Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-10 | Page 5 | Germans Twice in U. S. Trenches; are Driven Out

GERMANS TWICE IN U. S. TRENCHES; ARE DRIVEN OUT WASHINGTON, March S. German troops in their attack in Lorraine on the night of March 4 twice gained a footing In the American trenches, only to be driven out In fierce fighting. An official offi-cial dispatch today from France, giving the French view of the encounter, said the Americans showed a "rare quality of courage, self-possession and calm bravery which won them the admiration of the neighboring French troops and the hearty congratulations of the French high command." com-mand." The Americans engaged were the latest to enter the trenches, going into training train-ing with the French, First news of their presence on the battle line came In the French official statement of March 3, which told of their brave conduct in repulsing re-pulsing the Germans. Today's dispatch, which gave the first details of the fighting, fight-ing, said: After a very heavy artillery preparation, prepara-tion, including sheila of all calibers, which completely demolished the ground of the sector, a strong attack was made upon the positions occupied occu-pied by the Americans. A few of the enemy succeeded In penetrating into a trench, but an energetic and severe se-vere counter-attack threw them back in confusion. Meanwhile, another section succeeded suc-ceeded in cutting the barbed wire In front of the positions where the fighting fight-ing was going on, but they also were quickly dispersed by the precise firing from the rifles and machine guns. A third company finally succeeded in stealing their way Into the lines and attempting a flanking attack, which was on the point of suceeding. Here, especially, the Americans gave proof of splendid energy and a morale beyond all praise. Almost entirely surrounded, they did not dream for one instant of surrendering and their efforts' to extricate themselves were bo determined that they succeeded in displacing the enemy without leaving leav-ing a single prisoner In his hands. The same date, toward 4:30 in the morning, an American patrol of four men and one sregeant encountered an enemy patrol that was cutting the barbed wire and which was composed of nine men. Giving proof this time of splendid offensive qualities and without considering con-sidering their numerical Inferiority, the American patrols threw themselves them-selves upon, their adversaries and after af-ter a furious combat succeeded in putting put-ting them to flight, bringing back with them two prisoners. In the attack and in the defense the American soldiers assumed the brilliant bril-liant place which they intend to hold among the allies' armies. Flayed by Publisher. CHICAGO, March 9 James Keeley, publisher of the Chicago Herald, brought prolonged applause from 300 Illinois editors here today by an attack on the war department's order, that only the names and not the addresses or names of next of kin of slain American Amer-ican soldierB would be given the newspapers. news-papers. Mr. 'Keeley characterized the order as "absurd, cruel, infamous and impossible. im-possible. ' ' The editors were the guests of the Illinois state council of defense at a luncheon. Mr. Keeley, in addition to criticising criticis-ing the war department order as inflicting in-flicting the cruelty of 1 uncertainty in thousands of homes, remarked that there were altogether too many publicity pub-licity agents in 'Washington. Native of Des Moines. By International News Service. DES MOINES, .March 9. Captain Harry C. McHenry, reported killed in France, is .believed to bo a Des Moines man, commanding B company, composed of Des Moines men, formerly in the Third Iowa national guard, now the IGSth infantry, United States army. Captain M. Henry was a Des Moines attorney and won his promotion on the border.