Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-09-27
Take Thirty Prisoners and InfIict
Considerable Losses on Ger
man Defenders.
CUT COMMUNICATIONS
American earrage Surrounds Village
While Infantry Attacks eoehes-
Germans "Digging in"-Aliied
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. ',.s. & ..* .r{ 49,. M e
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
10 more than stand on the defensive,
and in Palestine and Macedonia their
efforts in this respect have proved
sorry OucS. ]-n
From north of Jerusalem to the sea
Of Galilee in the territory lying be-
:ween 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 Metz
Front, Sept. 24.-Parties of American
soldiers made three successful raids
on this front, taking more than 80
prisoners and inflicting considerable
losses on the Germans.
The principal raids were made in the
region of Haumont Les Lachaussee,
five miles north Of Thiaucourt.
Cut Enemy Communication. WI
The American artillery threw
bridge close shout the village, cutting
off the enemy communications: Our
infantry dashed into the box thus
treated. They encountered number
If Boches, killing and wounding more
han 50. They brought back 20, who
surrendered after severe hand.to-hand
lighting In the streets. ~.
simultaneously another American.
unit southeast Of Charry, four miles
east of Haumont, raided a 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
4 number of casualties. 5.s
Patrols report the Germans are bus.
lily digging trenches and building gun
smplacements 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-
IAN aviators have dropped IS tons of
)ombs on aifdromes and railway juno
.AouS, OuSS1 Wig ouCCcSSAuA cAPAOSACuS
and fires. H3
Recently the nights have been ex-
ceptionally clear, in spite Of cloudy
lays. A night reconnaissance squad
ron had been organized, which has
proved highly successful. Flying at
.ow altitude in the moonlight the
lvions have been enabled to make &C
:urate reports of German movements
Ind artillery positions. a5.
2 Foe Gunners Inaccurate.
The night flyers encounter no
;rouble from German aircraft guns,
which are unable to fire accurately
enough at night to hamper the ma
chimes. The observers have. added to
he effectiveness of their work, by
lropping bombs and directing machine