Reuter's Dairen correspondent was the first newspaperman permitted to interview Gautschi and Muller after their arrest.
The two men were captured by a Japanese officer while descending knoll at the back of Dairen heading for the city, after they had been! hiding for 28' hours in the tall grass and bushes in the highland district. Twice they bought bread and obtain- A; fed water from unsuspecting Chinese farmers.
Both of them were considerably] fatigued and warn out from expose and their clothes were solled., They surrendered. quite willingly. " They] were both unarmed, Gautschi is five feet six inches in height. He is sturdily built and has growth of beard, dark hair and
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