Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-05

crossing Under his personal leader.
snip the enemy was thrown back ont
of mnchin" gun nests ana 100 prlH
uncrs taken by Allworth's handful -,
troops, paving the way for larger
advance
Lieut. Harold \. i1Irlonr. Detroit
a53d infantry. who captured four ma.
chine gun nests fiuFlchuudcd and
brought back 20 prisoners when his
company had been held up hy ma
chinc gun fire
Runs Through Ihrrnec
Private John ! Kelly, chicago.
18th COMPANY Gth regiment marine
corps. tan 100 yards through the
American harrnEc 20 attack ma
chine gun nest, killing the gunner
ana on" ~ the crew ana returning
{ through the barraGe with cieht pr!s
Oners
Corp Harold ". Roberts. san
Francisco. gave his lie when the
tank he was driving slipped into u
wairs filled shell hole and knowing
that but one of the two.man crew
could escape. Roberts pushed his
companion out. saying. We'll only
one " us can get out and out vou go
Sergt. william Swalcsnn. Harrison
y !. company NJ, 3i2th infantry.
carried water To n wounded man and
was Killed hy machine gun bullets
while attempting second trip
Second Lieut. 7 Hunter Wicker
sham Denver. 353d infantry. ordered
and led an advance of his platoon
after his right arm had been crippled
nv shell fragments and continued fir-
ing his rcvolvcr with his LETT hand
until he fell from loss ~ blood lie
died before aid could reach him.
Captures Three Nests.
FIRST Lieut. samuel Wuodfll. Fort
Thomas Ky, Goth infantry. person
ally captured three machine gun
ncs -. one after the o,hcr. killing or
capturing their crews As he was
about To- Jump into the third nest
with hiA revolver. two Germans In u
nearby nest turned their machine
gun on him Missing them with his
revolver. he grabbed pick and
KILLED them both
Private Nels Wold. Mcintosh. Min.
nesota, company |. iJNth Infantry,
captured machine gun nest and II
prisoners ana lntrr rescued com
rade about To be- shot Nv "A German
officer whom Wold Killed
Sergeant Lloyd VI Sibcrt. SALINAS,
Gal, company r. a5ith infantry PC
mained with his platoon although ~.
ana charged an enemy machine gun.
killing one of the crew with shot
gun and captured two others Al
though wounded he continued In ar-
tiun until the last unit returned when
he volunteered and brought IN
wounded until he tainted from "a.
hnuslion.
Major oscar y miller. los Angeles.
aGlst infantry personally lrd a
charge IN the Argonre forest nl.
though shot through th lex and nrm.
ana when third bullet through the
abdomen brought him to the ground
continued 80 urge his troops forward,
bidding them leave him ana push on
to the next ridge m died of h.s
wounds
Take Nine Machine Gums.
Captain george " Mnllon. Kansas
CITY. l32nd infantry, with nine sol
dierH captured nine machine guns
without losa while separated from
his company. and later captured a
battery of four i55-Mm howitz"rs
and It's crew Mullon attacked the
enemy with his fis's In charging the
battery ana later personally made
frontal rush ngnins, two machine
guns which he silcnced. his energy
resulting IN the capture, all told oi
100 prisoners. II machine guns four
ik5- MIN homitzcrH ana one anti-alr-
craft gun.
First Sergeant sidney q Gucprrtz,
New YORK city company Y, l5tnd
infantry. rushed y machine gun nest
from the front through an artillery
harrase Cnpturlng the gun ana its