Evening star., 1918-03-19
u. S. ARTILLERY DESTROYS
MINE-THROWING BATTERY;
II AMERICANS DECORATED
Corporal Threw Himself on
Enemy Bomb, Thereby Pre-
venting Trench Disaster.
PRIVATE PULLS A LIGHTED
FUSE FROM DAMAGED GUN
Alabama Soldier Honored Was Kill.
ed Carrying Dispatches Through
German Barrage.

ed Carrying Dispatches Through
German Barrage.
by the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE. Monday.
March lS.-Citation OF three
more American soldiers, carry
ing with it the French war cross,
was announced at American
Army headquarters today, while
on the Luneville sector six Off
GERS. six sergeants and two pri-
Yates were receiving the war
cross at an impressive ceremony
just. back Of the fighting line.
The men decorated near Luneville today
were:
Col. Douglas Macarthur.
Lieut.. Col. Matthew A. TInIy. ~
Mai. William }. Donovan. ',
Capt. Thomas Handy.
Lieut.. W. Arthur Cunningham, De-
troft.
Lieut.. Oscar Buck, New York.
Sergt. G. RosselL. New York.
SerSt. Abraham Blau.tein. New
York.
Private Charles Jones, New York.
Serst. william Moore, New York.
Serst. Daniel O'ConnelL New York.
Serxt. Carl Kahn. New York.
Sergt. William Bailey. New York.
Private james QuickIey, New York.
All the sergeants and privates assist
ed Maj. Donovan on March Z and in
aiding a new unit in withstanding
German bombardment. Lieut.. Col.
Tinly, on March 5. directed the defense
of the American line against an enemy
attack, aided by artillery.
Private A. A. Crawford of Alabama.
Corp. Harry w. Tanning OF Baltimore
and Private Bernard Black of !Balti-
more were the men cited today
.Rriyais Crawford was killed while
carrying dispatches through a German
barrage His citation says that "he
ard devoted and was killed in the
trenches in the performance of his
duty.
Fell Upon Bomb.
Corp. Tanning received his cross for
the following act:
During heavy bombardment a
bomb fell on a trench .parapet Corp.
Tanning threw himself upon it and
prevented it from falling into the
trench, thus saving his comrades by
his presence of mind and preventing
Private61ack pulled a lighted igniter.
which VI yAbout to fire a she'll. from a
gun when an enemy shell struck the
gun. Thus. says the citation. mis-
courage and presence of mind pre-
vented a mortal accident to his com.
radeS-'
American artillery on the -Toul front
today bombarded towns within the en-
eny lines. On several occasions a con-
siderable number of gas shells were
used The gunners also dropped pro-
jectiles on. German trenches. Some
shells hit in the town of Essey and
others in Montsec.
An American patrol between Rem
Rieres wood and Jury wood (between
Seichepray and Flirey) encountered an
enemy patrol early this morning. For
an hour and half the patrol tried TO
make some of the enemy prisoner, but
without result, although a number Of
fights with pistols and rifles occurred
as the Germans retired jumping from
number of lucky shots today, and Ger
mans were seen to fall.
Telephone Wires Tapped.
The American telephone wires within
the American lines Were tapped again
during the night, not far from where
the patrol encounter occurred. The en-
envy artillery fired number of gas
shells at our lines.
The weather last night and today was
well suited for aerial work, and much
was accomplished. American anti-air-
craft guns drove off at least six enemy
airplanes. while others crossed the Lines
at such height that they were out of
range.
Last night airplanes from the rear
Of the American lines crossed over to
the German zone. Soon after many ex-
pIosions and flashes We're heard and
seen in the direction of Metz
American planes discovered during
the night that the Germans are
their second lines. 1t is
known that the first lire in many places
has been abandoned. 1t is be-
lieved that the accurate American ar
tillery fire has had something to do
with this.
An American patrol composed of -
troops (name deleted) in the sector
east of Luneville early this morning
were discovered by the Germans, who
put down a heavy barfage, the shells
striking among the party. intermittent
fire proceeded on this front all
day.
Lieut.. Col. Matthew A. Tinly of an
infantry unit on the Luneville sector,
whose home is in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and Maj. William ]. Donovan of an
other unit on the same sector, whose
nome is in Buffalo, have been cited for
bravery in French divisional and army
corps orders for bravery.
Carries French Cross.
The citation carries with it the
French war cross.
Mai. Donovan'S citation says:
"A higher officer who showed bril-
liant military qualities, notably on
March and s. giving during violent
a remarkable example of
bravery activity and presence of mind"
Mai, Donovan, on March Z and 8, al
though his own unit had just been re-
lfeved, steadied a new 6nit, which had
never been in the trenches before. dur
ing a heavy and accurate shelling.
French officer who was in the treAches
at the time reported to his superiors
that Mai. Donovan was "the best Off
GER under fire he had ever SEEN" Until
the United States entered the war Maj.
Donovan was a lawyer in Buffalo.
Lieut.. Col Tinly's citation says that
during violent enemy attack he di~,