Show STANDS OFF GERMANS only thirteen survive su ive after fifty have fought with large body of enemy on the battle front VM paris A french lieutenant al verlin Is the hero 0 of the day as the result of an affair in which he was the main figure the lieutenant and fifty men ot of his bis company were reconnoitering reconnoiter ing teu tell miles in advance of the main body on the oise river when they encountered germans the frenchmen took refuge in nearby woods and from this shelter fired volleys until only thirteen of their detachment remained alive and of these tour were wounded the party then crept away the germans hesitated to attack the woods for fear of a trap |