The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-03-12
AMERICANS PENETRATE
To Second Hun Llnes-Carefully Built
Defenses are Destroyed by Yanks
War Materials Is Taken
From Huns.

Washington, March 11-American
initiative has asserted itself. on the
Lorraine front In France. Three saw
age raids on the German lines have
been made by the Americans, who sue
ceeded In reaching. the second line OF
enemy trenches before being ordered
to return. During their stay In Ger
man-held territory they destroyed
carefully built defenses and picked up
much war material.
The American artillery ably assist
ed the infantry in the operation. A
heavy barrage fire was laid down in
front of the advancing Americans and
the Germans had fled before the wave
of infantry reached the hostile posi-
tions. After the Americans had been
in the German barrage for few min
utes the German barrage fire was
loosed on them but the American guns
answered shot for shot and silenced
a number Of bttteries. The American
artillerymen used gas shells with good
effects. Near Houl the American
heavy guns have been in action.
Three raids on the British lines
have been attempted by the Germans
in the Amentieres, but the British, in
spite of a heavy fire from the enemy's
heavy guns, repulsed the Teutons. The
fighting has spread along the Flan-
ders front. the Ypres and Passschen-
daele figuring in the official reports.
The activities of the contending
armies have spread further south, en-
counters near st. Quentin being men
toned for the first time in recent
weeks.
Information received from German
prisoners was responsible for the dis
location of German plans for heavy
attacks on the British southeast of
Houthholst Wood. On February 20,
February 20 and March 8, attacks
were forestalled by terrific British
artillery fire and, while an enemy
attack on March 8 was successful to
some degree, the British on Saturday
succeeded in re-establishing their
lines.
The British forces operating in Pal
estine have once more advanced north
and northwest of Jericho. They have
taken positions to a depth of 5000
yards over a front of twelve miles
The Turks fought stubbornly at var
ious points of vantage.
There has been fighting on quite a
large scale on the Italian front. In
the mountain sectors of the line
enemy attempts to advance have been
checked, while along the Piave river
the Austrians were defeated in an at
tempt to launch pontoons for an at
tack on the Italian lines.
The French have been in scattered
encounters with the Germans at vari-
Gus points along their part of the
! front, but nowhere has there been SER
ious fighting. A further bombardment
of Rheims cathedral may be expected
for the Germans report that French
observation post on that almost ruin
ed shrine has been detected.
The air squadrons have been busy
of late. The most spectacular OF
these operations was made by the
Teuton airmen who raided Naples, the
largest city in Italy. 1t may be that
they started from their bases on the
eastern shores of the Adriatic and
flew over the sea and across Italy in
their raid.
British raiders have dropped large
quantities of bombs on military points
in Belgium, while the allied airmen
have been active i'm Italy