The Washington times., 1918-11-02
KUHN NLAUDS YALOR
Of D. c. SOLDIERS
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by the seventy-ninth Division in Its
recent lighting. He says:
Roughly estimated this division
alone in three days and nights Of con-
tinuous fighting restored twenty
three square kilometers ts.SS square
mIles) off terrain to France. This
area Incorporates the towns Of Malan-
court, lfontfaueon. and Nantillois and
several thick miniature forests with
deep ravines intervening.
Montfaucoul perches like an eagles
nest atap q hill loo feet aboveNse
level. The Swarth cut northward by
the division II approximately one and
one-half miles wide and six miles
deep, bursting hrst across the shell
pitted German trench system and
frightfully muddy swamp, then pass
ing over a knolly and wooded terrain
with countless swirls and folds In
the ground. Every inch Of its prog
ress was made difficult by successive
groups of machine gun nests. con-
crete pill boxes and strong points of
wire netting and by the steady nail
of enemy shells.
Took Heights.
Montfaucon heights and the ruins
of the town were taken by the SlSth
infantry from Maryland under Col
Claude B. Sweeney, once commended
for his eoolness and resourcefulness.
Major BENJAMIN Franklin Pepper, OF
Philadelphia, was killed by a snipers
bullet while bravely leading the nrst
wave in an attack southwest OF
Montfaucon on September 70. de Is
buried at Brabant, and his grave is
ha Arnarfran flag and
wreath of flowers
Other officers OF this regimen.
Who fell in the same charge rest
near by, likewise officers OF the Sl4tn
Infantry of Pennsylvania, which
unit captured Malancourt upon the
right during the first day and, al
vancing steadily, materially aided the
taking of Montfaucon on the second
day. Mantillois was engulfed upon
the third day by the 316th and 5l6th
Infantry, with machine gun battal-
ions assisting them"
OFe Attacks Hospitals.
Corroborative evidence of the Ger
mans practice Of attacking hospitals
is found in a recent letter from Capt
Edgar Poe Sandrock, Of the 3O4th San
itaTy Train. This unit was co-operat-
ing with the Seventy-ninth division
during theg recent fighting. In MS
letter Captain Sandrock says:
'T thought you might be interested
to know what happened TO our held
hospital during the battle which last
ed a week. The roads were muddy
and cut up so badly by the columns
of men, horses, artillery. tanks and
ammunition trains going into posi-
tions that it was practically impos-
sibIe to bring our wounded back rap
idly enough, so we were ordered up
10 an advanced position to care for
them. We put our field hospital un-
der canvas, ward tent, operating
tents, supply tents, etc. complete
hospital all plainly marked on top
with big red crosses.
"Soon the wards were full and the
ground between the tents covered
with wounded men on ltters, just as
the bearers had brought them on the
field. Besides our own boys there
were a few French soldiers and some
wounded German prisoners, whomwe
were giving the same treatment as
our own.
Worked Under Fire.
"AIl the medical officers and men
were working along rapidly and
cooIIy doing frst-aid dressing, put
ting fractures in splints, giving anti
tetanic serum etc, for we had been