Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-24 | Page 4 | German Combat Party Defeated by Americans

GERMAN COMBAT PARTY DEFEATED BY AMERICANS WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. Defeat of an enemy combat party sent out to lo-ra lo-ra te American front lines southeast of Champ Fontaine farm on September 20 in described by General Vershlng in a communis up today supplementing earlier details of the encounter. The pnemy was sesi tte red with taualtien, while tho A mprlrrr 1 asualt y v. as ono officer w cunded. Tl.e dispatch, whir h is section K of the oommunioue for Sund.av. follows: "Healqua rter Amrr.c: n Fpfvjitior.ary Fr.-es. hptemher 1', tfl s.- "Sect ion H The following detajls have been reported of reputsp of nn of the enemy rutds reported In the communique of September -0: "At- o'clock, morning, Spptemrwr 2 an en my comhat pa ri y of t wo ofirers and 1bft - men armed with mIx hcavv n nd two light machine guns, and prtnv1pd hy se'enteen minutes" artillery preparation, rm from lampitoux to the cro;s roads j.out hpar.t of Champ Fontaine farm to establish an outpost, lo'nte our front line and Idcntifv our troops. Our artillery barrage rjuicklv regulnteil to a ronrontra-tlon ronrontra-tlon fire, scattered the rnpmy and inflicted in-flicted casual t les. Our Infa ntrv en pf ured three prloners and one heavy machine gun. Our casualty was ono off ircr wounded."