Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-08
j, s. MEN SENT FOR
CAP COMRADES
BRING BOCHE, TOO
American and Australian Volun-
teers Go Through Barrage Fire
and Rescue Huns Prisoners.
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by Associated Press TO Every Evening

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With the British Army in France, July
In the German counter-attack against
the new positions gained by the Aus
tralians and Americans around Hamei
two Americans and five Australians were
captured by the enemy Volunteers
were called for and an American party
brought back the captured men and
German officer while twelve Australians
brought the number of German prisoners
TO fifty
The story of this incident as told by an
American officer who took part IN the
fighting follows;
The boches did not bother us until
Thursday night when they made their
counter-attack which was rcpulsed. They
did succeed IN the first rush, however, IN
getting hold of two Americans and tive
Australians whom they carried back
We Immediately called for volunteers
To 60 out after these captured lads and All
our men at once began yelling for the
chance Corporal Raymond Powell was
first up and he was given sound of men
for the work
WENT THRouGH \ FIERY HAIL.
'TThc guns had put down n heavy bar
rage but the corporal led his chaps straight
through this fierce fire and charged hot
foot after the rctrcatlng enemy. nc
Germans retired Ia strong point but the
corporal with the other Yankees went IN
after them.
Our two bows were rctakcn along with
the five Australians and the corporal and
his party also captured bochc othccr.
I'm the meantime, twelve Australians
had circlcd around and joined the Amerl-
can party with the result that fifty Ger
hn.V
That night boChc sniper caused
lot of trouble from nest in the front line
and one of nv men went out across No
Mans Land alone after him The Yankee
got HIM and left him dead on the field,
AMERICAN coRroRALs BRAVERY.
Recruiting q story he had heard Of the
grit of an American corporal. the othc'r
continued.
An Australian officer was telling me
about one of our corporals who did what
was considered fine piece Of work ms
lad had charge OF n machine gun squad
early IN the push all his comrades were
knocked out nv shell tire and he was left
alone with the gun
lie knew that the gun was needed 50
he started forward with II himself Il
was no light Job. but nc kept setting it
up and working It Until he got through
10 the final objective where he made
his final stand He was pumping away
religiouslv at tho hochcs and the Australian
officer was watching HIM with interest.
for he knew he was a green man and adj
mired the WAY he was carrying on Sud
denly the corporal raised himself M and
then dropped To his knee again with his
head hanging.
W hat S ho matter 1ank? Arc YOU
hit? called the officer.
Gun KtcKEp LIKE MvIF.
Ono, sir, replied tho corporal quickly
hut do you know this darned thing don
kick NJ all
After fighting magniticcntlv with his
gun for 81 long the corporal had inst
made that hiG discovery and he SIMPLY
stopped firing for q moment 70 inspect
his machine with new interest The Of
hccr was delighted with tho soldiers ac-
ton and told the story To us later
we were surprised, the officer added,
"at some Of the prisoners taken Most
OF them were strappng fellows, but there
were lot of them, who, while big, were
very young The boche put over some
gas at one time. but II was only a mighty
good experience for our men, rs they were
equipped with the masks.
Il want to say here that those Aus
IFaiissHS dft uitkIiiiIteIil ilElttiS WE
have learned the game from them
Our fellows watched the veterans closely
and it was a case Of imitation without
second lesson.
MAIL FROM HOME Is PRECIOUS
During the evening Of the day the
correspondent spent with the Americans
q big bunch Of mail arrived from home
and there was great jubilation among the
men to have letters from The folks as d
reward for their work III the trenches
One Young fellow came tearing around
waving torn dollar bill, which he had
just found IN letter
Il got It! got II he yelled with
delight
Five francs kid laughed an officer
who was standing by
1t amt It's dollar and its from
home, and the boy was off with his
treasure
All the Americans are anxious 10 get
into the fight aga n and are watching
eagerly for the mex, call