The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-13
American Patrols Active,


Americans there has been no real heavy
fighting to-day. They still are holding
their line and their patrols have been
sent out. now and then, feeling out tie
foreground
At many places along the new from,
especially just south OF the Somme the
Germans are occupying tho old line
dugouts built by the French more than
two years ago. The Germans have con.
centrated some artillery at many place,
and to-day are sending in more shells
than on any day since the battle began
Lihons. which came into British hard,
yesterday. when Field Marshal Ha!g's
men stormed the place after having been
driven out in a counter attack. wa. bs.
ing heavily shelled to-day.
A party Of cavalry charging down tho
Roye road ran into the crossare Q,
large German pill boxes studded Win
machine guns Just this side OF Rove ard
received a check, but the Germans WHO
happened to get the opportunity 10 do
this execution paid the extreme penalty
later.
To-day the resistance by the enemy
has been stiffening progressively, but hi,
troops appear to be nervous and appre.
henstve OF what the future holds out FOR
them and what the Allies intend to DO
In order to feel out the allied forces Il
Is expected that further heavy counter
attacks may be launched by the enemy.
Desperate Battling in Air.
Stories of the air fighting Owe tie
battle lines are amazing. One observer
coming into his station shot down fuur
machines. In the same lighting y Pr
ish pilot chased one enemy r1ne 10
earth and was swooping down to- finish
Off his antagonist when the man climbed
out Of his machine and held up hts hands
in token Of surrender
so 1 didn't kill him." the British
pilot said. But on my way home
met group OF enemy machines ard
got bullet in me, but managed .
land inside our lines"
The report OF this Incident ends N.r'
the statement that the pilot died u Z
hospital soon after relating his s'or.
A British two-seater shot down 40
enemy machines during a BATH, royal
In the air. The pilot was badl- WouaGci
and fell, across his controls. TIE p.-
server, however, leaned forward and s..
cured his comrades body and nlana4sa
TO get control Of the machine F4
brought il TO earth. where it crashed
but both the occupants escaped dea't
Another pilot during the course h
nght started for home wounded Wn,o
ten feet above the ground irsce
own lines he collapsed from los. o..
blood.
Aviators Disable Tcuton Tank
There are dozens Of thrilling ;a,s. >
how machine after machine. skir'0 ~
cfNea ha ..,y
Into bodies OF enemy troops kt..u9 o
sreat many despite the Aro from f..
ground. and how they wiped ou' 30
crews OF enemy machine guns holds;
up the allied advance. They also a..
fectively attacked the poorly 60"
structed German. tanks before teeS eve:
had chance to get TITO action
Prisoners from fresh Prussiar al
Bavarian divisions have been captured
in the last few hours The mn-g's -
these men Is extremely low. a r-ra'
many of them expressing the op," m
that Germany, twice badly beaten !r re'
rent weeks and perhaps having t.T'ae-
defeats In store for her, is on the down
grade, headed for defeat.
French families who for months Rave
been refugees from their homes IN this
district are now returning whenever T'''
sihle. Many of course will fni 'HH-
homes, but others which were within
range of the German guns before the a.
lied offensive were knocked n pieces BY
shell FIRE
The contrast between the number O
prisoners taken and the allied casualties
Is regarded as remarkable F. IL
5tance, the casualties Of the entire i.art
forces were considerably less 'rlo ne
fnf al prignnara fol -
stood that this battle has not beer wsE't
Tor the purpose OF taking pr's0rors 't7
casualties inflicted on the Gsrw1re must
nave reached large rlglIre