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Show HUNS FLEE WHEN THE MARINES UsE THEIR BAYONETS LONDON, June 7. German troops fled before the bayonets of the American marines ma-rines in the action between Veuilly and Torey Thursday, according to the correspondent cor-respondent of the Daily Mail with the American forces in France. Wounded soldiers, he adds, tell how one company of marines fighting in a wheat field became surrounded by superior su-perior numbers, but they eventually fought their way out in the face of severe se-vere German machine-gun fire. In addition addi-tion they captured several of the machine ma-chine guns. The American troops, the correspondent correspond-ent adds, showed considerable skill in using cover, and thereby reduced their losses appreciably. Despite this caution, however, they made the pace too hot for the Germans. The full haul of prisoners, it is added, may reach 300. Several wounded Germans complimented compliment-ed the Americans on their fighting, saying say-ing they were as good soldiers as the Germans. The marines adapted themselves them-selves quickly to the situation and carried car-ried out their instructions without a flaw. |