The Washington herald., 1918-03-04
Several Die and a Number
Are Wounded When Huns
Strike Behind Lines.
ENEMY RAID F0ILED
BY ALERT SAMMIES
Overseas Forces of Persh-
ing Certain They Can De-
feat Kaiser's Troops.

- ANOkgSs
With the American Army in
France. March 3.-Scversl Ameri-
cans were killed and several were
wounded by shell fragments this
morning when the Germans scored
direct hit on a half ruined house
in a certain village just behind the
American lines.
Describe Battle.
Il may be killed. but I'm not 90
ing alone"
That was the spirit Of the Ameri-
can troops whore a sector was raid
ed Friday morning. II was the
spirit that spoke out OF all those
whom 1 have since interviewed.
Sure We were scared. but We got
through and gave the Dutchn1en
all they were looking fCr," was the
description one man gave me o.
his feeling under the Niagara OF
hre and steel He also expressed
the consensus regarding future
| operations when he said.
The next time-if ] live through
that nothing can kill me"
/ The American troops that have
just received their baptism OF FIRE
and blood are prouder than pea
cocks over the exploit. particularly
since French officers from adjacent
sectors have visited the scene Of the
raid and testified TO the fact the
the German bombardment was 4 -
most terrifying anc vicious on
| record
Safd , r.nFs,.: ., -
: the big shells and mine blowers eN-
ploded the conclusion raised yor
right Of the ground. There's fgyl
one card the Dutchmen are boIdiu..
up their sleeve from us-that's Hound
flames and il the 'FlanmeuySerf,.
are no worse than the Minnie
tMinenewerferI they can't hurt m, %
Enlisted men refused OF call the a.
tack a raid. insisting that the amour :
OF equipment the Germans carII.
proved they intended 10 storm anu
hold the American positions and con.
soldate them. particularly berauFa
the American line formed a raicign.
there
Capture Machine Gun.
Look at the machine sun ouI ,-oi-r.
pany captured they say a. PROC
AAANAA NNAANN thhltli II - II lf aIlEI lIaH
Americans did bag q new mode
water-cooled machine gun and mum.
erous belts Of CARTRIDGES. our mru
amused themselves .,..ntinr them
back whence they came.
Il lost my safety O. 1or and hEv4
TO let the company harbcr shave nc
he should be a carver AT a COOK
wagon" said Young Nlaban,su
Anothers complaint was Il dug in
the ruins a. my dugoUt all morniu
for my girls photo finally found
it, in halves. ruined beyond recoEnr-
ton. The only decent deck OF
cards VIC had was scattered in hfty-
two directions when a shell burst intn
our bombproof" said an Iowa younCs-
ter
An old sergeant exploded over th-
fact that the losses were not. heavier
The poor captain" said he, hustled
US all out Of the first line trench when
the bombardment started and planted
a lot Of US in an intermediate trench
that hadn't been used for a long time,
between the first and second line
trenches. The Dutchrnen' 5 shells Ncra
bursting all round us but only a few.
landed in our position. We were up In
our necks In mud which saved US from
lot Of flying shrapnel.
Fritz wrecked the FIRST line and it's
lucky we didn't try to say. Then
when they cut in our rear and start
ed forward We surprised them by hr
ing from the old Jrench-it wasn't
even trench. merely a ditch
A New Yorker with one arm in a
sling had this to say.
Il used 10 laugh at the guys in the
subway wearing wrist watches and
showing them when they were stran
hanging. But I take it all back. M
right mitt would be gone now IL I
hadn't fell for a wrist watch after
coming to France.
Wrist Watch Valuable.
a piece of she'll casing slammed m.
on the wrist so hard il knocked me
fiat. II drove the wrist watch cas-.
into my flesh, but the III old watch
saved my hand all right, so the sur
geon tells me-"
J.. All are glad now that the neces.
sity of rifie-firing and bayonettinr
was vigorously instiIled durinr
their training. They declare the
raiders invariably ran from the cold
steel and bullets
Il Investigation shows thar the raid.
ers came from i've nests in IN.
German front line and that theil
sortie was launched after four day.
or intense rehearsinE. The fry,
groups were commanded by a can.
tain. Lieutenant, and three sub,
lieutenants. respectively.
A map of the American position,
found in the dead German captain,
pockets gave an outline of the as.
sault. The two eastern groups at,
tackled concentrioally, driving int
the side Of the American salt
two groups in the center made ron,
tai assaults and the Wester de,
tachment attacked concer -ricaIl,
the other side of >the ssIic-L
The coneentric attsckeI intend,
ed to drive wedges into a sides q,
! las TO isolate the salient so yard