Evening star., 1918-06-05
RepeI Attack, Capture Pris-
oners and Practically
Wipe Out Raiders.
HONOR THRILLING DEEDS
BY JUNIUS b. WOOD.
CableRram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

Ing numbers. How the little group
withstood the baptism Of IRE. repelled
the attack. captured prisoners and
practically wiped out the raiding
party Is not told in the cold phrase
ology Of the official report.
The ARRAY was replete with deeds Of
individual heroism. Such deeds are be-
coming matter OF course with thesnew
Army which is now helping to hold back
the onrush OF kaiserism.
Many Heroic Deeds.
Second Lieut.. Edward Conroy Of Og-
den. Utah. after the crew OF an auto
matte rifle had been disabled. made his
way to the pit under enemy machine
gunf1re: He operated the rifle alone,
firing five clips until the raid was re-.
pulsed.
sergts. William A. Rutherford and
Jacob j.. kesel were behind COM
pany which had gone out to IA
sitions. After the officers were
wounded they took command In front
and led the charge over the parapet,
when prisoners were captured.
Private Alfred G. Brier of ollinger.
Tex. though wounded by the frst fre.
refused to go to the rear. He stayed
at his post fighting and encouraging
his comrades until he collapsed after
the attack had been finished.
Others i in the the heroic band were Lieut.
ond Lieut.. Allan T. Perkinson, address
not given; Sergt. Edward c. Warren,
Chicago; Harry Fink. Pittsburgh; ;
Privates Ross w. Turner. Cloverdale,
Ni ~ obid hdw1Tas HsnrS G = Eh1sr bat, agea
Vile. Ga; Thomas NJ. Underwood.
Fairview, w. Va: Frank E. Gesy,
Blaisville. Pa: Henry H. Cameron,
Fort Worth, Tex; George F. Berry,
sweetwater,. Tenn; Richard N. At
w. Willburn. Raymond c. Hess and
Joseph Maloney, whose addresses are
not given.
Died to Save Others
Sergt. Warren laid down his life
while on duty in saving half a pla-
toon which was in q weak and tso-
he went to bring the men to stronger
and safer position.
On arriving. he saw 1t would not be
safe to bring the group back and SO
facing the danger. He then started
back to the first position. but was
struck by a shell and instantly killed.
On another occasion. Second Lieut..
Nal P. Gilfllan Of st. Johnsbury. VT.
went>t to the assistance Of the French
officers commanding small party OF
French and Americans raiding the
enemy's trenches and helped to make
the attack. The French Immediately
Dentist A. G. Lyall. Gloucester.
Mass, was also awarded the croix. He
imperiled'his own life while binding
up the wound Of a marine under shell
fire and saving the mans life.
Rescued a Comrade.
Pharmacists Mate Tony Simmer,
Riverside. n. G.. plunged into the
comrade whose leg had been torn or
by shell. Simmer was knocked
down twice by concussion OF shells
and his helmet was struck in three
places by shrapnel. He persisted in
dragging back his comrade, whose
life he saved.
Sergt. Louis Cukela, Minneapolis.
Mimi. and Privates Walter Klamm,
Richill. Mo-. in another attack. res
cued Corp. John Kuhn, Lansford, Pa.
who was fatally wounded. and then
stuck to the advanced post and broke
up the raiding party. Brooks was
Sergt. Alfred @. sylke. pinned un-
der q tree by shell explosion, re-
fused to permit his comrades to re-
lease him. He continued in command
of q machine gun detachment until
ended.
Private Bernard Yoakam Of Akron,
ohlo. messenger. was going from the
company post command to the front
by bullet. He continued on duty.
delivered an order to the captain. and
then sought aid at the medical dress-
ing station.
Privates James Halcher and Ed
mond Foss are named for rcscuinE a
comrade while under fire. They were
at work for hours wearing gas res
pirators while repairing wires.
Poilu Pulled Out Of Peril.
sergt. Bernard Rome, Maiden. Mass,
Lieut.. Thurston Wood Of Philad1l-
phia and Sergt. Restus A. Wade. jr.,
OF St: L3uis. an artilleryman. rescued
1t Ieee Seems s ike boasting to talk,
though tho affair Is mentioned in tho
official report" said sergt. Rome. I'VE
were sitting in a battery emp1ace-
Are was in progress and shells were
bursting at a rapid rate. one falling
near us every two minutes
I'VE noticed the poilu lying uncon-
out. unloosed him from pack and
bicycle in which he was entangled.
lifted him up, carried him into first
aid station and telephoned for an am
buiancc. We never thought that any
body knew Of the action.
"One man in another artillery out
At whom everybody was glad to see
mentioned is Lieut.. G. p. Rataocsk, a
Boer war veteran of German ancestry.
His coolness and courage under bonn
bardment obtained high commenda-
tion for him.
CABLES ITS THANKS.
American Red Cross Given Permit
to Use Windsor Hospital.
LONDON. June 5.-The war council