The evening world., 1918-04-26
FIND WOUNDEDU.S.
BOYS AFTERF|VE
DAYS IN DUGOUT
Under Heavy Shell Fire at
Seicheprey, Escape Is Con-
Sidered Miraculous.

WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Thursday, April 25 (As-
ISOLATED Press) Two American
soldiers, wounded IN the engagement
around Seicheprey last Saturday.
were found alive day in a dugout
in No Mans Land. The dugout had
been badly smashed by German she'll
fire and how the men managed TO
keep alive in the rain and mud and
under continuous German lombard
ments. physicians say is little short
OF miraculous.
Another soldier. Raymond Demun-
sky OF New Haven, Conn. was buried
alive for three days when he crawled
10 the surface. Domunsky was born
In Russia, but had been nPturalized.
He was found by American Rcd Cross
stretcher bearers who went out into
No Mans Land this morning. ;
Germans fired on the Red Cross flag,
but the stretcher bearers kept waving
II and the enemy fire stopped.
Tho American troops in the Seiohe-
prey fight. additional details show,
were outnumbered. in some instances
eight TO one. The latest advices are
that tho American casualties are
much under the first estimates.
Edward JACQUES. n New Haven
solder, told thJ respondent he
was ono OF 100 Americans who at one
time were almost surrounded by al
least 500 Germans. French troops
came TO their assistance. said jacques.
Sergt. John A. Dickman. formerly
n printer OF Bonneville, Mass, and
who Is now wounded in a hospital
told a remarkable story. lie and his
men had charge of two Stokes guns
They were isolated for twelve min
utes in an cnomy barrago and were
unable TO signal the American lines
Dickman was wounded, but kept
pouring a hot fire into tho German
attacking waves and broke up the
formation. lie and his men retired
only when their guns became janrocd
Machine Gun" Parker. who marne,
gun by himself, was asked by hll
superior officer at ono stage of In,
engagement whether no could hole
the line. lilo replied that no could
unless killed, and hc did.
Father william j. Farrell OF Yves
Newton, Mass. n regimental chaplain
proved such a good fighter that hlgl
officer offered a commission 70 him Il
his command. Father Farrell wen
TO the assistance OF battery whcr
four OF the American glinucrs wor,
killed. carried up ammunition snC
helped the crew TO keep the gun work
Ing.
Father Farrell was wounded
slightly, but refused to have hlf
wounds dressed on Sunday morning
until he had carried Myron DlclSin-
son, nineteen, OF Bridgeport. Conn.
one OF his wounded comrades, to a
duBout dressing station.
Father Michael O'Connor OF Boston
and Father Osias Boucher OF New
Bedford, Mass, took charge OF the
cooking and washing and carried on
tho work Of serving hot soup and
food TO tho soldiers.
Raymond Connor OF New Haven, .
sanitary squad runner. was another
hero. He was one OF eight men cap.
turcd by the Germans who escapcC
and went 10 Selchoprcy, They tool
charge OF the first aid station ther,
until doctor arrived. Connor ther
went to the rear and organized a nov
squad, returned TO the front and va
wounded.
Propaganda balloons, which hav,
! been falling on the American line
, since Tuesday. indicate that the Gel,
mans are still trying to undermln,
the French morale.