Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1918, Page 1

—temaphine omnes and aia ps 2 MP nie Ansan seer VANAEES ROUT HUN-EOE TAKE 12 TOWNS IN GREAT SMASH TO ris WEATHER FORECAST Generally fair tonight and Fri- day. Somewhat warmer in central portions VOLUME TWO CASPER, WYOMING, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1918 ‘)M SORRY, BUT FOUR e Casper Daily THE DAILY NUMBER 233 DIED ON ME,’ SAYS SERGEANT ON wo WITH THE AMERICANS IN CHAMPAGNE, By FRED S. FERGUSON United Press Staff Correspondent: July 18.—The fighting in the woods ‘and fiélds in the present battle ofthe Marne is| most unusual, Companies, platoons, even groups of two and three Americans are waging their own warfare in clearing out the Boches. Sergeant J. F. Brown, separated from his platoon, encountered an American captain of another company on the battle field. Point-, ing at four German machine-gun nests, the captain said: “Let’s get ’em.” They charged the nests, seemingly chine guns single-handed, taking additional prisoners and smashing the guns to pieces. The captain had started back to the American lines with his prisoners. Brown followed at some distance and encountered a com- rade, Corporal Pipp, who volunteered to guard the prisoners. Brown accepted, as he had just sighted a shallow trench half-filled with dead Boches. The other half was filled with Boches, too | ~-very much alive. - Brown’s automatic rifle had become so hot he could barely ho!d it, but he laid it across his arm and opened fire on the trench, killing several. One Boche yelled “Kamerad.” ‘All right, come on out,” Brown replied between shots. All of the Germans, numbering nearly a hundred, dropped their guns and surrendered. them all. The wood was being shelled continuously. Once Brown and Pipp were surrounded, but fought their way out. At the edge of the wood Pipp left to “get some more Brown herded his prisoners \along the s| ers, Brown counted his “bag’” for the first time. : There were 159 of them, including a major, br fv and two oo “T’m sorry, but four wounded died on me,” said Brown, turning them over. ’ p 2 Brown abet escaped death a number of times, as his uniform was torn by bullets. Early in the fighting his pack was shot See aie nea nen hack monagen, from his back by shrapnel. Brown's feat was the climax to dozens of similar episodes. Eight Americans who were captured were'taken to the north side of the Marne. They overpowered their guards, took valued maps | impervious to the hail of German bullets, and killed or captured the crews of two of the guns. The prisoners were in their way and hindered further work, so Brown turned them over to the captain and cleaned up the other two ma-| Brown and Pipp again started for the rear and encountered other members of their platoon with prisoners. Brown took charge of hell-pitted road thward thé rear, still clutching his trusty autematic. Arriving at headquart- from the German officer, grabbed a boat and paddled back to the other side, returning in safety to the American lines. f Franco-American resistance east of Chateau-Thierry and east of Rheims is checking German attempts to envelop Rheims. German dead lie four to five deep. An American colonel estimates 5,000 dead Boches in front of his command alone. The most desperate fighting is being waged in the region of Conde wood, St. Agnan, LaChapelle and Mont Hodon, with the French and a fighting elbow to elbow. German gain of one kilometer at Les Mesnil constitutes their total progress there in two days. ‘ ; : As an laice of the murderous American fire and the frightful German losses, prisoners said the American artillery wiped out one | _Whole German regiment before it could cross the Marne. The famous Sixth Grenadier regiment was the one annihilated. FLYERS LEND —_—__ DEATH OF 0.R. NOT CERTAIN [By Associated Preas.] OYSTER BAY, L. 1, July 18.— Colonel Roosevelt today received from General Pershing a cable re- gretting that the colonel’s young- est son is missing. The message reads; “I regret very much that your son, Lieutenant Quentin Roose- velt is reported missing, July 14 with a patrol of 12 planes he left on ® mission protecting a photo- #raphis section, . si _ ‘Seven enemy planes were ed and attacked after which Lee planes returned and our “= * broke off combat, return- me to their base, ut. Roosevelt didn't return, A member of the squadron re- ports seeing one of our planes fall out of the combat and into the clouds, and the French report an American plane seen descending. “Hope he may have landed safs- ly. Will advise you immediately on receipt of further information.” rae A Mrs, Elizabeth Lenehan and her daughter, Mrs. J, J. Adams, and son, Will Lenehan, arrived yesterday from Crawford, Neb., to make their home with Miss Delia Lenehan at 815 South Beech street. Mrs. Lenehan has been very ill in a hospital in Alli- ance, Neb., for several weeks but is somewhat improved in health. | | | | | | j | | | | | | | | [By Associnted Prens.] LONDON, July 18.-The French and Americans have gained from two to four miles everywhere on a 25-mile front in the offensive today between the Aisne and the Marne, according to reports received here. They captured several thou- sand prisoners and twenty guns. [By United Prens.] LONDON, July 18.