Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-06
is THE SLOGAN
OF YANKEE FIGHTING MEN

AN armor-piercing bullet designed for
tanks.
Followed Foe Into Dugout
lie fell at once. but staggering up
aRpin threw a bomb at the German gun |
crew and killed four of them. One ran
and disappeared into dugout. The
American corporal followed him down
and the man turned to shoot him in the
darkness but he killed him with his
ayonet
He went up from the dugout again to
the light OF day above. and Il German
soldier wounded him again. but he paid
a price for the blow with his own life.
Another German attacked him, wound
ed him for a third time, and was killed
by this lad whose bayonet was so quick.
That made six Germans and the
seventh was n machine gunner whom he
shot. BY this time the American cor
poral was weak and bleeding from his
wounds, and while he lay. unable to go
further, he hoisted a rag onto his rife
| as a signal to the stretCher bearers, who
came and carried him back
The American companies had very
Iiaht casualties and are satisfied they
accounted for many of the enemy. They
are glad of that in simple. serious
way, and the spirit shown by those
! American soldiers in action on the Brit
ish front for the first time seems to
me, in spite of their youth, like that
/ Of Cromwell's TronSideS, stern and ter
rible to the enemy, who. to them is
the enemy Of God and mankind.
Before this war is over the German
soldiers will come to know and fear
that spirit, which is a new revelation
on this western front. for our men and
the French. fierce as they are in at
tack, are different in temperament and
are inspired by different psychological
, causes.
AS yet the Germans don't know much
about the army that's growing in might
against them. The prisoners | saw to-
day under guard by Australians had no
idea how many American soldiers are in
France, and We're aStonished to meet
some of them in this last battle. They
believe we eXaggerate the numbers gro
tesuuely i'm order to scare them, and
have been utterly deceived by their
rulers.
Prisoners of Good Quality
These Germans now in our hands after
the brilliant attack by the Australians
with these American companies i'm
pressed me certainly as being among
the best in quality of any men | nave
yet seen taken on this front, Rhineland-
ers, Brandenbergers and Westphalians.
They were tall men in the prime of
young manhood and obviously well-nour-
fShed.
They said themselves TO our officers
that, though their ratiOns had deterlo-
rated since the early days of the war,
and one man spoke with the authority
of four years of service, they were not
all bad, as whatever happens about
food in Germany the soldiers are pro-
, vded first with enough to keep up
their strength.
They were tired and spent after their
, battle and lay about on the grass sleep
| ing in every attitude of extreme weari'
ness, but their discipline was still sc
good, even on our side of the lines, that
when an American sergeant gave ar
r order in their own tongue-he knows 4
perfectly. having been a student for foul
4 years at Charlottenburg-the Feldwetel
, or German sergeant major. sprang up
, attention as TIL ugh a bell had rung II
his ears. and Nthe other men rapid!
obeyed the command to bring their ra
, tions
There are a few details of the gen
, eral battle which | can add to my &C
count of it yesterday. It went abso
: lutely according to plan and without
n hitch. The enemy's losses were great
not only on the field, but behind hi
A lines. where the British artillery di
Q damage. Many of his guns were pr
:. out of action by direct hits. and yeste,
o day. when he sent up horses to try an
10 drag them away, they were scattered b
the British fire, and he failed in II
d attempt.
o Turn Own Guns on Foe
e The Australians captured large nun
y bers of machine guns, and many c
/ these were at once turned on the enem
'. and fired all day with his own ammun
d tion. as every Australian machine gun
e ner is perfectly familiar with the han
l. ding of the German weapon.
e The commander in charge has sent tn
= Australian corps and the American con-
u panies his congratulatfon on the sue
Is cessful operation which was carried OF
with such skill and gallantry.