New-York tribune., 1918-08-23

quent rumble of q wagon. Some of the
regiments had TO double time in order
TO reach their assigned positions in
time Tor the attack. and went over with
out stopping for breath.
"At 1885 the morning of the 18th. the
zero hour. the greatest barrage l had
ever heard broke loose. 1t appeared as
II every gun Foch could muster had
been hauled up there, and the Boche
was taken absolutely by surprise and
stunned. The Americans and Moroccans
pushed forward in attack after attack,
and the counter offensive had started
Praise for New Workers
The success of the plan was due in
large part to a New York regiment of
'tlghtlng Irish soldiers. who were sta
toned near Rheims at the time. They
were brigaded with an Alabama reei-
ment, and the two were given the task
OF retardlng the advance of the Ger
mans until the shock troops of Foch
could be rushed to Villers Cotterets.
ne French commander had made
call halt: The Fighting TIL was
told to hold on for a few hours. then
fall back. The Boches sent over attack
after attack. in waves, but the New
OK and Alabama troops held their
ground under the most terrific fire
ihey held without giving an inch that
day and the next. The Boches sent
lo"-hylng alrplanes to shoot at them,
ana moonshiner from Alabama
brought out rifle and shot down a
pane: The next day a man of the
Fighting. -th' brought down another
for three days the Americans held
PACK the German hordes, knocking the
PidnS OF the French general skv hiph
L ne latter finally said. Il guess this var
WI have to be fought out where the
prlvates want it, and brought other
troops forward. By this time Foch's
reln1orcements had started their attack.
and the day was saved"
TO Warn Americans
gibbons, in his countrv-wide ser;es
OF lectures. will carry on propaganda of
1he General Staff to warn the American
pubic against the German peace Of.
lehslVeD expected during the coming
winter lie said Germany was not
peateh yet; that Americans should not
oe 100 confident, and that every wheel
should turn toward making the Allied
pnehslve OF next spring the decisive
blow of the war. ''''0
nope TO see America literally COW
ered with the smoke of production this
next tall and winter" said Gibbons
Evefy horseshoe nail airpane. bullet
ana man counts, and it will be criminal
II America falls short even one of the
MAXIMUM 1T can send across.
Don let any one get the idea it's
d eihcn over there. American pep and
enthusiasm have inspirited and carried
forward the French and British as we'll.
huC the German is not beaten or starv-
ing or losing morale so far as can
make out. The German morale TODAY.
| think, is good
1T Is utter nonsense to say the Ger
man soldiers are half starved. Many
times on the battlefield I've taken
bread and water from German dead to
iced our own men. The only way to
end the war is by military decision.
and the people should laugh at the
peace feclers which are expected to
appear shortly through Holland. Swift
"erland and other neutral countries"
Recipient of War Cross
Gibbons did not know until he land
ed that nc had been awarded the War
Cross BY the French government for
the exploit which cost him his eve.
The correspondent modestly kept his
own adventures out of sight. although
he has experienced enough for dozen
men.
His first narrow escape was when he
was passenger on the steamship La
coma, winch was torpedoed and sunk.
Two months ago Gibbons went over
the top with the marines near Bois de
Belleau. accompanied by Major John
barry. Gibbons was running through a
iield of young oats when a machine gun
started firing from a nest on the left,
Major Barry and Gibbons both dropped.
The correspondent shot through the left
arm and shoulder.
They started to go for cover and
Gibbons received q bullet wound in the
lett eye, the shot piercing his skull.
He dragged himself back, and was
rushed to Il Paris hospital. There his
eve was removed, and in the amazingly
short period of ten days Gibbons was
back in uniform. He attributed his
speedy recovery to the splendid work
Of American doctors and nurses, who
are acclaimed, he says, by soldiers of
every Allied army.