Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-13
PORTUGUESE VICTORIOUS
Large Teutonic Attacking
Party Caught by Machine
Guns on Both Flanks.
CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY
Numerous Dead and Wounded
Left by Retreating Foe
in No Mans Land.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Monday March III
The American troops east OF Luns.
Vile again have raided the usrman
positions, Early this morning aftsr
a brief artillery preparation, one
platoon moved across No Mans LAn1
behind a barrass. entered the snssny
lines and penetrated soms distance
with the object OF ascertainln4
whether tho German trenches stu
were evacuated. The piatoon foun1
they we're evacuated ana thea -
turned without single casually. IAo
German hrtiIlery engaged IN c0un1of
hsttery work against the AmoPloan
guns during the operation.
Sergeant Walsh, one Of Ne heroes
OF the Garman raid on the fout sno~
tor VINO later was awarded the cr0o6
of war with palm by prerhiar Clsfn-
enceau has been selected . or6oFlS
TO Secretary OF War baker. WaInh.
who In " years OF are, left thS billet
iowa whore HIS regiment haSs beosS
quartered since its rslief from -
trenches after recelving beat>y ools
sratuiations OF officsrs and men.
LONDON. March is.----A laruo
German ratdinH. party. atsarking p6-
sitions OF the, Povtusuess tSoono nSas
lavsntis was caught ~ mach3no Go&
TIRE from the 'front.' and ~ bn<k
Tanks and suffered heavy cagpaltb0a
,nn mornine, accordtng 10 4 0rlllub
OFFICIAL communicetton teatgAl
soldiers were left In Nd naAuso In03
when the main body took {jl1HX
lows; - ~ ;
"This morning aftsr ! heayv beu.
bardnient. q lAres hcsli1e Fn11tN9
party attacking postuguooe poG1ttoaa
southeast Of LAveatto ~ = 49, q
about seven hun6red yAf0a Tha rot4
was cUn1plntAly Fepu1oo1.
The hostile inlantfy ~ o6Q6ne
by snachins run f1SU ltos2 3n r. n
ana on both flanifs eN1 oxH|n<11
heavy losses. both vlheG 11161I1133S
70 cross our wire and w1lon fo<fy0j34
thru our artillery barraG4 Mans
dead and wounded O4rmarlo VopS
left IN No Mans LA9d. noserai
prisoners remained IN the hsn1s o.
the Portuguese.
''one Of our posts cast ef xoss&-
beke. was raidsd BY the enemy eafiy
this morning. few of our I0en
are missing. Hostile raids s1tesapt.
ed at the same hour against thru of
our posts south OF thh point wefs
successfully repnlssd.
There was artillery activity on
both sides today AZ different pnints
between Havrincourt and the Scarpe
Tho hostile artillery uiso has hceo
active southwest OF faBepee aud
AGAINST back areas IN tho reiahbus-
hood OF Vlerstraat south az Ypsea
and In the Passchendasle sstor."
LONDON. March f2.---An official
statement an aerial cperqfious ayr:
There has been poor Hslbiilty bat
over 500 bombs havs been droppsd
on sidinss and arpmunitlon depou ~
Auinoye. southeast Of MeubsuRe ana
other depots south Of vAiencisnnes.
southeast OF cambrsi and south .sf
Douai. ~
In the air fighting the snsmy ma
chimes were brought down and seven
others were disabled A German OBJ
ssfyatlon balloon also WAS beouwht
down In flames Two nac1Ones are
missing. In nivht bombi tWb nun
dred bombs were dropped on sidines
and munitions dump 1otheast OF q.
Quentin The enemy also dropped
few bombs during the, night but
fost four-seated machons which
landed in our lines. the occupants
being taken prisoner.
Few enemy machines were en-
countcred, All OF our machines re-
furuad qa faIN -