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Show CIVES DETAILS General Pershing Reports to War Department Shows Effectiveness on Part of Our Men at Front. CORPORAL GOES OUT BY HIMSELF Finds Enemy, Exchanges Shots and Returns Unharmed; Un-harmed; Sleeping Huns Drenched With Gas. WASHINGTON, May 23. General Pershing today reported to the war department de-partment details of a patrol raid made Monday night by American troops which resulted in the capture of two German prisoners. No casualties on the American Ameri-can side were sustained. Artillery activity on both sides is noted in the official communique today. May 21 was the same as received in news dispatches from France last night, mentioning men-tioning reconnaissance combats in Lorraine Lor-raine and artillery activity In the "Woevre Section B follows: Last night in Lorraine patrolling was very active, especially from our side. One patrol consisting of officer and twenty men, exploring a hostile hos-tile position, gained contact and opened fire on a German patrol of approximately the same size. German patrol took cover and returned Hie fire. Our patrol rushed the position, put the enemy to flight and captured two prisoners. One prisoner died of wounds after reaching our lines. Our patrols suffered no casualties. Later in the night a small hostile patrol attempted to rush one of our posts, but was driven off by rifle fire. One German was killed and his body brought into our lines. |