Show LONE U. U S. S SENTRY DRIVES OFF 40 GERMANS Kills ills Leader as Raiding Party Approaches U. U S. S Trench Line By Associated ted Press Pre s. s WITH ITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE Thursday March 7 A i.-A A lone American sentry this morning mor attacked at attacked at- at tacked d nn an enemy patrol of or about forty I men some of ot them had stealthily en entered entered entered en- en n i advanced American trench I He drove c them off oft l killing tho the leader and wounding others Th The Tho first reports of the encounter were that another raid had taken place and all along the line details were verc being be- be be being eIng e- e t I ing awaited eagerly But Investigation In showed that one American started what there was of or an offensive The name nume of ot this man Is mentioned in nil all reports of ot the affair and he ha has been congratulated heartily by hi his officers I and comrades for his courage and level headedness The sentry saw the thc patrol advancing I and looked on as the Germans beg beg- began n I to drop cautiously into the trench He knew that an American patrol was out nut along the wire not far Cat away and mill counted count count- count I ed eel upon its help after atter he opened fire tire There were acre four lour men In the American patrol By the time five Germans had entered t the trench the sentry thought ho should delay elay no longer longcr especially as th the under er o officer who was war tho the Germans had approached within a few tew yards of or him I The Thc sentry opened fire tire raIl rapidly Idly without without with with- With With-I out chall challenging ngin The German leader fell at the first crack of the rifle The I Ii i others In the trench hurriedly sought I protection but the they were elC not quick I enough h for tor the sentry's bullets caught some of ot them I I As the American began f firing a n German some ome distance outside the wire shouted Come out ont come out t tI I The Germans ne needed ded no s second cond Invitation I hwi-I tation In fact those who were we-c still In the wire wiro already had started out Th The small American 1 patrol saw the enemy trailing back aro across s no mans man's land Jand under fire Ire from the gentry entry and from rom Americans at a a. point further along the line The patrol joined In Inthe inthe In the thc fm fray friy and helped to speed th the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans on their way by hurling a large number of hand grenades some of ot which probably took effect Four ri rifles rifles rl- rl fles were found in the American lines Patrols Patrol both hoth American and German are constantly S seeking opportunity to I Inspect the opposing lines an and the Germans on this occasion certainly did not wish to be 10 discovered The They cut I Ithe the American wire with the greatest caution making no noise but the sentry sentry sen sen- try tn who later drove drO them oft off was watching their performance all the time American troops in the sector northwest northwest north north- west of Toul Tout have been subjected forthe for forI forthe the first time to an attack attach with liquid fire Enemy troops carrying flame I projectors were just opening the at attack attack nt- nt I tack when an American patrol which v happened to be nearby fired on them I The Germans fled precipitately pursued pursued pur pur- I sued by the Americans They The 4 dropped I four tour projectors two of or which were I flaming Tho The Americans went Into ac action action ac- ac aC 1 tion so quickly that the enemy had no chance to light the other oth r two No o damage was done b by the flames James The I projectors lay In no mans man's land for Cor three days Earl Early this morning the they I were brou brought ht In by an American pa pa- pa- pa trot All AlI had been punctured b by shots shot I from the American trenches Late this evening tho the projectors were I taken to headquarters They were strapped to the backs of oC tho men who brought wrought them from no mans man's land and mo ln moving pictures were taken They are I of if a n. type long familiar on the western front Enem Enemy snipers have been exceptionally exception exception- I ally illy busy in the last twenty twenty four four hours it at t a certain point with more or less I success Various parts of the American American Ameri Ameri- can mn sector were ere bombarded without suffering great damage Many blo lo points In tho the German positions were bombarded with success by b the thc American artillery A gap in the wire through which the Germans apparently apparent- apparent ly y thought patrols were emerging was WIS covered with bursts of or machine gunfire gun gun- un- un tire fire all night long Ions and even oen today toda- An enem enemy ob observation cr atlon balloon baBoon In the rear car of oC c caught fire tire this mornIng mornIng morn- morn Ing ng and was hauled down There wa was great rest reat activity In the all air ahall all fol- fol following lowing the bombing expeditions of last night light during which tho the Germans threw Sown down near towns behind the American Ameri AmerI- can lines bombs aerial torpedoes and heavy shells The They set Bet the fus fuses s anI and dropped cropped them from their planes but the only result was to dig largo large holes In the ground American antiaircraft guns drove off oft several enem enemy machines of tho the man many which crossed the line lino today One out d enemy plane was vas driven down control behind the tho German line after an in aerial battle which thrilled the themen themen I men In the trenches |