The state herald., 1918-03-22
RAIN OF GAS SHELLS CAST ON
LINE OF AMERICAN TROOPS
IN ToUL SECTOR.
FRENCH BEAT OFF RAID
BRITISH BRING DOWN TWELVE
FLYERS. AND ALLIED AIR.
PLANES RETURN TO CAMP.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, March 1S.-Active artillery
fighting on the Verdun front and In
the Woevre is reported in the official
communication. The text Of the state
ment reads: There was intermittent
activity by the artillery on the right
bank Of the Meuse (verdun front) and
in the Woevre. A German raid In the
sector Of Flirey was repulsed. A Ger
man raid In Lorraine was repulsed.
and q large number Of bombs have
been dropped by French aviators.
Interesting possibilities are sug-
gested by the revelation In Saturdays
German official statement that a new
German army group has been created
on the front In northern France.
A British air squadron bombed
Zweibrucken says the British official
report on aviation. The report says:
Twelve hostile machines were
brought down and seven others were
driven down out Of control. None Of
our machines is missing
The British casualties reported for
the week ending March 16 numbered
1862.
Berlin reports: "Great losses were
caused among the population Of Menin
and Halluln (southeast Of Ppres) sit
uated behind our front, by the en-
emy's fire and dropping of bombs"
Washingt0n.-Eighty-five names. In
killed in action. one in an accident
and seven slightly wounded-were
contained In the casualties list issued
Saturday by the War Department.
London. March 16.-The notice
served on Holland by Great Britain
and the United States regarding the
taking over OF Dutch ships in allied
ports has thrown the German press In
to towering rage. the Copenhagen
correspondent Of the Exchange Tele-
graph Company cables. The nswspa-
pers demand that Germany take the
most drastic counter measures II Hol.
lang gives way to the allies.
Paris, March 16.-In the Champagne
region west Of Monte Carnillet the
French have rsgained trenches which
the Germans had occupied since
March l.
Canadian troops In the region OF
Lens again have attacked enemy
trenches with success and taken pris.
onsrs. according to the British official
communication. The Austrians report
that Italian positions on Mount Pasu-
bio on the mountainous section Of the
Italian battle line have been blown up.
London, March 15.-The British air
men have been doing marvellous work
recently. The first ten days OF March,
rs whole. have been among the best
yet recorded for the service. During
that period. In addition to q vast
amount Of reconnoitering and photo
graphing. the Britishers destroyed
thirty.nine German airplanes and
brought down forty others out Of con-
troll. despite the fact that the first two
or three days Of the month were 20
stormy that aerial activity was vir-
tually impossible. Against this great
total fifteen British machines are re-
ported missing.
The hospital ship Guilford Castle
was attacked unsuccessfully by . sub
marine In the Bristol channel on
March 10. II was announced officially.
Two torpedoes were fired at the Gull.
ford Castle. the first missing and the
second hitting the vessels bow. Al.
though badly damaged she was able to
reach port.