Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
AMERICAN TROOPS
HARASS GERMANS
Huns Twice Defeated in Patrol
Actions-New England Cor.
p0ral in Prominent Role

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY I'M
FRANCE. May %. (By the Associated
Press.)-In lively patrol actions Monday
night and this morning east of Lune-
Vile. German parties were twice defeated
by the Americans, who captured twol
prisoners.
An officer and % men while exploring
the area northwest of Ancervillers. east
Of Luneville, sighted four enemy patrols
and established contact with one of them.
The enemy party. numbering 16. took up
position in an unused trench, from
which they were driven by the rife and
grenade firing Of the Americans. The
Germans were then rushed by the Ameri-
cans who took two prisoners, one sol
badly wounded that he died later. There
were no casualties on the American side. |
Four hours later an enemy patrol made
bold attempt to rush one OF our out I
posts, but was driven Off. One German
was killed and his body was brought back
to the American lines for Identification
purposes.
Northwest of Toul an American patrol
traversed the Apremont- Varneville road
and found high tension cable used for
charging the enemy wire. They cut the
cable and brought back large section
of 1t.
Another patrol came on a German party
southwest Of Apremont and sharp fight
ing resulted. The Americans used their
pistols, rifles and hand grenades effec.
lively and the Germans were forced to
retire.
A corporal named Kick, from a New
England State. carried out personal
patrol late yesterday afternoon. He
crawled to the enemy wire to investigate
what he thought was a periscope and
saw a German step up to the firing
trench Bullets were exchanged, but the
American returned safely across No
Mans Land.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 22-The American artil-
lery northwest of Toul launched a sudden
and terrific local gas attack upon the Ger
man positions and cantonments within
the Gerechamp wood early to-day. Sc.
we're punishment was inflicted upon the
enemy. How great is not yet known.
The deluge of American shells fell in
three waves and within a half hour the
woods in which it is known many Ger
mans were sleeping had been drenched
with large quantity of poisonous gas.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May %. (By the Associated
Press), -Lieutenant William H. Taylor OF
New York chased a German biplane from
the American lines to over Pagny-sur.
Moselle, north of Pont-a- Mousson, to-day
and defeated the boche in desperate
fight five thousand metres In the air.
A bullet from the enemy machine barely
missed Lieutenant Taylor and punctured
wing of his airplane A second later
the lieutenant saw one of his tracer
bullets penetrate the fuselage of the
enemy machine where the observer was
working machine gun and there was no
more fire from the German.
Lieutenant. Taylor continued to fire at
the German pilot and after $50 shots had
been fired. most of them at about seventy
yards. the enemy went spinning toward
the the earth in a nose dive.
In addition to Lieutenant Taylor's
fight there were several other In the
bright sunny skies to-day. Two Amer.
lean aviators chased two enemy mach
ines to ThiacOurt and there attacked
them. One of the American pilots.
fired from directly under the tail Of a
German machine which went spinning
toward the ground from 1900 metres to
500. where it was seen to straighten
out and escape.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May %. (By the Associated
Press.)-Capt. David Peterson of Homes.
dale, Pa. after a long chase. sent dowA
a German two-seater airplane wabblinR
and diving to the ground in the neigh.
borhood of Chateau Salins to-day. The
American aviator pursued the enemy ma
chine for 10 kilometres along the battle
line and then chased him ~ kilometres
behind the German lines before he sue.
ceeded In attacking him from beneath.
The Germans dive to the ground followed
promptly