The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
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TROOPS BREAK UNDER
YANKEE BAY0NETS

battaIions here were caught by the
American gunfire and were moved
down. Even the nearby fields were
dotted with bodies where shrapnel
caught those trying to escape the
shellfre.
In the outskirts Of Cierges I saw
dead Prussians lying beside their
machine guns-one even had his car
fridge belt clutched between his I'm
grs-wearing the white brassard Of
the Red Cross. They had pretended
to be ambulance drivers or stretcher
bearers.
Japanese "Yank' II Hero.
saw a dead japanese soldier of
the American army. his hand clutch
ing a bayonet stretched out toward
couple of RUSSIAN machine gun
ners opposite him. His comrades told
me they had seen the Japanese knock
out a German gun crew with a Ger
man hand grenade. He had a half
dozen potato mashers' tied to his
waist.
Hill 30 of the high road beyond
Bellevue farm, was practically taken
without a struggle, although a hand
full OF gunners were bayoneted when
refusing to surrender to the Ameri-
cans.
1t was found that the enemy had
withdrawn nearly all his guns, but
he was forced to abandon hundreds
OF thousands Of shells and hundreds
OF machine guns and even live horses.
though the animals in most cases
were shot dead.
Dense smoke clouds rising from dis
tant villages show the enemy Is burn
ing places far ahead of us. Aerial
observation is still impossible owing
to practically continuous downpour,
Search for Roosevelts Grave.
With the Americans on the ourcq.
Aug. 2. (delayed)-Upon the heels
of the advance guard OF the Ameri-
can infantry which followed French
cavalry accommodating patrols seek
ing contract with the retiring enc
my. entered Chamery today. where.
according to German newspapers,
Lieut.. Quentin Roosevelt was
buried after he had been shot down
on July II.
I did not find a grave marked as
young Roosevelt's resting place. but
l did discover one without a cross
in a shell-cratered field. a furIonS
northwest by west OF the hamlet,
which probably is his grave, for a
hundred yards away saw the
burned debris of an airplane, and
the hill top might have been Quen-
tins landing place.
Tho grave was not cared for in any
, way. Securing around the hamlet 1
discovered burial plot. the graves of
is possible that Rocsevelt's grave was
desecrated. The cross and inscription
may have been removed, as was done
with Richthoiten's grave. Both sides
usually bury aviators by marking the
spot with a cross made OF propeller
blades.
Civilians Cell Gone.
No civilians remained in Chanery.
Two wounded Germans were found in
hsyloft. They died without regain
ing enough strength to speak.
I attempted to reconnoiter the ada
cent terrain. but the enemy was she'll
ing the neighboring village of Lc
Moncel heavily. Meanwhile the Ger
mans are setting fire to towns and viii
lages and ammunition dumps in the
course of their retreat.
The enemy retreated stealthily, IA
vored by the rain, which did not per-
NIT aerial reconnaissance.
The Americans swept through the
forest of Nesles and then took Co.
han and Series farms. scarcely cap
turing prisoner but finding aban-
doned batteries of 3-inchers, nu-
merous machine guns and hundreds
OF thousands of shells as well "a
millions of rounds of small-arm am.
munition.
Striding northward and thrustinx
back the Germans further north of
the Marne the Americans today
practically placed the enemy out of
range OF reliable gunfire on the main
Paris-Nancy railroad, which has been
hitherto menaced between JauIgonne
and Dormans.
This permits the reopening of one
OF the principal arteries feeding the
French eastern armies.
ut was to cut OFF these armies and
eventually encircle them THAI the
Germans made their ambitious dash
across the Marne on July Is. At
Chalons Sur Marne and Epernay
they proposed to establish a huge
block between Paris and all French
armies east of Rheims. Regaining
control of the Paris Nancy Rail.
Foch has thus completed the. utter
Illustration of Ludendorrs most
far-reaching western campaign
plan)
At nightfall despite a drenchins
dounpour American infantry reach
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