The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-30

nave broken up two successive Ger
man attacks on the newly captured
! town of Cantigny," the French war of
fee statement announced this after.
noon.
-.. "on To Berlin Now"
BY Fred S. Ferguson, With the
American Armies in Picardy, May 80
American troops who captured the
town of Cantigny went yelling through
the streets, Now we have the Ger.
mans and after we wallop hell out of
them we will go on to Berlin"
| Back at the headquarters after the
boys had gone over, the officers were
anXiously awaiting the announcement
of the attack.
After forty-five minutes of fierce
lighting a voice was sent over the
telephone saying:
Hello! This is Cantigny."
At the headquarters it was soon
reported that the American force had
taken one Of the most important
towns on the Amiens front.
The report came from a Signal
Corps Captain. While practically ig-
noring the German counter lombard
ment and barrage fire they followed
the American infantry and the French
tanks into the attack.
When the time came for the call
to be sent over the telephone their
station was all ready for business.
1873 Hun Prisoners Taken.
The attack took place over front
of more than mile. Within forty
FIVE minutes after Cantigny, Chateau
and several other German second line
trenches had fallen, the American
troops were occupying the German
territory.
The regiment sent back one hun
dred and lightweight prisoners, in.
Guiding five officers.
After crossing the enemys trenches
it was their next game to hunt the
Boche aeroplanes.
Wounded Gunner Gets Four.
One of the corporals attacked an
enemy gun machine crew of four men.
He was wounded five times but he
killed three Boches and captured the
fourth
He carried the machine gun on his
shoulders until his wounds forced him
to lay it down.
A Fine Companion Piece.
This remarkably fine showing
comes as a fitting companion piece
to the brilliant work done by the
United States soldiers in repulsing an
enemy assault made against them in
the same region yesterday morning.
One American division was attacked
at that time, and the gray coats met
with complete reversal at all points.
This enemy attack was not a
heavy one. however, and was easily
dealt with by the Americans, who
| had the situation well in hand at all
times.
Word of these two victories has
added much to the very favorable i'm
preston which the American troops
already have created along the Brit
ish front. 1t was foregOne con-
clusion that the Germans would
make the newest of the allies along
this front the object of an attack, in
an attempt to push them back and
thereby create feeling that they
had formed weak line in the de-
Tending chain.
French Are Delighted.
The general opinion of the way in
which these American troops have
handled themselves in the last two
days seems to be summed up in a
comment made to the correspondent
this afternoon by French liason Of
ficer.
! Magnificent" he exclaimed. THAT
is the sort of stuff we will give the
Boche"
! Shortly before the American attack
today the Germans again attempted
to shell hospitals behind the Ameri-
can lines. Two high explosive shells
fell 100 yards from one hospital. All
patients able to walk or to be moved
sought saftey in shelter trenches.
Gas Attacks RepuIsed.
(By Frank ]. Taylor.)
With the American Armies in Lor.
raine, May 29.-The terrific gas shell
ing attack which began yesterday was
broken up by the American artillery
fire after two patches of the gas had
been thrown into our positions,
The enemy guns began pounding
their projectile lay outs and sending
over fierce barrages, but no sooner
had the tin cans been sent up" thar
| the whole outfit was blown TO pieces
4 Daring the attack the Germans dis
patched q patrol Of eighty men againa