Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-05
FRESH sToRiEs OF DEEDS OF
SOLDIERS BROUGHT ~
MAJOR NEWMAN.
MGMOGRs FELT WHOLE
NATION WATCHED THEM
Machine Gunner From She'll Hole
Shoots Down Two German Plsnss-
Sergeant Kills Six Huns and Takes
Seventh castivs, AItho Seriously
acknowledgements Drisadisr.
Special to Times Repu olican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dies Moines, May 5.--Major oliver
p. Newman, former Des aoines news
paper man, VINO was MADE a commits
sioner in the District Of columbia,
Washington, D. c.. by President Will
son, going into the military service
when this country declared war on
Germany, tells some interesting war
incidents on members OF the Rainbow
division sincs his return from over
500. Major Newman, who is now in
Washington. recently related the fol-
lowing incidents;
1t was more than courage that the
men Of the Rainbow division showed"
he declared. They seemed to feel that
the whole country was watching them,
Us practically all of the states were
zation and tn. result vas a very nigh
morale. There Vas no setter oivision
In the A. z. 4.
One OF the best stories heard was
about Scream Donohue, of the oio
issth, New York. 1t was in the Cha
teau Thierry area A machine gun
COMPANY. to which Donohue BELONGED,
was in . shallow trench partly hidden
by brush vita shell holes around. Tn q
boche airpianes espied the men and
began to pepper the company with
machine gun fire.
In the pariance Of the other side
there is nothing that will come nearer
getting 4 mans goat than that. Its
the psychology Of the thing. and the
effect Of the attack from above Is en-
HANGED by the peculiar whining roar
OF the German plane, now rising nov
falling, 10 something like moan.
The attack was so violent that the
officer in command ordered the men
TO hunt cover a>d they scattered
cept Donohue. Instead he pulled his
machine gun up on the edge Of the
trench and began shooting al the air.
planes. They swooped down to finish
Donohue, the lower not more than 100
feet above -fhe ground. As they de-
scended Donohue trained his gun more
carefully. He struck the upper plano
in vital apot. 1t began to drop and
in falling caught and entangled the
other machine. Both crashed down to-
sether.
Ssrasant Killed Six Huns.
Another story was about an Ala
bama boy with the 18TH infantry. At
one point along the Chateau Thierry
front the advance was being held up
oy a German machine gun nest in .
clump OF woods. Volunteers were
called to clean out the nest. That
meant . dash forward over about 200
meters until they got close enough to
throw hand grenades into the place
occupied by the German machine guns.
One Of tho volunteers was the Aie-
bama boy. / wish could remember
his name. In going forward he was
shot in the leg and dropped to his
knees. Seven boches jumped out OK
concealment and made for the Am
erican. But hesdropped six OF the
Germans swiftly, one shot AFTER an
other, and made the other German
prisoner. The American was shot thru
the knee-a most painful wound-out
he held his prisoner unit! help arrived.
II I heard one, / heard dozen stories
on this order.
The -Forty-second has the youngest
briyadier general, Douglas McArthur'
known AZ one Of the most courageous
officers in the American Expeditianary
Forces. He las many exploits to his
credit but one which had the most
inspiring effect on the men was, no
doubt, when he decided to go over the
TOP with the .doushboys. He was then
chief Of staff tho later placed in COM
mand Of ono Of the brisades. He went
to Company e Of the 1s7th infantry.
took off his uniform and put on that
of an enlisted man, asked for rifle
with fixed baYonet, and, taking his
place in the ranks Of the company, leo
the boys over the top. This ne Kept
Up all day"