Show Ignore Machine Guns GunsBy By Associated Press WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE Tuesday May 28 The The American line now runs to yards east of Cantigny as a a. result of the successful attack today The nearest nearest nearest near near- est German Gennan trench Is several hundred yards east of ot where the Americans have dug in The Germans German it ft has been found had many outposts and machine gun emplacements in Can Can- tigny Americas America's first offensive blow was struck in a mist The French tanks apparently did not have much to do as the American artillery already had prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared the wa way A bright sun came out and shone on the Americans as they dug in in their new positions MANY JOKES Vh When n the Americans started out across No Mans Man's Land there were many jok jokes s ab abOut ut eating boche for breakfast break break- fast The Americans fought as s though they were veterans and there w was was s no hesitation when the officers sprang forward and shouted boys boys' Come on Several officers describing the scene agreed that the outstanding feature feature fea- fea ture in their minds was the wonderful morale of ot the men and their absolute confidence in themselves The Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans poured machine gun bullets all allI allaround allaround around the Americans as they were I digging In in but no attention was paid to them as as- jokes and quips were handed back and forth The demeanor of ot the men wounded in action was found similarly cheerful when the correspondent visited the field hospitals this afternoon He lIe saw stretched ed out on their cots a o. number of these Americans for tor the most part only slightly wounded who acted like schoolboys returned from a great day of sport smoking cigarettes eagerly relating their personal experiences and laughing loudly at the humorous inci mci dents Lieutenant George E. E Butler formerly formerly for tor- merly an attorney in Indianapolis who was slightly wounded in the leg said that going over the top was like a D. maneuver maneuver maneuver ma ma- in the training camp back home The men were eager for it he said and some of ot them remained up in inthe inthe the trenches all aU night talking about the approaching adventure with cheerful cheerful cheerful cheer cheer- ful anticipations 5 7 |