Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1916 — Co. M Man Kills Enemy Attempting to Pass Lines. [ARTICLE]

Co. M Man Kills Enemy Attempting to Pass Lines.

According to Indianapolis papers a member of Company M made the first killing for his company last woek. We will not vbuch for the truthfulness of the tale, but some Rensselaer citizens have received letters from Company M members supporting the Statement in the newspapers. The members of the Rensselaer company were on guard one night recently, and during the stillness of the night, one of the privates on guard heard something stealing stealthily through the bushes. The private called for the nvader to halt in a loud voice, but the noise continued, and the invader continued to approach the camp lines. Seeking to win himself fame and glory, and win the praise of the officers the rookie opened' fire. No sooner had he ceased firing, when several officers came running to the scene of the disturbance. The guardsman recited his Story to one of the officers, who procured a lantern and started in search of a dead Mexican. Groping his way through the bushes and followed by the Company M rookie, the officer suddenly stumbled over a prostrate form on the ground. Lowering his lantern the officer discovered something that caused him to burst into a fit of laughter. ’A long-eared Texas burro was lying on the ground, 'ead as the proverbial door nail. The rookie’s shot had gone true. We don’t want to cause the member of the company any humiliation so we will not tell his name, but his first initial is “Jonesy.”