Show 1 CAPTAINS DISTINGUISH THEMSElVES AT MARNE By Associated Press WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY tY IN FRANCE June 9 ln hi In the recent fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing on the Marne l Capt George F. F Vellage of oC Eagle Pass Tex and Capt James Jame O. O Green Wisconsin distinguished ills diR themselves The They arc are attached attached at at- to regiments which deserve equal credit with the marines for stopping stopping stop stop- ping the German onrush to Paris Captain Wehlage smoked out a German German Ger Ocr man machine gun sun nest and had a duel with a German officer whom he killed with his revolver lie Tic captured another German officer after wound wound- in Inz him I II Captain Greeno company was cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off b by machine gun sun fire He lie with two platoons attacked the tIme machine gunn gunners rs and killed all of them He lie continued to advance and with his men fought all night Towards morning the they surprised surprised sur sur- attacked and killed all the r 1 ler r r- mans in another machine gun un nest nel The They then crawled through ditches in order to get back to their own lines This action greatly aided the marines marines marines ma- ma ma ma- rines in their advance One of the regiments taking part in inthis inthis inthis this battle Is known as ah as the raid makers another has close affiliations with Detroit because many of its officers officers officers of of- had married Detroit girls Detroit Detroit De De- De- De troit is known as The Tue Mother Law of or this regiment The transfer of the American troops to the battle front from their quiet training camps is described as a arc re rem remarkable re- re m feat feal Th They were hurriedly loaded into French motor trucks man many of which were dr driven ven b by Chinese The Thc trucks proceeded direct to the front line and almost immediately the themen themen men muon got into action The excitement seemed a tonic for them they forgot lack of sleep sheep and ever everything else |