Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 2 | Salt Laker Captures Huns Marches 9 into Huns Marches 9 into Captivity is Deon Single-Handed

Salt halt Laker Captures Huns I Marches 9 Into Captivity Js Is O s Jt Done i k Single Sande- G i Handed IT i is lV- lV I I I T THIS HIS is a photograph of Edward Norton who has 1 received the French war cross crossI for exceptional bravery in action action action ac ac- ac- ac I tion at the front lines I r. r I f fI I i I I 1 r M 1 I 14 4 w t kY I I Edward Norton Born Born in inThis inThis inThis This City Shows Ability I I as Fighting Man Marching nine German prisoners at atthe atthe I the point of oC his revolver over NoMans NoMan's No NoMan's NoMans Nollan's Mans Man's Land to the allied trenches in one of ot the most daring daring exhibitions of cool cool J bravery recorded Edward Edwardi Norton a Salt Lake youth with the i I American expeditionary forces In fn France distinguished himself to such i an extent that he has has has' been decorated for exceptional bravery by the French government with tho the Croix do Guerre according to word ord received here last night by Mr l and Mrs A. A J. J I Cronin of oC Conway avenue through Camp Lewis The capture was effected single handed by young oung Norton During a lull in a sector ector on the w western stern front in which a few hours previously a abocho abocho abocho bocho attempt to storm the American trench had been heen repulsed it was noticed noticed noticed no no- that a movement caused by objects very much alive was discernible discern discernI I ible from a shell hole in No Noan's Mans Man's I ILand Land Observations from rom the American trench developed that the objects were a R. group of German soldiers who I had tl been Imprisoned in the shell hole I and dared not attempt to make their way back to their trench after the i I I raid I SNIPERS ON LOOKOUT that those In Inthe inI inthe was 11 was also apparent the Hun tr trenches were prepared to I forestall any attempt of the Yanks Tanks to capture the men and snipers were I prepared to pick off any American I who ventured forth In that desolate area to effect a n capture of ot the Imprisoned Imprisoned Im Jm- Im- Im I Germans As night fell Norton concealed in ina inI a camou camouflage late of oC leaves lea crawled indian Tn- Tn I dian dlan style over No Mans Man's Land and peering over oer the edge of oC the shell hole surprised eight perfectly amazed I German soldiers and an officer when he thrust tho the muzzle of oC his Colt in I their faces and commanded them to I drop their weapons They The complied too surprised ed to I the customary Kamerad utter even een I I Placing his prisoners prisoner between himself and the German lines Norton proceeded proceeded pro pro- to make his way laboriously back to his trench That he lie was successful is contained in the word received In Salt SaIl Lake and his subsequent r decoration A peculiar coincidence attached to the capture was that a few Cew days preceding the capture Norton wrote home from France to his hiR mother a. a as follows LETTER TO MOTHER Dear Deal Mother I 1 cant can't tell you OU much about what's going oln on over over I h here but I am tm sure having havin the time of my life Why hy its it's just like taking I candy away from rom a bab baby These bloody Hun woman murderers murderers murderers mur mur- have got a yellow ellow streak treal a n. yard wide up their backs especially wh when n they see et the Yanks comin coming I think Ill I'll just jut make a clean cleaning In up of or this hunch bunch and bring brin brina a few home for souvenirs the kaiser in included in- in I Edward Norton Korton I is the son of ot Mr 11 and Mrs Edward Norton of ot Butte nutte Mont He is 21 23 1 years old and was I horn born In Salt Lake City He enlisted i in ht Montana a year ago being en engaged a edl edlI a at t that time lime as an engineer in the tho I I I I Colorado mine at Butte He received I I his training at Camp Lewis Wash VashI I and has been heen in France for or the last six months month He is the tho nephew of ot I I Mr and Mrs Cronin of this city