The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-04-22
Sammies Meet Boches in the
Streets of Wrecked Village.
Chase Them Into Houses.
INCIDENTS Or GALLANTRY
Machine Guns HeroicaIIy Attack
and Bring Down Airp|anes.
Gallantry Displayed by Ameri.
can Boys'in Hand to Hand /
Il, Conflict With Enemy.
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G international News Service)
With the American Army in
France, April 21-7 p. m.)-The
all-day fight. on Saturday between
American and French soldiers and
12,0G0 German troops on the Sec
tor northwest Of TouI will 90 down
IN history as the battle Of Seiche.
prey
(Seioheprey is the name Of the
village into which the Germans
1 forced their way only to be driven
out by strong counter attacks.
The French war Office in its report
on Sunday night stated that the
German assault against the Amer
ioan- and French positions has
tailed and that the allied lines had
s been completely resestabIished.)
The bormbardment which preceded
1.-THE German attack was said to be as
heavy as any that the Germans laid
Fdown in their offensive at Verdun. A
terrific barrage. Of gas shells swept the
VA American lines before the Germans
n drove forward in three columns.
The main attack was aimed at
u Seicheprey village. American infan-
il trymen supported by machine guns
A met the foe in the streets and narrow
u byways and pursued them into the
s wrecked houses. The village had long
4 ago been evacuated by the civilian
population owing to repeated bom-
bardments. The buildings-resem-
bling shattered sepu.chre--furnished
dramatic background for the en-
gagements.
Fought With Pistol.
Thnra uta 80
extraordinary gallantry on the part
Of the Americans An infantry Off
Ger nicknamed machine gun fought
with his pistol alongside of his men.
Another after emptying his auto-
matte grabbed a rife from wounded
private and stood In the open firing
al the Germans. Then he began
!. throwing erenades at them. Other Of
ficers showed equal bravery.
Heroic Service.
Three Americans in charge OF ma
chine gun at another point in the bat
tie kept their post, although they had
been ordered to retire owing to their
hazardous position. They attacked
two German airplanes and kept firing
until both were down. The airplanes
were flying low in an attempt to- de-
stroy battery positions. When the
.Nh0iichpo ietooh 'he NhidSe dltei
hours OF hard fighting they found the
Germans had arranged mine traps.
stringing wires across the streets. !
Anyone who stumbled over the wire |
Get off large boxes of explosives "a !
wounded German was found in an al |
ley groaning and calling ''kamerade."
When Americans approached he |
pulled a wire WHICH exploded a numl !
Der or grenades. The wounded Ger |
man was taken to hospital where he |
later died. Two or three mortally |
wounded Germans were captured.
Couriers were compelled to make
their way through a triple bar
rage. One reached he adquarters
in hystericaI condition and gasped:
nm not yellow, am 1? You
don't think I'm a quitter because
! act this way. II is my fight you
know. Did | deliver my message
all right? That's GOOD
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