The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-20
|TEUTON SHE'LL
LANDS WITHIN
FORTY YARDS
OF SEC. BAKER
American Premier and Staff
Escape Injury and Car Un-
damaged BY Explosion Of
Big Projectile.
VISITS FRONT LINES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 19 (By the Associat-
ed Press) While Secretary OF War
Baker and his staff were returning to-
day from the American front line
trenches. a German .le5 millimeter
shell burst along the roadside within
forty yards OF the automobile The
occupants of the car were not injured,
nor was the car damaged
Secretary Baker remained for an
hour and half in front line trench
on certain sector under a brisk
enemy shell fire. He also visited an
advanced listening post and talked
with the officers and men,
DROP GAS IN RUBBER BALLS
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 10 (By the Associat.
ed Press).--A German airplane both
last night and tnis morning flew over
the American sector nothwest of Toul
and dropped rubber balls, IS inches in
diameter, filled with liquified mustard
gas. This is the first time. so far as
Is known. that an airplane has been
thus employed
The effect of the gas was not serf.
Gus, but the American troops were in
furiated by what they termed the
dirty warfare
sample of one Of the rubber con-
tafners has been obtained.
AMERICANS USE GAS SHELLS
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 19 (By the Associat.
ed Press).-American artillerv on rhe
Toul front have heavily attacked the
Germans with gas shells during the
past day or SO, It is now permitted to
announce. -Four different attacks were
launched and from the manner in
winch the enemy was silenced, II 10
evident they had the desired effect.
During one period when the gas
smells were flying over the enemy lines
last night, German airplane with q
red tail light appeared over the Amer.
len lines and dropped red rocket,
for what purpose 1t is not known.
However, shrapnel from American an.
ti-aircraft batteries burst so near the
German Immediately afterward, that
he was forced to fly for his own Iines
In a hurry
Shell Observation Tower
Last night the enemy observation
tower and positions were shel,ed heav.
lily and heavy fire was directed
against the enemy lines this morning.
At noon today, the enemy opened
lively hre on the American sector
with 81 millimetre guns from the GEM
etery at Richcourt The American
guns OF the same caliber came into
action and after they had Ared fifty
shells, the Germans ran from the DO.
sftion and took their guns with them.
The American guns then sshelled the
village OF Dabayville, where two ex-
tremely heavy explosions, apparently
OF munition stores, were caused
The German artillery directed most
OF It's attention to dropping a few gas
shells into one or two towns within
the American lines and shelling a
crossroads known as Deaths corner.
durin gthe day and night.
Try to Ambush Germans.
Last night American patrols enter.
ed the German front lines at two
points. but did not see single enemy
soldier although they hunted for some
time. Another patrol remained in the
enemy wire entanglements all night,
hoping to ambush an expected enemy
party. but 1t did not appear
third patrol party was discovered
by the Germans who hurled grenades
and forced the Americans to withdraw.
Still another established contact
with the enemy patrols and a few
shots were exchanged. The Ameri-
cans came through unscathed but It is
not known what happened to the Ger
mans.
Many AirpIanes Up.
Many airp1anes were up until Il be-
gan to rain at noon. One airplane
from the rear of the American lines
drove of two Boche machines after a
thrilling battle in and out Of the
the clouds. Another airplane was en-.
gagged against German when a sec
ond German Joined In the fight A
second friendly airman came up to
assist but 1t was too late for the air.
plane the Americans hoped would be
victorious fell to the ground within
he enemy lines.