The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
TNIQNQRE I0NANs
GIVE THEIR LIVES
EEs MolNEs AND COUNCIL
BLUFFS Roxs ARE KILLED.
HEAVY MARINE CASUALTIES
runs Are Using Mustard Gas On ia
Americans But Are unssis To
Accomplish Their Ends--En.
emy Put 70 aout.

emy Fut 70 Hout.
Washington, June 1S.-The names
OF, two Iowa boys were added to the
nation's honor roll today.
In the marines casualty list, is.
sued at the Navy Department, Private
Mervin H. Smith OF Des Moines was
reported killed in action.
Private Luther H. Chorn, of Coun-
ell Bluffs. was reported dead from
accident in the army casualty list of
Tuesday. ~
The marines casualty list contain
ed one hundred and three names, in.
Guiding forty-flve killed in action,
twenty-seyen dead from wounds, and
twentythree wounded severely.
Heavy Casualties In Action.
The casualty lists show. the effect
iyeness Of, the sharp fighting done by
the soldiers OF the sea when they
stepped into the breach in the line
at Chateau-Thierry on the Marine
front and stopped the onrush of the
German. invaders
Tuesdays army casualty list con-
tanned .forty-one names, including
two killed In action, two dead from
wounds. two wounded by an aeroplane
accident, one dead from disease and
one as the result of accidents. Thirty.
three were wounded severely and one
slightly.
Several Americans Missing.
With the American Forces in Lor.
raine, June 18. - German patrols
which raided the American positions
northwest Of Luneyille yesterday were
driven out after several brief encoun.
tersr Several Americans are miss
ing.
The enemy raid followed patrol
fighting in which the Americans en-
tered THE enemy trenches, capturinr
one man and wounding another.
Entering Enemy Trenches.
The American forces along tic
south bank of the Marine are con
stantly crossing to the north side
where the enemy is entrenched in
wooded lowlands, returning safely.
Most of the American patrols have
crossed by boat; others, singiy or in
small numbers, swim the stream,
which is about $50 feet wide. Twice
only recently have the lacger patrols
encountered the enemy. 1t liz
known, however, that some of Ger
, many's best troops are facing the
Americans here.
Using Gas On Americans
With the American Forces on the
Marr1ei June 1S-The Germans today
began using gas to greater extent
along this front than they have done
heretofore. The Bots de Belleau
came in for its share, but notwith-
standing the heavy gas and other
Smelling the American lines remain
intact.
An American patrol crossed the
river Marine last night east of Cha
teau-T hierry and at once established
contact with the Germans. After an
exchange of shots the Americans re-
crossed the river safely by means of
boats.
Heavy rain began falling late this
afternoon.
Artillery Is Active.
There has been an increase in the
artillery and aerial activity along the
MArne front but the infantry has not
beer, engaged in the last twenty-four
hours.
The enemy artillery FIRE in the sec
ton east of Chateau Thierry has been
increasing for some time and the
American FIRE has increased proper
tionately
!, The Germans last night started to
construct a foot bridge across the
Marne at this point, but were discov-
cred and abandoned the attempt even
before the American machine gunners
on the bank could get into action
Use Mustard Gas.
ITO the west the Germans have
taken to drenchlng certain localities
with mustard gas. One OF these
places Is Belleau wood, the Germans
apparently thinking that this was the
only way to drive the American
troops out, but it was not, for they
are still holding all their positions
and at the same time arr giving the
enemy some clouds of American gas
70 worry abont, $500.
American airplancs today and late
Hast evening were very active. There
was hardly moment whom the hof
low bark OF the Arcties was no.
heard. The enemy has been espe.
cialiy active against the sausage bal.
looms. The downyour of rain late
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