Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-02

was a complete failure. three German. prisoners remaining in American hands.
 The ground in front of the Ameri- can trenches was strewn with Ger man dead.
 A driving wet snow was failing this morning when the Germans opened fire on the American salient with every weapon at their command. Seventy seyens, heavy shells and gas shells fell in perfect whirlwind on our trenches for half an hour. At the same time other enemy shells in great numbers were dropping on the Amer ican battery positions
 Thought Americans Would Fear Gas.
 The Germans, evidently thinking that the Americans in this section. having had one taste of gas a few days ago, would fear it now, let loose great quantities of poisonous gas but the men put on their masks and only few were, affected by it. So intense was the fire that the woods back of the salient were shot to pieces.
 Germans Came Sweeping Forward.
 At six, o'clock the barrage fire lifted on the trenches to the right of the salient and Germans numbering 240 came sweeping forward under the pro tection of their fire. They came for ward apparently intending to make a big haul and jumped into what was left of the treneher. but there. instead of the easy time anticipated. found the Americans all ready for battle. Fierce hand d~iuHhand lighting began Waited in' No Mans LsnS One American captain. rallied men | with rifles and machine guns and went i through the American wire entansle- nents into No Mans Land and there i waited for the enemy. whom he ex- | pected to be driven out by his com l rades in the trenches.
 He was right. for soon groups of the eEemy started back through the wire ertanglements The Americans pour cd in deadly fire, but unfortunately the captain was killed tring the light. He is the first nennper of the i la17 class at West Point to be killed. While the Americans were in front of l the wire entanglements and in shell holes. still fighting desperately. the American n barrage fire began sweeping No Mans Land, catching many run l iilng Prussians who had enough of American methods. The barrage swept back and forth. making sure of doing all possible damage to the foe 1 Bodies of Ten Germans in American Trenches.
 When the enemy had been driven back out of the positions the bodies of ten German soldiers were found in the American trenches Two German officers were entangled in the wire and marry bodies were in sight. Eight were visible through the snowstorrn at one point. The ground was Uttered I on hos of explosives for destroying dugouts and incendiary. bombs which they. had 10 opportunity to use
 They managed, however, to drop in- cendiary bombs in two dpgouts which were destroyed by fire, but no Amer .cans were in them. If the Germans captured any prisoners, which it is doubtful. there were not more than two or three possibly from a listening post. Of the missing many were probably buried. Digging for them is now proceeding and others may be accounted for
 Two German Prisoners Wounded.
 Two German prisoners were wound ed and the other taken was unhurt ex cept for welt on sone of his hands where he wos struck by youne where he was struck by young fight after capture.
 From the prisoners the American T officers have secured much valuable information. One said:
 T did not have chance to do any, thing before an American jumped or to me and grabbed me by the throat J
 The Germans had been preparing fo,
 the raid for three. weeks and belonged to the 18th reserve division of Han
 over. The prisoners had Russian coins in their possession and came into the
 trenches opposite us just before the
 Americans took over this sector. American Losses Heavy. The Americans lost many killed an6
 wounded. including officers. The Americans displayed the greatest per. sonai courage, bravery and energ,
 throughout the engagement and out.
 fought the surprised enemy from tn, instant contact was established. Dur. ing the bombardment a town beilint
 the American line was heavily shenes
 and there were some casualties.