New-York tribune., 1918-04-23
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Do.uned by u. S.
Guraners at Toul


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 2l.-Two low-hying
German airplanes were brought down
Saturday by American machine gun
ners during the German attack il and
about Seicheprey, northwest of Foul.
The machine gunners who bagged the
but they remained i'll their position
and fought effectively against the
enemy aviators.
During the engagement the Germans
concentrated their artillery fire on the
American telephone and telegraph
wires, which were cut many times.
Courlers were forced to pass through
two or three barrages in order to main
tain communication. In the meantime
the men of the signal corps, many
OF them smoking cigarettes in face of
a heavy bcmbardment, restored the
wires almost as fast as the enemy
shells disrupted them.
Ambulance men ventured into No
Mans Land during the thick of the
fight and did heroic work in gathering
up wounded. One German, who had
offered to surrender, attempted to
explode bomb on the ground as three
Americans approached him. Another
soldier, however, discovered the trick
and hurled grenade at the German.
One of the Germans legs was blown
OFT, and he died later, prisoner Of the
men he attempted to blow up
A village near the front lines which
the correspondent visited to-day tells
mute tale of Saturdays fighting.
There are huge shell holes in the
streets, and parts of the church and
other buildings have been blown off.
The enemy fire became so hot here
that Salvation Army girls, who had
been serving coffee and doughnuts to
the Americans, were forced to leave.
The girls protested, saying they were
not afraid of the Germans. and wanted
to stay in their dugout, but the officers
did not wish to take the responsibility.
AS they left, the girls were cheered by
soldiers returning from the front lines.
"Were Just Beginning
"Tell them back home that we are
just beginning" said lad, who was
in the thick of the fight, his back now
almost perforated with shrapnel. at
was fine to see our men go at the
Huns. All Of us who thought baseball
was the great American game have
changed our minds. There is only one
game TO keep the American flag flying
that is, kill the Huns. | got several
before they got me-"
The other men in the hospital were
of the same spirit, while in nearby
ward was wounded German prisoner,
who, it develops. was spared after he
had thrown up his hands, at the same
time having concealed bombs with
which he intended to kill Americans.
This fellow in sulky manner waved off
the American guard with one hand. A
nurse said he had given more trouble
than all the Americans combined.
There appears little doubt that the
Germans thought they would go
through the American line, as they
said once they would go through
Great Britain's contemplate little
army"
The enemy made another attempt at
line occupied by the American troops
on the right bank of the Meuse soon
after the attack near Secheprey. Sixty
OF the enemy started raid, but were
repulsed by a heavy fire.
Some of the Germans reached the
American cntanglements and were left
dead hanging to the wire But the
enemy carried Off all his wounded
An American raid against the enemy
line near by was carried out about the
same time, and one of the raiding
force was brought back dead and one
wounded.