capt. Ilans Tauscher, notoriously asso-
ciated with German propaganda In the
United States and to Dr. Benard Dern-
burg, Garmany's chief propaganda
agent, on the pretext of buying some
great American newspaper. Mr. Pal-
mer conects these with his declaration
that the Influence which the brewers
attempted to exert was thoroughly in
the interest of Germany.
Mr. Palmer tonight declined to say
where his offlco obtained the docu-
ments. He added that they spoke for
themselves.
Among the documents is a letter
from Feigenspan to Robert Craln,
whose office is in the building which
houses Mr. Brisbane's Times, detailing
the distribution of the $407,500 loan.
It was dvided this way:
George Ehret, $50,000; C. Feigen-
span, $25,000; Julius Liebmann, $25,-
000; J. E. G. Hupfel, $7,500; Jacob
Ruppert, $50,000; Joseph E. Ulhlern,
$50,000; Edward Landsberg, $15,000;
Reuter and Company, $15,000; A. J.
Houghton company, $10,000; William
Ilamm, $10,000; G. Pabst, $50,000;
Fred Miller Brewing company, $15,-
000; C. S:hmldt & Son, $5,000; F. A.
Poth & Son, $15,000; Bergner & Engel,
$10,000; United States Brewing asso-
ciation, $00,000, and the United States
Brewing asociatlon adv., $25,000.
Of this sum Feigenspan in his letter
stated $375,000 wag advanced to The
Growing Circulation Corporation (Mr.
Brisbane's published statements piace
the gum he borrowed through Mr.
Feigenspan at this amount.)
Mr. Palmer's documents quote the
Corporation Directory for 1917 as de-
scribing the Growing Circulation cor-
poration as Ijjing capitalized at $10,-
000, having offices at 140 Nassau
street, New York City and having
among its directors William A. Deford,
one of William R. Hearst s lawyers;
John T. Sturdevant and Thomas Mc-
Entegart.
The course of the loan as it ap-
pears to be show/i by documents, the
original of which Mr. Palmer states
are in his possession shows first six
checks drawn on the Federal Trust
company by C. W. Feigenspan, trus-
tee, payable to the order of the trust
company aggregating $400,000 and
drawn between June 21, 1917 and
Jan. 25, 1918. There also is a check
for $25,000 drawn by Feigenspan as
trustee to Crain. Then follow five
drafts by the Federal Trust company
on the American Exchange National
bank payable to bearer aggergating
$345,000. They were endorsed to be
paid to the order of "A. Thursby,
Growing Circulation corporation, Perl
B. Krause, vice president. For de-
posit pay to Equitable Trust com-
pany."
"A. Thur.di.v" says Mr. Palmer's an-
nouncement. "ht^AVidently Alice Bris-
bane Thursby, whose address, accord-
ing to the record at the Equitable
Trust company is care of Arthur Bris-
bane, 238 William street."
The documents then show a note
for $300,000 dated June 21, 1917,
payable five years later to Felgenspan
ns trustee and executed by the Grow-
ing Circulation corporation. This is
followed by a receipted check to Fei-
genspan executed by A. Brisbane, ac-
knowledging $260,000, "to be used In
the purchase of Mr. Munsey's news-
paper In Washington by mc," the re-
maining $40,000 was to be paid later.
Peace Demonstrations.
(Aaaociatad Praaa DIapatch.)
Amsterdam, Sept. II.—Peace
demonstrations, organised by eoclal
democrats were Inaugurated today
at Essen and Cologne and la a
large number of towns tn Saxony,
according to a dispatch from
Cologne to the Dutch newspaper*.
Thousands of persons are said to
have attended the meetings.
DANIELS AND GREGORY ACCUSED
OP USURPING DUTIES OF
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
(Associated Preaa DIapatch.)
Washington, Sept. 19. — Senator
Thomas of Colorado, made a sharp at-
tack upon Secretary Daniels and At-
torney General Gregory In the senate
today, charging them with usurping
ths duties of secretary of the inter-
ior and with barring the passage of
pending legislation looking to the de-
velopment of government owned oil
and gas lands.
Responsibility for the present oil
shortage and the necessity for the
United States to depend upon the out-
put of Mexican wells to supply Its
army was placed upon the government
by Senator Thomas, who declared the
development of the oil lands lias been
restricted ever since 1909.
"I believe that If the secretary of
the Interior could have his way if he
were secretary of the Interior in fact
as well as In name, this bill would
have passed long ago," declared the
senator, referring to the oil land leas-
ing bill now deadlocked In conference.
