Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-02
Join With French and Pierce
Foes Lines; Fighting
Is Sharp.
GERMAN GUNS ARE ACTIVE
Americans and Allies Make Successful
Attack in Chemin des Danes Sec
tor-Take Two Officers and
Twenty Men.

With the American Army in France,
Feb. 26.-An American patrol in the
Ckemin des Danes sector. in conjunc-
ton with a French patrol, penetrated
q few hundred yards into the German
lines and captured two German Off
GERS. twenty men and one machine gun.
There was some sharp fighting and
number of the enemy were killed and
wounded. There were no American
casualties. The Franco-American pa
troll was under command of a French
officer.
The news quickly spread along the
American front and developed keen
competitive spirit among the men.
The Boche artillery got the range of
village late Saturday afternoon and
shelled 1T vigorously. The streets were
full of officers and men.
Artillery Opens Quickly.
With the arrival of the first shell
they vanished into dugouts and bitches.
One officer found he had jumped into
the exposed side of a ditch. When a
shell exploded near him he scurried
into house and signaIed the Ameri-
can guns.
The Yankee artillery began pounding
the Germans, who soon ceased firing.
Telephone service between the trenches
and the rearmoSt positions was sus-
pended for time, and only couriers
used, In an effort to get message
back as quickly as possible, under the
most difficult conditions.
Men from rest camps at all points
were rushed to the front in motor
trucks, where they were modified TO
repel general attack. The maneuver
was executed In the most approved
manner. Brisk artillery engagements
continue, the American guns holding
their own despite superior enemy OBJ
servati0n facilities. Two days rain
has resulted Il. knee-deep mud along
the whole front.
Saturday night and Sunday the Ger
man bOmbardment on various points
within the American lines northwest
of Toul was considerably more intense
than usual Monday the enemy, who
was more active in many ways, ap.
parently was using still more gurs
than customary.
Little damage was done by the bom-
bardment, although three men were
slightly wounded.
Saturday night the enemy patrols
made persistent efforts to penetrate
the American wire defenses. but with
out success. One patrol was fired upon
and driven off while wire cutting. prob
ably preparatory TO a contemplated
raid.
Large troop movements are going on
back of the enemy lines during the
night.
Get Own Medicine.
The Germans Saturday tried the tao
ties of concentrating artillery fire on
one Of the American positions. appar-
emily with the purpose Of obliterat-
ing it.
The American guns Immediately
punished the German batteries with
double heavy retaliatory fire and then
swept the enemy lines with a vicious
barrage. undoubtedly infictiLg consid-
cradle damage
The German guns promptly ceased
fire. Whether they were sllenced or
stopped firing for other reasons is I'M
known, but sine that time hardly
shoe has been fired nom that point.
American patrols worked freely.
without Interference
The Germans have dropped into the
American trenches an entirely new
type of bomb, resembling d baseball.
No damage was done.