Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-09-27
YANKS lombard
!, FORTS OF METZ
WITH BIG GUNS
nun Stronghold Under Fire of
Large CALDER Cannon.
u. S. MEN OCCUPY TOWN
Americans Enter AmmerzweIer in Al
SAGE and Discover Enemy Had
FIed-Huns Attempt to
Cross Vesle.
U. S. MEN OCCUPY TOWN

Washington, Sept. 21.-The forts of
Metz, the German stronghold in Lor-
raine, are under the fire of American
guns of nine-inch and larger caliber,
members of the house military COM
mittee were told at their weekly con-
ference with Acting Secretary Crowell
and other war department officials.
Yanks Occupy AmmerzWeier.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 21.-American
troops have occupied Ammerzweiler,
In Alsace. American patrols made the
discovery that the Germans had with
drawn from the place and then the
Americans occupied it. A German or
der has been taken by the Americans
describing how towns and buildings
are to be Systematically destroyed
during retreats. The German soldiers
are ordered to defile the country and
to place time mines everywhere.
Metz Under Fire.
Amsterdam, Sept. 21.-MetZ is under
fire of American cannon. An official
communication relative to the bonn
bardment is published in the newspa-
pers of that city, according to Berlin
dispatch. 1t follows:
''The enemy for several days has
been bombarding Metz with a long
range gun. Such bombardment has
been always possible Throughout. the
war and has long been expected. Mod
ern guns have longer range than, for
example, from south of POnt-aMOuS-
son to Metz. The present lombard
ment, therefore, is in no wise cOnect-
ed with the fact that the enemy after
our evacuation of ST. Mihiel salient
drew nearer to the town. 1t is only
concomitant phenomenon of the pres
emf battles west and southwest of Metz
and will cease when these battles come
to standstill. Regulations regarding
entry and departure from the fortress
zone, therefore, are unaltered."
U. S. Men Capture Raiders.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 21.-Debouching
from Bots de MarmilIe, an Austro- Ger
man detachment on the Meuse-Moselle
front attempted to raid the American
position northeast of Doncourt.
The Americans captured three of
the raiders-all Austrians attached to
the imperial royal regiment of Vienna.
Patrols are very active on the whole
American front and squads Of our men
are operating right up to the new Hin
denburg line.
Foes Have Few Resources.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 21,-Of the 81
divisions of reserve troops in Won Hin
denburg's army only Ii are fit for i'm
mediate offensive operations, according
to the best information reaching the
Americans.
Of the Is divisions, only three are
totally rested.
Air observers reported that long
range American artillery had scored a
direct hit on the important railway
bridge at Contains, destroying it.
A German attempt to cross the
vesle, where American troops are on
the line, was repulsed.
American artillery mroke up two day.
light German raids in the Bots de Rap
pes.
Say Yanks Used 1000 Tanks.
Amsterdam, Sept. 19.-The Frank
fort Zeitung's correspondent telegraphs
the following from the west front I'M
der date of September 16:
1.-THE Franco-American attack at
st. Mihiel is now seen to have been
carefully planned undertaking of con-
siderable magnitude. The number of
attacking enemy divisions is not vet
known for certain, but we know that
our losses in prisoners were due to
the extensive use by the enemy of
tanks. More than 1000 armored cars
of all sizes participated