Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-18


PatrOlling parties are making
almost nightly visits up TO the
German wire entanglements
without encOuntering any re-
sistance.
A lieutenant and a party of 12
have made a fve-hour exploring
trip, penetrating to the German
third line and making maps of ma
chine gun and snipers' posts and
strong points without being seen
by the enemy.
An artillery lieutenant in an OBJ
servatiOn post sighted a German
field kitchen coming up to the en-
emy line. He gave his battery its
position and the kitchen was de-
strOyed with three shots.
Help French ROut Foes.
With the American Army in
France, Wednesday, April 17.-(By
the Associated Press Twice in
"a hours an American company has
assisted French troops in a neigh
boring sector to regain trenches
temporarily taken by the Germans.
The company was led by a captain
who took his troops over the top in
the face of most violent gun and
artillery fire. Each time they sue
ceeded in driving out the enemy and
inf1icting heavy damage.
COrporaI's End Pathetic.
A most pathetic story from the
American lines is that of a young
corporal who was wounded fatally
after fighting for four hours. A
piece of shrapnel struck him in the
head. He had a grenade in each
hand. Giving them to his compan-
ion he said:
Il guess I'm done Please write
to my mother and tell her how it
happened. But here, take these
grenades and for Gods sake don't
waste them
The corporal fell in a faint and
died in a hospital the next day
without regaining consciousness.
At one point on this sector there
was a space of only l > yards be-
/ tween the opposing trenches. A
day before an attack the Germans
threw a note into the American
trench. 1t read: What are you?
Canadians or Australians"
Come over and find out" was
the reply thrown back by an Amer
lean soldier. The infantry who re-
lated the incident added: "I guess
they know who we are now and
they will not be likely to forget it
for sometime"
One lieutenant in a listening post
with a small party of men was cut
off from the remainder of the pla-
toon in Fridays attack. He tried to
send up rockets to signal an Amer
ican barrage but the rockets failed
to work. A private then volun-
teered to run back with the mes
sage.
Unharmed by Fire.
He passed through three lines of
barrage fire without being harmed
and delivered the message. The
American gunners laid down a bar
rage Immediately and saved the
lieutenant and his party from the
hands of a superior force of enemy
which was headed in their direc-
ton.
YankS Help British.
With the American Army in
France, April 1S.-By the Associa-
ted Press Reports from British
commanders which have just been
received at American army head
quarters give the first definite in
formation that American engineer
ing troops in large numbers were
among the forces hastily assem-
bled from all branches of the ser
vice by Major General Carey for
his improvised army which filled
the gan in the line
The commanding officer Of an
American regiment took charge of
an infantry sub-sectOr and directed
the action of his troops for one
week until the emergency passed
at that point. To this officer Cen
eral Rawlinson, commanding the
British army engaged in that sec
tor, sent the following letter:
Americans Praised.
"The army commander wishes to
record officially his appreciation OF
the excellent work your regiment
has done in assisting the British
army to resist the enemy's power
full offensive during the last 10
days. / fully realize that it has
been largely due to your assistance
that the enemy has been checked,
and | rely on you to assist rs still
during the few days which are still
10 come before ! shall be able to
relieve YOU in the line"
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