The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-08
AMERICANS And AUSTRALIANS .....:
+ TAKE FIFTY HUNS IN RESCUE
. 0FTW0CAPTURED COMRADES
Corporal Given Squad Of Volunteers Visit Boche Lines and Lib
II. . crate Prisoners Bring Back Officer and *.
s. S.*@ N.Y. Half Hundred Men t.''3 ~ i2*-5 .@Es5E
YANKS SHOW CALMNEss 5
+ OF VETERAN WARRIORS
Machine Gun Corporal, Forced to
Go It Alone, Holds OFF +,
+ -" the Enemy -, =,

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!: With the British Army in
France, Sunday, July 7.-(By the
Associated Press In tie German
counter attack against the new
positions gained by the Austria
lians and Americans around Ham
el two Americans and five Aus
tralians were captured by the
enemy. Volunteers were called
for, and an American party
brought back the captured men
and a German officer, while
twelve Australians brought tic
number of German prisoners to
so. The story Of, this incident as
told by an American officer. who
took part. in the fighting. follows:
''.Thc boches did not bother us
until Thursday. might when they
made their counter attack which
was -,repulsed. :, They did succeed
in the first rush, ,:,howeycr,' ! in2gct:
ting; hold of two Americans and
five Australians. ~ E.:l IL, Z. !, =
!: = - =, Go A,tsr' Comrades. ,.;=.,:.y,>
: I'VE Immediately called tor .votun.
teers to 60 out, after these captured
lads and all our mon: ones hS1tn
yelling for the chance. Corporal Ray.
liand' Powell was first up. and No Wis
given a. squad Of men ferslha work
"The guns had put down ~ z y = Seayy
.barrage but tho corrdr4ll lSds shls ctSps
straight through tktsss fierc4 Tire aiid
charged hot-fobt SITTER SfhsSfetfs1tilt
enemy. The Germans tEretir4d ;st0 / I
strong point but tle 1corDofil With tho
other Yankees went s11t, in =! ! laitsr 4 tthem.',:
>. FIFTY Huns Tor Good. N tasure. i,
Our two boys were, retaken along
with the five Australia no and the cor.
poral and bis party also captured:ta
boche; officer. In the, meantime ~
Australians had circled 1round and
Joined the American party, with the. re-
suit that fifty German prisoners were
brought back. -, # ~. !;
THAT night boche sniper! caused
a lot Of trouble from Z, nest I'M the
front line and one OF my men went,
out across no mans land alone after
him The Yankee got him and loft
him dead on the field +.Ssl ,.it.it{.-.a
Recounting q story he had heard
Of the grit Of an American corporal,
the officer continued: iTii!E" " -,
"An Australian officer was telling
me about one Of our c0rpofals who
did what was considered . fine. piece
OF work. This lad had charge Of q.
machine gun squad. Early in tho push
al; his comrades were Knocked out. by
shell fire and he was let alone with
the gun. Z: ~ Es4%f :"
,,.a Goes II Alone. q. \:
."He knew that the gun was needed,
Sc he started forward with i, Elm.
self. 1t was not light Job but .hc kept
setting It up. and working II until he
got through to the final objective
where he made his n1Al stand he
was pumping away rstisiously 1t the
boches; and the Australian officer
was watching him with interest TOT
he knew he was a green man and ad'
mired the way he was CARRYING on:
Suddenly the corporal raised himself
up and then dropped to his knee again
with his head hanging.
"'What's the matter, .Yapk2 Are
you hit?' called the officer. :. :,
!. "tNo, SIR replied the corporal
quickly, but do you know this darued
thing don't kick at ALL y
AFTER fighting magnificently with
his gun for SO long the corporal had
Just made that big discovery and ~
simply stopped firing for Z moment
to inspect his gun with new interest,".
The officer was delighted with tbe:sol.
>dier's action and told the story to Us
Prisoners .vsrs, Young.
I'VE were surprised" the officer I'D.
ded, "at some of the prisoners, taken.
Most Of them were strapptng fellows
but there were 4 lot Of them who.
while big, were very young, The Sboche
put over some gas at one time but It
was only a mighty good experience
for our men as they were equipped
with thte masks. .t $S;s*t.
Il want to. say here that those AVIS
tralians are. magnificent fighters We
have been. learning tho game from
them. Our fellows. watched the yet.
Grams closely and it Vas q case "0f
imitation without q second lesson" =
Real American kaIe.
! nur;nv tho evening Of the day the
spent with the Amert'
cans big bunch Of mail arrived from
home and there was great jubilatton
among the men to have letters from
the folks as . reward fer their work
in the trenches. One young fellow
came tearing around waving q torn
dollar bill which he had Just found IN
letter. ,4,. RI.
Il got it; got It" he yelled ! with ID de-
rive francs. hid, >, laughed san otfi.
Ger who was standing by. tis, :i4s 81,