Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-05
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tween Fismes and Fismette for five
days and when the bridge was down.
which was frequent, he swan the
river, appearing at headquarters with
his clothing dripping from water.
The feat of swimming was amazing,
as the bottom of the river was COW
cred with wire entanglements.
Another runner who evaded snip
ers successfully was Frank Presta.
We are using dogs as couriers over
the dangerous ground at Fismes,
eight trained French animals being
in our service, carrying messages IN
tin boxes tod to their necks But
when the dogs fail to get through
and wire communication has been
cut volunteers are called for, mas
much as the business of war re-
quires an uninterrupted liasion be-
tween the front and the rear.
Lieutenants Walter Ettinger and
Robert E. Woodbury., both of Ches-
ter, Pa, had commands in Fismctte,
and by their example and energy
kept their men at their posts, going
for three days without sleep and
walking up and down our lines en-
couraging the men.
Sergeant Thomas ]. sCavanaugn,
Pittsburgh, was ordered to organize
a strong point commanding bridge
across the Ncsle. He did so. Then.
although it was not in the line OF
duty. he volunteered to stand in
certain doorway of a stone house OF
Fismette, calling out when it was
advisable 70 bring on the wounded,
being under direct fire all the time.
Capt. Lynch Killed O Before He Fell
Fortunately. 1 can tell a wonder
fully fine story surrounding the death
of Captain Edward H. Lynch. nf
Chester, Pa, whose name has ap-
peared in the casualty list. as he
gave his life to save his lieute1ants,
Frank NJ. Giendenning, of Pitts
burgh. and Edward F. Fitzgerald,
1891 Undercliffe avenue, New York
city, and their comrades. Lynch
came out of his dugout to observe
that others, who were then making
an attack, were in danger of being
cut off and wiped out by a group of
Germans with a machine gun who
had got in their rear and were un-
seen by them. Before the Germans
could set up the machine gun ana
start firing, Lynch, single-handcd,
was upon them, blazing away with
his automatic. killing six of the en-
emy before he was in turn shot
down. In the meantime, Glenden-
ming and Fitzgerald, hearing the
racket at the rear, withdrew to
firmer position in the shelter of n
stone wall without the loss of single
man.
Lieutenant Fitzgerald. with Ser
geant John S. Miller. of West Ches-
ter, and Private Charles Mandalino.
of Plainfeld, Pa; Herbert Taylor cf
Chester; George r. Milltron, or
Apollo, Pa; Floyd F. Marbaugh, of
Pleasant Mills, Ind, and John Birk-
ley, of Chester, Pa, were the only
m en- who remained on the left OF the
sector during the German frontal
attack beyond Fismette, lying 70:
twelve hours in the open in shell
holes under a hail Of bullets and ex-
ploding projectiles, pumping their
own fire into the line of the attack
ing enemy and preventing repeated
attempts made upon the flank of DUR
lines.
Beg Chance to Brave Death
William Duff, born in Ireland md
enlisted from Pittsburgh; Mechanic
Maurice ]. Hargrave, Pittsburgh, and
Private Peal f. Henderson, of Sager-
town, Pa, were on duty as runners
from August 9 to August 13, carry
ing messages across the bridge at
ITismes. Major Harold j. Kelly said
to me: "On the morning of Au-
in Fismette when the Germans made
a violent attack and the report came
that we were surrounded. asked
for volunteers to cross the river. Duff
and Henderson begged me to give to
them the chance.
"I told them the message I was
sending was vital to our command
and one Of them must get through.
Both of them did. In the afternoon
Duff returned with load of ammu-
milton. They saved up the day, for
we beat off the Germans"
Hargrave made about twelve trips
across the river and back. Once he
came into headquarters and said:
Lieutenant Allen and have
brought COOL news. 1t was worth
| the wetting."
Their news was that one company
| of Americans had defeated an entire
regiment of picked Germans making
at attack.
! Murphy Really a Sergeant Vow
Private Albert r. Murphy, Phila-
delphia; William James Nixon, of
Philadelphia; George B. Matthews,
burgh; James F. Koch, of Conshe-
hocken: Albert A. Davis and Robert
N. Andrews were fiIst-aid workers,
who distinguished themselves in
making littcrs out of twigs when
they did not have regular ones.
Major Alan G. Donnelly heard 9TH
ers calling Murphy sergeant" and.
observing that he had no insignia
of that rank, asked him to explain.
Murphy said:
"I cannot keep them from doing
it,"
Murphy is now real sergeant, and
his qualities of leadership will get
him commission before long.
Private Lester Carson. after run
ner had been shot down by a ma
chine gun, volunteered to carry a
duplicate message over the identical
route and he got through. Private
Luigi Manmasa, OF 1895 Russell
street, Philadelphia, after several of
our men had been killed by a sniper
posted in a tree, was detailed to get
the enemy sharpshooter. For an
| hour and a half he lay exposed in
a shallow fifty yards further out