Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-03
Finest Troops of German
Army Defeated by Allies
Around Juvigny.
INFANTRY ACTION
BECOMES LOCALIZED
Fighting Confined to Small Sectors But
Results Prove Of Great Importance
Change Of Condition Of Ground and
Tactics Give Battle Altered Appear
ance-Shock Cars Figure Prominent
iy in Allied Gains.
tBy the Associated Press. ]


\ With the French Armies in France.
Sept, 3.-Localization in the operations
of the infantry has given the appear
ance of the REIMBURSEMENT Of the pres
sure on the flying German lines from
Soissons to the Somme.
The altered face of the battle is due
&c changes in the condition on the
ground and tactics and the fighting has
been confined to comparatively short
sectors north of Soissons north Of
Noyon and around Nesle. engagements
of the utmost Importance have been In
progress in which the allies have gain
ed advantages that explain the en-
orrnous sacrifice the Germans made to
hold them off at those points.
North Of scissors. General Mangn's
forces. after three days Of furious COM
bats, in which positions were taken ana
retaken several times, have pushed for
ward on the plateau that overloeks the
alley of the Ailette, behind Chemin des
Da mes, anad from where the citidal OF
Laon, one of the stoutest positions In
the. German secondary line OF defense
may plainly be seen. G
4. Defeat Elite Of Hun Army.
The French and Americans met
around Juvigny the elite OF the German
army. Prussian grenadiers, stormin8
batallions and hardy mounted tnfan-
trymen. They defeated them decislvely,
taking an enormous death toll from
their ranks and sending a goodly mum :
ber Of captives to the rear.
The Associated Press correspond ent
saw a column of these prisoners filing
back to the rear where white wood
crosses over fresh graves marked tho
scene Of recent defeats. Some were
young but all were study. and humilia-
ton and depression showed in their
faces rather than satisfaction shown by
other prisoners recently taken.
Yanks Use Shock Cars.
The Americans co operated In the at
tack of Juvigny with the type Of tanks
which the French have named "Chars
! 1d'Assaut'' or shock cars. These engines
Of war have been called "armored IN
fantry." They have all the supplencss
Of troops afoot and they advance readi-
ly into the enemy positions. dealing
death with grewsome profusion from
their quick firing cannon.
| One of these cars. manned by
French lieutenant, killed 200 Germans
, before Juvigny. He had just aban-
doned a damaged tank to take the
place OF Q wounded man in another.
His pilot. whose orders were to stay
by the disabled car. was unable to re-
sist the enthusiasm Of the charging
troops past his abandoned post and
fell in with n platoon Of Americans
short Of officers Tho pilot showed
them the route and fought with them
all afternoon.
Good to See Yanks Fight.
| ITS good TO see how those Amer
leans fight" he said. I'VE are glad to
Aght with them. Together we will get
the Germans"
: Very severe fighting has,bee going
on along the Mez river and around
Nesle. After forcing the last fortified
positions around Roy and Chaulnes
the French arrived at these points.
confronting natural obstacles which
the Germans utilized TO the best ad-
vantage.
! The canal cunning parallel before
the front east OF NeSle offered a
z marshy position. Fording there is so
difficult that The roads must be used
and the Geriians concentrated artil
lery and machine gun ire on all roads,
bridges and approaches.
/ Marshy Grounds Retards Advance.
The rivulet I1,gon presents the same
conditions from Nesle 10 where 1t flows
into the Somine. Further south, in
the region OF the tunnel. the unfin
isl,ed. part of the Canal Du Nord is
now full OF water. This offered an
. other strong obstacle which the enemy
| used to the utmost.
Aided by splendid observatories on
! the heights To the east. well sustained
4 Are OF the infnatry made the crossing
{ extremely hazardous. Rut the French
succeeded In forcing a crossing OF the
Ingon between Quiquery and Reuy le-
Fetit at s O'Clock last evening, slip
ring thru the enemys advanced po-
sitions to stfe edge Of the plateau ex-
+. tending toward Ham and Were at
tackirg hill ~ at last accounts.