New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
Heavy Execution Be
 lieved Wrought ol
 Enemy Forces Asleel in Gerechamp Woo,
AMERICAN AVIAnORS
 DRIVE BOCHES DOW

Lieut.. Taylor, of New York, Fore
 Enemy Airman F1uttering to Ear
 in Fight at Altitude of 5000 Mete|
 Victory in Sky Registered at Thi|
 co1lrt-Capt. Peterson, of Hone|
 dale, Defeats Two-Seater.
 With the American Army in Brand May 21 (By The Associated Press) 4 The American artillery northwest Foul launched a sudden and terri local gas attack upon the Gerrnj positions and cantonment within t1 Gerechamp Wood early today. Sevd punishment was inflicted on the erj my. How great is not yet known.
 The deluge of American shells fl in three waves and within a half-hoI the woods in which it is known mal Germans were sleeping had be drenched with a large quantity poisonous gas.
 In lively patrol actions Mond night and this morning east of Lu1 vile, German parties were twice d feated by the Americans, who cd tured two prisoners.
 German Patrols Defeated.
 An officer and 20 men, while \ ploring the area northwest of Anci villers, east of Luneville, sighted i'd enemy patrols and established cont} with one of them. The enemy part numbering 16 took up a position in unused trench, from which they WI driven by the rifle and grenade fri of the Americans. The Germans W then rushed by the Americans, VI took two prisoners, one so ba4 wounded that he died later. Th} were no casualties on, the Aneric| side. Four hours later an enemy trol made a bold attack to rush of our outposts, but was driven One German was killed and his bd was brought back to the Amerid lines for identification purposes.
 Northwest of Tuol an Americ| patrol traversed Apremont road aI found 8 high tension cable used charging the enemy wire. They the cable and brought back 8 la section of it.
 Another patrol came on Gern1 patrol southwest of Apremont aI sharp fighting ensued. The America used their pistols, rifles and ha1 grenades effectively and the Gern1s were forced to retire.
 A corporal named Klick from New England state carried out a p sonal patrol late yesterday afterno He crawled to the enemy wire to vestigate what he thought was pd scope and saw a German step up the firing trench. Bullets were changed but the American return safely across No Mans Land.
 American Wins Air Duel.
 Lieut.. William H. Taylor of N York chased a German biplane fir the American lines to over PaE6 Sur-M oselle, north of Pont-a- Mousa today and defeated the Boche irM desperate fight 5000 meters in the {
 A bullet from the enemy mach
 
 tured a wing of his airplane. A sae@ later the lieutenant saw one of tracer bullets penetrate the fuse1 of the enemy machine where the server was working a machine e and there was no more from German.
 Lieutenant Taylor continued to at the German pilot and after shots had been fired, most of them about 70 yards, the enemy mach went spinning toward the earth il nose drive.
 German Machines Sent Down.
 In addition to Lieutenant Tayl, fight there were several other in bright sunny skies today. American aviators followed two emy machines to Thiacourt and th attacked them. One of the Ameri1 pilots fired from directly under tail of a German machine which VI spinning toward the ground 4,0oO 5000 meters where it was seen straighten out and escape. Captain David Peterson of Ho1l dale, Pa, after a long chase, down a German two-seater airpl wabbling and diving to the ground the neigh'borhood of Chateau Sa today. The American aviator purs the enemy machine for 40 kilome| along the battle line and then cha him 12 kilometers behind the man lines before he succeeded in tacking him from beneath The | iContinued on Eleventh Paa .s