The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-05


Americans maintained their entire
line everywhere, and in addition
caused heavy casualties among the
enemy. The Americans also took
prisoners on both positions attacked, y
! says the French official communica
ton made public tonight.
NTH American Army in France
March 1 (Fy the American Press.)-
American troops repulsed strong
German attack this morning in the
salient north of Toul. There were
! many American casualties, one OF the
killed being captain, who was grad
uattd from West Point in 1917.
The raid was a complete failure,
three German prisones remained in
American hands. TIE ground in front
) Of the American trench was strewn
with German dead.
A driving wet snow was falling this
morning when the Germans opened
| fire on the American salient with
every weapon at their command.
| Seventv-seten heavy shells and gas
shells fell in a perfect whirlwind on
the American trenches for half "a
hour At the same time other enemy
shells in GREAT numbers were drop
ping on the American battery posi-
tons.
The Germans evidently thinking
that the Americans in this section,
having had one taste Of gas a few
days ago. would fear it now. let loose
ereat Quantities Of poisonous gas,
but the men put on their masks. and
only few We're affected by it. So
intense was the fire that the woods
back of the salient were shot tn
pieces.
At 6 o'clock the barrage fire lifted
on the trenches to the right of tbs
salient and Germans numbering 240
came sweeping forward under the
protection OF their fire. They came
forward apparently intending to make
a big haul and jumped into what was
left of the trenches. brt there. instead
of the easy time anticipated, found
the Americans all ready for battle.
Fierce hand to hand fighting began.
Waits for Huns.
One American cantain rallied men,
and with rifles and machine guns,
Went through the American wire en-
targlements into No Mans Land ana
there waited for the enemy, whom he
expected to be driven out BY his com,
rades in the trenches. He was right,
for soon groups Of the enemy started
hack through the wire entanglements.
The Americans poured a deadly fire.
but unfortunately, the captain was
killed during the .fioht He IS the
first member of the 1917 class at West
Point to be killed
While the Americans were in front
of the wire and she'll hole. still
fighting desperatelv the American
barrage fire began sweeping No Mans
Land, catching many running Prus-
slams who had enough of American
methods The barrage swent back and
forth. making SIRE Of doing all pos.
sih'e damage to the foe.
When the enemy had been driven
hack ont Of the nositions the bodies
Of fen German soJdiers were found IN
the American trenches. Two Ger
man officers warn antangled in the
Wire and manv bodies were in sight.
Ffeht were visible throuoh the snow
storm at one point. Tho ground was
Fttered With enemv hand srenades,
hoves Of explosives for DESTROYING
d"oonts. and incendiarv bombs which
th"~ had no opportunity to use.
TT'av '"anaged. however. to drcD
FVombs into two dusouts hut no
Americans were in them. If the Ger
mans capturrf any prisoners which IS
doubtful. there were not more than
two or three possibly from a listening
post OF the missing. r.anv probably
were buried. Digging for them now
is proceeding and others may be ac-
counted for
Germans From Russia.
Two German prisoners were wound
ed and the other taken was unhurt
eyceDt for a welt on one OF his hands
where he was struck by young
American soldier when he showed
f@ht after capture.
From the prisoners the American
officers have secured much valuable
| informa ton. One said:
ssJ d;1 not havo q cbopca fo do oDv