The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-07
YANKEE PATROL
MADE CAP T|VEs
One Of 13 Killed and Others
Taken Prisoners by Boches
In Rest Raid on Cham
payne Front.
HEROES ARE DECORATED RI
Americans Given Medals For
Heroism in Action Men Are
Eager For Further En-
counter With Huns.
HEROES ARE DECORATED

counter With Huns.
With the American Army i'll France.
Saturday. March 1.-THE Americans
the Germans claimed to have captured
on the Chemia Des DANES probably
was the larger part of patrol OF 10
men which went out when the raid be-
gan and has not been heard OF since.
The enemy obtained no prisoners from
the American trenches.
The German war office bulletin last
Friday said that near Chavingnon. on
the western sector of the Aisne front,
German troops had forced their way
into the Franco-American trenches and
captured 10 Americans and rev
French prisoners. The French official
statement OF the same day in report
ing the attack. which occurred Thurs
day night, said that two columns Of
the enemy had been thrown back with
heavy losses.
German prisoners We're taken by the
French.
Volunteers Search Field.
Volunteers from American units
along the Chemin Des Danes searched
No Mans Land in rain of machine
bullets for ID missing men of patrol
party, but did not find any trace of
W
killed. l. is certain the Germans OBJ
tanned prisoners from this patrol.
Details of the German attack, which
failed completely TO reach the trenches,
are now available. American artillery
men laid down a barrage fire as soon
as the Germans started theirs. 1t is
known that three companies of espe-
cial1y trained shock troops, which
had been practicing for this operation
for two weeks, took part in the attack.
Each company was preceded by
picked party Of 20 pioneers
The fighting was brisk for about an
+, Eour, but the accurate machine gun and
rifle fire from the American front lines,
coupled with the perfect American bar
rage which prevented reinfo-cements
from coming up. forced the Germans
to withdraw after sustaining heavy cas-
ualties and without having set foot in
the American trenches. Soon after the
attack was over a young lieutenant
which composed the patrolling party,
which had gone out into No Mans
Land, went out to find them but with
out result.
Troops Eager 20 Fight.
lie rsturned to his trench and asked
for a voluntary detail. Every man in
the platoon volunteered but the lieu
OUT again. They were forced to return.
however, when the German fire became
increasingly heavy. The lieutenant and
q detail made a third search just before
dawn, but without success. All the
missing men came from New England.
The American general commanding
the unit on this front said the men
were eager for action and We're con-
tinually asking permission to remain in
the front line longer than the allotted
period II has been found necessary to
caution them frequently against expos
ing themselves. they are SO anxious to
| get crack at the enemy. However,
they are tempted to peer over the top
in the day time and go over at night
The French general who trained
| these troops is proud of the showing
! they are making While completing their
F.! period Of instruction. An American
captain said:
'They called us tn soldiers in Ameri
ca less than a year ago, but guess we
| are delivering the goods just the same
| Fight Like Divers
I3etWeen 500 and $500 gas shells are
4 thrown on The American positions on
the Chemin Des DANES front each day
| but there have been nc serious gas
| casualties. The men have trained
thoroughly in the use of gas masks
| and the necessity of putting them on
| before going into the trenches They
| do not find it inconvenient to work and
| fight like divers as they say. A few
/ men nave pPen BaSS6Q ySllSIltly, While
| adjusting their helmets, but this is
| inevitable when gas shell are thrown
| a. long distance behind the lines. 4
| brigadier gerRral and major who
| We're riding in an automobile on toul
4 of inspection few days age were
/ gassed slightly when a shell burs,
4 within 100 yards of their car The.
| suffered from headache ana slight
| nausea. *
An American brigadier general SAID
| today he had asked for ali American
| divisional citation for each member Of
the Tai,:lng party of &c Of his mer
| which assisted the French in the raiC
on February %. in which two German
officers and u men We're captured
| Two officers and two men of the raid
ing party already have been decorated
1 by the French with the war cross
This is the first request for honor:
which has beer made for Americans
in this sector.
U. S. HEROES ARE DECORATED.
Paris, Sunday, March 3.-Premiel
Clemenceau visited the American
troops today and reviewed the soldier.
who repulsed the German attack Fri
day The premier left ParisfSa turda,
evening and returned this evening
when the following sei1i-ofticial not
was issued:
.'The president of the council desire
/
can troops in the sector where the.
| have repealed brilliantly ii strong enem.
4 attack. The battalion which took par
4 in this operation was reviewed by tn
premier in whose presence the genera
commanding the army decorated witt
the war cross certain officers and pr
Yates whose bravery had been patticu
| larly remarkable
1T was Il Very fine success raflectini
| great honor or the tsnaeity of TIL
American infantY. and the accuracy O
Il tfhn ortillor,,st fro which i,,vo thu