The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-04-18
ANE RICANS CROSS
NO MANS LAND
ONLY TO FIND GERMANS HAD
ABANDONED TRENCHES.
MACHINE GUNS WERE SILENCED
United States Flyers Win Crosses,
Daring Work BY New Men.
Wounded Soldiers Cheerful.
Stories of Brave Deeds.

With the American Armies in France
Anril 1.-TWO American patrols cross
ed No Mans Land North of Toul this
morning and cleared out the German
machine CUR positions. They found
the enemy gone.
americans wounded in last weeks
battles are begging the nurses to let
them out to have another whack at
tie enemy.
The weather is damp and cold and
the ground muddy.
American Avlators Honored.
With the American Armies in
France, April IA French general
will present the croiX de guerre today
to Douglas Campbell of California and
brought down German aeroplanes on
the American aerial fields.
N This was the first time allied aero
planes have brought down enemy
planes exactly on their own ground.
Daring Work BY Americans.
Campbell who was member Of the
Harvard Glass 1917 got under Ger.
man aviator and shot upwards and
succeeded in igniting the German plane
which fell in flames.
Winslow, who is only twenty-five
years of age, Unanswered above the
German for four and half minutes
after leaving a card game and succeed
ed in sending him down.
Wounded Americans Cheerful.
With the American army in France
April 17.--Wounded Americans many
fresh from the battles. are now wide
- aisee.ssbsded in French and Amer
lean hospitals, having been sent from
stations near the font to the base
hospitals. Some of them have come
400 to 500 miles from the nearest point
in the front line. Whether cared for
by the French or the Americans and
whether suffering slight or serious
wounds they seemed 10 be impressed
will the care and good treatment they
were receiving.
One young artillery officer who had
recently arrived at an American hos
pital more than 200 miles from the
front after only few days at an evac-
uation hospital, laughed and chatted
just as if he were recovering from
nothing more dangerous than sprain.
ankle When the nurse entered to
change the dressing a deep ragged
tear in his hip was revealed. While it
was being syringed he smiled modest
ly as if trying to hide hop proud he
was of it.
All Are "Good Patients"
"Sharpnel?" he was asked.
mo, minenwerfer Orench mortar)"
he returned THE Lord knows what
they put in them. There are so many
odds and ends"
He is good patient" said the
nurse, enthusiastically, as she tucked
in the bedding, but to tell the truth
they are all like that"
she is talking for publication"
said the officer with the hole in his
thigh. with smile.
Deeds OF Heroism.
The spirit of comradeship between
the soldiers has manifested itself
scores of times, many of the boys
Drawing the dangers of shell fire and
machine gun bullets in order to as
sist chums who were unable to help
themselves. One corporal alone in a
shell hole, attacked three Germans,
killing two and wounding one. He was
then hit by piece of shrapnel in the
leg. One of his comrades started to
assist him to the rear, but he refused
the proffered assistance, saying:
Leave me alone and go back and
drive those Germa., back to their
trenches"
The companion left the corporal,
but when he returned few minutes
later he found the wounded man prop
ped up in a shell hole and throwing
hand grenades into the enemy
trenches.