Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-06
DETAILS OF CLASH
NOT YET RECEIVED
No Word to Indicate How Ger
mans Trapped Small Body
Of Americans.
CASUALTY LIST RECEIVE
Capture of Soldiers Heightens In
terest in Probable Treatment
of u. S. Prisoners.
CASUALTY LIST RECEIVED
b. Associated Press

WASHINGTON. November "details
OF the first clash between American
and German troops on the French front
November 3. in which the Americans
lost three men killed. FIVE wounded and
twelve taken prisoner. still were being
awaited at the War Department to-
night. Further than the brief report
from General Pcrshing Sunday night
and receipt Of the casualty list to-day.
nothing has come through 10 indicate
just how the small body of Americans
occupying Il sector of trench on the
front line were trapped by the Ger
mans and the entire number disposed
Of. Belief here is that the men were
forced into their dusout by the intense
harraGe fire preceding the attack and
trapped there By the German infantry.
Those not killed or wounded were COM
PEELED 10 surrender or accept the alter
native OF being blown 10 pieces b. hand
Brenades, as the Germans had all the
advantage. II is likely in the opinion
OF army officers. that the men killed
and wounded were those left outside
the dugout as sentries when the ma
jority sought protection from the bar
rage. This is the general practice
along the front by both sides. 1t is
possible that the attackers reached the
trench sooner than expected. and that
the lookouts were shot down before
they could summon their comrades from
the dugout. In that event. the Germans
undoubtedly covered the entrance to
the shelter and the Americans could do
naught else but surrender as resistance
would have meant simply throwing
their lives away
NORTH CAROLINIAN
IS AMONG MISSING
The name of Sergeant Edgar NJ.
tialyburtnn. son Of George B. IIalybur-
ton of stony. Point, y. G. is among
tho missing, and he is believed to have
been taken a prisoner.
Arrangements for supplying captured
Americans with food and clothing in
the German prison camps have been
made through the Red Cross, which
has committee in Switzerland TO send
rations and other necessarieS at reg
ular intervals. AS the number of Amer
leans In German hands, increases, II
may be necessary TO make further pro-
vision for them through the Epanish
ambassador n Berlin. who is caring for
American interests there.
The capture OF the soldiers hcightens
interest in the question as to the
probable treatment tof American pris-
oners in Germany. other military
prisoners have been used OH roads and
in the fields, and presumably the Amer
leans VIII be treated the same way.
Secretary Baker would make no com
ment to-day OH the capture. The facts
made public were all that had reached
the department.. he said and spoke for
themselves. AS 10 treatment of pris-
oners and reports OF brutality in the
German camps. Mr.. Bakers only COM
ment was that the United States was
bound by the Geneva conventions and
would live UP TO them so far - any
prisoners falling into American hands
was concerned.
KILLED AND WOUNDED
IN CASUALTY LIST
Here is the official casualty list as
given out here to-day:
Killed:
Private Thomas f. Enright Sister,
Mrs. Mary Irwin. Pittsburgh.
Private James b. Gresham Mother,
Mrs. Alice Dodd, Evansville. Ind.
Private Merle u. Hay. Father, Har-
vey ID. Hay. Gliddcn. Iowa.
Wounded:
Private John J. Smith. Brother, f
ID. Smith. Ludington. Mich.
Private Charles j. Hopkins. Brother,
James w. Hopkins. Stanton. Tex.
Private George L. Box Father,
James l.. Box. Altus, Okla.
Private Homer Givcns Father, Will
liam +. Givens, Cloverdale. Ala.
Private Charles Il. Orr. Mother, Mrs.
Sarah Rcgnell. Lyons, Knns.
Captured or missing:
Sergeant Edgar NJ HALLIBURTON.
Father. George E. Halyburton, stony
Point. \. G.
Corporal Nicholas l.. MulhulI.
Mother, Mrs. Bridget Mulhall, Jersey
City.
Corporal Edwin II. Haines. Mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth lIaines, Woodward.
Okla.
Private IIerchel Godfrey. Father,
William G. Oberst, Chicago.
Private Vernon NJ. Kendall. Father.
Sam Kendall, Roll. Okla.
Private William =. Grigsby. Mother,
Mrs Lizzie Grigsby. Louisville
Private Frank Il. McDougal. Father.
r. L. McDouGal. Maryvile, Mo.
Private Daniel B. Gallagher Father.
Neil Gallagher. Blocton, Ala
Private John II. Lester. Father.
william Lester, Tutwiler. Miss.
Private Harry I.anghan. Ada r.
Langham, Chicago.
Private Dewey y. Kern. Mother
Mrs. Eva Tilton, Collins. Iowa
Private Reckon. Cannot he
identified.