. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. THE 130TH INFANTRY 461 taken without much trouble. As the skirmish Hne reached the outskirts ofthe village, however, it encountered an aroused and ready foe. Terrific ma-chine gun fire from prepared positions in the buildings of the town checkedthe advance and forced the Americans to seek cover in trenches and shellholes. Artillery fire against the center of the town was called for and few minutes later Captain Fred
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. THE 130TH INFANTRY 461 taken without much trouble. As the skirmish Hne reached the outskirts ofthe village, however, it encountered an aroused and ready foe. Terrific ma-chine gun fire from prepared positions in the buildings of the town checkedthe advance and forced the Americans to seek cover in trenches and shellholes. Artillery fire against the center of the town was called for and few minutes later Captain Fred Givens, commander of Company F, sentback word that the infantry was going forward and the bombardment shouldcease. The cannonading stopped. Soon three red star rockets proclaimedMarcheville captured and all objectives reached. Many of the Germans hadbeen killed, and all the survivors—six officers and eighty-two men—weretaken prisoners. Twelve machine guns were A STREET SCENE IN ETAIN Etain was one of the important German defenses in the system of which Metz was the center. American losses had been severe. Many officers and men had beenwounded by machine gun fire. Since there were no motor ambulances nearerthan the reverse slope of a hill nearly five miles away, the wounded men werecarried by relays of bearers over a difficult terrain. In the afternoon the enemy counterattacked in force behind a barrageof heavy guns. The Germans reached the eastern edge of Marcheville, andthe situation for a time was serious. Then the American artillery laid acounter-barrage exactly on the enemys line, inflicting heavy losses and break-ing up the attack, the enemy retiring in disorder. This attack by the 130th,starting just thirty hours before the armistice was declared, was one of thelast minor engagements of the great war. The originality of the tacticsemployed and the skill manifested in the execution of the attack made the 46: ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR U
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