The evening world., 1917-12-06
CAP TUREO j. S. ENGINEERS
ATTACK GERMAN GUARDS;
ESCAPE WITH BRITISH AID
ttr BEN ItI Back as PRS
urr When ! title Band Ul
fumm.c, Attacked.

Wtrr uu AMEHiCAN ARMY
iS fHANCE DO 5.--Ths host Of
r,.g s1J'fs cpisodes related 10
.ru.. .u ..u fue csmbrsi hEntlnF
-. rt' Involving my American ana
cau,Inp engineers. together vlth
some irltisu lighting troops These
men vs's e m tho Corman turn.
ms mY, cncn' uear Gouzcaueouri and
ver, tksn lr.g0ncrs. a German eg.
eor' p ''.u'y .soidiors or more
sia.t'I vl.H tnstn along tho road
.'1dhe ftuu gouzcsucurt TO Cam.
bra. - 'u,y roro proceeding discOn-
EoIu'oy toward tho zone OF the Ger
man prison cages they came upon q
small body Of british troops VINO had
also been cut ~ from their comrades
and wcro wandering about.
Tho British Tommies Immediately
charged toward them. The Germans
tried 10 drive their captives on toward
In Nacquoric, but tue prisoners
hurled themselves upon their guards
and struggled bhrehanded until the
tonmics arrived and disposed OF the
UcrinnnS. Tho engineers and their
comrades took the German rifles and
worked their way back with their
rcscuers until they wero able TO reach
u point where they could Join the
British line,
\ party OF Americans and Canadians
also had an exciting umo In "a motor
lorry. which. coming unexpectedly up
on six Germans holding tho crossroads
with machine guns. charged at full
speed. tanklike. bowling over the sur
prised enemy and escaping down the
road before tho Germans recovered
from their shock and fright.
no engineers were not the only
ny men from tho United State,
who did their bit during tho mosi
intense part OF tho German counter.
attacks at Cambria. Not less thar
tcG American Army Medical Officer'
we,o working in the British casualty
ations among tho GouEeaucour
front. In fact. they had been labor
In: there since General Dyng begar
: offensive
Further details on how the en-
their British comrades in arms wal
told to-day in semi-Oflcial state
ment.
Two and une.half companies o
railway engineers" the statemen
SAWS, with strength OF eight officer
and 3G5 men. were encamped at Flint
on Nov. 10, having completed thei
worl, IN tho neighborhood Al Go
four officers and $50 men went 4
Gouzcnucourt. arriving at Z and start
InK TO work with Canadian engineers
Tho entire contingent was unde-
Canadian major and an American
CAPTAIN. The area was three miles il
the rear OF tho line and none Of tn
troops was armed.
AT 71i Gorman barrage Are move
OH Gouzeaucourt after heavy sncllin
TO the east At 7.3O general retire
mont was ordered ana IL was effecte
with some difficulty, due 10 the nrtil
lery, machine gun and airplane ilr'
A number Of losses were sustained q
this time and also among the me
who. cut on by the German advanc
hhd taken refuge in dugouts. Som
of these men who had been cut o
Auoceeded In joining British comba
mt units and fought with them du
inn the day Meantime there WI
active shelling against Fins and Il
men there were ordered TO scatter
the fields.
AS the men returned to camp tin
were assembled under arms and II
structlons were asked from Britt
headaua rters. Al 3 o'clock they we
instructed TO dig and hold 1
trenches. and the men moved up al
started work shortly afterward.
@ the trenches were finished sui
oiently for tho entire command, a.
, division headquarters directed wit
: drawal to camp and that the men
held In readiness to man the trench,
Two small details were sent out
repair distant break in tho NJ
track and to assist In transferri
ammunition TO another point.
THE list OF casualties Is relative
small and will DO issued to-morro
1t Is stated by British officers that t
conduct OF the regiment was me
satisfactory. They praise its Coz
ness under fire and the ability OF t
men to work without interruption
regarded as most commsndable."