Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-01
.B0CHES RAID AMERICAN
FRONT LINE TRENCHES
Attack After Violent Artillery Bar
rage on Wednesday, Killing Two
and Wounding -Four.
CASUALTIES DUE TO sHRAPNEL
Pershing's Cannon and Machine
Guns Reply to Germans, Causing
Losses Equal to Those Suffered
BY Our Men.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Wednesday, January 3o.--Au
American position on Il certain section
OF the French front was raidcd during
a heavy fog shortly after daylight this
morning. The attack was preceded by
a violent artillery barrasc.
Two Americans were killed and four
wounded One soldier is missing. and
is believed 10 have been captured by
the enemy.
Casualties have been occurring al
most daily for several days OIL this Sec
tor |, is now permitted 10 disclose
that al! the recent casualties given out
from Washington occurred in this
sector. The deaths were caused by
shell fire. mostly sh-apnel.
MOST or WOUNDED MEN
INJURED IN THE HANDS
one Of the men wounded was hit by
sniper's bullet. lilo fell in a trench
filled with water and almost drowned
before he was rescued by his captain.
Several of the wounded had been listed
as accidental woundingS. These were
mostly wounds on the hands.
II is certain that the enemy casual
ties from the American cannon and
machine guniiro has been as great
as, or greater than, ours.
AMERICAN DEAD BURIED WITHIN
SOUND AND RANGE OF GUNS
The casualties given out in Wash
inEton recently occurred over certain
recent period. Tic dead were buried
within tho sound and range OF the
guns.
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she'll In rcgimental headquarters
town As he was following his colonel
into a dugout.
Three men were killed by one shell,
which fell in a trench. and another
died Of wounds in a hospital Quito
few Of the men sen, TO hospitals wero
wounded in the upper part OF the body
or on the head from Shrapncl
Last night was fairly quiet through
out the American sector. Tho usual
number of shells came over. doing no
damage. and there were the customary
sporadic ouibursts cf machine guntirc
from both sides at points where the
opposing lines arc nearest.
AZ dayhrcak this morning the heavy
fog, which had hccn cnveioplng the
whole position and the country for
stu! thicker. hlot;ing out all except the
nearest enemy positions. At o'clock
three mufflcd reports sounded through
the FOG. There were three whistles
followed quickly by three she'll bursts.
The projevti!cs exploded OH three sides
OF IN American listening post just out
side tho wire, within forty-iivo feet Of
an enemy listening post.
Then he'll broke loose" said on, of
the men thorc. Fer fifteen minute<:
The cncny broke hundreds Of high cx
rlosiNc '.s Around tho post and the
surrounding ground. cutting IN the
men there Two o. them were k;ilcd I'm
tHc hrs, TOW minutes. Another man
Who al ilo post, told tho corrcspondcn,
'hie" rs he was lying on cot in :.
ac'd hospital, ,ha, he saw four Ger
mans approaching on; OF the fog as the
barragr lifted. lie brought his auto
''"rman- fan. lie kept on firing until
Shell splintcrs hi him IN the head
and army.
The last remember in tho time be
sorc ! reached the hospital" said an
+ other wounded man. is seeing some
I hing moving through tho fog. de-
i ''''~' - 800 Sohic Germans. ana
/ pa my r'Gc 10 my shoulder. but never
y Pulled IN" trtSScr, There was a deaf.
\ c"ins ,Hplostou behind me. Frozen
earth. loo. stones aud shell erlinters
| came my way"
Inspection OF the scene OF the raid
:hoNod that tho ground was plowed IN
ny tue explosion OF shells.
Fer military reasons 1t has been in.
advisable TO send earlier or other dc.
tails.