The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-30

scissors region extending IN a
northerly direction from Cha
vigny.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 2S.-(By the Associated
Press.)-Acoomp1n1ed by n Rect Of tanks
and covered by a heavy artillery barrlSe'
the Americans swept forward carly TO-
div agRInSt the = German lines tina"
slowly and reluctantly fell back over
Juvtgny plateau. The little operation car
Red out yesterday by the French and
Americans had been merely preparatory
to the attack which began at O'Clock
this morning. The -Eink had been taken
ont Of the line yesterday, but no deter
mined enort was made to advance to any
extent.
The firing was continuous throughout
. the night on both sides, the German
guns being especially active. The rains
of the early evening ceased before the
ground had ben converted into mud; So
when tho orders were given today the
men moved forward unimpeded-
The German positions were shelled
most vigorously by heavy guns, nortars
and Light pieces, fling almost point
blank, as we'll as by long range naval
gpns. which searched the positions far
and near. And then the infantry adj
vanced.
DID over the plateau the infaptryInep
went toward Juvigny and across \the lit
tie railroad running north and south.
The Germans immediately began to eln-S
plov the tactics Of similar retreats, leav-'
ing thedr rear defended by a Line OF
machine guns, hidden behind every
clump of brush, promontory and woods.
Only few detachments OF infantry
were left, the enemy again adopting
measures calculated TO save the most
MEN possible.
From Couronne wood and another lit
tie wood standing like sentinels between
, Juvigny and the American lines the
German guns delivered a deadly cross
fire. Juvtgny Is only village, but,
located along the side Of hill, It Of
fered a peculiar opportunity for defense,
until the advancing forces moved into
; positions from which they were able to
make 1t untcnable. The resistance then
stopped, the Germans retiring further
east into more broken ground.
The frontage assigned to the Ameri
can wa5 less than two miles. That part
In which Juvl8uy Is located "aS Lne
scene Of q DRAMATIC tank drive. Un-
der tho cover Of artillery the light
French tanks f1irted along both sides of
tho path up to the little place, smash
ing down ono machine gun nest after
: another, 1nspitS OF the employment by
the Germans OF their new tank gun, n
sort of super-Mauser. This gun ia yir-
tually identical with the Mauser, except
that 1t fires bullet little more than
half On inch In diameter. This, it Is
calculated. can pierce the tank and pos
sibly tuturs some vital part Of tho en-
, rtne. But In the path Of the advancing
machines there now lie broken or
smashed into tho earth scores Of these
guns.
There II unquesttoned mastery Of the
air By tho allies along this front. IT has
been misty this morning and there was
little effective aerial work and prac-
tlcauy none by tho Germans. Above
tho Lines the allied planes were se"n
all forenoon, attempting TO conduit OBJ
servations In spite ot the murty atmos-
phere, and occasionally German plane
dartd to dart through. but in every case
it was forced to retire hastily. :.
Only Z few prisoners are reported as
yet, the Germans apparently seeing -