Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-09
j. s. SOLDIERS GET TASTE OF LIQUID FIRE
CAPTURE -FOUR OF
GERMAN MACHINES
With the American Army in France, Mar. 9.
-Four liquid fire projectors used by the Ger
mans in their attack on the American front north

he American ffOnt nOful
of Toul a few nights ago
were. captured by the
Americans. I h S and
further details about the attack were
allowed to be made public by the
censor.
The -four projectors taken by the
Americans had been abandoned BY
the Germans in No Mans Land.
The Germans reached the Amer-
can barbed wire and pointed the
nozzles toward the trenches AS the
Germans were turning on the fames
they were sighted by an American pa
troll which opened fire The German
party broke and fled leaving behind
cumbersome apparatus.
The projectors have been stropped
to the back of soldiers.
Details are forthcoming also about
the heroic action OF an American cen,
try who routed patrol OF thirty Ger
mans, killing a sergeant on Thursday
morning The dead body was found
in an American trench.
German wire cutters came through
the entanglements finding the trench
empty. The American sentry who
was nearby awaited until five Ger
mans were in the trench and then
opened fire The leader of the Ger.
mans fell. but the sentry continued
shooting at the fleeing quartette
Shippers opened fire upon the other
Germans standing by the barbed wire
and it is certain some We're wounded
as blood stains We're found
The enemy left behind stretcher
four rifles. bombs. wire cutters and
some projectors
Sink Russ Transports
Stockholm. Mar Some Russian
transports We're sunk by German war
ships in the Baltic sea said a dis
patch received here today. 1t is under
stood the engagement occurred south
OF Alind island off the Finnish coast.
The number OF casualties were not
given
Give Casualty List.
Washington, Mar 9.-The possibi-
/ ily of the American public being kept
in ignorance of casualties among the
soldiers of Gen Pershing's army
passed this afternoon when the War
! Department gave out the long list
that accumulated while the depart
ment and the committee We're in dis
pute over what should be published.
The list contained the tollowing
casualties
Three killed in action two killed bT
enemy gas. one killed by an automo.
bile accident. one killed in an aero.
plane accident, -four seriously wound
ed. twenty slightly wounded and eight
died Of natural causes.
When the list appeared il was dis
covered that the addresses of the next
Of kin were omitted but no one would
say what would be the final decision
in this respect
Those killed in action were
Private William Stoyer, Private
Touey WrobleWsM and First Lieut..
Louis !. Jordan
Private John Il Ernest aud John
NJ. Young died from enemy gas.
Cadet Lloyd Ludwig died from an
aerOplane accident
Chicago Mar. st s. District Al
torney Cline announced today that lh'
dictmeuts had been returned tebru'
airy % in the district court of the |.
5 tor the northern district of Illinois
, against former Socialist congressman
from Wisconsin. Victor Berger and
four others. charging violation of see
tiou " of the espionage act
New Wants 10 Know
Z Washington Mar . Senator listry
: New. Of indiana this afternoon draft
. ed a resolution calling upon the Wal
. department. for an explanation OF its
. orders suppressns all information ca
! cent names and casually lists