 The advance of the battalion on his left had been brought to a standstill by heavy enemy machine @-@ gun fire , and the first of our assaulting detachments to reach the machine @-@ gun posts were put out of action in taking the first gun . Armed only with a revolver , in broad daylight , Sjt . Statton at once rushed four enemy machine @-@ gun posts in succession , disposing of two of them , and killing five of the enemy . The remaining two posts retired and were wiped out by Lewis @-@ gun fire . 
