Arizona republican., 1918-05-14
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 FIRE BY SAMMY
American Soldiers Out-think AS Well As Outfight the
 Enemy On Battle Line In France: Weather Better
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 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 13.-(By the Associated Press)-A gigantic enemy ammunition dump at Cantigny was fired by the American artillery this morning. Al the same time two fires were started in Montdidier, followed by numerous explosions.
 The weather continues misty and rainy. There was no infantry action today and only intermittent machine gun and rifle fire. The position of the l Germans is becoming more and more intolerable. while the Americans are | entrenching their positions more firm ! ly. Any hopes the enemy might have i had of breaking through in this sectoI are diminishing.
 Sammies Take No Chances The Americans take nothing for granted, but return fire two to- one, which is believed to set a new pace in 1 this sector. What appears to trouble ! the Germans most is that the Ameri- | cans never turn back when the enemy uses gas. They give him a double dose l of the same, with everything else the enemy tries. Improved weather conditions led to increased air activity in the Foul sec 1 tor today. Many American planes were working over the enemy lines and observation balloons were up for the l first time in many days.
 The American artillery last night and this morning directed a heavy and harrassing fire on German rear areas, where it is known troops are billeted and it is suspected that others are moving.
 Alarmed by Alarm Clock
 How an American alarm clock kept the whole German line guessing and causing the Germans useless eXpendi- ture of large quantities of machine gun and rifle ammunition all one night was related today. The Americans had been trying for some time to draw the . fire of certain enemy units.
 Leave Fritz to me- said a happy faced young American, who, putting an alarm clock under his arm, disappeared
 into No Mans land under cover of
 darkness and fastened the clock to d
 wire.
 Does the Business Soon the alarm rang, whereupon the
 Germans opened fire. The wire had p been so arranged that the clock con l i tinued to ring intermittently and eacl | | time drew a violent fire from the s enemy.
 Meanwhile the Americans rested ir : 1 their trenches and enjoyed a hearty n laugh.
 f An American officer turned the e tables nicely on the enemy recently s The Germans had retired during a f bombardment' to concrete dugouts be-
 hind their trenches, leaving the first f three lines to one man, who went h around setting off flares, so as to
 create the impression that the whole
 front was alive with Germans. Q Signs of the Times " An American patrol leader went over o and discovered tho ruse. He killed tho = one German. invaded the trenches aiic - gathered dozens of street signs whicl
 the Germans had posted, returning to if his own lines with the signs tucked ~ under his arm.
 Details of the fighting in the Lune- q vile sector on Sunday tell of an en- VI counter between American and Ger. man forces in No Mans Land Three American snipers, dressed il 'r camouflage suits set out to discove /. nest of sharpshooters who had beer " operating with much success and ha,
 killed one American officer and on > private.
 T, Surprise the Enemy III They penetrated the enemy position
 and suddenly encountered a number o T. Germans, with an officer, standing ie few feet away.
 > The Americans quickly opened fire
 killing the officer and three men befor 'ii they were oblige to withdraw .u During their T. urn one man becam to lost and three ut officers and fou l. men returned in search of him. The U again penetrated the enemy position s' where they had other encounter wit
 the Germans. wi out casualties to th
 American side. ie missing man cam
 in while the seco d party was lookin
 for him.
 When the sea ,hers returned the
 found that one o' their men was miss A ing. He was lasL seen setting LID . C machine gun in shell hole. Two Of ' ficers went back look for him an v encountered a Gegaan outpost. In tn
 fight that ensued z enemy was kille
 and his body was brought back to th
 American trencho