Show r Y ARE GIVEN l WIDE BERTH BY 1 4 1 Land Roamed p Mans Man's 5 With Ament Ameri Amen Impunity by V 4 t i x cans ans' ans Seeking Trouble 1 11 t i 1 By J. J W. W 4 l' l pl ed Pre Prell i Staff Correspondent ICAN FIILL FIELD D HEADQUARTERS 1 German night patrols aro are lv 1 Jt the Americans a wide berth sine the e on recent occasions arc at ar- ar c J eel d similar r parties such a warm re reC re- re C The usual nightly excursions OT over r No Man Mais a s U Land LanI I have been bean without h 1 v with h hU the enemy y d during rl the theo it few lew days day kept up today toda 1 Ale e lighting line belli being normally active There tb Ther i were no Infantry actions b been n no casualties cl during the tho last ft Mw days General J paid a 11 BurDt sur Bur Dt Ie to his men In the front line linet t on Saturday and returned today greatly pleased with the he splendid paine dine they showed under fire There here wa was one Sammy In the trenches todaY tody y who wont be likely soon to o stretch t 1 lilt bie i muscles s carelessly sly lIe He was stationed g n advanced machine gun post seU se se- se- se I lId Ud behind a shallow trench It was nas U s the husky American got peel He lie luxuriated in stretching bIe and then an irresistible desire tG tnT tt n up his back came over Jam mm warnings the Amenn Amen Amert o o ofen n stood up languidly a l Tl Germans n were alert l rt T mt There re was small snell aW bang and a p across No Mans Man's s Land Tho The In- In Sammy was waa the tho target The Theloa loa t. t struck the butt of his rifle and I U ll on on exploding wickedly twenty r. r t distant The American soldier was Mocked ed off his feet foet He lie arose to his sr T kU ines cursing fluently wiped the dirt 11 ot O ott himself stilt holding tight to the thc Mi it Why tg the piece sons of rifle of r guns guns' ns he drawled I efe o out t. t and beat boat it back quickly to get anther an- an anI I L' L other ther rifle rUle lie He worked that piece over over- f I- I t tRue th the rest of the day trying to get the do dr nt r. r who had come so near getting him Headquarters received and forwarded today to Premier Clemenceau a a. message from the tile major in command of the kif Clemenceau battalion of American t forces force The message declared declared- Officers and men of this battalion on are moat gratified that 3 you ou have nave been recalled ref rei re- re i f called to the governments government's service r. r 35 The Clemenceau battalion was so 50 named by General Sibert a a. few months f ago aro when Clemenceau Inspected them at atIt ata a It training camp and expressed his delIght delight de de- oe- oe light at their fitness |