Some of the Americans prevented by the thicket from
seeing that an attack was to be made upon them, hearing the guns,
instinctively followed the lead of the Germans. But the onslaught came
with such suddenness that those in the line of fire had no chance.
The first sweep of the guns killed six and wounded three of the
Americans. Death leaped through the bushes and claimed Corporal Murray
Savage, Privates Maryan Dymowski, Ralph Weiler, Fred Wareing, William
Wine and Carl Swanson. Crumpled to the ground, wounded, were Sergeant
Bernard Early, who had been in command; Corporal William B. Cutting and
Private Mario Muzzi.
York, to escape the guns he saw sweeping toward him, had dived to the
ground between two shrubs.
The fire of other machine guns was added to those already in action and
streams of lead continued to pour through the thicket. But the toll of
the dead and wounded of the Americans had been taken.
The Germans kept their line of fire about waist-high so they would not
kill their own men, some of whom they could see groveling on the ground.
York had seen the murder of his pals in the first onset. He had heard
some one say, "Let's get out of here; we are in the German line!" Then
all had been silence on the American side.
German prisoners lay on the ground before him, in view of the gunners on
the hilltop.
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