The sun., 1918-09-16
METZ FORTSIN
ACTION; OUR BIG
GUNS REPLYING
Advance of Americans
Brings Them Within
Range of Lorraine.
ENEMY STILL RETREATS
More Than 200 Cannon and
Other Booty Obtained BY
Pershing's Men.
ENEMY STILL RETREATS

rSEis. Sept. 1J.-The American
Tir>; Army. under the direct COM
inani of Gen. Pershing. resumed it's
advance Today from its base across
the cid 50. Nihiel salient and on a
front of thiriy-three miles, extending
from northeast Of Verdun. at Ahau-
court. 10 the Mc>elle River. some
r'ies south Of Pagny. the gain made
IN general was between two and three
miles. with a maximum penetration
"f four. American patrols. moreover.
a"e operating two miles or more In
sdvsnoe of the front.
The Germans are retiring before
he Americans with little resistance.
AJSarently they are Withdrawing to
POSITIONS where they can better pro-
'ect the system Of railroads which
fe-l Metz from the west and south.
some of which. notably those which
osatre az Contains. are under direc,
American FIRE already.
Meta CSaes Iste Action.
The great fortress of Metz has
cone into action and ,s throwing
huge shells on the American lines
There are reports also that some
American big guns have taken posi-
tons where they can reach Metz. and
70 show the Germans that they mean
business hare already hurled some
shells into the German city
Il has been discovered that there
verc SIX German divisions operating
: '5s ST Mihiel salient That would
Eve total strsngth Of 5000 men, or
-fe strength of $500. The Ger
mans had broken Up for them two
more divisions in this action, thus
'e5ucng their strength in the west 10
!sl divisions. plus four Austrian divi-
s-o1s ana some disrnounted cavalry.
Greatest Gains Along MsseIle.
The Associated Press correspondent
Via the American army in France
s-ys that hindered only slightly by the
German artillery and machine guns
Pt-s7iIgs army continued to-day the
CONSULTATION Of their lines facing the
-e-cenIy strengthened German de-
fences Additional territory was
e'ylEhi IN as The long line was
S-a-ghtened- the American troops on
re eTtrsrne right swinging along the
In g.
!: vas net tsr OF battle for more
E-:grd bowers-, so much as for the
Enlistment Of a more dthnite front
>s-v' astsnding the evidence that Inpch
'-e haE hsen spent in improving The
- 5'fs--ss line II would Doi surprise
: az critics II IL we're yielded with
o. = great struggle. the Germans pre-
-F"~-E % sacrifice even ihei- cid posi-
= - ;5s otE5oas determination Of the
-''rlrsus 10 advance beyond the lire
F.-e' wee observed in Dcunrnartin-LA
,-a $50 to-day
Have Bsrsea Many stores
amos; ever case where evacuation
Ia ,~@- banned tie Germans have car
3: r~-r q FystemstIc destruction Of Ger
T','-'- 1i}ssnEs and barracks
'..ns2 -slr-Trey and Sorroy. near the
'-'-s . v.rs included in the tsrritorz
r. .-+5 tE the Americans when the
--s r'--'r 3.-5 from The old defence posi-
'-rs Wss EW'ung slightly UPWARD on the
'a'~r-rf -iEht
Re sIreuF "a of rbe fine ner7h OF
s---v added Eeysnty-tNo guns to tire
= '-5 tTduzDos, bringing The iota,
:" more al .tb
Only initiative Of the enemy WAS
r1gnrer atrsrk early ID ibe day at
- H-.sirs T-s asEa ult was re1ulsed
4 Jfnher of priE9ners taken
iSBE Range Cans In Action.
80 artillery .iD 10th sides has been
'-,-,'-E over the lines to-day. but the
TanEs guns Of the .AmssrlcAnk and
'''r'a I'DUndhe she bscS areas Of the
''.~v me -op-s steadily.
E't uf.s -zid eonc oeiAd by the Ger
S'' 4sti Tir'ht WAS = complete failure.
Jtrrtl wSS driven OF Bearing six
H.''+ - from whom II wzt learned that
"o n the artillery captured by The
'''rsns was al of that q the sia
''-~.i- division
weather wss slrpof1 adesl fer
'''. oISrstiunE ard FUN z1rsStaee WAS
si'' - u bg the Germans and the
80 The Germans showed irlDtsh more
..' 'eEs 10 hKht than they had yre-
y. tot there we're enough allied I
-'.'- EyIsrGc f-cTn actual operations 10 !
o. tC the rexion far IN the rear and
-E parties drOpS,sd great quantities |
;IpFlreE On a few rst3et lSEt night J
IT, performance tf the Arner1csns
tpnsHse6 on yhzrd Poye.