The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-12
AMERICAN REVIEW

AMEhlOAN REVIEW
 With the American Army in France, March 1.-The simultaneous raids, one northwest and one northeast of .(de1eted) were made after intense artil- iery preparation lasting for four hours in which the German positions were lev eied. At midnight two forces, each one of (deetedD with small French forces on their Hanks, moved upon the German objectives behind creeping barrage, each on front of 600 yards When the Americans reached the enemy first lines the barrage was lifted so as to box in the German positions at both points.
 The men dropped into the enemy's trenches, expecting hand-to-hand fight, but found the Germans had fled Contin- uing the advance they went forward 500 yards to the second German line. All the time American ma cnine guns were firing on each flank of the two parties to prevenet the enemy from undertaking flanking operations One French flank ing party found two wounded Germans in a dugout and took them prisoner
 The Americans found none. The Amer jeans remained for 45 minutes in the en- emy's lines They found excellent con- crete dugouts, which they blew up, and also brought back large quantities of material and valuable papers. While they were in the enemy lines German artillery began vigorous counter bar rage It was quickly silenced by Ameri- can heavy and light artillery, which hurled large quantities of gas shells on the batteries. z An American trench mortar battery the homes of most of whose nfen are (deleted), participated in the artil- iery preparation preceding the raid, help ing to level the enemy positions, The artillery. both light and heavy, was manned by soldiers mostly from (deleted).
 Soon after these two raids had been carried out, the Americans staged an- other at point further along the line to the right. They went over the top after artillery preparation Of 45 minutes. in which the enemys positions attacked were obliterated At this place the dug outs were found to have been construct ed principally of logs. Engineers. ac- companying the raiding party, completed the artillery's work of destruction The American infantrymen who took part Tn this raid are from fdeleted), ana the engineers from (deleted).
 The raids were carried out skilfully and but for the fact that the Germans fled more prisoners doubtless would have been taken. The American gas sneils are believSd to have caused many casu- alties among the enemy. No Americans are unaccounted for.
 Rome, March 11.-Naples was attacked by enemy aviators early this morning. Twenty bombs were dropped in rssl. dential quarter. The victims included seven occupants of a hospital.
 Rome. March 1l.-Austrian troops. which apparently were making an at tempt to cross the River Piave, were pre- vented from doing so yesterday py the Italian batteries which sank five raits and boats in the river opposite Fagaie' the war office announced today &
 T.ondon. March 11-British aviators of the naval air service yesterday made raid over Belgium, dropping bombs on the airdrome and ammunition dump at lsnele. the admiralty announces. TWO fires were started. In aerial combdts three enemy airplanes were destroyed ana four others driven down out of con- trol. All the British planes returned safely.
 London, March H. A successlui idiu in which several of the enemy were killed. or taken prisoner, and two ma chine guns were captured, was carried out by us last night south of St. Quen- i'm says the official statement from Field Marshal Haig today. "A party cf the enemy which approached our lines northwest of La Bassee was driven OH by artillery and machine gun fire.
 .sThere was considerable artillery ac- tivitv on both sides early this morning southeast of Armetieres-"
 This is the first report of any British activity on the line south of St. Quen- tin since the British took over the sec tor from the French several weeks ago Previously the British front had ex- tended only to St. Quentin.