Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-05
Heart Thrilling Picture Giuen
OfAn1ericQ1s Acts of Her0isn1
u S. Boys, Outnumbered 10 to l, When Attacked
at SeichepreH Disregarded Wounded and 4
F0uqht Huns to a Finish---Ieroes by Name.

and volunteered to make trip under
fire to secure bandages, and brought
back Lieut.. Andrew Thompson, who had
been wounded. Second Lieut.. Daniel
Willard, jr. (railroad presidents son),
of the artillery handled the guns with
GOODNESS and bravery for five hours I'M
der gas and high explosive shells. Lieut..
Theodore r. Johnson. though wounded,
remained in command of the guns for
twenty-four hours under fire. the other
officers having been incapacitated. Cor
poral Russell Brown of the artillery
made six trips of several hundred yards
through the barrage carrying messages
His bunkie was killed by his side on one
sage from the dead mans pocket and
continued.
Private Ward NJ. Parker. a motor
cycle messenger, was, for twenty-four
hours the sole means of communication
between the headquarters and the bat
teries. making his trips through gas
and exploding shells.
Private Joseph Madden of the artil-
lery, while wounded proceeded to band
age other wounded men under severe
bombardment. Wagner jeremiah D.
Murphy. and private John A. Mulhern,
ambulance drivers, when a companion
ambulance was blown off the road by
shell. turned their car, picked up the
Raymond E. Sawyer of the infantry.
in charge of detail of men. bewilder-
ed by gas shells and fog, removed his
mask and risked his life to lead the
men to safety, telling the others to
keep their masks on. Privetes Ray
Moore and Hugh Mellon of the infan-
try, remained at their posts under fire
until ordered back. They brought back
with them a wounded companion.
Knee Crushed, Stayed at Post.
Driver Dominck Piosky of the ar
tillery was knocked off his horse by
shell and his knee crushed, but he
saddle. after which he drove the am
munition wagon to the battery posi-
ton and returned. Driver John F.
O'Brien of the artillery cut out
the battery. He also stopped a run
away team Of an ammunition caisson,
which was liable to explode. Driver
Vincent Polito Of the artillery, with
his horse killed and himself wounded
by shell splinter. continued to load
ammunition, unloaded it at the bat
terry position and brought back his
team. ...
Acting Corp. Martin ]. Meehan Of the
infantry led five men who were sur.
rounded in the first-line trenches until
darkness set In and went over the top
and warned the machine gunners that they
were trying to make their way back.
They then drove out the enemy from the
safety. Private Waldorf Ashley Of the
infantry stuck to his post until ordered
out. Then he entered the company post
command. took the records, shot two Ger
mans and returned through the barrage
Sergt. j. A. Holsheimer of the ambulance
company marshalled the cars in the road
timed the barrage and set the cars. one
at time. scooting through until the
entire train had passed, and brought back
twenty-five wounded to safety with the
same cool foresight
The report of the commanding colonel
says that the latest checking up Of the
German dead in the days fighting shows
that 100 were left in our trenches. a num-
Der equal to Gen. Skaters total loss at
Santiago.