The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-08

to hand lighting.
On the French front, Hurtebise an
Craonne, held by General Niyeile'
forces, seemed TO be the particula
ticularly violent fighting was re
ported around Hurtebise.
Seven Balloons Destroyed.
by VIM. Philip Simms, United Pres:
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. May S.-Seven British
r aeroplanes today shot down sever
German balloons in q resumption OF
q vigorous aerial offensive by British
flyers. The weather was clear apC
especially favorable for fighting in
the clouds.
Three of the German balloons were
set afre by incendiary shells while
far aloft and fell flaming to the
ground. Two more were struck down
by British planes while lowering
close over the German lines. In the
case of the other two, the British
airmen, careless of anti-air craft gun
fire, slipped UP to hangers and
dropped explosives on the 'sausages"
not yet loosed for fight.
Fighting was still going on rio
lently today around Bullecourt. At
7 the time this dispatch is sent, the
/ Germans were vigorously assaulting
I that portion OF the Hindenburg line
/ held by British troops on the south
west border OF the village itself. Big
{ bodies of German troops were mass
ed in the southwest part of the vii
lage for this attack, but 1t has so far
proven fruitIess.
During last night a violent German
counter thrust at a British sector
northeast of Fresnoy succeeded in
gaining the enemy little ground,
but despite the superiority of the
attackers in numbers, they did not
attain their evident objective-oust-
ing of the British from their
trenches.
Description of Charge.
by ]. w. PegIer, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, May S.-The ''1ost legion"
of Americans in the Canadian army
got its chance at Vimy ridge and
made good. A lot of the fellows will
never tell about 1t because some of
the last and peppered the advancing
troops. But Lieutenant A. H Pannfll, !
Of Chatham, Va, descendent of Presi- /:
dent Zachary Taylor and of Confeder-
ate General James E. B. Stewart. told |
it with enthusiasm today Pannill is /
convalescing from a shrapne1 wound /
In his left arm Here is his story
told with occasional reference to a /
map Of Vimy Ridge, that Is smeared |
with rain and mud-the same map he |
carried over with him.
Our battalion. the thfrty-eighth. |;
contained about ten per cent Ameri- !
cans. The legion has gone to rein !
force other battallions SO that there is /
10 ail-American force remaining. We
were In the reserve trenches slightly |
back from the first line, when the
time came didn't notice the time /
slipping By: / was busy issuing rum
TO the mea and everyone was taking |
: las. took al his tools.
There was Just one danger about /
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