—The Franco-American drive between the Aisne and the Marne is the biggest Allied offensive since April, 1917. Many tanks == are co-operating. It is now believed th: t there is little liklihood of Epernay fall- pig aan The British are not idle. East of Amiens the Australians gained a third of a ‘mile on a 2,000-yard front. At 4 p. m. indications show the advance is continuing. Americans were \particularly successful near Soissons. ing. RELINQUISHING. PRISONERS At | [FD DRIVE TAKES Lone Sergeant, with Aid of Captain, Captures Small Army of 159 Huns, After Killing Crews of Four Machine Guns; Raked German Trench with Automatics Until Sur-' vivors Yelled ‘Kamerad’; Daring Exploits of Yankee Officer Is Extolled in Graphic Cable Story; German Dead Piled High on the Marne BOCHES BY SURPRISE |Americans Sweep Foe from Pathin Whirlwind Assault Along 20- |. » Mile Front;‘ Met Boche, Sharp Fight, Boche Turned Tail and Ran Like Hell, Pursued by Our Troops,” Is-Report Make by | Yank Commander at Givray; Fighters Chafe at Delay By FRED S. FERGUSON (United Press Staff Correspondent) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN THE CHAMPAGNE; July 18 (2:10 p. m.)—The Americans are advancing with the French on the 20-mile front between Soissons and Chateau- | Thierry. The American had captured more than a dozen towns and villages and taken nu- merous prisoners and advanced nearly two miles up to noon. At the cabling hour, the Americans had captured the following towns west of Chateau- Thierry: Viller-Meldon, Dammard, Gourchamps, Licy-Clignon, Monthiers, Torcy, Belleau Giv- ray, St. Genoulps, Hautesyenes, and other small villages, farms, heights and woods, includ- ing Givray wood. The advance reached a depth of nearly two miles within three hours. The American commander at Givray, reporting its capture, sent headquarters the fol- lowing: “Met Boche on his line of Resistance. Sharp fight, Boche turned tail and ran like heil, pursued by our troops. Hope to have more prisoners.” Enormous numbers of prisoners have been taken. It is impossible to estimate how many. At headquarters messages are coming in from everywhere, asking permission to advance further. As it is essential to keep the line straight, it was necessary in some instances to order troops to wait until adjoining units were brot up. It is the greatest pursuit of Ger- mans that the Americans have yet engaged in. American airplanes flying over the lines fought the Boches from above, while infantry- men and machine gunners fought them from the ground. Aerial observers dashed thru the } The attack was not only a surprise, but the concentration for the offensive was unusu- jally rapid. Field guns were loaded on trucks and dashed up to the lines. Horses were car- |tied up in the same way. German artillery resistance was feeble until 7 o’clock, when their guns opened up, but the |Americans then had advanced too far for the enemy guns to stop them. They captured Torcy in 15 minutes. Belleau fell at 8:20, and Givray half an hour later. ie greatest American force which had yet participated in a single engayement is advanc- ing with the French in this offensive, which was launched at 4:30 this morning. Franco-Americans captured 18 cannon at Couchamps. Latest reports say the advance continues everywhere. BATTLE LINE EXTENDED TO _ WIDTH OF 100 MILES, CLAIM | | | | [By Associated Prensa.) | General Foch has taken the aggressive on an important scale, attacking this morning on ja 25-mile front between the Aisne and the Marne, on the westerly side of the Germans’ Marne |salient. From various sources come reports that the battle is progressing favorably to the jallied forces, which, presumably, include American troops. | Few details of the battle are available, the main fact officially stated being that at vari- jous points along this front progress of from a mile and a half to two miles was made and {By Associated Press.] ON THE FRENCH FRONT, | July 18.—— (Morning) — Notable work was done by Allied aviators during the new German offensive by bombarding and _ cbservation. Battle planes are constantly busy and the mastery of the air has been maintained thruout. Air forces constently harassed attacking columps of the casmy and supplied information from mo- ment to moment to the French staff. Qne of the principal ele- ments which worked toward bring- ing the German offensive to a halt was the splendid co-operation of the transport information ser- vice. In Champagne, lorry drivers passed for four days and nights without a moment's repose, hurry- ing troops from one section line Carrier pigeons proved most im- | portant in the Champagne fight- ing, where the French advance posts were often cut off from the main bédy. Birds constantly brough? “avis messages concerning | the movement of the Germans. etn atlas abba hid Bly [By Associated Presn.} [name of Quentin Roosevelt did no! appear in the list, ether, often under heavy fire. | WASHINGTON, July 18.—Army |front below the Aisne sent a wave of enthusiasm thru the war department. and Marine casualty lists reported today totaled sixty-four names. The |prisoners taken. | ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, July 18 (11 a. m.)—Allied forces engaged in an |important counter attack between the Aisne and the Marne, north of Chateau-Theirry, are | Progressing favorably. LONDON, July 18.—French reports state that they recaptured Mont Voison, south of ‘the Marne, at a point where the Germans advanced further toward Epernay and Chene-la- |Reine to the west, and took as well the heights west of those villages overlooking the Marne. Germans are reported to have made slight rogress north of St. Aganan, in the district southwest of Dormans, but progress was slow. The maximum penetration of the French lines |since July 15th is six miles north of the Marne. Italians have retaken Clairizet, two miles northeast of Bligny. } WASHINGTON, July 18.—Word that the French are striking the Germans on a 25-mile 4 Every official !accepted it as proof that the long days of Purely defensive operations are ended, and Foch, ¢ largely because of a million Americans overseas, is able to use aggressive tactics. (Continued on Page Six.) P2960 60060666664 bk dm k hee | 3