The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-04
WORKING AROUND
HUN POSITIONS
Americans in Arognne Forest
Making Slow but Steady
Progress.
ENGINEERS IN FIGH TING
Retreating Enemy Leaves Be-
hind Internal Machines and
Man Traps in Trenches.

With the American Army Northwest
OF Verdun. Oct. S.-tNight,) )--Amcri-
can troops in the Argonne forest are
consistently advancing night and day.
but progress IL necessarily slow, owing
to the difficult terrain.
Additional German machine gun
nests. strong points. and trench sys-
TENS are captured every day. While
the advance often measures but few
yards. 1t Is always maintained and
never given up.
The Americans are making their way
steadily northward through dense
woods and thickets, which favor the
boches' rear guard defenses.
The Americans are not hurrying. but
are using scouts to work around the
German positions and outiianking
them.
Reduce Machine Gun Nests.
Thus the machine gun nests are be-
ing reduced one by one. Two more
German field guns that had been clev-
erly concealed. and n dozen heavy ma
chine guns were captured by us yes
terday.
In some instances, American engl-
neers fought alongside of the dough-
boys when things got hot. The engi-
neers threw down picks and shovels
and grabbed rifles. Or again they
helped carry up machine guns to the
front and aided the ammunition
bearers. When counter attacks devel-
oped, the Americans dug in.
Everywhere shrapnel-proof shelters
have now been established.
Register Accurately.
American Batteries are registering
ao tai hA
positions, breaking up the harassing
fire which had been interfering with
earlier operations.
The enemy batteries east of the
Meuse have now been entirely neu-
tralized by the efficient fire of our
guns. Whenever the Germans open
artillery fire. the American gunners
drench the German batteries with gas.
Minss Removed.
EngineerH have removed more than
100 mines planted by the Germans at
crossroads In Chateaux, and in dug
outs. as well5ixs innumerable infernai
machines and mantraps left behind in
the trenches. The engineers have also
constructed roads across the captured
ground and rebuilt the highways in
side the old German lines.
Build Bridges.
Bridges have been emplaced across
streams and barbed wire entangle-
ments have been removed. New mar
row gauge railways have been con-
nected up with the German systems.
The Germans used the same gauge as
the Americans, so that captured roll
Ing stock is good on our miniature
lines.
ThN Id
Colonel Shows GalIantry.
Lieut. Col A. d. Cummins, of Occur
d'Alene, Ida, visited American dough-
boys in their advanced positions be-
ApremonD, bringing them cigarettes
at the time that the enemy was heav-
ly shelling the positions.
Col. Cummins showed great gallan-
try under fire by personally demon
strating to the doughboys the best way
70 dig dugouts and helping them to
better their positions.
The officer found American snipers
wearing bulletproof steel corsets and
,uirasses, which had been discarded
~ the Germans.
German Treachery.
When American troops captured the |
own Of Abri-St. Louis on Friday they !
we're made victims of an act of Ger |
nan treachery which has been inves-
igatcd by army authorities. AS the !
New Workers swept into the village a
number of Germans came out of their
hiding places with uplifted hands and !
we're supposed TO have surrendered !
When the Americans came nearer, the !
Germans suddenly dropped their hands |
Ind. seizing hand grenades, threw !
hem with deadly effect, killing and |
a number of the New York |
boys.
The survivors retreated and told the
tory. Then more New York troops
vent forward. They were armed with
lame throwers and gas projectors and |
illed the village with flame and gas
Until not single German escaped