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II S MEN ROUTEnemy’s Attack on American Positions on Marne Front Broken Up.FRENCH HONOR U. S. MARINESAuthorities Change Name of Bols DeBelleau to Bois De l_a Brigade De Marine—Illinois Soldier Is Hero.With the American Forces on the Marne, July 12.—A large German pa trol which attempted to rah] the American trenches on the Marne front was broken up and routed in confusion.The Germans left several dead, which aided the Americans In identifying new German units.The weather Is cloudy, showery and windy and did not permit of much airplane observation. The artillery activity continues below normal.In recognition of the valiant services of the American troops when they stopped the German rush on I’arls In i the second battle of the Marne, enptur- | Ing Bols de Belleau, routing German machine gun nests and establishing \ themselves In commanding positions on the Marne sector, the French authorities have officially changed the name Bois de Belleau to Bols de La Brigade de Marine and have ordered all maps changed accordingly. 1Illinois Man Is Hero.With the American Army In France, July 12.—German units in the trenches ' opposite the Americans In the Yosges mountains, which at places are not more than fifty yards from the American lines, have learned to their cost that the Americans are not afraid to fight at close quarters. \Recently a German officer, confident the Americans had been terrorized by | n German raid, Jumped to the top of a parapet with a hand grenade In one ' hand and a revolver In the other.Without n word Sergt. William S. Waller of Plnckneyvllle, 111., seized a rifle and went out to meet him. He . ' went straight at the German and bayoneted him without firing a shot. The others In the party tied.Wisconsin Man Saved.On another occasion Lieut. Edison Boerke of Wausau, Wls., knocked down by a shell explosion, started to roll down the cliffllke side of No Man's Land.Gunner JoReph Bourdue Jumped nfter the falling man, picked him up and carried him back to safety, though knocked down by n second shell. iCorp. Fred Henderson of Kansas and Private RexforiJ K. Walker of lilt- , nols rushed out of a dugout armed respectively with a pistol and a trench knife.Henderson’s pistol was blown out of 1 ids hand, whereupon he ran to a trans- 1 verse trench, grabbed another pistol, ' returned and killed one, wounded an- ■ other and captured the third of a trio 1 of Germans who had fired on him. 1Walker continued through the fight 1 armed only with his knife.
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The Watertown News
Watertown, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jul 12, 1918
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