The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-08
AMERICANS FIGl
WAY OUT OF 1llAP
U. S. Unit Has Hot Strul
LuneviIIe Sector; lnfllI
Casualties.
FOIL ATTEMPT AT cAlIyRE
Yanks Aid French In Manning Hair.
craft Guns In Protecting Hosp| als
In Picardy - Won't Expl3
Certain Deaths In Armxh

With the American Army In ance,
June 5.-An American combat Patrol
engaged in desperate fight It'll a
large enemy patrol near Ane4 siiier,
In the Luneville sector. The - t1zzean
losses were slight. The Gern FMyasu-
alties are not known. IN,
The Americans discovered NIX Ger
man patrol and endeavOred to IA jund
and capture the enemy. Dl3 the
light the Americans found til elves
being surrounded by Overt lining
numbers, but managed to Il n ticate
themselves and retire fghtinIoHll the
while. 1t is believed certain ~ pun
tshment was inflicted upon t enemy
by the grenades and rifle fi4iM5f the
Americans. Es#
American Victor In Air lt.
Lieut.. Sumner Sewall Of Hi, Me-,
shot down an enemy two-sef|d air.
plane inside the American LIND north
west Of Toul, after a thrilling dght In
which six German and three isuerican
pldneS phrtlclpdleu.
One Of the American patrol fights
was intercepted and attacked. For 10
minutes the machine guns ratified and
many soldiers on the ground stood and
watched the maneuvers Of the aircraft.
They saw one enemy leave the forma-
ton and an American chaser pounce
upon it. Both aviators were firing.
The American machine was hit twice,
but was not damaged. 1t was here
that Lieutenant Sewall dashed In to
the fray. He fought down the German
from 5000 meters to 200 meters (16,250
to $50 feet) and finally brought 1t down
In a field.
What remained of the enemy plane
was taken to Toul and set up In the
square of the town on exhibition.
In three other flights today German
machines were driven off. In this
fighting the American pilots believe
they got at least one enemy biplane.
Hospital Raiders Kept of.
With the American Army In Picardy-
June 5.-The Americans aided the
French for the first time in manning
antiaircraft guns in villages in Picardy
and kept up terrific barrage when en-
envy aircraft again attempted ~ bomb
hospitals and peaceful homes Of civil
ians. One German airplane Is report
ed to have been brought down In the
rear of the American lines.
Bombs were dropped again near sew
eral hospitals. The enemy also con-
tinued to shell villages In which Amer
lean sick and wounded were lying.
The enemy artillery and machine
guns are active around Cantigny, but
all efforts to capture the village have
been frustrated,
An enemy patrol was fired on early
In the morning by an American pa
troll. One German was killed and the
body brought in. The American ar
tillery continued to harass the enemy;
fire was observed on Montdidier
Enemy aircraft have been particular
ly active in this sector. They have
done no military damage, but continue
nightly raids on villages, behind the
lines, bombing promiscuously. Fortu-
nately, most of the bombs have dropped
In fields.
Not to Explain Certain Deaths.
Washington, June 5.-Deaths among
the expeditionary forces as result
of accidents, suicide, homicidal attack
and military execution hereafter will
be included in the casually lists under
the heading Accidents and other caus-
es," Secretary Baker announced today
after consulting his advisers as to
whether the exact cause of death
should be made public In each case.
officials were unanimously against
such action, holding that 1t would hui
initiate unnecessarily the friends and
relatives of men who die as a result
of their own misconduct.
The war department In these cases
notifies the nearest relativ9 privately
| that the soldier died on Hch date
In France, adding that thu department
regrets to advise against dl4y further
inquiry into the cause of d,gHh. If the
relative insists, however, dk cause is
| given.