The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-08
TELLS HOW
HI: KILLED
19GE:RNANS
srgonne Hero, One Of Worlds
Greatest, NriieS Exclusive
Story For |. Ms.

xorI--serrcnut samuel Woodhh. /
a.. =. A.. has recently come Z" i&h' n
one ct The wars greatest heroes. "'h-
Icrshing discovered that """u"i''
while Il arst lieutenant in the fHth
Division A. II. T.. perfrcmed acts o.
bravery in the srgounc forest that en-
titled him to the highest h"ners. sin
EIe-handed. Woodall went int" ~"
Mans Land" and cleaned up German
muchIne gun nest after ma chine E"n
nest. killing nineteen Germans In two
hours.
yoodfIl now in Washington to rep
resent the infantry at the huriat OF an
unknown dead veteran on ArmiSice
Day. has for the tirst timc written the
story of his courageous feats-EDIT0R.
tBY SAMUEL WOOpFiI.L)
written for the international News)
WASHINGTON. Nov. As first
lieutenant | was sent to the SiNtieth
Infantry. First Division, late IN 1918
Late in August, 19lS the regiment
was relieved in AIsace and started
marching to st AIihiel section our
mission having been completed. We
proceeded TO Blercourt, arriving there /
October 4th.
In the Argonne. while we We're adj
advancing enemy machine sunners
and artillery concentrated heavy IRE
us Some dropped into shell holes
was forced 10 take cover in a dummy /
trench. not deep enough to hide the |
rack on my back They kept up a /
heavy string of fire. knocking dirt and /
rock over me and punCturing my rain |
ccat.
I wrote a farewell note on the back |
OF a little photo Of a dear loved one |
-, H44-
ing pushed by Yank troops suddenly +,
ceased airing. At daylight October e. |
we were ordered over the TOP for COM
bat reconnaI ssance a terrible bar
rage forced us TO dig i'll. The enemy
was entrenehed and shrouded by a
heavy feg 1 saw the necessity for
quick action and signalling several
men to follow me. l crept, by detour-
ing. on a machine gun position.
slid my rifle forward. raised on
my elbows and killed five gunners in
the pit one enemy gunner attempt
ed TO retreat. / killed him with my
pistol
I dashed to a cover of brush and
then ran into German officer in hid
ing He attempted to disarm me
killed him with my automatic.
there was continuous Airing The
my had been creeping through and
WIS sweeping the woods with FIRE
Having lost control of my company In
the dense wilderness, I continued 10
advance by taking cover.
located another machine gun after
d short distance. Crawling to a flank
position l sniped five of the crew and
sileuced the gun. l crept closer to II
and encountered three Germans car
rying ammunition to the gun l had |
just silenced We saw each other at
the same time They yelled KAN
cad" and dropped their equipment. I
captured and sent them to the rear.
advanced but a short distance
when { encountered a third machine
gun and using the same method before
applied. I worked my way to a flank
and killed five Of the gunners as they
took their places at the gun. Heavy
overhead fire forced me To jump into
an enemy trench for cover. AS l
dashed into it. / nearly Jumped on two
crouching Germans. one of them
reached for his luger. I fred first. He
doubled up The second was reaching
for his rifle. / squeezed the trigger,
but my automatic failed TO go off.
seized an intrenching tool and
dealt a crushing blow on his head AS
turned I saw the other had regained
his pistol. He was dispatched in the
same manner.
That's all there is TO it