Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-13
Stimulus Upon Morale of Men
Commented Upon il Of >
ficiaI Report.
MANY SOUVENIRS BROUGHT
BACK FROM TRENCHES
American Barrage Declared Perfect.
Fifteen Teutons Killed in Trenches
Fighting and Artillery Fire. :,
BY JINITS II. WOOD
Cablegram to The Evening star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 13.-Revised reports
of Mondays successful raid in the Amer
lean sector, near Mont Sec, show that
the German losses in the area were
fifteen killed from the artillery barrage
and the close fighting in the trenches.
All the dugouts were blown up after
they had been searched for important
papers.
The official report on the affair COM
ments upon the great stimulus which
the event had upon the morale of the
men by showing them how easy it was
to invade the German lines with an
organized party.
Brought Back Many Souvenirs.
The Americans secured an abundance
of souvenirs. and the trucks carrying
the returning raiders resembled
helmets. hats, belts, rifles. kitchen
utensils and magazines were carried
by the grinning American soldiers.
Il didn't find even a dachshund to
dier. who was swinging his legs over
the side of q tr ok which was bringing
some members of the first American
raiding party back to their bialets.
Il am ready to go into the German
trenches at any time" said one of the
soldiers.
When we couldn't find a German to
bring back We looked for some linz
extra food lying around said a
third soldier.
American Barrage Perfect.
Infantry officers declare that the
American barrage, which was laid with
out the assistance of the allied bat
teries, was perfect. The raiders fol-
lowed the fleeing Germans in the haze
of the breaking dawn until the enemy
plunged wildly into our harrage. This
swept the front line trenches in a
straight line for four minutes. and then
moved automatically in the shape of a
crescent, cutting off reinforcements at
tempting to enter the raid sector.
The Germans had named their front
trench New World street" as was
shown on a neatly lettered sign which
a soldier brought back as memento
The raiders penetrated 315 yards be-
yond this. The intelligence section is
deciphering the captured papers.
By the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday. March 12.-There
was greater artillery activity by the
Americans on the Toul sector TODAY
than at any time since they took pos
session there. American shells have
al least five grouns of gas
projectors which had been set up by
the enemy in preparation for an attack
Fires back of the German lines also
were caused and a number of explosions
were heard.
The American troops on the Toul sec
fIzl
penetrating TO the second line No pris-
oners were captured. but 4 number Of
the enemy were killed by shell ara
rife fire
Along the Chemin des Danes tie
crew OF a German raider, which fen q.
Clancy Monday night, was made prs
oner by American soldiers The Ger
mans later were turned over to the
French.
American Sector Active.
The sector occupied by American
troops east of Luneville. which was
designated formerly merely as being
IN Lorraine, has developed suddenly
INTO one OF the most active on the front
from the standpoint of artillery fight
ng. American artillerymen are hurl-
ng thousands of shells daily against
he German positions. making it virtu-
ally impossible for the enemy to occu-
oy them. Investigation shows that
hey have been virtually abandoned.
This is especially true in the neighbor-
nod of certain places northwest and
northeast of Radonviller. where, it is
aow permissible to say. the two raids
mentioned as having been carried out
took place.
Certain information obtained in
The American sector northwest of
Toul leads to the conclusion that
the American raid there Monday morn
ing came at such time as to cause
the Germans to abandon plans of their
fSr~h
ing continues in this sector. shells fall
ing on towns on both si,ies of the line.
At one place the Germans used mustard
shells.
Got Snipers' Camoufage Suit.
4 small number of Americans walked
through the gas later. Sunday night
an American patrol brought in an
enemy snipcrs' camouilage suit. made
1f woven broWnish colored grass the
same shade as the landscape. There
~; the ,su:l work by patrols in no
mans land during tine night. but %
encounters have been reported
Conditions were excellent yesterday
for flying, and many hostile and friend
Y planes v ere in the air In virtually
Every allied plane there was an Amer
can observer Once or twice the
Americans went close enough to the
Germans to try their machine guns,
cut without results. One plane in
" hich there was an American went
ar back of the enemy lines. 1t was
he target for hundreds of enemy
shells which seemed to burst all
Iround it. on returning the American
admitted that they seemed pretty thick.
lut he was unharmed
Attack South of Richecourt.
PARIS March I2-An American de-
achment in the Woevre region has
uccessfully carried out surprise at
ack on German trenches south of
says the French Official
issued today.
Richecourt lies in the sector taken
ver by the American forces northwest
f Toul. 1t is a short distance north
asst of Nivray.
Walsh in Senate Race