The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-11
TROOPS
UNDER A
HOT FIRE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Feb. 10.-(Delay-
ed. "A Texas soldier was the
hero of Fridays patrol battle in
which five Americans were killed
and four captured, 1t was learned
today.
The Texan remained in No
Mans Land after the encounter,
ministering to two wounded com
rades.
After 10 minutes of impromptu
first aid work, the Texan left a
badly wounded soldier in charge
OF another wounded man, who was
trying to staunch the flow Of blood
from the seriously wounded lads
hurts.
Making his way back to the
American trench, the Texan filled
canteens with water and returned
to his comrades.
He found the man who had
been seriously wounded lying
dead i'm the arms Of the other,
who was crying: For Gods
sake, Buddy, don't die to-
night! Let's get another
crack at the dirty boches."
The Texan brought both thu
wounded man and the dead soldier
back to the American lines.
The full story of how the Amer
lean patrol fought against dealt
in the darkness among the wirt
entanglements was learned toda,
when survivors were able to tall
after fumes had departed from
their lungs in the base hospital.
ShOwered With Grenades.
They told how ii soldiers start
ed crawling out thru the dew
sprinkled weeds and grasses be
tween wires at 6 o'clock in thu
evening and inspected the wire'
until eight. Then the sergean
leading the patrol whisperingl,
cautioned the others that the en-
envy was near.
All flopped to earth. A moment
later the patrol leader whispered
the command, "all bunch togeth
err"
The next instant the boche'
showered them with grenades ant
rifle and pistol fire.
The Americans responded II
kind. 1t was all over within T;
minute and a half. The bocho
fled with four captives from tn,
head of the patrol column.
Two wounded men helped Il
bring in the sergeant patrol lead
er.
Another patrol started out i'm
Immediately and recovered the dead
They reported they heard tn,
boches dashing homeward thru
the American barrage, which ha'
been laid down between them ant
the German trenches.
Survivors say the German
shouted: "Kamerad" continuous
ly during the fighting.
The dead were buried today i
the growing American graveyar,
within the shadow of a great mu
milton dump. Simple woodel
crosses bearing the imperishabl
legend "killed in action" mar
each little mound of earth.
Girls Show Bravery.
Three Salvation Army girls to
day walked uncOncernedly alon
a shell swept road with high ex
plosive shells breaking sometime
within so yards of them.
A pretty girl from Pough
keepsie, N. Y, asked permission
of an officer to allow them to op
crate Salvation Army hut in tn,
village, which is bombarded dali!
by the enemy.
81 admire your pluck" respond
ed the officer. I'm accustomed
to seeing men killed in action Blu
| never want the blame of a fin,
American girls death on my con
science. You'll have to remain
in the rear"
BombaPd Engineers.
The Germans today again bonn
barded certain engineer and artil
lery positions.
After seeing high explosiv,
shells furrowing a field 200 yardy
away, seeking an American bat
tery-which was not hit--a part,
of engineers ceased work an.
ducked into their dugouts. Blu
ambulanees continued scurryin.
along like water beetles across /;
pond.
One artilleryman was killed ant
three wounded by a German shell
which struck near an artdller,
position, catching some gunnerl
as they were walking along al