Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1918 — YANKS NOT LENIENT [ARTICLE]

YANKS NOT LENIENT

London.—ls anyone believes the Tanks* are inclined to be lenient toward the Huns he needs ysnly to take a journey aipong the hosmtals and get the spirit of the boys who have been through the mill. They tell some pretty characteristic stories in the hot Pi One of the officers, when asked 'what was the general feeling of the hoys, said: . you have to do is to ask‘one __ two of them to find out. ’ This story is told by one of the offiand vouched for: . «We were going over. The firstblast of the machine guns got us pretty well. > Then ‘Jerry’ started over. We met In the move forward one of our boys yvas shot by a German rifleman. The boy’s chum, standing close 40 me, saw the German who shot the and calling ‘Kamerad.’ This boy*, with his chum lying on the ground,

dashed up to the German who had shot him. The Hun cried'for mercy. He was on his knees. " repeated the Yank. ‘You get noWiercy from me. Tm going to run this bayonet through you, turn you on .your back,- and then put your helmet on the gun-stock. That’s the only monument you’ll get, you dirty Hun.’ “The German pleaded for mercy again, while the boy held the bnyonet against him. “ThenTthere was a second’s suspense. Then the grunt as the bfiyonet went home and the Hun was bowled over on his back. Then the boy said to me: - . “ ‘Lieutenant, if I lose this'gun will it be charged up against me?” • ‘Not a bit, go ahead.’ told him. - i “Then’he shoved the gup until the muzzle went through the German’s chest, the bayonet deep into the ground. Then ne calmly took the

Hun’s helmet, placed it on top of the gun and said: your monument you t Hun!’”