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FIR02 ARMY
Sept. 8, 1918.
11:00 M.
1. The following 30 Corpe order which the Army Commander
desires given special attention and pablished to all divisions
will be read to all organizations as soon after ito recoipt as
the organizations can conveniently be assembled°
P.C. Third Agemy Corps,
31 August 1918 - 21:30 Hy.
G.g. Order
No. 56.
3. Daring the attack of the enery against FISMETTE Argast
27th someone in American niform ran among our troops
shouting that further resistance was useless and that
one of our officers advised everybody to surrender.
These statements were absolutely incorrect becaase farther
rosistance was not uscless and no officer had advised
surrender. Nevertheless, because of lack of training
and understanding, the results were as followe:
Out of 190 of our troops engaged in this fight, a few
were killed or womded, aboat 30 retreated fighting and escaped,
and perhaps 140 surrendered or were captared.
2. A person who spreads sich an alarn is either an enemy
in miform, or one of oar awn troops who 1e disloyal
and a traitor, or one of our own troops who has become a
panic stricken egvard. WHOLVER HA 15, He SHOULD BS
KIND on THE SPOT.
for
RECORDS
3. In a battle there is no tâme to ingaire into the identity
SERVICE'
or motives of persons who create panio, disorgani sation
Es
or surrender. It is the duty of every officer and soldier
to kill on the spot any person who In a fight arges or
advises enyone to surrender or to stop fighting. It makes
no difference whether the person is a stranger of a
friend, or whether he is on officer or a private.
de The day before the attack on a German soldier was
seen and mortally wounded by our men in FISMS, far incido our
lines He was woll stocked with food. He had lived many years
in America- It is possible that he was to get himself an
Aperican aniform and, beemse of his Inowledge of our language and
oustome, wan to be ased/to create doubt and disorganization
among oar nen.
5. Division will cause this order to be read to
ench company or platoon in mch mannor as will insare
that overy momber of the command thorowghly understands
its contents.
By Commend of Major General Bullard.
F. W. Clark.
Lient. Colonel, G.S.
A.C. of Sog G-3
By Commond of Major General Liggett
MALIN GRAIG
Chief of Staff.
OFFICIALI
Vajor T. A.. Adjetant.
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