Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-07
SAMMEES' RIFLE FIRE
DlSPERSES GERMANS
Strong Enemy Raiding Party
Is Beaten off in New
Lorraine Sector
HUN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
BY HENRI BAZIN
StoB Correspondent EUeninO public Lcd1e
Utth the American Ar7nU tn FraHcs


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March T.
In another portion of Lorraine than
tile sector north of Toul boche raid
on the trenches held by American troops
was glorlously rcpulsed. (Tcn words
deletedD These troops. occupying the
third American area on the western
front, have proved the American
in-arms at other points. Their occupa.
ton Of these trenches Is ostensibly for
top-trainins, but they are delivering
the goods" In soldleriy and veteran
Ike fashion.
The raid occurred carly Tuesday
morning and resulted in the ignomlnioua
retreat Of the bocho forces. despite their
superior numbers. The American loss
was Insignificant the boche loss being
far greater. Preceding the raid the
enemv's barrage fire inflicted the
majority OF the American casualties,
when a few were either killed or
wounded by shell striking fair on
the abr.
There have been other instances since
the American occupation OF this sector In
conjunction with the French dcmonstrat-
ing the true spirit of the United States
troops on the night of February 23
small enemy attacking party was
driven cfr Mt our wire by rife wire on
February rs i've enemy planes lowered
over our trenches and fired their ma
chine guns. They were glorlously driven
of by our own machine guns.
On March I an American patrol In
No Mans Land approached the enemy
wire and discovered n boche patrol mp
preaching The Americans ducked into
shell craters and cut loose AT the passing
boches. killing tow and capturing two
others who had been wounded. Tho re-
! maindcr of the barbarians ran. The
American party consisted (words de-
! let"d). The bcchc party totaIed fifteen
( on tile same date an enemy plane. seek
/ Ing TO attack tho American trenches. was
brought down by French anti-aircraft
guns. dropping in No Mans Land and
| killing both occupants.
An American artilleryman repairing
| telephone wires the same day had the
wires torn out Gf his hands by n shel
| fragment. but ne was uninJured. He
| calmly resumed his work and success
| fully completed II. He has been citec
! in a French army order. meaning tina
the War Cross will be awarded him
| Before the war is over il looks as If 6
special ship will he required to carr!
home the crosses earned by the Amer
lean soldiers.
In their attempted raid yesterda!
morning tho boches consisted of TIVE
parties. coming from two directions
They were thoroughly repulsed by ou
machine-gun and rifle fire. and retreat
ed hastily. leaving their losses In NJ
| Mans Land
During the night Of March 3 thre
boche raids were attempted on tn
French lines. but all resulted In tn
enemy's defeat. despite hand-to-han'
fighting. The boches lost prisoners Il
well az killed and wounded. The Amer
, lean artillery took part in the barrag
upon the demoralized, retreating Ger
mans. The general in command of tn
French army with which these troop
are "top-training" has sent the Ameri
can field command his official congratli
lations upon the behavior of the Ameri
cans Ir the stuff shown thus far a
three different points on the front b
United States troops is any criterion O
future happenings when the great Ma
tional Army is on the job, then Good-b
boche and Prussianism. and victor
for the Allies in the field Is certain,