Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-26
Take Thirty Prisoners and lnflIct
Considerable Losses on Ger
man Defenders.
CUT COMMUNICATIONS
American Barrage Surrounds village
While Infantry Attacks Boches--
Germans Digging in''--AIIied
Night Flyers Report Moves.

London. Sept. 24.-Disaster has
overtaken the Teutons over all fields.
In Palestine the Turks are all but
absolutely crushed; in Macedonia the
Allied forces are marrying their foes
and threatening them with similar
disaster; in France the British and
French troops slowly, but surely, are
eating their way into the vitals Of the
German defensive positions, the col
lapse of which would result in I'M
portant changes all along the Western
battle front, and in Eastern Siberia
the Japanese have made additional
strides forward in the process of re-
claiming that territory for the Rus
slams.
Allies Hold Upper Hand.
In all the theaters of the war the
Allies have the initiative in their
hands and are pressing their ad-
vantages vigorously. The Germans
and their allies nowhere are able to
do more than stand on the defensive,
efforts in this respect have proved
sorry ones.
From north of Jerusalem TO the sea
of Galilee in the territory lying be-
tween the River Jordan and the Medi-
terranean sea the Ottoman forces have
been caught by the swift drive of the
British armies and virtually annihil.
ated. =
With the Americans On the Nets
Front, Sept. 24.-Parties of American
soldiers made three successful raids
on this front, taking more than 30
prisoners and inflicting considerable
losses on the Germans
The principal raids were made in the
five miles north of Thiaucourt
Cut Enemy Communication.
The American artillery threw q
bridge close about the village cutting
off the enemy communications. Our
infantry dashed into the box thus
created. They encountered a number
If Boches, killing and wounding more
han so. They brought back 90, who
surrendered after severe hand-to-hand
lighting in the streets.
simultaneously another American
unit southeast Of Charry, four miles
east of Haumont, raided German out
post trench, bringing back six surpris-
ed Boches.
Huns Digging In.
Earlier in the morning, east Of Hau-
mont. American troops raided enemy
trenches, encountering stiff fighting.
Drawing heavy German barrage
they captured five Boches and inflicted
number Of casualties
Patrols report the Germans are bus.
lily digging trenches and building gun
emplacements and dugouts in this re.
gion, especially near Dommartin-Le-
Chaussee, mile and half northeast
Of Epary
Artillery on Metz Front.
Artillery is internationally active
along the whole Metz front. The enc.
my is using gas and incendiary shells.
Despite unfavorable weather, Ameri.
can aviators have dropped IS tons of
bombs on airdromes and railway Juno.
Ions. observing successful explosions
and fires.
Recently the nights have been ex.
eeptionally clear, in spite Of cloudy
lays. A night reconnaissance SQUAD
ron had been organized. which has
proved highly successful. Flying at a
low altitude in the moonlight the
avions have been enabled to make &C.
curate reports OF German movements
and artillery positions.
Foe Gunners Inaccurate.
The night flyers encounter no
trouble from German aircraft guns,
which are unable to fire accurately
enough at night to hamper the ma
chimes. The observers have added to
the effectiveness of their work by
dropping bombs and directing machine
gun fire against moving enemy troops.