The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-21

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Suddenly came a diversion. Fierce
rifle and machine-gun fire broke out
behind us. The enemy began to give
way. We plugged them with the last
round of our ammunition, and gradu-
ally they fell back.
On Top of the Town
We were now on top of the village,
and made for it at top speed, pepper
ed all the way by bullets and shells.
We got right up to the trench run
ming round the village, and were soon
across. Behind the village fierce rifle
fire was heard. We got astride the
trench and kept up fierce fire, which
had the effect of keeping the enemy
to their dug-outs until the infantry
arrived. Then we pushed on right to
the village, and found what was left
of the main street occupied by the
enemy in force. They had a series
of cellars strongly held, and at every
turn we were fired on by light guns
of the type l have already mentioned.
1t was desperately warm work. Still
! we got the upper hand, forcing the
enemy back into their underground
lairs and keeping them their until
the infantry got up. When the York
shiremen arrived the Huns tried to
work their way out again, but every
time they tried that we drove them
back again by our fire, and the infan-
try and bombing parties went down
below to clear, up. Batches of pris-
oners were brought up at once, and
these we helped to pass down.
Tran Which, TNaiIad
| 1t was our intention to work round
the rear of the village, with the OBJ
| ject of turning a strong position on
the ridge. The enemy guessed DIR
intention and heavy gun fire was kept
up.
The infantry supports, men of the
Sherwood Foresters, fought with
great dash, meeting attack after at
tack from greatly superior enemy
forces, and finally pushing on to-
wards one of the principal spurs of
the ridge in the teeth of very fierce
opposition.
The enemy at this point had laid a
trap for our men, having occupied
some ground where they were suppos-
ed to be safe from observation, and
there lay in wait for the advancing
Sherwoods. One of the men on scout
ing work, however, spotted the enc
my move, and gave the alarm.
The main body of the Foresters
pushed on as though they were go
ing to walk into the trap with both
feet. Meanwhile, our tank and a COM
pany of the Sherwoods pushed on by
lanother route and got to a point from
which we were able to enfilade the
ambushing party of Huns. Never
were men more surprised than were
those Huns on whom we opened fire
from that quarter.
They rose up and took to their
: heels, but instead of getting clear they
} ran into the main body of Foresters
they had counted on surprising.
Tanks Fine "Home Run"
To relieve the pressure on their
mates, more Germans were now push
ed forward. We went along to inter
cept them, but let the blighters gel
| right up, and then opened fire al
= point-blank range. They went dowr
: in patches.
, Later on, we got entirely surround
ed, and to make matters worse am.
t munition began to run out The Hun!
= danced sort of war dance around us
D while we kept peppering them will
= the last rounds.
i There was but one chance of get
= ting away-that of riding through tn,
= enemy-and we decided to take it
4 Giving the old girl her head one,
= more, we went for the Hun like ;
S bull at a gate. The blighters did no
tumble to our intention, until it wa
too late for them to get clear.
d They were fairly caught, and w
: put am end to their attempts to cor
d ner US. (By The International New
bureau, Inc, Boston, Mass.)