Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-20
Battle Of Chateau Thierry
Graphic Description bg United States Marine of One Of
Hardest Fought Engagements in Which
Americans Participated

WARRINGTON. Aug - A
graphIc ego witness account Uf tho
fighting noar Chateau -TheIyy 900
which American divisions, ifFudiuE
the Marne brigade. took part early
In Juno was made public today uy
the navy department ~ is In tho
form OF long letter from an officer
Of the marines Co Major General
barnett. oommRndNnt of tho corps
and the story told is of peculiar Elr
nificunce as in tho opinion of many
officers here u was the stand uf tn.
Americans along the limo which
saved Parts.
The name Of tho writer ia not dis.
closed. The Americans were rushed
to the limo In motor trucks tu support
the hard pressed French Hud on
June the marine brigade dtp.oy,l
on support position, tho battalion
commanded by Major Thomas liuI.
comb hurrying into line as thn mon
elm bed out OF the trucks The Gor-
mans were coming on ana ON June Z.
the French dropped back, passing
| through tho American lines
w. had lAstAiled ourselves lu a
| house IN La Volo ChRtcl 'I'tIa ,II.
lAge between Champilllun aud Lucy.
. BoeaEe ." the letter SAYS prom
one side We had observations OF tho
north when the Germans attacked at
| q. M. We had box seat
Watch Germans Advance.
They were driving at nm 16a
from the north and northeast ~ Iys
they came out on a wonderful clotr
day in two c6lumns across wheat
field. We could see tho twin brown
columns advancing In perfect order
until two-thirds of tho columns we
Judged were In Wow.
Tho rifle and machincgun fire
were incessant and overhead shrAp.
mel was bursting Thon the shrapucl
came on the target at each shot Tho
whito patches would roll away and
we could see that some OF the col
umns wero still thcrc but slowed up
and II seemed perfect suicide for
them To try, You couldn't beErudEe
a tribute TO their pluck at that.
Run for Cover.
Then. under that deadly fire and
n harrugc uf rife and machlneguu
lIire tho Bochc stopped IL was too
much for any man. They burrowed
in or broke 10 the cover OF the
woods and you could follow Them by
the ripplcs ot the green and white
as they raced FOR cover"
The writer declares tho rifle fire
OF tho marines amazed the French
who eaw it,
THAT mtn should fire deliberately
and use their sights and adjust their
range he says. was beyond their
experience As matter Of fact
after pushing back tho Weakened
French and then running up Against
n stone wall defense. thCy were 1T
orally up IN the air and more than
stopped We found that out later
from prisoners. for the Germans
never knew va were IN tho front
line whom they made that attack.
They were absolutely mysufed at
the manner IN which the defense
suffcned up until they found that
cur troops were in line.
The Swing Forward.
Tho letter tells In detail OF the
days of fighting that followed. II
describes a daylight charge against
a machine gun post and OF scout
ing raids up TO juno s, when the
whole brigade swung forward TO
straighteu out the hno This ac-
ton resulted in the capture OF Bel
leau wood
Major Sibley'B battalion Of tho
sixth marine regiment led the way
here with Holcomb IN support Thu
woods wero hidden wuh enemy ma
chine Euna That night word came
back that Robertson with twenty
men OF tho Ninety sixth company
had taken Boureschcs. breaking
through a heavy machine gun bar
rage to enter the town. Robertson
fighting with an automatic In either
hand was hit three times before he
would allow himself 10 5e taken 20
N the rear.
y spea Sag OF Individual acts OF
bravery. the writer says Duncan
company commander. before he was
moved down. had his pipe In his
mouth and was carrying a suck
Later he adds Dental Surgeon
Osborne picked up Duncan and with
a hospital corps man had just gained
some shelter when a shell wiped al
three out"
Private Dunlevy. killed later cap
tured an enemy machine gun in
Bouresohes which he turned on the
enemy with great effect, whilo az
another point. young Zimmerman
charged a machine gun at tho point