The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-14
Henry G. Wales
q. N. S. Staff Correspondent

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Henry G. Wales
e. n. S. Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March Sergeant Patrick
Walsh of Detroit, Mich. who recently
distinguished himself during Ger
man raid on the American front, has
been selected to be orderly to Secre-
tary of War Baker during his trip in
France.
During a recent German raid on the
Toul front a German captain in COM
mand of the raiders shouted into the
entrance OF an American dugout:
Come out, Americans"
Pm coming" replied Walsh.
He emerged with a 40 caliber auto
matte pistol in his hand and fired
bullet into the Germna captains body
which killed him.
The incident occurred during the
raid on March 1.
Walsh was among the six Americans
recently decorated by Premier Glenn
enceau with the French war cross.
The killing of the German captain
was not the only exploit of Sergeant
Walsh however.
When all Of the American officers
on the raided salient had been killed
and wounded, Walsh took command,
putting a bullet into a German, dis
persing a group of enemies that was
trying to capture him aand others in
a dugout. Walsh thus saved the log
book that had been entrusted to his
keeping
Walsh has seen thirty years service
under the Stars and Stripes. He had
an opportunity for retirement before
coming to France, but spurned it. He
wears his bronze medal modestly un-
der his trench coat and when his com
panions seek to kid" him and ask him
why he invariably replies, ION, I'm
chilly"
On Monday morning a platoon OF
Americans on the Lorraine front east
of Iuneville entered the same German
positions that had been raided Satur-
dav night and found them still evacu-
ated. The reconnaissance had been
made to ascertain if reports that the
enemy had retired from his front line
were true.
Unheralded by any bombardment and
American detachment crossed mo
Mains Land" and traversed the lanes
through the German barbed wire I'M
molested. Not a shot was fired as the
doughboys reconnoitered a consider
able distance along the advance lines
and even penetrated the positions to
a certain depth without encountering
anv boches. They then returned to
their own lines without having sus-
tanned any casualties.
II is believed that the American
raid on the Toul front on Monday
morning forestalled a contemplated in
oursion by the enemy. Our lombard
ment was heavier than that of the
Germans and probably upset their
plans. During the night and again at
8 o'clock Monday morning the Ger
mans put down a heavy and destruc-
tive fire such as usually precedes an
infantry attack.
American batteries came into action,
however, practically overwhelming the
enemy's fire. Our bombardment last
ed from 60 until 700.
Although no prisoners were made
and the enemy's first line trenches
were deserted the American raiders
saw much material evidence of the de-
structive work of our artillery. Dis
membered bodies and human arms and
legs were scattered all about.
The Krupp gunners showed some
confusion and delay in switching from
the regular bombardment to the bar
rage fire and their gun work proved
very notifications.
Later in the day the boches threw
fo, ri crac chnllC into fhn
Americans advanced lines
An American patrol, proving
around in mo Mans Land" picked up
and brought in a sniper's "camouflage
suit and steel shield which evidently
had been discarded when the situation
became too hot for him. The suit was
made of netting, with a wig of straw
X gave the appearance of a scarecroV
to the American sergeant who tried Il
on
There was considerable activity or
Monday, the observers reporting tina
the Germans have evidently evacu
ated the first line trenches raided b.
French and American troops on Sat
urday night Except for a few Ger
man patrols passing through the ad
vanced trenches, no enemy troop
we're sighted.
During the past fortnight the Lor
raine sector has been one of the mos
active on the entire front. Abou
10000 shells have been thrown dali
by each side. Prior to that it was on
Of the quietest.
ROBERTSON RED CROSS
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