The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-11
KILL 2 GERMANS
 IN WIRE TANCLE IN NO MANS LAND

With the American Army in France, March 10-Associated Press) of the Americans in listen ing post in front of their line north west of Foul early yesterday morning discovered an enemy patrol at work on their own wire and promptly open- ed fire. The Germans retreated, leav- ing two of their number hanging on the barbs.
 Some hours after daylight a party of five Germans, two infantrymen and three Red Cross workers emerged from the enemy lines and started for their comrades entangled in the wire. The Americans saw the Red Cross brassards and did not fire on the party, which removed the bodies.
 There has been increased sniping activity along the whole of the Amer icon front during the last 24 hours. One enemy post gave the Americans special trouble during the night, plac- ing well-aimed bullets on certain points of the line. After daylight the post still continued working from shell shell holes with periscopes. American snipers tried to silence the enemy from their lines, but were un- successful, A sniping patrol was then organized by the Americans, and went out in broad daylight The re- suit of this expedition has not been reported. The game of sniping the sniper is still continuing. Reports from various points show that enemy rifiemen are endeavoring to pick of American troops. One American sharpshooter yesterday killed a Ger man who was working on a parapet and other Americans scored hits.
 Today was the warmest in many weeks The weather was fine, and with just enough ground haze to make sniping conditions ideal. All the Americans who were not on duty took advantage of the hot sun to thaw out and to dry their clothes.
 Last night and today the Germans dropped phosgene shells on several of the American battery positions and mustard shells in the rear of the line. Three gas alarms were given on the front within a few hours. Owing to the quickness of the Amricans in ad- Justing their gas masks, the shells did no damage. The mustard sticks for many hours to the spot where a shell falls, and soldiers who are near ex- perience a stinging sensation to their eyes.
 On one end of the American line the enemy laid down a baIrage, after having concentrated a rather heavy bombardment. The American artillery put up counter-barage as a precau- ton against a raid, but none devel- oped. While this was going on the enemy dropped a score of gas shells on town directly in the rear, but the noxious gas did no damage. On the other end of the line the American gunners laid down a barrage on the enemy line. All along the front the American artillerists shelled the Ger man front and second line and com munication trenches
 Owing to the return of better weather conditions there was in- creased aerial activity, both friendly and hostile aircraft flying over the American line. One or two aerial en- counters were reported, but they had no definite results. The American anti-aircraft guns fired on numerous enemy airplanes, but they were well out of range. American army obServ- CTS today flew over the lines in planes of the French squadron All of them returned safely.
 A small American patrol early yes terday morning met an enemy patrol in No Mans Land near the Chemin des Danes and fired on it. A sharp skirmish resulted, the accurate firing of the Americans causing one enemy casualty and probably three others The Americans returned to their lines without a man being scratched. l The troops on the Lorraine front al the same time suffered an extremely heavy concentrated bombardment. Northwest of Toul the enemy fired nearly hundred gas shells into one of the American battery positions ir short space of time, but not a single man so far has been sent to a hospi- tai, because of the rapidfty with Whlcf gas masks were adjusted.
 American artillery blew up an en- emy ammunition dump on Friday The heavy shells dropped there re- suited in a flash, followed by flames and great clouds of smoke. The Amer ican artillery also heavily shelled thf emeny's first and second lines.