The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29
YANKS KEEP UP
ARGONNE GAINS
They Battle Hard Against Re-
enforced Enemy and
Throw Him Back.
PRISONERS ROLLING IN
Airmen in Constant Combat
and More Than so German
Planes Destroyed.
PRISONERS ROLLING IN
By the Associdfed Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES on THE
FRONT NORTHWEST OF vERpUN. Sept %.
The determination OF the Germans to
hold the Argonne Forest and the region
to the east of II has caused the enemy
to reinforce the front opposing the
Americans. One German division
brought up is the same unit that was
used to reinforce the line when the
Americans fought for possession Of Bel
leau Wood. northwest of Chateau
Thcrry
There has been much fighting in the
dense forest, but i.s character has been
largely that OF clearing operation. a
great number OF isolated machine gun
nests being met with. These and ordi-
nary snoers have been troublesome
though unimportant in view of the gen.
eral operation.
One detachment o. engineers south OF
Montfaucon being hampered in their
work dropped their tools long enough TO
clean out one German machine gun
nest. The gunners who were not killed
were captured by the Americans.
counter attack by German infantry
along the elbow OF the Meuse. north OF
Dannevoux. was repulsed this morning
by the Americans The assault by the
enemy was preceded by feeble artil-
lery preparation. Many Germans were
killed in the operation and a consider
able number taken prisoners.
Heavy Fighting In Air,
The American line tonight extends
to the outskirts of Brieulcs and Exer-
mont Additional prisoners have been
! taken. In three days more than sixty
enemy airplanes have been brought
| down. The American loss In that period
was less than twenty.
High explosive shells from the Ameri-
can big guns are reaching far beyond the
, German lines. Fires at Brieulles and at
| other points are attributed to the work
OF the American gunners.
| Two trains loaded with German troops
were caught by the fire OF American
batteries this afternoon as they were
entering Brieulles. The artilleris;s
! opened Are soon after the trains were
: first sighted by observers When the
shell smoke cleared away only d few OF
! the Germans We're in evidence.
No German tanks were encountered
! following the bombardment OF the
Brieulles region, although previously the
enemy had a number of these machines
! in action.
South OF the Meuse in the region OF
Vilcenes the Americans captured a large
amount of German ammunition and sup
plies. There were German supply sta
tions. OF various kinds in the region OF
Dannevoux, from which the enemy was
unable to withdraw his material because
of the fire from American long range
guns which had the range OF the bridges
across the Meuse.
At intervals during the day German
aviators attacked Americans In this sec.
tor with their machine euns, but were
driven of by the anti-aIrcraft force,
moving with the infantry.
Shells are reported TO be falling or
Consenvoye, Dun-surMeuse and on othe,
towns far. In the rear OF the German
lines. The bridges over the Meuse ais:
are being bombarded, thus choking tht
exits of the Germans Withdrawing.
| Progress In More Rapid.
American engineers are busy close be
hind the advanced line repairing road!
and bridges and preparing a way for tn,
movement of artillery and truck trains
The congested conditions necessarily in
cident to a rapid advance have been re
lieved rapidly In the last twelve hours
With their backs to the outer edge o.
the Brunnhide line the Germans wer,
fighting desperately in an enieayor t,
bring the American advance to a deflnit,
halt. The Germans were increasing tn,
volume OF their fire and indicating anew
their determination to resist to tn
utmost
The line fought for runs through tn,
northern Argonne Woods and eastwar,
along a line paralleling the Epinonville
, Montfaucon road to point near Ivo!r,
and thence northeasterly. The German
are massed in the Cierges Woods and |,
the Emont Woods.
: The Americans are using their artil