Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-26
HEROIC DEEDS ARE PREDICTE0
General Says American Spirit a.
Critical Moment Served to Main
tain Morale of French at
Chateau ThIerry.

London.-The behavior Of tho
American troops at Chateau Thierry
has demonstrated more than anything
that has happened on the American
front the splendid initiative and en-
terprise with which the American ar
my is endowed, and nothing has
aroused the keener enthusiasm of the
commander, says the Daily Mail COR
respondent with the American army
in France.
He quotes an unnamed French genS
eral as saying that the American spir1
1t and enterprise at a critical momentl
served to maintain the morale Of the
French troops around Chateau Thier-.
ry.
Among the incidents Of the engage
ment the correspondent mentions is
the steadiness and persistence Of the
American machine gun fire in the
streets Of Chateau Thierry. Company
after company of the enemy marching
four abreast, repeatedly tried to adj
vance, but recoiled sorely shattered
before the fire of the American gum
ners. The streets were strewn with
German dead and wounded and the
American officers estimate they Inc
flicted at least 1000 casualties.
Predicts Heroic Deeds.
When a bridge across the Marn8
was blown up, the correspondent adds,
the Americans were left on the north
ern bank with the enemy In front Of
them and the river at their backs. Carr
rying their guns, the Americans de-
scended to the lower banks Of the riv-
er. and under enemy machine gun and
artillery fire succeeded In reaching the
next bridge.
The correspondent predicts that
much win be heard of the deeds of
the Americans In the next few days,gz
and adds:
american troops fresh from the
United States continue to arrive with
regularity and In numbers more than
sufficient to justify renewed confl-
dence in the ultimate triumph of the
entente. The Americans at this mo-
ment are distributed over a very wide
front.
"Tn some sectors entire Americana
divisions form one unit, holding a
certain extent of line. while else.
where they are brigaded with French
and British regiments. In the Lune7
vile and Toul sectors the Americans
hold very difficult salients-in the
Toul sector completely dominated by
the German artillery on Montsec. The
Germans recently have been drench-
ing these positions with gas, but the
Americans stood firm and won the
ready appreciation of all observers"
The spirit and morale of the Ameri-
can soldiers wounded in the Cantigny
battle, 90 per cent Of whom will REL
cover. is wonderful. The first guess
ton they ask the surgeon is: Z
doc, when will I be able to 20
back after the Germans who fixed
me1'
Two young privates were waiting
their urn to enter the ope~rating-room
Of a large American hospIta4rPAse !.
One said: y
~ have been oyer the top thrce
times, and It is the greatest sport I
ever had. Fix me up quick because
I want to go back after the Boches
again."
The second soldier. who had a seriS
Gus wound In the thigh. said:
aft I do not return TO the trenches
I have the satisfaction of knowing
that I fixed three-two ~bayoneted and
one shot. / am satisfied"
The soldier probably Will recover.
but he viii never cross bayonets with,
the Germans again. as he will lose
his leg.
Show Great Daring.
Many American officers and p~rivntes
showed great daring md fortitude In
w~ithstandIng the German attacks
along the Marine Mt Chateau Thiefry
and J~aulgonne.
Capt. John II. Mendenhall OF New
Rochelle, N. Y, went without sleep for
three days and remained steadily at
the head OF his company during that
time.
Corp. Jules Mangold Of Mcdonald,
Pa, was sent out to investigate Ger
man snlpers under a heavy fire from
the American line. lilo found tho
snipers, pointed them out 10 his com.
rades and the Germans fred no more.
Capt. George Wakerfne. the FreDch
liaisOn officer with the American unit,
stood by the Americans IN the thick OF
the fight. encouraging and cheering
them. Tho Americans. he said. show
ed most wonderful fighting spirit and
were jolly, even laughing and joking
while a perfect hell rnged around
them.