Show FRENCH PRAISE PR A ase VALOR OF YANKS ANKS victory of pershing men at sech deprey may become historic MANY DEEDS OF DF HEROISM actions of soldiers in fight fully in accord with the finest american traditions one kills fifteen huns with the american army in france the shell torn village of appears to be destined to hold bold a proud place in the story of american participation in the world war As further details of the engagement there become known there are disclosed deeds which pre ere fully in accord with the finest american traditions the correspondent is now permitted to tell of a few cases of individual heroism which will convey art an idea as in to the mettle of the men one of them david griggs of east bampton nam conn passed through the enemy barrage at least seven times to carry ammunition to his hard pressed corn comrades twice he was partly burled buried by earth upturned by shells falling all around him but he kept at his task griggs who is nineteen years old Is so modest that he would not tell his story but insisted on speaking of the bravery of others finally one of ills his comrades pointed him out alq anc said that Is the bravest man in th the regiment e road raymond A perris of bedford muss mass acting as a courier was blown olt off the road twice by the concussion of shells although stunned and nearly crazed I 1 by the intensity of the gunfire when he reached the point in the rear of the me lines to which he be was sent for ammunition lie he carried out his orders then he asked for a revolver saying he wanted to go out and fight the Ger germans maus but he fainted from exhaustion when he regained consciousness his first words were inquiry whether his message had been delivered charles sinkler Sin lder n u philadelphia lawyer who Is now with ith the red cro cross find and was in the thick of the fighting told the correspondent of two americans who armed only with automatic pl pistols charged nn an eneany enemy machine machin i e gun killed eight germans and captured the gun it Is also related that one american sharpshooter killed 15 germans in a vf lage a short distance bebing the front line gladys and irene me mc intyre sisters of mount vernon N Y salvation army representatives during the height of the engagement handed out coffee chocolate doughnuts and much good cheer to the soldiers they went on with their work while the shells were falling oil all around them and would not leave until at last they were ordered to do so now they are called daughters of the regiment at another point near the front n middle aged motherly woman als also 0 0 of f the salvation army Is braving the german shells to dispense comforts to the arl men n 1 I had to come to france she said laid to find out what wonderful boys we w raise in america unstinted praise for the valor and steadfastness of the american troops during the german attack at prey Is given by the french troops 0 on n the he same front this admiration for the fighting qualities of his transatlantic comrades Is demonstrated in a report sent to the general commanding by the colonel of a french infantry regiment which took part in the engagement 1 I visited Ren neres wood after the counterattack counter attack in which the position was recaptured and examined the situation la in detail says the report everywhere traces of hand to hand fighting show that the american soldiers despite two hours of heavy bombardment bar dment by large caliber guns defended themselves valiantly in the vicinity between the front trenches and the communication trench connecting the judy and ren neres woods two american machine gunners lied died fighting on their weapons after covering tho ground around with german dead the enemy sut suf ered great losses thanks to this he role alc resistance Ivery everywhere where there are signs of german wounded having been carried off while many german bodies remain because the retiring enemy was unable to remove them numbers ot of the dead belong to german storming detachments numerous hand to hand combats were fought in the course of this long struggle from which the americans A me ricans found themselves obliged to retire toward nightfall but only after destroying their machine guns in a squad of american found 1 several cases of grenades with which they succeeded in huttl putting ng up a terrific fight and holding out the entire day on the northern extremity of the village they refused to surrender when summoned to do so at the end of the fighting only nine of the original twenty three were left an american lieutenant with only six men patrolled OW COO yards ot of the front during the entire day and main communication with the OP tollet tallan on ilia his right and left lct |