Show I Traitors Who Cry r Surrender Ordered Shot o Br nodded Associated reu the the American Arm Army In France Tues Tuesday a Sept 10 American troops of all units have hac been Instructed to kill on the time spot an any one who In time of or battle surrender 10 them that further resistance resIstance resistance resist resIst- ance Is useless These Instructions which orIginated originated originated with a certain division and have now been universally adopted because they proved so popular were made necessary because some sonic someno one no in American uniform during a German attack on on August 27 i ran among the time troops calling upon them to cease resist resistance anco ance and declaring that the tho officers officers cers a advised surrender The instructions Point out that these s 's statements were absolutely false alse and added The Tho person who spreads such an alarm Is either an enemy in our uniform or one of or our own troops who Is disloyal al and a 1 traitor or orone orone orone one one of ot our troops who has become a stricken panic coward Who ho Whoever hoeVer ever he Is he should be shot on tho the spot in battle there thore Is no time timeto to lo Inquire Into the Identity or motives mo mo- tives of or persons who create panic or disorganization or who I ad advise e surrender It is the dut duty of or o er every officer an and soldier to kill on tho the spot an any person who in a CI fight ht urges anyone anyone any nn- one to surrender or stop tl fighting It makes no difference whether the tho person Is a stranger er or a friend n an nn officer or a private The instructions conclude with tho the statement that a a. German soldier soldier soldier sol sol- dier was found mortally wounded far Inside time tile American lines at Ho Ile had lived for a long Jonh time In Amerl America 1 and spoke well and possibly he In Intended intended In- In tended cd to get an American uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form and create doubt or disorganization disorganization among the men e |