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Snipers Nest Is Wiped Out by BoysParty Goes Forth and Gets Into I Sharp Skirmish With the Outposts of the Bodies.Newton C. Parke,(I. N. S. Staff Correspondent)WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 14 (9 a. m.)—'The American patrol which was last reported to have “gone out” on the Luneville sector following the night fighting at an enemy strong point, returned to the scene of the engagement looking for missing Americans.A party of Germans was encountered and there was a sharp fight.When the patrol returned, one man was found to be missing. What casualties the Germans suffered is not known.Two officers want back to look .for the missing AmcfHcan but mm'* noon a German outpost and promptly an action started. * One dead German wno tell ciose to tne Aiuerrcans w«s brought back to our lines for identification purposes. Other Americans went out and in all three scout offic-j ers and four men were engaged.The entire incident was caused by the determination of the Americans to wipe out a nest of snipers who had killed one of our officers and one of our men. Three American snipers, dressed in camouflage suits, went out but could not resist the temptation to open fire when they saw a German officer standing beside a strong post.Clearing weather on Monday afternoon brought the first aerial activity on the Toul front for several days. Sausage balloons were up on both sides. American aimlanes patrolled 1 behind the enemy’s llnds, despite’ the hot fire directed against them. No | German machines were up. Our ar-tillery laid down a heavy barrage fire. ( throughout the night on enemy troops moving along the roads In the rear of ] the German front. ,
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Twin Falls Times
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
Tue, May 14, 1918
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