New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
on
u. S. Front
Celebrate
Battered German Troops
Jubilant Over Removal
to "Quiet Sector"
American Cemetery
Shelled in Picardy
Work of Hospital Units on
Battlefield Wins High
Praise From Allies
(By The Associated Press)

NoB me associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Friday, May 24.-The Bava-
ran troops which have just arrived op-
posite the American sector northwest
OF Toul suffered casualties of so per
cent OF their electives while they were
engaged in the north of France in the
recent offensive, according to reliable
information received to-dav. VIRTUALLY
I'll these losses were in killed and
wounded, as the Bavarians, it is de-
clared, lost only one man taken pris-
oner.
These Germans are apparently cele
bratlng their arrival in comparatiyelv
quiet sector, as for the last two nights
loud singing and other sounds of iubi
lines. ~''e''S
The Germans have been deliberately
Smelling an American cemetery near
the front in Picardy. Recently one
grave was torn up four times.
1t may be cited in contrast that the
americans IN this sector a few days
ago took German prisoner who was
mortally wounded. He died and was
accorded Christian funeral and burial
IN =. tne American cemetery near the
front. His grave was marked in the
same manner as the others.
Leaves of absence again are beinp
granted in the expeditionary forces TO
troops serving elsewhere than on the
northern battlefronts of the Somme
and Flanders. In the case of organi-
cations which may leave for that zone
an leaves will be automatically discon-
tlnued upon receipt of orders to pro-
ceed northward.
The work of the American hospital
units in .Picardy has won high praise
from both French and British officials
by the establishment of a non-trans-
portable field hoxpital only a short dis
tance from the front line, the first of
It's kind to be introduced; it has been
possible to perform operations which
seem to be little short of miraculous
VI lob cases recently admitted opera
tons were performed on 11S men. and
the mortality was only 80 per cent.
Inc doctors say that had it not been
tor. this hospital so near the scene of
action the. mortality undoubtedly
would have been 80 or 80 per cent.
by The Associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Friday, May 24.-American
oVAoto1S nave SuOC GOWN TWO more Ter
man airplanes northwest of Toul.
The victories gained in the fighting
on May % have been confirmed, the
victors being Lieutenant Edward Rick
enbacher, the former automobile racer,
and Lieutenant Edward Buford, Jr., of
Nashville, Tenn.
Lieutenant Rickenbacher shot down
a German biplane in the neighborhood
of Thiaucourt, it was announced to-
day. The fight took place $500 metres
in the air.
With another pilot, Lieutenant Rick
enbacher engaged in a long fight with
two enemy machines. Rickenbacher
finally got on the tail of one machine
and fired more than a score of shots at
short range. The enemy machine went
into spinning nose dive, but it was
uncertain whether it hit the ground, SO
the lieutenant was not credited with a
victory at the time. To-day positive
confirmation that the machine crashed
was obtained.
Lieutenant Buford to-day was Official
ly credited with shooting down a Ger
manairplane over st. Mihiel on May %.
Buford, while patrolling, encountered
two German pursuit planes. The fight
ing continued only a few minutes,
Lieutenant Buford attacking one of the
German planes. which was trying to
lead him into the fire from the other.