Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1918 — Five Huns, Three Bombs; Lets Victims Choose [ARTICLE]

Five Huns, Three Bombs; Lets Victims Choose

Washington.—“ How many of you are there down there?” cried an American soldier who surprised a group of Germans in a dugout in No Man’s Land. “Five,” came back the reply, in perfect English. “Well, I’ve only got three bombs; you’ll have to divide ’em up yourselves,” retorted the American, as he flung them into the dugout, with not unusual results. This true story of wit in the trenches was told by a Signal corps lieutenant, returning after several months over there.