Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-22
sammies Twice Defeat Huns.

z With the American Army in France.
Tuesday. May 21.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-In lively patrol actions
Monday night and this morning east
of Luneville. German partieeN ~&sA.
sawsse ;desssted 7by sk .fmsricanss wliS
Svo .prisanets. ,l,.s,s:ss,'
An tofffcAr and twenty men while
exploring the area northwest of An
cervilles, east Of Luneville, sighted
four enemy patrols and established
contact with one OF them The enemy
party. numbering sixteen, took up a
position in an unused trench from
which they were driven by the rife
and grenade firing of the Americans.
The Germans were then rushed by the
Americans who took two prisoners.
one so badly wounded that he died
later. There were no casualties on
the American, side.
Four hours later an enemy patrol
made bold attempt to rush one Of
our 'outposts but was driven of. One,
brought back to the American lines
for3identi7cation purposes.
Northwest of Toul.a an American
patrol traversed the Apremont -Varne-
Vile road, and found a. high tension
cable used for charging the enemy
wire. They Gut the cable and brought
back a large section Of it.
Another patrol came on German
party southwest of Apremont and
sharp fighting resulted. The Ameri-
cans used their pistols, rifles and
Germans were forced to retire.
A corporal named Klick, from q
New England state, carried out tsag"p per.
sonal PATROL late yesterday afternoon.
He crawled to the enemy wire to in
vestigate what he thought was a
periscope and saw German step up
to the firing trench. Bullets were
exchanged but the American returned
safely across No Mans Land.
Germany's spring offensive, launch
ed in the hope of forcing the allies to
conclude peace enters upon its third
month today. The allied armies are
still intact and awaiting further
enemy attacks while American REIN
forcements are hurrying to France.
Great Losses sustained in Picardy and
Flanders have forced the Germans to
halt and re-organize their shattered
divisions.
In the weeks since the repulse OF
the last strong German attack, that
north Of Mont KENNEL. the allies
have succeeded here and there in Bit
ing OF important positions Enemy
counter attacks have not been vigor-
Gus and all his attempts to regain the
lost positions have failed.
northwest Of Mervilie, the apex of the
Lys salient. Attacking new British
positions on q front Of two thirds Of
i mile the Germans, although in
strength, were thrown back. The
British line remains unchanged.
Smaller enemy attempts north of
Bailleul have been repnlsed by the
| French.
| have accounted for 900 German air.
planes and have dropped more than
1000 tons OF bombs on enemy military
targets. The aerial campaign agaifst
the enemy continues unabated both
British and French bombing squad
ronss being busy. SS3Ss
In patrol action In Lorraine. Amer.
| prisoners. 81 Both the American and
| German artillery u more active than
usual In the W0eyre and in Lorraine,
but no infantry aghtihE - reported
On the front between the :PiAve ana
LAkD GArda the Italians have bean
tvictoriouu Ia aSveral strong local en-
sassmenta ON Monte epinoncia
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