"If he would insist upon the operation
of his own department, It would be
unnecessary for mo to take up the
senate's time."
Senator Thomas declared the bill Is
demanded to meet our domestic as
well as our foreign consumption of oil.
"We are depending for our oil sup-
ply for the use of our own army and
those of our allies on the oil wells of
Mexico," he said. "Never has there
been such an exhibition of unfriendly
attitude to the United States as during
the last six months. Mexico has placed
every obstacle short of hostile attack
In our way in obtaining this oil supply,
imposing heavy duties and frequently
interfering with contracts which has
often seriously embarrassed our
armies."
Refuse to Work.
(Associated Pre;? Olspntcl' \
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 19.—Five
German and Austrian sailors who
were Interned when the United States
declared war and were sent to work
on the Sunnyside plantation near Lake
Village, Ark., were brought here to-
day and placed in the federal Jail.
Henry Rector, assistant United States
district attorney, said that the men
had refused to work. lie said an ef-
fort will be made to Induce them to
perform some other work and that If
this fails they probably will be re-
turned to a detention camp.
"WILMINGTON AND CHARLESTON
BOMBARDED" ACCORDING
TO GERMAN REPORTS
English and French Armies
Are Preparing to Envelop
Saint Quentin and Cambrai
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Thursday saw both the British and French armies in
Picardy materially develop their plans for the eventual en-
veloping of St. Quentin and Cambrai. The British made
further gains around Gouzeaucourt and east of Epehy, while
the French striking southeast of St. Quentin, brought the
southern part of their nipper into a better position for the
squeeze against the town which daily seemingly is growing
nearer.
More than 10,000 prisoners and in excess of sixty large
guns fell into the hands of the British during the big opera-
tion begun by Field Marshal Haig Wednesday northwest of
St. Quentin. In addition, extremely heavy casualties were
inflicted on the Germans in the frontal attacks and during
violent counter attacks made by them in an endeavor to
recoup their losses of ground. So badly was the enemy
hammered during this fighting that he did not attempt on
Thursday to stir from his trenches, except near Epehy and
Gouzeaucourt and to give listless battle on isolated sectors
to the south.
Northeast of Soissons the Germans are counter attacking
viciously against the allied forces holding strategic positions
which are threatening the high ground along the Cheinln
l)es Dames, which the enemy hopes to save ns a temporary
haven of refuge in the event of a forced retirement from the
west and the south.Notwithstanding the strength of the on-
slaughts, the French everywhere repulsed the enemy.
Likewise south of the Aisne, in the region of Courlandon
the Germans endeavored to beat back the French, but p^ain
met with defeat, the French artillery cutting the attacking
waves to pieces.
On the Lorraine front there has been considerable
mutual artillery shelling but no big infantry engagement.
A raid attempted by the Germans against General Pershing's
men northwest of Pont-A-Mousson came to naught.
In the Macedonia theater, the Bulgarians are still in full
flight before Serbians, who have recaptured numerous towns,
taken large numbers of prisoners and great quantities of war
stores. Following the usual tactics of the Teutonic pllies
the enemy is devasting the country he traverses, leaving it
a wilderness through the use of the torch and explosives.
POSITIONS CONSIST OF HIGH
RIDGES AND OUTPOSTS OF
HINDENBl'RG LINE.
The Itrltons Are Cleaning Out the
Strong IVilnts mill Straightening Out
Tlioir Lino Preparing for Further
()Iterations, However, the Inltlathe
Remains Within Their Hands.
(Associated Press TJIspnt'-h >
New York. Sept. 19.—"Bombard-1
! menf of Wilmington, N. C., and
Charleston, S. C., by German subma-
rines. and the "terror" of Atlantic
coast cities whose officials have "Im-
plored" the American government to
protect them against a like fate Is re-
lated ns veracious news for German
readers In a recent Issue of the Co-
logne fiazctte.
The newspaper's publication of Aug.
21 which offers a striking example of
the sort of propaganda fed the Ger-
man public adroitly attirubtes the
story of the American coastal raid to
Paris papers. The article says:
"On Aug. 15 the American ports of
Wilmington and Charleston were
bombarded by several German
U-boats. Wilmington is in the state
of North Carolina.
"Boston. Providence, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and even
Washington, which may be reached
from the sea through Chesapeake bay,
also Hampton Roads with Fortress
Monroe. Savannah and Jacksonville,
are within the range of submarine
guns and all those cities are Implor-
ing the government to station for their
protection war ships at the entrances
of their harbors. In order to avert
;i panic of the easily excitable popu-
lation the government will not be able
tn do otherwise than comply with their
request!'. Ships which are tied down
on the American coast, however, can-
not be used for European service."
