The bugle sounds.
The Lieutenant—(Climbing up the ladder to the top of the trench)—Follow me, men—
The Three Soldiers—(Climbing up after him)—Lafayette—we come, though poppies bloom in Flanders field.
They go "over the top".
SCENE 3
A section of a Hun trench a minute later. Two Hun soldiers are
conversing together; another Hun is reading a copy of Nietzsche.
First Hun Soldier—And then we cut the hands off all the little children—oh it was wonderful.
Second Hun Soldier—I wish I had been there.
A Hun Lieutenant rushes in.
The Hun Lieutenant—(Kicking the three men and brandishing his
revolver)—Swine—wake up—here come the Americans.
The three spring to their feet and seize their guns. At the top
of the trench appears the American lieutenant, closely followed by the
three soldiers.