New Britain herald., 1918-03-01
GERMAN BATTERY
 NEAR TOUL WIPED
 OUT BY YANKEES
Big MinenYerierS and Position Blown to Bits in Retaliation
 for Gas She'll Attack
ENEMY TRENCH SYSTEM
 UNVEILED WITH GROUND

UNVEILED WITH GROUND New England Regiments Stationed m
 Chernin Des Danes Sector Like ! Veterans Under AssauIt-Steady
 Stream of Machine Gun Bullets
 FIattens Out Waves of Advancing
 Enemy Troops--No American Cas-
 uaItics.
 With the American Army in , France. Feb. 2S, (By the Associated Press. )--Swift retribution has fallen upon German batteries which this week bombarded the American trenches northwest of Foul with gas shells. American heavy artillery con- centrated it's fire on German Minnen- werfer batters for half an hour today and obliterated the position.
 Thus far six men have died from the effects of the German gas shells More than so are in hospitals suf- fering from gas poisoning. Most or these cases, however, are slight and only one man is reported to be in a grave condition.
 Aerial photographs aided the Amer ican gunners in their fire against the German batteries. The photographs taken yesterday disclosed the exact location of the Minenwerfers with the result that it did not take the gum ners long to even up the score with the enemy.
 While the number of enemy shells falling within the American lines has decreased slightly in the past 24 hours, nevertheless the artillery fight has been lively
 While an empty American ammu- milton train was halted at a place called Dead Mans Count, a stray empty shell dropped nearby and killed two horses, and wounded four men.
 In a certain town behind the front q German shell exploded near the door leading to a telephone dugout blocking the paSsageway. The opera tors in the dugout, although in con- siderable danger, continued to work the important Iine, at the same time calling for help. Soldiers was sent there and the passage way re-Opened-
 Blow in Enemy Trench System.
 The American artillery has kept up a harassing and destructive fire on many vital enemy points such as crossroads and towns. German work ing parties were dispersed effectively and once the 75's fired vigorously on a number of Germans in Q first line trench blowing in the entire trench system.
 Tot 1n of fnp tn1 to retaliate for the destruction of the Minenwerfer batteries. They bom- barded the American heavy artillery with their biggest guns but with little effect.
 American patrols were all over No Mans Land last night but did not encounter any Germans.
 The American sector now is an ocean of mud and constant work is necessary to keep the trenches, gum pits and dugouts free from water. New EngIanders Fight Like Veterans.
 A strong German attack following a. heavy barrage fire against the Ameri- can trenches in the Chemin des Danes sector was repulsed with losses. Tho wen-placed American machine guns sent streams of bullets into the ad- vancing enemy and as the German barrage lifted, the American artillery quickly laid down a curtain of fire, tho Germans retiring without a single prisoner. There were no American casualties.
 Five French soldiers werc injured m the fighting.
 The Americans stayed in their dug outS until thee proper time, when they jumped to the guns and fought like veterans
 Yesterday one officer and one man were killed and two were wounded by enemy shell fire. Ono American sol- dier was "gassed." The Germans made q gaS attack also in this sector firing 50 projectiles Of high Der cent gas and 20 high explosive shells.
 4 dispatch from France on Feb c1Iary 22 announced that American divisions, taken to France late in 1917, were stationed along the famous Chcmin des Danes. The dispatch said they had carried out a success ful raiding expedition and, incidental ", had brought in the first unwound- ed prisoner captured by American soldiers.
 The Chomin des Danes sector is between RhCime and Verdun. to the west of the St. Mihiel sector north of Foul, where other American troops nre stationed
 BI.itisiR Raiders Take Prisoners.
 London. March IA successful raid in which we c9Dt1rre1 q fa1,