Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
AMERICANS CHOP NOTCHEs
ALL ALONG ENEMY,S FRONT,
iBy Associated Prcss.l

by Associated Prcss.l
xokrnW Il TH Gr S 3HRpGA'N o ARy
I iI;1nErom N, east Of the Me9ss< TO the
the Gcrman line Monday They KEPT
up their swinging blows ut the enemy
from early morning until late in the
While the Germans resisted with
grim determination their decision TO
hold hole I'LL IN the last the portion OF the
the way to swift disaster.
eastward bank of the Meuse, the most tat
Romagnc and TO the Westward. where where
see iSnemy IS strying 70 maintain that
northwestwardly from Romagnc The
battle has been in and over the wire
ntanglenScnts before this defensive
position, and the excellent natural for
of resistance is laid Hanging on the
wire Tonight are Germans whose
fresh division has been brought up to
meet the steady pressure of the Amcri-
cans.
for the American attack. but it was not
much much heavier than tina, offered by the
defenses until late in the day. when
there was a slight falling OF in the
volume OF fire At that time there was
rear of the German positions reported
hy aerial observers.
GERMANS LAY DOWN
INTENSIVE CARRIAGES
The ARTILLERY countcraction was
somewhat different than usual. On the
last indication of movement in the
American lines the Germans laid down
narily used only preliminary to an Of
fensire. Not content with their artil.
,lery defense. the Germans made an en-
traordinarily liberal use of gas. Thou
f,f o. hal lie l,nt
lethal; were hurled into the rain-sat-
urated woods and ravines through
Although the gas clouds chung tena-
We're no, seriously han,pered in their
general operations, Discipline and eX.
peTience have taught them the value OF
Heavy clouds and rain prevented air
during the battle. "a spi,s sss Of ,Se
drizzlS, however. several flying craft
I ala get oyer ;, the lines late in the day.
ing the low visibility. Flying low
neov. the German lines they, launched
feases. The ROADS. woods and iieids
was difficult Nowhere. however was
there any apparent reduction in the
The .srsater, par, of the resistance
east OF the Meuse waS from machine
gums. but in spite ot-thcm and the re-
enforced German lines, the Americans
Strengthened their line between the
Sirrey and the Magenta farm.
To the west Of komagne the Ger
mans had fortified one bit of sunken
road with machine guns in such n
manner that it was regarded necessary
20 blast il away with big guns. The
Germans had tunneled openings for
machine guns through the banks on
the side OF the road and every little
tunnel was lined with cement. All at
temPts 10 take this position were fruit
less unless the machine guns were
silenced by direct hits.
Between RomaEne and Landres-et-
81. George is u small hill covered with
woods. and the lighting was extremely
fierce along its slopes. 20 which were
Joined 10 the barbed wire defenses that
stretched from Landers-et-St. George
70 ST. George. a mile and half fur
ther west. These positions were del
uged with american shells, but were
stubbornly defended by the Germans.
who rolled along their front clouds OF
gas and curtains OF high explosives and
shrapneI shells.
Along the line from St Juvin TO ST
Georges. more rapid progress was
made. but in general the operations
Were confined almost entirely TO the
main defenSes along the center of the
line. During the battle the Germans
directed a harassing fire on numerous
points back of the American lines.