The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-18
GERMAN SPY
BELIEVED TO
Be AT WORK
IN U. s. LINES
Important Telephone Wires
Within American Lines
Northwest of Toul Are
Found Severed.
ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. March II (By the Associat.
ed Press) American intelligence Off.
GERS report evidence leading to the
conclusion that possibly spy may be
at work within the American lines
northwest of Toul.
Early this morning an American SEN
try saw flashes of a signal light from
a window facing in the direction OF
the enemy lines. He fired through the
window and dashed into the house,
but failed to find anyone.
Four hours earlier some important
telephone wires within the American
lines we're found to have been cut.
An American patrol last night en-
tered the enemy trenches at one END
Of the sector and penetrated them Tor
some distance without difficulty. Much
valuable information was gathered.
AS they we're about ready to return
they established contact with the en-
emy, who opened fire with machine
gun. The Americans jumped to a
safe position and hurled grenades az
the enemy gunners. silencing the gun.
Take Valuable Rine 6reech
Returning to the American side OF
90 Mans Land. the raiders brought
ack with them a German rife breech,
totected by a metallic cover over the
nrzzle and a snap clip cover. both of
uich operate quickly and efficiently.
Ulcers declared 1t was the best thing
the kind they had ever seen for
rotecting rifles. The mechanism was
Irned over to the intelligence depart
,ert with a recommendation that the
attachment be furnished the American
roops
Another patrol on the other end OF
the sector reported that the enemy
first line was held strongly While
the raiders were inspecting the Ger
man positions, the enemy fired upon
them several times with rifles and
that point.
Our artillery bombarded effectively
hillets. troops and new enemy works
at Lahavville. st. Baussant. the vii
lage of Montsec, Richecourt, in the
Quart de Rezerve, along the Pennes-
Monsard road. and considerable body
also battered to pieces another bat.
terry of gas projectors which had been
set up in a double line of trenches.
German Guns Active
The enemy has shelled various parts
Of our positions rather heavily. many
gas shells being mixed with high ex-
plosive ones. Some American soldiers
who happened to be near or who walk
ed through the shelled areas afterward
said there were indications that the
enemy was trying IN isolate one OF
our positions with shell fire.
The visibility was exceptionally
good today and the weather was like
summer A great number OF wagon
trains and small groups of Germans
we're seen walking behind the enemy
lines.
Several times during the day the
air was crowded with airplanes and on
one occasion several enemy machines
we're overheard at the same time. Air
planes from the rear OF our lines car
rying American observers, Unanswered
TO get into a fight with the enemy ma
chimes. but they were unsuccessful.
a
number of enemy machines and kept
the others high in the air.
American observers succeeded in
accomplishing much work which the
!recent ground haze had prevented.
They obtained badly wanted photo
graphs and observed certain things
back OF the German lines.
American troops in the Luneville
sector have been subjected to fairly
heavy ombardments during the past
twenty-four hours. but have been CIV
ing the enemy as much as received.
Patrols at two points established con-
tact with the enemy last night and
early this morning After brief fir,
ing. the Germans retired.
American soldiers are still holding
the Mecklenburg trench. taken two
davs ago, and which it is now permit
ted to name. The anti-aircraft guns
eaSt OF Luneville were extremely busy
today in driving off enemy airplanes.