Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-06-05
YOUR UNCLE SANS BOYS.
They Are in Thick Of New Drive
Hard at Work.

American Headquarters on the
French Front, May eth the ST.
multaneous attack OF three German
raiding parties against the American
positions in Picardy to-day 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 pris-
oners were taken by the Americans.
After lull of several days the ar
tillery bcmbardment in Picardy has
become more intense on both sides.
The Germans are throwing many gas
shells into the American lines. The
American gunners, however, are re-
turning the enemy fire two-fold.
In Luneville Sector.
German raiding troops attacked
the American line in the Luneville
sector this morning. In sharp fight
ing the raiders lost five men killed.
The Americans suffered some casual
ties.
"The German infantrymen were
sent forward after the American po-
sitions had been deluged with gas,
launched by the use of projectors.
"The body of one German was
brought into the American trenches"
Americans Decorated.
The British military cross has
been awarded Capt. Thos. Edward
Walker, of the United States army
medical service, and eleven lieuten-
ants in that service.
Care for American Graves.
Aged French women in Picardy
villages have asked and received per-
mission to take care of one or more
graves of American soldiers. The
tribute comes from peasant women,
most Of whom have lost their hus-
bands and sons in the war and have
had hard time to sustain them
selves.
The affection with which the vii
layers regard the Americans is most
pathetic at times. The difficulty Of
languages 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 with the peasants
and teach them how to use them.
American Airmen Busy.
A number of American airplanes
late this afternoon assisted the
French infantry in fighting near
Pont-au-Moussons. Swooping down
over the German lines the Americans
poured an avalanche of bullets into
the enemy's trenches.
The American aviator, with two
comrades, engaged two German mon
oplanes and two biplanes. He ma
noeuvered about the enemy for seve-
raj minutes, firing with his machine
gun until one of the wings Of the Ger
man plane dropped off. The machine
crumpled and fell to the earth.
Hun Plane Destroyed.
In a battle far above the ground
an American pursuit plane to-day
shot down an. emey biplane about
Essey, within the German lines on
the Toul front.
Attempt on Hospitals.
What was apparently a deliberate
attempt to wreck American hospitals
in the rear of the American lines in
Picardy occurred Sunday afteSnoon
when the Germans hurled high ex-
plosive and gas shells within few
hundred yards of two hospitals. For
tunately no damage was done.
Kamerad Game Didn't Work.
During the early hours Of the
In the Woevre," says an Of
fetal dispatch. "a hostile force, sup
ported by violent artillery fire, at
tempted raid upon our lines. In
this force, which was composed of
three officers and about 100 men,
well equipped with light machine
guns, blew up our wires and at
tempted to capture portions Of our
trenches. They were completely re-
pulsed by our infantry and our artil-
lery, leaving one officer and four men
dead in our trenches and one wound
ed prisoner in our hands.
Fifteen or twenty dead were OBJ