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Show GERMAN LEADERS SEEKINGDETAILS Exceedingly Anxious to Learn; Most Minute Details Regarding Re-garding American Army. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Sunday, March 31. (By the Associated Press.) German army loaders are exceedingly anxious to obtain information conccrninc ihe most minute detail of the nxrican army. This is disclosed by a German document issued to the Fifth Bavarian Bavar-ian Landwehr infantry brigade and which instructs every observer and patrol to do his or its best "to bring information about the new enemy."' The results obtained are to bo added to official reports. The captured documents starts out by giving details that are known such as those repardins the American uniform uni-form and adds that the infantry is equipped partly with Encllsh rifles and that the artillery probably has French Runs. It says that American troops will continue training in France, adding: "Nothing is known as yet about the methods of fighting or leadership." "From the preceding meager details." de-tails." It continues, "It is evideut that sectors K and M have the honorable task of obtaining as much Information as possible on particular features of American fighting and his outpost tactics. This will then be used for extending the information bulletin Any observation or Identification, however how-ever insignificant, may be of the greatest value in connection with information in-formation already at hand " Attention is then drawn to "self evident evi-dent questions" which observers, patrols pa-trols and outposts are expected to find answers for Under the heading "the enemy's security.' the document says: "Are sentry posts sentry posts, or stronger posts" Further advanced reconnoitering patrols? Manner of challenging? Behavior on post during I day and night? Vigilance? Ambush tactics ana cunning: Do Posts Hold Ground. "Do they shoot and signal on every occasion? Do the posts hold their ground on the approach of a patrol or do they fall back'' Do they give barrage bar-rage fire signals'' When are the reliefs re-liefs and what la the behavior during them? Tave they any light signals other than French one.1" ' Under "enemy patrols" the document docu-ment asks details on "strength, methods of advance, behavior on meeting meet-ing and initiative." The questions come under information on general behavior: Are Americans Cautiouc. "Are the Americans careful and j cautious? And are they careful or i noisy? What is their behavior durlnq smoke screens? What is their be-1 havior at meal times? When tre these? Can concentration be observed? ob-served? Is there much reconnoiter-In? reconnoiter-In? How Is the behavior day and' night? Is there much machine gun firing? Is there more or less transport trans-port of material than formerly?" The Germans also want to know Whether during reliefs there are more troops in the rear than is customary! with the French and what are the1 t'.mc3 and sounds of reliefs. It is laid that used infantry and machine gun bullets, unexploded shells and shell splinters arc of special value. The Germans want to know whether the copper rotating bands have sharp incisions, in-cisions, indicating new or worn out; guns, the caliber of which can be de- I termined by the curvature of the j .splinters, according to the document , Appearance of Projectiles. Information regarding the color and I outside appearance of projectiles fired bv the Americans also is desired. The German soldiers are ordered to keep fuses, splinters of shells and shell baiies having factory initials and numbers. num-bers. Under the heading "enemy shelling," they are asked the Amer ican peculiarities compared with the French, what objectives are prelerred and whether the dugouts aro shelled. I The documents ask also that it be determined de-termined whether the American employ em-ploy burts sof fire or single shots at fixed intervals and what is the normal firing rate when observation is good. I Items Not Trivial. Many of the above items while ap-1 , parently trivial, it is pointed out by in - 1 telllgence officers, Indicate why the J censorship has been obliged to delete! certain matters from press dispatches. Since the captured document was issued is-sued the Germans naturally have found ; answers to many of the questions but about the others the American expeditionary ex-peditionary force believes it still has the enemy guessing. oo |