El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-05

Z Pvt Daniel B. Gallagher. Blockton,
7 Pvt John P. Lester Tutwiler. Miss
+ Pvt Harry Laughman. Chicago.
/ Pvt Dewey D. Kern, mother Mrs.
Eva Tilton, Collins, Iowa
Pvt -- Reckon, cannot be identi-
fled
One Wounded German Captured.
The list was accompanied by the
following announcement;
The war department has received
7 O. dispatch from the commanding gen
eral OF the American eIpeditiOnary
forces which states that before day
Light. Nov 3 Saturday. salient oc-
cupied for instruction by a company
Of American infantry was raided by
Germans The enemy put down a
heavy barraEe fire, cutting off The
losses were three killed five wounded
and u captured or missing The enc
my's losses are not known one
wounded German was taken pris-
oner."
Troops Probably Trapped
The American troops captured by
the Germans probably were trapped
H. the.r dugOurs and forced 10 sur
render or be blown TO pieces with
hand EreLades without q chance for
their lives. This IS the only explain
alton which occurs TO army office
.erH-A-ln @N-------H
Gen. Pershing's brief report merely
stated that the German artillery had
dropped a heavy barrage fire about
sector OF the trench cutting the
men off from nelp- No explanation
OF the eight casualties and the Il
men taken prisoners was received
The fact that one wounded German
was captured. however, indicated the
trench had been reoccupied by the
American forces.
How Were Men Killed.
Whether the men killed or wounded
received their injuries in hand 20
man infaurrymen or were struck
down by shrapnel IS not known.
single shell. scoring direct hit in
the trench might have caused all the
however. the surrender Of the re-
naming y men,
Under anything short Of positive
orders. the u would have been eX-
pected TO offer desperate resistance TO [
the Germans crawling up through the
darkness TO jump into the trench and
there probably would have been more
than one wounded German left behind I
when the raiders retired
Heavy BarrnEe Used.
The general practice Of trench raid 2
ing all along the front, however. Z
seems TO offer q possible explanation /
10 has been customary for French, J
British or German raids 20 be carried I
out with an intense barrage fire used I
20 isolate the small sector Of the l
enemy line which it was planned 10 I
invade. AS additional protection for
the raiders, the artillery fire has COW 4
cred a far wider portion OF the front .
than that which constituted the real
objective Of the raid The object OF /
the fire is 10 conceal from the de-
tenders the exact point Of attack until
the raiders arrive there
An Advance Post of 20 Men.
Presumably the American trench I
-aided was an advance post, with only I
90 men in IT, 1t could not have had
a front Of more than so or 20 feet.
possibl Il was the head Of q sap
driven out into No Mans land at 4
right angles 20 the general trench I
line, to be used as q listening and OBJ I
servation post In that case the bar
rage fire OF q Few guns could cut the
sector of absolutely from its support. (
The thin line OF the communicating
french would be unfavOrable under q I
shower.
With 20 men on a small front. pro-
vision undoubtedly would be made for
B relief OF seutries, posted on the FIRE
step OF the trench and watching for
IN attach Under she'll fire. the re-
nainder would seek shelter in dug
outs.
No Chance For Those In DuEouts.
1t appears possible that the three
nen killed and five wounded may
rave been the sentrles. overwhelmed /
~ the rush OF the German raiders in
he dark. AID that the other Il were
a their shelters TO be hailed by an
Unseen enemy and told come out or
iombs would be hurled IN among
hem. There would be no choice for
hem but 20 surrender. a majority
q tho Germans captured by the
British and French in trench raids are
aiken in this way.
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