Show Rustics Capture Capture Sol Soldiers The Te news newspapers a ers of Eastern German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many contain ln f frequent ent comp complaints of out outrages outrages out rages many hy by 1 in th the fr The Russian in garrison arrion near the borders of West Russia appear appear to be a peculiarly lawless set set They raid and forage up ui upon n the German Germann inhabitants abia across cross the ln line almost al almost ill ill- most as if if war war was v s. s already declared and and these outrages outrage when he complained of otare are n not t met with redress I A few days ago Russians Rus- Rus Russians Russians Rus Rus- crossed th the frontier at Ea East t russia Prussia 5 and endeavored to drive away a a number rot of cattle belonging to the country Th The latt latt latter r i determined to put a 0 stop to th the outrages not caring to meet the armed soldiers fr conflict in jn open n lay ambush ambush am am- bush for the tho the l Russians As the latter latter caie came near the fr frontier they were more moro careless thinking they w would i d soon be bo out of at reach of pursuit lt it S 'S Suddenly d while the raiders were still e on oil German Germa soil a number of bf countrymen rushed out upon them from a n cun o of ot conce mel t Tho Russians although al al- al- al though ta taken en o off their guard made a 0 resolute resolute reso reso- l lute te resistance The Tho he Germans however laid about bout them manfully and pressed close upon th the Russins Russians to prevent the latter latter lat lat lat- ter tel from using their weapons They soon had had every veri R Russian siana a captive apt ve with wih his hands band bound behind him Some of ot the themore themore themore more earnest earest spoke of f inflicting s summary mmary punishment upon pon the tho prisoners but but they they determined to deliver delver them at the nearest Ru Russian ian post with wih a 0 statement statement of ot what th they had done dona done The prisoners would a good deal have preferred d a thrashing on th the spot spot but they hey were marched arch d along until untila a 0 Russian garrison garri gari son w was s r reached ached and there surrendered The Russian commanding officer who received re re- re- re them se seemed m med d more more deeply chagrined a at the h ig fg ignominious capture pf his men by a alot alot lot Jot of at German peasants peasants than by their detection de de- de in c cattle stealing alD He promised that the raiders wo would be s severely verely punished pun pun punished and as the the Germans were were leaving several of the soldiers were already being stripped for the knout knout As S former complaints com corn com plaints plaints of ot similar raids have gone unheeded r ed ed the tho Germans assumed that the punishment punish punish- punish ment went was was for for for being caught cau bt and not for forthe forthe the crime |