Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-27 | Page 15 | Foes Hear Yank Cuts of Heads

FOES HEAR YANK YAN CUS CUTS OFF HEDS HEADS Prisoners Misinformed by byOff Off Officers cers to Prevent Surrender I F With tl the American Armies Oct Oct 26 German officers are arc now telling their soldiers soldIer that thal all al German cerman prisoners taken by the tho United States troops havo have their heads cut off oCt when taken to the rear The Tho obvious purpose of or orthis this Is to prevent pre tho the men anon from giving themselves up voluntarily to the Americans Amer Amer- leans as hundreds hundred of ot them have have lately have 13 lately done Sitting In an American field feld hospital German prisoners prisoners pris pris- to today a were two t o young who had been brought In by a Brooklyn sergeant a lad of ot only 20 O. O Ono was as slightly wounded The Tho other was sobbing and pleading with wih the tho sergeon seT ser geon to savo save him from having having- hn his head cut off ol which ho said ho he understood from his commanding commanding officer would bo be his tate tale The Tho doctor assured the the- frightened German that the tho Americans w were ro not not quite as savage as all al tai that but the prisoner was as still trembling and Ing as he ho was led to tho the rear of or the American line lne by a a corporal