Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1918 — AMERICANS IN RAID [ARTICLE]

AMERICANS IN RAID

U. S. MEN PENETRATE Tb .ENEMY’S THI RD LINE. < Lieutenant and Twelve Men Make Five-Hour Exploring Trip Without Being Seen. With the American Army in France, April 19.—American troops 'operating on the Lorraine sector have taken over Control of “No Man’s Land.” Patrolling parties are making almost nightly visits up to the German wire entanglements without encountering any resistance. A lieutenant and a party of twelve have made a five-hour exploring trip, penetrating to the German third line and making maps of machine gun and ' snipers’ posts and strong points without being seen by the enemy. An artillery lieutenant in an observation post sighted a German field kitchen coming up to the enemy line. He gave his battery its position and the kitchen was destroyed with three shots. Twice in 24 hours an American comptmy has assisted French troops in g neighboring Sector to regain trenches temporarily taken by the Germans. The company was led by a captain, who took .his troops over the top in “the face of the most violent machine gun and artillery fire. Each time he succeeded in driving out the enemy and inflicting heavy -casualties and then strengthening the positions. Commission of units who participated in the several days of fighting last week in company with the French in the Apermont wood sector are finding it difficult to pick out men who especially distinguished themselves in the operations. One commander said that every man acted like a hero and it was hard to choose the most deserving cases.