The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-06-25
AMERICANS ARE
WINNING RESPECT
Boche Officers Tell the Ger
mans the Americans are
Great Fighters
INDIVIDUAL ACTS OF MEN
(By Associated Press. }

With the American Troop Under
Foch, June 22.-Flowers of Ameri-
can heriosm along the paths of glo-
! ry can be plucked only when the
smoke of battle has cleared. West
of Chateau Thierry we find in the
Bois de Be!leu and around the
French towns of Bouresches, vaux
and Laroche some acts of valor
which already have been recognized
by the French Croix de Guerre and
others soon to be rewarded by the
American Medal Of Honor, or the
Distinguished Service Cross.
Major John A. Hughes, Of Phila-
delphia, showed himself to be gal
liant, courageous and determined
commander of his men by inficting
heavy losses on the enemy and cap
turing many prisoners, twenty ma
chine guns and six minnewerfers.
Dropping into the ranks there was
Private Frank Lahay, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, who was sent out with
a group Of two others to hold the
bridge near Boursches. His story is
as follows;
"At the bridge we were Joined by
another group of three. The fire
from the enemy's machine guns be-
came very hot. 1t dropped all three
of the other group. A bullet set on
fire the fuse of my clip, but got off
my bed and with my two comrades
slowly fell back. My puttees came
down and I had to stop and fix
them. Then I found myself alone.
reached the creek and from the
bank saw German waist-de3p in
the water in the act of setting his
machine gun going upon our troops.
l shot him, got his gun, turned it
upon the Germans, who were COM
ing up after me, shot out 900 rounds
and then made my way to our lines,
with the enemy hurting potato
masher grenades at me all the way" ~
Lahaye has Ino1an blood in his
veins.
Private James Tucker, Of Thorn
ton, Tex, in terriff enemy bonn
bardment in the Bois de Belleu on
June u, delivered messages while
his itinery was swept by heavy fire,
and he faced death on each trip.
Private John KuxosKi of MilWau-
kee, in an attack upon Hill No. 14z,
found himself alone, his comrades
being all killed. He went on and
single-handed captured a German
machine-gun officer and two men,
compelling them to carry the gun on
the march to the American lines.
Kuhoski is company cook and, ac-
cording to the captain, had no busi-
ness at the front.
Your correspondent found a.
youngster in a hospital crying. l
asked him, Are you in great pain?"
The reply of the lad was, "No, sir;
they brought me out of the fight
with ten rounds of ammunition that
l did not have time to fire.
A field surgean approached one of
our boys who had severe shrapnel
cut upon his chin. you're wound
ed," he said. Then came the quick
reply: "Please let me stay. was
only leaning up against the German
barrage. The Boche lifted it and l
fell against the trench and cut my
chin"
There is a soldier both Of whose
parents were born in Germany but
who is a citizen of America. Back in
camp in Gettysburg ne was tried for
desertion and acquitted. AS mem
ber of a machine gun company near
Chateau Thierry he was cut off and
captured by German patrol party
of twenty-five. He heard the Ger
man captain say to the German SER
geant that they had lost their bear
ings. The prisoner spoke and said
he was a German and would tell
them. "Come with me this way"
and we'll knowing this his chances
Of escape were one, in ten thousand
he led the enemy group directly ny
to our lines. Along with the Ger
mans he was shot down BY our ma
chine gunners.. but. strangely en-
oush, he, will. recover. All Of the
Germans either, were killed or cap
turtdgatg \ ,,.,... :
.s'aannery. Sergeant Charles Hoh.
man. Of New York City. with = de-
saal. ran up against two hidden maj
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