Show LEF LEFT I r ALONE ON THE RIDGE WITH lITH HUNS COMING ON IN WAVES iti of w. w 6 ONE OF THE TEN BEST HERO STORIES OF THE iV WAR AR ARI I By A. A E. E Telegram Washington Bur Bureau u 1134 1123 Munsey ASHINGTON D. D C. C April 28 23 It If ask of ot otthA W WASHINGTON you ou a n. member W the thA famous Rainbow division lon rho's the tho bravest man mon Inthe In Inthe Inthe the division 7 hell Holl reply without hesitation Private Thomas O. O of ot theOne tho the Ono One Hundred Sixty seventh nth Infantry Infantry- And heres here's why tho the second Forty Is 18 proud of N Tho The Cote Goto do de Chatillon one of or tho the strongest bulwarks of or the famous which for Cor weeks held back tho the allied armies had Just been captured by y the Rainbow boys and tho the summit of ot tho ho ridge was being or organized On tho the of ot October 16 vate vale was 8 sent out on patrol with an nn automatic rifle Tino squad to pepper pepper pepper pep pep- I per tho German machine gun nests with an enfilading fire Ho He had Just gained the crest of ot tho the and had set Bet up his automatic rifle when tho the Germans began a R counter counter coun coun- ter attack Bullets struck In both legs Tho The r rest st of ot his little squad were elthor killed or wounded almost Instantly and N was left lett alone with the Huns on top of ot the rIdge coming on In waves naves Not only was as hocut hocut ho hocut cut off ort from his battalion but ho was practically surrounded Flopping behind his automatic tlc rifle Ignored d his wounds and swept tho advancing ad German line from left lert to right with a killing stream of or bul bul- bul- bul lets One Ono hundred yards In tho the rear the tho skirmish lino line of ot his company compan supported supported supported sup sup- ported him with Its Us fire tire but It was due mainly to this ono one soldier that the tho German attack was checked d Having HavinS' suffered heavy y casualties tho rho Hun lino halted and fell Cell prone while four tour German soldiers crept upon up upon upon on N with their to attack attackhim attackhim attackhim him at close range ranee Ho lie was too quick for tor them however and those four Germans are now occupying graves craves on tho rho slope of or tho the Cote Goto de Chatmon Chatillon Private tho the man who stopped a German drive O. now decided It was time ho lie was vas taking some prisoners prisoners pris pris- So moving alone alono along the tho crest of or the ridge In full tuB view of or his entire battalion and of or the Germans end J endangered cred by Piro from both sides ho walked amon among tho the Germans lying on the ground around him and poked his pistol coolly In their faces Before ho got sot through he ho had cor corralled corralled corralled cor- cor eleven prisoners Despite hl his painful wounds he drove them all nil down the tho hill at tho point of ot his pistol and Into our lines Tho counter attack In full Cull force was arrested to a 0 large largo extent by the single efforts of ot this soldier says General Pershing of or Some Somo record for tor an Idaho guardsman n Bonds Liberty Bonds Liberty VICTORY Bonds- Bonds will bring em back J 1 r I IJ II Y Yi i I I II I I i t K 5 7 v I Swept the advancing German line from left to right w with th a killing stream of bu bullets lIets |