CAPTURE BY CANDLELIGHT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 143, 16 June 1917, Page 15

CAPTURE BY CANDLELIGHT.

ADVE.VTTRES IN A DCfi HIT, A I'unaUliin eurporal who hai returned wiiiiudnl friiiu iu e Arms from tells a remarkable glory i.r an adventure, in a deep a I'oinpauloii, lmvlui; flrsi thrown down four bomb;, went forwards into the darkness, hut. hearing volees at tlic fur end of Ihe iiivi-rn. they retired, nn d in a few Winnies, were joined ),, v a subaltern ami his orderly. None nf tbeui pn«sps«ed a torch, but the orderly dlseovered a candle-end in his haversack, ami the parly decided t<. try again. Arrival :,, i|,.» bottom ~f I lie steps, they foim.l reveale g e. ghost ly-looklUK "Ht from Ihe fnr end. and the advancing glimmer nf Unlit showed n huddled crowd »f Huns, nil standing with hands well over their heads. Then the candle went out, "n.d the subnUcru shouted that if any man moved mi inch bed bomb them. Tin- candle wns relighted. i,ut it was a ticklish -.itnation, and the officer Jiad to think iji!!i-kly and net witll contidence. whatever he might feel. n e ordered the Huns to adv.inee In threes and pile their arms. U.v ihrees they were all marched up into daylight, nuil by threes the orderly disputohed then, to the ~...,,■. All exoppi four. These Tour were officers, and th.-v were kepi buck until a proper esrort emild be found. Apart from these four otfleera. the rank-aiid-ule numbered li«. it | 5 | 0 lie noled ibei there were two rear cut ranees to the rluK-oiit, .vet nnt one man attempted to escape.