Foraging on the Enemy (1912)
Corporal Sorenson of the Federal Army, is ordered out with a squad of soldiers on a foraging expedition, and is instructed by his colonel to sweep the surrounding country clean. The first house visited by his troop is the home of a rich widow. Provisions at first seem scarce, being hidden away by the servants, but the raiders begin a thorough search which soon reveals fowl of all kinds. Elated over their success they move on and visit another home. This time, instead of signs of plenty, they are met by a hungry woman and her two fatherless children, who plead with Sorenson to leave them the little they have for food. But the colonel's orders are ringing in Sorenson's cars, and he orders his troops to commence the search. A small shack in the yard conceals two home-cured hams, which Sorenson is about to appropriate despite the woman's frantic appeal, when a vision of the corporal's northern home unfolds before him, showing his wife and child in want of food. With this picture in mind, Sorenson replaces the food where first found. Private Kline, who has always envied Sorenson's corporal stripes, has witnessed this little domestic drama, and upon their return to camp, informs the colonel of what has transpired, whereupon Sorenson is roundly censured and placed under arrest. Being a man of family himself, the colonel decides to personally investigate the circumstances, and finds at the widow's home that conditions are even worse than pictured by Sorenson. On his return to camp Sorenson is released and commissioned to restore to the widow, not only the provisions taken from her, but a goodly supply from the army stores. This pleasant mission is only too gratifying to Sorenson, who brings happiness to the widow.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
