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he demanded , as soon as they were wide enough awake to realize what he was saying . `` That German lieutenant that you brought in had papers on him that showed the whole plan of the German campaign in this sector for a month ahead . You boys made a great capture . '' At exactly ten o'clock they presented themselves to General Young 's orderly , and a moment later were ushered into the presence of the supreme commander of that section of the American front . `` Young men , '' the general began bluntly , without other formalities , `` you have signally distinguished yourselves for judgment , foresight , and courage from the moment of your enlistment , it might be said . I have before me your records , beginning from the time of your discovery of the spy at work in the waters near the Philadelphia Navy Yard . `` Congress has just passed a bill , and the President has signed it , providing for the higher military education of certain worthy young men in the army and navy , entirely at the expense of the government .