The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-01
GERMANS ATTACK
U. S. HOSPITALS
Huns Carry Warfare to the Sick
and Wounded; Triple Raid
Is Beaten.
WOUNDED FIGHTING mad"
Their Only Comment Is That They
Want to Get Out and Strike Back
at the Foe-French Cherish
American Graves.

Washington, May 9.-Thirty-eight
casualties in the American overseas
forces were announced by the war de-
partment. Seven were reported killed
In action, one died of wounds, one by
drowning, five Of disease, eighteen
were wounded severely and six were
reported as missing In action.
American Headquarters on the
French Front, May 29.-After lull Of
several days, the artillery lombard
ment In Picardy hSs become more in
tense on both sides. The Germans are
throwing many gas shells into the
American lines. The American gun
ners, however, are returning the
enemy's fire twofold.
What was apparently a deliberate
attempt to wreck American hospitals
In the rear Of the American lines oc-
Cured Sunday afternoon when the
Germans hurled high explosive and
gas shells within few hundred yards
of two hospitals. Fortunately no
damage was done.
BY q coincidence the bombardment
was going on while American funer-
ais were being held. Several shells
fell short distance from one funeral
party but the ceremony was not dis
turbed.
Warfare to Sick and Wounded.
German attempts to carry the war
fare to American sick and wounded
began about ten days ago, when with
the advent Of a new moon, enemy air.
ines circIed yoyer the little villages
where its has long been known hoy
pitfalls were located ana dropped
bombs. Several civilians were injured
In recent air raid while not far from
the American hospitals. They were
asleep when the attack began, feel
ing secure In their proximity to the
hospitals.
Much indignation has been caused
among the soldiers and civilians over
the air raids and Sundays lombard
ment. It was not the fault Of the
Germans that those In the hospitals
were not killed and wounded as were
those in the British hospitals in Flan-
ders recently.
The only comment Of the sick and
wounded American soldiers is that
they want to get out as soon as the
doctors will permit so as to strike
back at the Huns.
Ralding Parties Badly Beaten.
In a simultaneous attack of three
German raiding parties against the
American positions In Picardy the enc
my penetrated the American first
line to a depth of 200 yards.
A brilliant counter-attack threw the
Germans out and the Americans kept
on until they had entered the enemy
first line, where they remained until
ordered back.
The Germans suffered heavily in the
fighting, which was Of hand-to-hand
nature at times. Several prisoners
were taken by the Americans.
French Care for U. s. Graves.
Aged French women in the villages
in the rear of the American sector In
Picardy have asked and received per-
to take care Of one or more
graves of American soldiers. This
tribute is all the more impressive be-
cause 1t comes from peasant women,
most Of whom have been robbed Of
their husbands and sons by the war
and have had a hard time to sustain
The affection with which the vii
layers regard the Americans Is most |
pathetic at times. The difficulty of |
language Is swept aside and the vii
layers share the American sorrows and |
Joys. In the villages where American
troops are billeted, and which are In
constant danger from enemy shells,
the Americans share their gas masks
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