Show GERMAN ORDER I GIVES CREDIT TO TOUS TROOPS TROOPS' Captured Document States Stales Americans Are Found Keen in Battle With th the British Army In France rance Oct By 20 O. B By the Associated Pres- Pres Press Just what the tho Germans think of at American American Amer Amer- ican lcm soldiers with a few side remarks regarding the SL St operations is disclosed In a confidential document signed feigned by the chief Intelligence officer of oC the tho Nineteenth Germany German army which has been captured b by Am Americans fighting fighting fight fight- ing on the British front The document prefaces a discussion of at the St. St attack by admitting that the number of at Americans in reserve re reserve re- re serve ser on that occasion was unknown It then takes up the divisions which carried out the assault It says nays the First Second and Fort second Forty second are tried attack divisions the Fourth nd nd i i Twenty sixth are fighting divisions di which already alread proved pro their qualities in b battles tUes on other parts of ot the front The Fifth Firth ninth Eighty and Nineteenth Nineteenth Nine Inc are described as divisions never ne identified in battle but with some good Continued on Page PaSe 2 2 GERMAN GIVES CREDIT TO U. U S. S ARMY Continued From Page Pago 1 1 a experience In the line and antl the Thirty Thirty- fourth as In lu reserve resene Tho The document then discusses the details de- de tails talla of or the operations admitting admitting- that when the tho Americans reached Thia- Thia I I court tho the entire St. St Mihiel salient Ballent was rendered untenable and therefore Its ev evacuation cuaU n was ordered and nd the re retreat rev re treat carried out according to pl plan n A little further on the order which TV was 1 a 3 distributed generally throughout the the- German arm army and was considered of or a a. confidential nature has this to Sl say of or the American soldier I He obviously Is very afraid of or being taken prisoner He defends himself violently to the last against this danger danger dan dan- ger er and docs does not r. r This seems to be the result of or propaganda picturing cruel treatment If It he Ite falls Into German hands The American Is expert In handling machine guns Is firm on the defensive elve sive and develops a n strong power of or resistance nce from his very numerous machine machine machine ma ma- chine guns buns uns The bearing of ot the Infantry infantry tr try Indicates slight military training The artillery was at Its best as lon long as ns asIs asis Is remained at Its original positions during preparation for an nn alt alt- attack ck The Tho methods of or fire were good It was cr very quick In on opportune targets this apparently being being- due to the lavish latish employment of or technical de deIces de- de vices Ices Within a minimum period the Americans were able to furnish a L well directed fire tire Liaison between the tho Infantry and artillery was perfect When hen Infantry ran Into machine gun nests It imme Imme- fell back and ami a 3 new artillery preparation from accompanying batteries bat bat- teries tories followed er very promptly A uA large number of ot tanks were Iere as- as for or attack but only a n small number came camo at nt us as largo Infantry masses already had achieved cd tho the de desired desired desired de- de sired end A sentence In the tho document says In general It should be noted the American Is quite honorable honorable honorable-he he does not fire on stretcher bearers I |