Show Captured Germans Are Ordered dered to Be e Silent With Wih the tho American Forces In France Sel Sept t. t 2 29 Since Since the tho Americans took part art In th the oens offensive e of July 18 new in instructions instructions In- In have been Issued to the German German German Ger Ger- man soldiers them that si silence silence silence si- si lence Is tho the best policy when shen talon taken p ci S 0 n e r. r Keep silent know nothing and shrug your shoulders suggests the German n Instructions A COP copy of ot tho the German communication recently came cam Into tho the hands of or AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican officers It I says s 's in part The now new prisoner is a valuable pos pos- session in iii t rite tho nan s or 01 me too enemy In an him ilm lie He hidden possibilities that mi may mean much more than bare facts concerning concerning concerning con con- battalions and regiments From the highest commander to tho the lowest a on driver ever every Cb ono one of us ua carries with him remembrances remembrance observations overheard o discussions or the greetings of neighboring troops Combining all 11 these things the they become be become become be- be come a v valuable asset of military In In- In formation One cr very ery seldom realizes how low much ono one really reAly does dop know One thinks little of or it But the enemy l knows novis better beter Ho lie spares spare ho tio l pains to get possession of or such treasure It I I Ima Imay j I ma bc begin ln with Ith I may friendly and pleasant greetings coffee coree or ItI it I ends with wih a sarcastic smile smie with short rations and solitary confinement confinement The laet last few lew weeks eeles have brought us fresh and painful evidence showing how easily the tha German soldier the moment he lie drops his arms succumbs to the false fale Impression given en b by the I words for Cor me the war Is over He lie le has done hl his duty on the battlefield I with f rifle an 1 grenade un until hI fate grew stronger than he and h he becomes a prisoner with the tho Idea Iden I r 1 have done my dut duty now I am defenseless and captured cap cap- Hired no longer a n warrior It no longer depends upon me inc me Wo Yo y d have h c examples in which the opponent op opponent op- op t while talking tal with wih unsuspecting In ing German prisoners successfully drew drow from them a German order f battle batte and attack atack down to the thc smallest detail Ono One stone stono upon another what wh the tho ono one did not know now the tho other would tell tel It I is quite quito pos possible that the they did not know Jeno what t h Important Information tho they thoy were giving 1 when they would sa say Last evening e several f eral artillery m men n came Into our trench antI and the battery batery wont vent Into position about 2 meters behind behind behind be be- hind our tren trench h. h This afternoon we were to draw three days days' Iron ration raton They had ha forgotten that the war cas as not over W for them but on only I h be he- he ginning binning Following tho the var war ot of of rifle and grenade follows YS tho war of or words qu questions and conversations Each Bach word that seems harmless enough h In It Itself isel i- i Itself It- It self sel becomes an un enemy's weapon bringing bring bring- I In Ing death to hundreds of oC comrades No Becoming Becoming a prisoner docs does not end the war var w r. It I continues with wih more dangerous end and weapons Against these we wo have only one protective pro pro- I. I cc t I V e m measure ea s U ro S Silence I 1 c n o. o A Assumed s su m e ml with wih pride and common sense no rio ono one can take tAko this from you J least of or all aU should you ou bo ho unfortunate enough to be taken cn prisoner weep silent know lenow nothing and shrug hru your our rhoul shoulders ors |