The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-07
YANKEE FORCES
CR0SSAIRE RIVER
Village on West Bank.
Germans Evacuate Un-
der Fire.
MORICOURT CAPTURE Ed
French Extend Decisive Hold on
Eastern Bank Of ST.
Quentin Canal.
MORICOURT CAPTUR E D

With the American Army Northwest
OF Verdun, Oct. (Noon.)-American
troops forced their way across to the
west bank Of the Aire river today and
occupied a village which the Germans
had evacuated in the face of the fire
of the Americans.
After occupying the village, the
Americans this morning continued to
push forward, mounting the slopes OF
che hill along the bank Of the Aire.
American Flames aided In the search
for a detachment of Americana which
has been lost in the Argonne forest
The aviators dropped baskets contain
ing homing pigeons at the location In
the forest where the Americans were
last seen, but the pigeons have no. yet
returned.
Wipes Out Machine Gun Nest.
A tank lieutenant, who was advanc-
ing his 'land ship" ahead of the in
fantry in the fighting up the Aire vel
lev, discovered three German machine
gun nests that were threatening our
men.
The lieutenant awaited tn. arrival of
the first detachments anC then called
for thirty volunteers to help wipe out
the nests.
Among those responding were two
engineers, Basil Veatman, OF van
couver Wash. and George E. Ewiss'
of Rochester. N. Y.
While volunteers crept in upon both
fianks, the tanks assaulted one nest
after another, capturing six Germans.
The others Were killed.
Fail Of Moricourt.
London, Oct. 7.--G:07 p. m.)-French
troops fighting north Of st. Quentin
have captured Moricourt, according TO
information received from the front
this afternoon.
This capture extends the decisive
hold of the French on the eastern panK
of the st. Quentin canal.
(ioricourt is just south OF Tilloy
farm. where there was hard fighting all
day Sunday)
Germans RepuIsed.
Paris, Oct. 7.-G2:10 p.m.)-The
French repused violent German coun-
ter attacks on the st. Quentin front
during the night. while on the Cham-
pagne front they captured st. Masmes.
on the Suippe river. and penetrated
Hauvino, on the Arnes river, the war
office announced today.
On the Suippe river. the Germans
are trying to prevent the French from
extending their gains on the north
bank.
The text Of the communique reads:
During the night the combats north
of st. Quentin increased In violence.
"The enemy made many attempts
against the positions we had taken
from them.
"All of the German counter attacks
broke down except in the region or
Tilloy farm, where the fighting con-
tinues.
ION the Suippe river front the Ger
mans are very vigilant. trying with all
the means at their disposal to arrest
our advance on the northern bank"
Fresh Divisions.
Add :ional fresh divisions were flung
into the battle between the Argonne
forest and the Meuse river and des-
perate counter attacks, preceded by
terrific artillery fire, were directed
against the Americans, but the as
saults were repulsed.
In nearly every case, the attacks
broke down before the American lines
were reached. In the few cases where
the Germans succeeded H. entering our
positions they were either killed or
captured in hand-to-hand fighting.
The Americans would not give. any
ground whatsoever.
Any retirement that was made was
carried out in order to rectify the lines
and save the men from. needless sacri-
fees under tnfilading fire or else to
conform with positions on the TANKS. !