The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-08
AMERICANSREPULSE.
FIERCE HUN ATTACK.
GROUND BEFORE TRENCHES OF
sAMmIEs sTREwN WITH
GERMAN DEAD.
U, S. CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY
One American Captain Places His Men
In No MANS Land and When
Comrades Drive Huns Out
Sammiea Get Action.

with the American Army ln France
March > American troups rspulscd
strong GeruaH attack Ia salient
north az Tout There were many
American casualties one IT the killed
being d captain who WIS graduated
from West Point Iu 1917
The raid WIS 81 complete failure,
three German prisoners remaining Ia
American hands The ground IN front
81 the American trenches was strcwn
with German dead,
A driving vet snow was falling IN
the morning when the Germans opened
fire on the American salient with ey-
cry available weapon at their com
mand- Seventy heavy shells
and gas shells fell Ia perfect whirl
wind on the American trenches for
hair an hour. At the same time other
enemy shells In great numbers were
dropping ou the American battery posi-.
ti0ns
The Germans evidently thinking
that the Americans In this sector
having had one taste Of gas few
days ago. would fear II now. let loose
@hhAA NNAhAAAtFA ~ AfNAHbHbAA kHNf buk
the men put on their masks and only
few we're affected by II. So Intense
was the fire that the woods back OF
the salient were shot to pieces
Az o o'clock the barrage fire lifted
on the trenches 10 the right of the
salient, and Germans numbering 240
came sweeping forward under the
projection OF their fire. They came
forward apparently Intending to make
. big haul and jumped into what was
left Of the trenches, but there, instead
OF the easy time anticipated found
che Americans all ready for battle.
Fierce haudtO.haud fighting began.
One American captain rallied men
with rifles aud machine guns and went
through the American wire entangle-
ments Into No Mans Land and there
waited for the enemy. whom he ex.
pected 70 be driven out by his CON.
fades IN the trenches.
lie WAS right for soon groups Of the
enemy started back through the wire
entanglements The Americans pour.
ed la n deadly fire, but unfortunately
the captain was killed during the fight.
tex lie II the first member Of the
1917 class at West Point "a he Killed.
Barraue Sweeps Enemy.
While the Americans were In front
Of the wire entanglementa. and IN
shell holes, slill fighting desperately,
the American haraFgc fire began 10
sweep No Mans Land. catching many
running lruHsians who hud enough Of
American methods The barrage swept
back and forth, making sure Of do
Ing ali possible damage Ia the foe.
When the eneiny had been driven
back out 0f the positions. the bodies
Of 10 German soldiers were found In
che American trenches. Two German
officers werr entangled IN the wire
and many bodies we're Ia sight Eight
were visible through the suoWstorm
ct one polnt. The ground was Uttered
with enemy hand grenades boxes Of
explosives for destroying dugouts and
incendiary bombs, which they had no
opportunity 90 use.
They managed, however. "a drop In |
eendlary bombs Ia two dugnuts which |
were destroyed bY fire, bnt no Amerl. |
cans we're ta them II the Germans |
eupturrd ans prisoners, which Il doubt. |
fal, thet we're nnt tunre than two or
thres, possibly from listening post
uf The missing many probably we're /
buried Digging for them il proceed /
Ink aud others may he accounted far. |
Two German prisoners We're wound /
ed and Tho ether taken was unhurf. /
except t0r wel, on oue nf his hands I
where hv MAS struck l4y youug Amer I
ishn soldier Wbeu he showed fight az. 4
ter capture.
From the prisoners the American 4
offlrvrs have secured much valuable +
Information Onc saiat
4 did rot have chance "a DO any
thtng before sH Amrricau lumpr,i unto
me and grabbed uc by The throat
The G~rmars had brsn preparing FOR
the raid tur three weeks ami h,lanrpd
a. the tSlh rtssr,v division IT uan
ever The prisoners had had Russian
Gums ln their possession and eains
iula the trenches opposite lust before
thF Americans itnk over thls scytor
The Americans lost many kiued
and Wounded Including ufncvrs The
AnrrigH1s display Isl ihr greatest prr.
Souhl courage bravery Hnd vasrE,
throughout The engagement aud out.
fought the surprised psruy rrum the
instant y.u'urt wns established
purnE IRE bomharlmrng. Ii town
hshlhd thr American ZINE was hrayl..
sa~llrt nud shvrv we're >ous casual
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