Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-11
AMERICAN ARMY
DRIVES ONWARD
FOR NEW GAINS
Advance Along Entire Lines
Despite Bad Weather
Conditions
By Associated Press

With the American Forces on the
Lorraine Front, Nov. 10. 5: 40 p. m.
! The second American Army this
morning launched its initial attack
inLorraine. It's objectives were linz
tied. The villages OF st. Hilaire and
Marcheville were captured, as also
were number of woods.
With the American Army on the
Sedan Front, Nov. 10-The Amer
lean troops fought their way for
ward yesterday along virtually their
entire line despite the fact that the
weather was about as bad as could
be.
The Americans started in with the
knowledge that, with Germany's ac-
ton, ION the armistice conditions i'm
mlnept, an early cessation of hastil-
ties was among the posi- bilities. This
fact, however, only appeared to
make the men more anxious to ac-
complish as much as possible against
the enemy while he was deciding
what resonse to make.
The resistance encountered was
spirited on the whole, though con-
sisting largely of machine gun act
witty. The terrain crossed and cap,
tured was on par with the most diff
ficult ground the Americans have
taken thus far. 1t gives them the
most advantageous positions possi-
bic for further advance.
Captured by Mistake
The principal obstacle in the path
of the Americans as they work
northeast is a series of hills behind
Chaum -Devant- Damvillers, close
10 which place they already have
pushed their line. The Americans
have a halfcircle around the heights
preparatory to encircling and out
pinching them asthey have so fire.
quently done in the last offensive.
The American made things inter-
esting for the enemy by advancing
pretty much everywhere along their
line. The enemy artillery fire was
almost exclusively from large calibre
guns, indicating that he has with
drawn all his lighter pieces and is
shelling from positions aSgreat dis
tance away
Five American ambulanceS driven
by mistake into the German lines
northeast of -Devant-Dun and
were captured. This incident was
witnessed by some comrades, who
organized a rescue party and re-
turned with the ambulances, four
prisoners and three guns.
BY evening the Americans were in,
complete control OF both sides of the
Meuse, and had in addition occupied
Remoiville wood. They also eros
sed the irver at Mouson, thus maxi
ing their lines on both sides complete
from lNillers- -Devant-M -Mouzon south
N&ard.
~ Not Waiting on Peace
East of the Meuse the Americans
went ahead both north and south of
Damvillers.
Along the line of the Meuse. the
front from Sassy to Wadelincourt
last night was marked by artillery
and machine gun lighting.
american army trucks moved
about last night in the zone just be-
hind the front line with their head
lights burning. Because of the low
Visibility, officers believed that the
enemy hardly could see the lights
and If they did see one now and then
it would not be Of any great assist
ance.
The fact that Germany had sent
armistice delegates within the Allied
lines has not slowed up the Ameri-
can operations. From the heights
east of Dun-Sur-M -Meuse to Sedan the
Same dash that has characterized
the offensive animated the Ameri-
can troops in their operations.
i'nt Morale is Gone
-''What is the use of staying out
there to be killed on the last day."
was the comment of scores of pris-
oners brought in yesterday by the
Americans. The captured Germans
We're a more discouraged lot than
usual.
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their government is quitting-and
they appear to be convinced that 1t
is--it was absurd for them to neglect
the opportunity to surrender.
The American flag to-day is flying
over Dun-Sur- -Meuse. Dun is pic
turesque town on the east bank of
the Meuse and is situated on high
iItlls whose steep slopes rise abruptly
from the main street.
.rECo Still at Vandalism
When the Americans entered the
town the German battle flag was fly
ing on the spire of the church which
crowns a hill. For a few hours the
Americans were too busy TO bother
with il, but then the American took
its place, the German emblem be-
coming the trophy of the engineer
corps.
The usual despoilation marked the
German withdrawal from Dun. EN-
1cept for the destruction of roads and
bridges, little property however was
destroyed aside from that damaged
by the German and American artil-
lery. But the town is a monument to
the craftsmanship of the gunners.
A great part of the little city is yet
habitable, but there are few houses
that do not bear scars.
Little of value was left within the
houses. The Germans Carted away
everything of value they could carry.
What they could not move they de-
stroyed. The shops of the town bear
evidence of the long occupation by
The Germans. over a majority of the
shops there are German signs.