The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-07
BRINGS TALES FROM
U. s. FIGHTING LINE
Joseph Scott Tells Knights Of
Columbus Story of Amer
lean Advance.
PRAISES SPIRIT OF MEN
Hospitals Like College Gym
nasium After q Hard
Football Game.

Joseph Scott, president of the Los
the best known lawyers on the Pacific
coast. arrived in New York yesterday
on his way home from a trip TO the
American fighting line in France. where
he witnessed some OF the actual fighting
done by the American soldiers when
they rolled back the pride of the Ger
man army at Chateau Thierry.
Mr.. Scott was in hurry to get back
home to his family. but he visited the
knights OF Columbus convention at the
Waldorf-his trip abroad was as one OF
the organizations commissioners-and
told the assembled knights a vivid story
of the American advance In the Aisne-
Marine salient. He said In substance:
THE thing that impressed IRE the
most was the fact that our boys when
ever detectives have been pointed out to
them not only have attained those OBJ
jectives but have pushed far beyond
them. and they have done wonderful
things.
Fattened for n killing.
THAT German salient was a wedge
behind which a million trained fighting
men were ready to push for Paris The
German soldiers on the point OF this
wedge were the biggest, finest fighting
men OF the Prussian army. shock troops.
They had been trained for weeks. fed
and drilled so that when they were
brought to the front line they would
be full OF fight.
1a
American line at exactly midnight July
! II. Our officers learned OF the plan and
about ten minutes before midnight We
opened up with the most intense bar
rage those troops ever ran up against
You can imagine what a slaughter
IL was when we know that their front
line trenches were packed with-men and
that our barrage fell directly upon them.
At exactly midnight they came up with
their guns slung over their shoulders.
in many cases. and with their arms
| locked. showing that the Prussian Of
| hcers' idea was to prove to the Amer
leans tina. no matter what the human
! sacrifice they were willing to make It,
Our marines had their eyes on the
left flank OF the wedge tip and when
| the word came our boys started. ran
| for 100 yards until they reached the
German line. and then by the fury Of
| their attack smashed back the flank into
| Chateau Thierry.
Moved Down Picked Men.
I'm tho town our boys took their ma
chine guns into what was left OF the
| houses and Just moved down those
| picked German troops The fury of the
marines attack threw the German left
| flank back upon the shock troops leading
| the assault and stopped the drive.
What was the morale of the Ger
mans under such treatment" was the
| question.
Their men are through" was Mr..
| SCOTS reply. They have been fed up
with fighting and they don't want any
more OF 1t. especially any more of the
kind our boys have given them. It's
! their Prussian officers who are pushing
, them on.
THE officers are arrogant animal,
| and consider themselves invincible. A
few OF our boys captured large num-
| Der of Germans and among them was
one OF their typical officers
after that Chateau Thierry fight l
visited different hospitals and in all OF
! them | found that our Toys are like a
| lot OF hish school students after hard
fought football game when they get
in the gymnasium to compare broken
noses and black eyes.
! Il must tell you about Father Duffy.
| who went over with the old Fighting
| Sixty-ninth from New York and has
| stuck right with them. On certain
Friday morning Father Duffy and a
Jewish private were standing in line
for their breakfast and the cooks passed
| out big helplngs of ham and eggs.
| Quick as a flash Father Duffy turned
to the private and with a twinkle in his
eye said This is n hell Of a day for
! Nnu and me Amt II -,