Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-26
LYNCHBURG OFFICER
AND MEN DISREGARD
TWO MACHINE GUNS
Craddock and Those With
Him, Though Wounded,
Drive Off Germans.
HUN CRUISER U-BoAT .,s ~.
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
British Vessel Scores Victory
in Latitude of Cape St.--,I
Vincent. -,,'s;issE .;aiss
- u
NO SIGN OF OFFENSIVE YEF
Allied Aviators Have Dropped Ovex
1000 Tons Of Explosives on u.
Military Objectives. n
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10 SIGN OF OFFENSIVE YEE
fRv Associated Press.1

lRy Associated Press
An American. accommodating parr%
commanded by Lieutenant A. r. Grad
dock. Jr.. Of Lynchburg. Va, had
thrilling hand to-hand encounter with
Germans in mo mans land" in P!cardy
Friday night. In the face OF con.
tinuous fire from two machine guns
they charged the enemy. Although
Lieutenant Craddock and several OF
his men were seriously wounded. they
continued lighting and drove OF tho
Germans.
One of the Americans was shot In
the head and body and lay on tho
ground stunned When he came to,
he found a German holding him by tho
shoulder. He whipped out his pistol
and killed the German.
Another American detachment, DUR
ing the course of the night. penetrated
enemy organizations in the Bois AlloE-
ne. attacked German post and killed
FIVE Germans and took one prisoner.
The prisoner told the same story aa
thousands OF others who have been
taken by the British and French-that
he would give anything to see tho
war ended. He apparently knew noth-
ing regarding future German moyea
mcnts.
y German submarine of the cruiser
type was sunk May II In the latitude
OF Cape ST. Vincent by British At
lantic escort submarine. The Admiral
ty made this official announcements
Saturday night. o
Cape st. Vincent Is on the southwesta
ern extremity OF Portugal.
Military operations on tho western
battle front have been overshadowed
in interest recently by developments
elsewhere but. nevertheless. the Sit
uatior on the Franco Belgian line, rep
resentinE as it does the eliminating
efforts of the opposing belligerents tu:
decide the great war. is being follow--
ed from day to day with close attenI
tion. No signs are observable. accord-
ing to correspondents at the front. of
the eneuy's intentions as to the time
and place OF the delivery OF his expect
ed stroke. The artillery activity. in.
deed. seems less marked than for soma
days past. while the aviators have been
Obliged tc let down in their intensive
!ab"rs by the advent OF less favorable
weather for their operations. II seena
not improbable, however. that the mag.
nifcent work of the allied airmen has
mad not little to do with the slow.
ness of the enemy in putting his Of
fensive machine in working order
again. They have established them.
selves as masters of the situation to
Such an extent that the Germans have
neen forced for the most part to keep
wen back of their own lines The
aimed aNiators. on the other hand, have
oeeh aolc TO carry out Photographs
observations and bombing work on 4
large scale for long distances In ths
enemy's rear territory. --...s,..,y
BOMBING OPERATIONS -
INTERFERE WITH ENEMY,s PLANS
Tho bombing operations have b.enn,
so extensive that ton after ton OF az
piosives has been unioaded on militia ~.
opJectiNes--many more than 1000 tons
10 dale. Unquestionable this has-sert-.
ously interfered with German move
hehIs or troops and supplies, Fur.
thermore, the 2ctivitieS of the battling
aVlators on the entente side have swoI-
zen the German losses of machines 10
considerably In excess OF the 1000 re.
Gently reported to have been brought
oowh since the opening OF the enemy's
spring offensive. This partial blind
i"s or the enemy has naturally tended
to keep him less well informed of dis.
positions on the allied side and prob
aD!y served to make him more hesitans
In making decisive moves. 10
In the aerial activity the American
airmen are taking an increasing part
and 1t now develops that in the Tout
sector, held by the American army. an
exclusively American pursuit squadron
Is operating with marked success to :
date. The allied infantry raiders havs
neen active equally with the aviators.
out here the Germans have more
nearly matched their opponents. The
enemy raidinE parties have been ss-
peciaily active on the front of General
Won Hutier's army. south Of the Somme
out their successes in taking prisoners
from whom to secure information hayA
not been marked -.
AMERICANS
LOST WITH sIoLDAvIA
a total OF ffty-three Americans lost
their lives in the sinking OF the British
steamer Noldav;a. Off the English coaaki
Thursday morning. The men were an
members OF Company B. Fifty-eighth
United States Infantry. Fourth Tpixis~
ton. The remaining soldiers on, rosxd