South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-20
AMMAN FALLS
FROMMACHINE
AFTER FIGHT
Aviator Apparently Wounded
Or Killed Before Falling.
COIOred SentrieS Win
Praise For Bravery.
Internat-onal - -

ed in a flight during which nc
had been in combat according
to Gen. PcrshinS'~ official
statement, made public this
afternoon at the war depart
menG Lufbcrry. SAYS the COM
muniquc, was seen To- fall
from his machine. which fell a
short distance away from him.
lie was eithor wounded or dead
before hc fell. according TO Gen.
Pershing
Earlier reports were that
Lufbcrry had met has death
while engaged i'm running
fight and was dying upside
down at the time. This was
denied by the communiquc.
The communiqUe also reveals how
Pvt Henry Johnson and Pvt.
Roberts saved their sector from be-
ing captured by the Germdns early
in the morning of May Is. The two
Americans were doing sentry duty
when they were attacked by a raid
ing party OF about % Huns. The
Americans fought desperately and
party
American aviators brought down
two hostile machines on Saturday.
Official Statement.
American Official commuaique.
Headquarters American Expedi-
tionary Forces, May 10, 191S-Sec-
tion Aside from the activity OF
the air forces on both sides the day
was quiet at all points occupied by
our troops Our aviators brought
down two hostile machines.
section B-Reports in hand
show a notable instance Of bravery
and devotion shown by two soldiers
OF an American colored regiment.
operating in a French sector Be-
fore daylight on May 15. Pvt. Henry
Johnson and Pvt Roberts. while on
sentry duty at some distance from
one another. were attacked by n
German raiding party estimated 40
% men. who advanced IN two
groups attacking al once from flank
and rear
Both men fought hravely IN
hand 10 hand encounters. one re-
sorting to the use OF a boIo knife
after his rifle iammed. and further
fighting with bayOnet and butt be-
came impossible lt is evident that
al least one and perhaps a second
German was severely cut a third
is known 20 have been shot
I,ufbcrry Killed I'm Fight
Attention is drawn 20 the fact
that the two col0red sentries we're
first attacked and continued fighting
after receiving wounds and despite
the use of grenades by superior
force. They have been given credit
for preventing. by their bravery the
capture Of any OF our men. Three
of our men were wounded, two hv
grenades All are recovering. and
the wounds in two case are slight.
Mai. I.ufberry was killed in tiight
during which he had been in COM
bat He was seen 90 fall from his
machine which itself fen short
distance from him. He was possibly
wounded or dead before he fell
Earlier reports stated THAI be was
al the time engaged in long run
ming tight and was flying upside
down A. 1000 feet.
Brings Down Plane.
last night one Of our aViators
engaged two German planes and
brought down one in the vicinity ot
Apremort
This morning Lieut. Douglass
campbell flying ar $500 meters,
brought down a hostile hiplane
the vicinity of FLrey. The hostile
plane fell within our lines.
ION May 49, q descendant OF one
~ the French officers who served
with the American reyolutlon army
presented. in tae name Of me De-
s-endants ~ an sl-h officers. stand
.f national and reeimental coiors 20
two regiment of a neVfy arrived
American division. These iags bore
the inscription
q" From the sons of the French
cham Dions for American Nher-y 20
The American-champions fo- france
and humanity"