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Show ' PERSHING REPORT !0F PATROL FIGHT Forty Americans Whip Eighty Boches and Inflict Severe Losses. WASHINGTON. June 6. The story of how an American patrol of forty men. outnumbered two to one, held its ground in Lorraine on the night of June 2 for three-quarters of an hour and only retired when Its ammunition became oxhaustod is told in ;i continuation continu-ation of General Pershing's communique com-munique of yesterday received here today, Tho patrol inflicted heavy loss-es loss-es on the enemy. Lieutenants Campbell and Mejsner downed an enemy biplane. June 5. the communique said. Between April 14 and May 31, it sard, Lieutenant Douglas Doug-las Campbell shot down six planes. Th' communique follows. "Section 13 On the morning of the 25th Lieutenants Camphell and Meis nei forced down an enemy airplane easl of Pont-a-Mousson. "Between April 14 and May 31 Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Douglas Campbell brought down six hostile airplanes of which destruction has been confirmou. During Dur-ing the same time Captain Peterson Lieutenant Rirkenbaohor each brought down three of which destruction destruc-tion has been confirmed and forced down two more concerning which confirmation con-firmation has been requested. "During the night of June 2 to June 3 one of our patrols operating in Lorraine Lor-raine and consisting of about 40 men encountered a hostile patrol of double its size drawn up in skfrmish formation forma-tion alone a line parallel to that of our own patrol Both patrols opened fire with rifles, pistols, grenades and automatic nfles and each tried to outflank out-flank i he other Our pairol. in spite of being greatl outnumbered, held its cround lor three-quarters of an hour, inflicted 'osscs on the enemy and retired re-tired only when Its ammunition was almost, exhausted. Our casualties were very light. "During the.nicht of June 4 to .Tun" 5 one of our patrols operating in Lor rame penetrated the enemy's positions and advanced behind his second line trenches It inflicted on the enemy losses in killed and wounded and withdrew with-drew successfully under cover of a barrage from our Stokes mortars." |