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Show PfcAY"PEEK-irarj " A-BOO ABOUT,, STRAW STACK 'TommyA'Atklnssand,German. Soldiers M. Have-Adventure; Neither- Is Hurt j , (Correspondence of tho Associated , Press) London, Deo. 29. How.'.JTomniy Atkins and u German soldier played pcoku-boo around a straw stack and ended'by each peaceably .leaving for his own trench with nn armful of straw Is related in a lotter to his family by a member ot n Lancaster regiment. "At Armentlercs wo stopped nnd dug trenches so closo to tho German HneB," ho writes, "that ono of their patrols shouted In English to a party par-ty of our transport bringing up rations. ra-tions. "Hero you fools, you aro go ing right lpto tho Gorman trenches." ".When you aro fighting, you go nearly wild with rage. Hut during the lulls, you cool down and think about other things. So I thought I would go out into tho field and got some straw- to make myself, comfortable. comfort-able. "I was pulling out tho straw on ono sldo of tho stack when I saw a German soldier pooping around i I had left my gun behind. What If he would shoot mo or tako mo prisoner. To see which way ho was Coming I peoped around again. Hu peeped and then wo both Jumped back. Then I began to wondor whqther ho also was unarmed. Tho next tlmo wo saw each other, wo both felt tho chances were safo. So thoro wo were, he on one sldo and I on tho other, each pulling nt tho stack. Then wo turned turn-ed our backs on each other and each went to his trench with arms' clasp ing a big bunch ot straw. He said nothing, I Bald nothing. If wo had brought out guns, It would have been a question ot tho best man. Hut as It was, it never occurred to us to sot-tlo sot-tlo it with our fists." |