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Dashing Yankees
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filter through. numerous cases Of indi-
vidual heroism continue to crop up. Cap
tain John r. Mendennali. of New Ro-
chelle. ~ Y, commander of a company
hours.
Corporal Jules P. Mangold of McDon-
aid. Pa. sharpshooter. was detailed to
smoke out German snipers and he killed
several of them
c. L. Stewart, of East Pittsburgh,
Pa, motorcycle rider, continued on
duty in the midst of the fight for twen-
ty-fCur hours.
A marine detachment dared death to
locate a certain machine-gun empiace:.
ment near an old farm They killed
In fact. throughout the whole burst
Of fighting, in big actions and small,
the endurance and enthusiasm of Ameri-
can men has been revelation to the
French. After the Marne fighting an
American commander remarked:
Il hear rumors that the Heinies did
not relish the appearance of the Ameri-
cans on this front. They are fast learn
ing to respect the fighting qualities Of
The admiration between the Amerl-
cans and French is mutual. Each side
regards the other as a band Of daring
and gallant warriors.
OF the fght on the Marne,. dusty.
sweating. blond American machine gun
ner was asked what he thought Of It.
We'll" replied the youngster re-
fiectively. II thought It was. bully. I
sure did crank the hot lead into those
and knocking down churches and bomb
ing hospitals. II was just like the old
days when l turned the ice cream
freezer for mother"
American Fire Effective
The Yanks were rushed to the battle.
front during the night and found them.
sssss in rSsrGg at inst the sH"th ornnR
In the afternoon heavy enemy forces ad-
vanced. attempting to complete their
occupation of Chateau Thierry., The
but the French quickly threw in their
infantry at the same time calling upon
the American machine gunners for as
sistance.
The following statement was later
made to headquarters of one Of our
organizations by French officer:
Americans Immediately reinforced
our entire defense, especially at the end
and ability as marksmen evoked the ad-
miration of all. Crushed by our hre.
the enemy hesitated and. as the result,
supported Sa s,e by
was thrown back beyond the edges of
the, town. Chateau Thierry remains
entirely in our hands"
taking advantage Of tn. darkness, stole
| toward the large bridge spanning the
Marne. having penetrated through the
! western suburbs. along the bank of the
Marne. They used smoke bombs to
mask their movements and the murk
made It difficult for the machine gun-
ners to man their pieces, At the same
time German artillery laid down ter
rffic bombardment on the town. the
buildings .crumbling into ruins. Shrap-
mel was bursting everywhere, Despite
the cannonade, American Gmachine gun
ners. on the southern bank poured q
steady stream Of lead across the river,
which is barely fifty yards wide at this
point. AS. the Germans emerged from
| their trucks for the attack they were
TINS fire covered the movement Of the
French to the southern bank Of the
Marne.
can officer with two machine guns
crossed to the northern bank and took
| up a position near the famous statue OF
| Fontaine. writer of fables. There they
held their posts protecting the French
retirement.
Germans Cry for Mercy
The French having retired, the Ger
mans then rushed out upon the bridge.
Suddenly there was a tremendous ex-
plosion, which destroyed the entire cen
ter OF the bridge. sending the bodies OF
German soldiers flying high into the air
| ten to the southern side Of the bridge
ran for the bank. with lifted hands. cry
ing for mercy
The fate Of their comrades halted the
rest of the Germans. Meanwhile Amer
! ican machine gunners continued to spurt
| bullets across the Marne until the Ger.
mans abandoned their efforts to force Q
passage.
| Naturally the Americans suffered somt
] losses under the violent bombardment
but they were not out of proportion tc
the great service rendered nor the bloody
! losses they inflicted upon the Germans
i A French officer in report to Amer
lean headquarters Said:
| THE courage OF the Americans IL be