Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-18
U. S. SOLDIERS
WATCH FOR SPY
WITHIN LINES
Sentry Sees Flashes of Light
From Window Facing
Enemy
TELEPHONE WIRES CUT
German First Lines North
west of Toul Are Held
Strongly
WIRES CUT
BY .ASSociatfd PrcSS

France, Sunday, March 17.-Amer-
lean intelligence officers report evil
dence leading to the conclusion that
possibly spy may be at work with
in the American lines northwest of
Toul. Early to-day an American
sentry saw flashes of signal light
from window facing in the dirsc-
tion of the enemy lines. He tired
through the window and dashed IN
to the house, but tailed to find any
one. Four hours earlier some inn
portant telephone wires within the
American lines were found to nave
been cut.
Enter Enemy Trench
An American patrol last night en-
tered the enemy trench at one end
of the. sector and penetrated them
for some distance without difficulty.
Much valuable information was
gathered. AS they were about ready
to return they established contact
with the enemy, who opened fire
with a machine gun. The Americans
jumped to safe position and hurl-
ed grenades Mt the enemy gunners,
silencing the gun.
Returning to the American side of
No Mans Land, the raiders brought
back with them q German 'itie
breech, protected by metallic cover
over the muZzle and a snap clip COW
er. both of which operate quickly and
efficiently. Officers declared it was
the best thing of the kind they have
ever seen for protecting rifles. The
mechanism was turned over to The
intelligence department with Il rec
ommendation that detachment be
furnished the American troops.
First Lines Held Strongly
Another patrol on the other end
of the sector reported that the enemy
first line was held strongly. While
the raiders were inspecting the Ger
man positions, the enemy fired upon
them several times with rifles and
machine guns.
The American artillery lombard
ed effectively, blllets, troops and new
| enemy works at Lahayville, st. Baus-
SAINT, the village of Montsec, Richie
court, in the Quart De Reserve,
along the Pannes- Monsard road, and
Il considerable body of troops north
west of BuXieres. They also smashed
another battery of gas projectors
which had been set up in u double
| line of trenches.
The enemy has shelled various
! parts of the American positions rath-
| er heavily, many gas shells being
mixed with high explosive ones.
{ Air Crowded With Planes
Several times during the day the
air was crowded with airplanes and
on one occasion several enemy ma
chimes were overhead at the same
! time. Airplanes from the rear of our
! lines, carrying American observers,
maneuvered to get into a fight with
! the enemy machines but were un-
successful. American antiaircraft
guns drove off number of enemy
machines and kept the others high
in the air.
| American observers obtained bad
ly wante" photographs and valuable
information back of the German
| lines.
Luncville Sector Active
American troops in the Luneville
sector have been subjected to fairly
heavy bombardments during the past
twenty-four hours, but have effec-
lively returned the fire. Patrols at
two points established contact with
the enemy last night and early to-
day. The Germans retired.
American soldiers still are holding
the Mecklenburg trench, taken two
days ago, and which it now is per-
mitted to name. The antiaircra It
guns east of Luneville were extreme
ly busy to-day in driving off enemy
airplanes.