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
With the British Army in France,
Sept. 19.—Despite the serious menace
which the British established yester-
day over the Hlndenburg line by their
capture of ridges northwest of St.
Quentin ,the Germans this morning
continued to nurse their grievances
without renewing on a large scale
their costly counter attacks of last
evening.
Fighting still proceeded, particular-
ly on the extreme flanks of the battle
front, where the British were clean-
ing out strong points and straighten-
ing their line, but the Initiative re-
mained entirely with them.
That the situation created by the
British seizure of the long Hlnden-
burg outpont line and the dominating
heights in front of It could not re-
main stationary for long was a fore-
gone conclusion. Whether the enemy
would essay further heavy counter
attacks depended entirely on the bad-
lly drained resources at his command
for the next move undoubtedly be-
longed to the Germans since they
must push the British back or con-
tinue to live with the naked sword
hanging over them In this vital sector.
The enemy losses yesterday were
extremely heavy, both In the early
fighting and In tho numerous counter
attacks which were thrown in toward
night In a desperate attempt to re-
gain part of the ost ground. The
wholle «one of the long battle front
today was sterewn with dead In field
gray uniforms and more than 8,000
prisoners were In the British cages.
franklin D. Roosevelt III.
(Awoclatert Press DIapatch.)
New York, Sept. 19.—Franklin D.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy, is at the home of his mother
here, suffering from an attack of
pneumonia, which developed from
Spanish Influenza contracted while on
his voyage home from his recent visit
to France and England. The Illness
is not serious, It was stated at his
mother's home.
Mr. Roosevelt was brought to the
home of his mother, Mrs. James
Roosevelt as soon as possible after
his arrival from Europe on a govern-
ment ship at an Atlantic port. It
was learned that several other cases
of Spanish Influenza developed aboard
the vessel during the vnyge.
<Associated Press Dispatch.)
In European Russia the bolshevik!
and the Germans for the moment
seem to have tho upper hand over
the f'/.echo-Slovaks, who have been
compelled to evacuate Volak, Sim-
hlrsk and Kazan. The success of the
enemy forces Is attributed to a lack
of ammunition and other supplies by
the Czecho.Slovaks. In tiuns-Cau-
casla, the British force which recent-
ly went to the relief of the 1" ieged
Armenians In Baku, has been compel-
led to withdraw into north l'e>>la In
the face of the large Turkish forces
and the Ineffectiveness of ti:c Uusso*
Armenian aid.
Wants to Send a Note,
(AMocintt'd Prvu IMlpHfI'll )
Willi The American Army o» • •to
'•'esle, Wednesday, Sept. 1S.--A G r-
man prisoner captured recently sug-
gested to his captors that they »ond a
note from him to German soldiers by
airplane or otherwise, explaining that
the report that Americans kill Ger-
man prisoners is untrue. He said that
many Germans were sick of fighting
and would surrender If .they were as-
sured that Americans do not kill their
prisoners as the Germans have been
led to believe by their officers.
An appeal written In English calling
upon Americans of German ancestry
to Join the forces of Germany has
been dropped behind the American
lines by enemy aviators,
Short Berlin ilcport.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Berlin, via London, Sept. 19—
official comunication from headquar-
ters this evening says:
"On yesterday's battle front between
Havricourt wood and the Somme the
British limited themselves to partial
attacks, which were repulsed every-
where."
Four Captured In the German Trench,
cs Without a Shot Having Been
Fired By America ns.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
American Forces in Lorraine, Sept.
19.—Four German prisoners have
been brought In and delivered to the
officers of the American intelligence
department for interrogation without
a shot having been fired. An officer
and A patrol of fifteen men Were
checked one night by wires which
had been electrified. The patrol re-
turned the next night with material
to bridge the wires. It was raining,
however, and the Germans had turn-
ed off the current.
The patrol crossed the wires, came
to another wire, and wandered through
an abandoned communication trench
until a sentry was encountered. One
of the Americans, addressing the sen-
try In German, suceoeded in obtaining
the counter sign before the sentry dis-
covered the American's Identity, With
the sentry a prisoner, the pstrol mov«
ed on until a second sentry was rrat.
This German recognized the Awe;I*
cans and fiod to h;i dugout* '.T>i<
Americans battered down the door
and captured him aud two ot hi0
comrades.
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Williams, E. K. Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 305, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1918, newspaper, September 20, 1918; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth470554/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.