The Washington herald., 1918-04-29
Foes Raiders in Toul See
tor Failed to Reach Lines
Of Americans.
ARTILLERY DUEL NEXT
Conflict, Assuming New
Phase, Results m Severe
Losses to Germans.

With the American Army in
France, April II dcIayed,)-An-
other attempted German raid on
the American lines in the vicinity
OF the village OF Seicheprcy in the
sector northwest of Toul was de-
feated by the Americans today.
1t was in this same region that
the Americans administered a sig
nal defeat to the enemy in a laid
last Saturday and Sunday.
Today's attempted raid was un-
dcrtaken early in the morning,
and it was defeated by the alert
ness and accuracy Of the Ameri-
can army.
At 3 o'clock the enemy laid
down a barragc OF shells which
was followed by a gas attack.
Alert aud Accurate.
The American infantry immediately
prepared for an attack. The rush OF
the Germans. however. did not ma
terialize during a waiting period OF
two hours.
Later the bombardment was renewed
by the Germans with greater vIgor ana
German infantry units started a raid
which, however. vas soon broken I'D
and driven of by our batteries.
Fair Weather Bring. ActiyIty.
The result was that the enemy raid
ers did not reach our lines. The con-
fiict then settled down 10 an artillery
duel.
Some losses we're suffered BY the
enemy IN his abortive attempt to
storm the Americans. but how large
their Casualties were is not known.
The return OF fair weather in the
American sectors has brought with It
a marked increase in artillery ana
air activities on the Part OF the enemy.
Two German prisoners, their backs
/ labelled "P. 6" we're shot bv Anerj-
can sharpshooters before day break to-
day as they were attempting TO es-
care through our lines.
Wolves in Sleeps Clothing.
Many Germans posed as French SOL
dieTs in the recent raid on the Ameri-
can sector near St Mihicl, il was re-
Ncaled today when additional details
OF the action were released Tor the
use Of correspondents.
The Germans came upon the AmCri-
Q % 2.V-f.,
uniforms having been stripped from
the bodies OF dead French soldiers
The masqueraders caused such q
4 confusion during the IiGht as they
posed as friends Of the American in
fsntrymen and spoke 10 the latter in
French and English They even
shouted an alleged warning Of a sas
attack
As soon as any Americans nearly
obeyod these warnings. the disguised
Germans attacked them with grcn-
ades All the ume they kept shout
inG.
We are friends Of the Americans:
cease firms; "" are French soldiers
who come TO aid you.
1t did not take many seconds
for the Americans to discover the
deception and they retaliated by
Staying the pseudo Frenchmen and
in completely routing the enemy de-
spite his advantj=e OF camouflaEe
consisting OF dead mems clothes.
Chaplain Tells Experiences.
The Rev. John b. DevaIIe. curate
OF st. John the Baptist Church at
New Bedford. Mass. assigned BY
the knights Of Columbus as chap
lain to the American infantry reEI-
ments whose Colors were TODAY
decorated by a French general In
an impressive ceremony marked by
regimcntal review. told your cor
! respondent his experiences in the
| two-day battle in the Apremont
woods in the sector northwest OF
Toul, when Americans and French
men routed 500 German storm
1 troops a fortnight ago.
Chaplain DevalIe was among those
Of the regiment who were awarded the
French war cross for conspicuous
bravery under fire. -
You should 20 among the boys ia
the ranks. That's where you find
heroic Americans who are a credit
to our beloved flag. The nation will be
astounded to see how they fought.
There was no thought Of fear. They
just pitched i'm. No enemy in the
world can Con,6IeF such a snirit
StriplinEs Of is showed the nnrtitude
Of Veterans II was my baptism OF
fire, and il was hell mcarnate while
il lasted. There was a time when
was afraid 10 stay alone in the room
during a thunder storm aud Il any
body had told me I could ever 60
through such thing, would not
have believed il.