The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-26
U. s. SOLDIER IS
BURIED ALIVE
FOR THREE DAYS
Americans, in Fighting Near
Seicheprey, Outnumbered
Eight to One by Huns.
(By Associated Press.)

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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday. April 25.-Two
American soldiers, wounded in the en-
gagement around Seicheprey last Sat
urday. were found alive today In dug.
out in No-Man's Land. The dugout had
been badly smashed by German shell
fire and how the men managed to keep
alive In the rain and mud and under
continuous German bombardments
physicians say, is little short of mirac-
ulous.
Another soldier, Raymond Demuns-
key, of New Haven, Conn, was buried
alive for three days when he crawled
to the surface. Demunskey was born
in Russia but had been naturalized.
He was found by American Red Cross
stretcher bearers. who went out into
no mans land this morning. The Ger
mans fired on the Red Cross flag but
the stretcher bearers kept waving 1t
and the enemy firing stopped.
The American troops in the Seiche-
prey fight, additional details show,
were outnumbered. in some instances,
to /. The latest advices are that
the American casualties are much un-
der the first estimate.
Surrounded by Huns.
Edward Jacques, a New Haven boy,
told the correspondent he was one OF
a hundred and fifty Americans who at
one time were almost surrounded by
at least eight hundred Germans.
French troops came to their assist
ance, said Jacques, who added:
I'VE got on fine with the French
men. They had been training us SO
It seemed like they were our own fel-
lows. We certainly made it hot for
the Germans"
Sergeant John A. Dickman, formerly
a printer of Somerville, Mass. and
who il now wounded in hospital, told
a remarkable story. He and his men
had charge of two Stokes guns. They
were isolated for twelve minutes In
an enemy barrage and were unable TO
signal the American lines. Dickman
was wounded but kept pouring a hot
fire into the German attacking waves
and broke up the formation. He and
his men retired only when their guns
became jammed.
Machine Gun" Parker, who manned
a gun by himself, was asked by his
superior officer at one stage OF the
engagement whether he could hold the
line. He replied that he could, unless
killed and he did.
Commission Offered Priest.
Father William ]. Farrell OF West
Newton, Mass, a regimental chaplain
proved such good fighter that high
officer offered him a commission In
his command. Father Farrell went to
the assistance of battery when four
of the American gunners were killed
carried up ammunition and helped the
crew to keep the gun working. lie
was wounded slightly.
Raymond Conner Of New Haven,
sanitary squad runner. was another
hero. He was one of eight men cap,
tured by the Germans who escaped
and went to Seicheprey. They took
charge Of the first aid station there
until doctor arrived. Conner then
went to the rear and organized a new
squad, returned to the front and was
wounded.
Propaganda balloons, which have
been falling on the American lines
since Tuesday. indicate that the Ger
mans are still trying to undermine
the French morale. The pamphlets
dropped contain cartoons, poems and
articles all aimed against England
and the English.