Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
BR|EY IRON MINES
!. ARE EOPARD|zED
Americans Also Menace
Metz, But They Delay
the Attack.
GUNS TURNED ON ENEMY

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, September
1.-THE big iron mines near Br1ey,
an important industrial nerve center
of the German military machine. are
ieopardized. and even Metz. one of the
most strongly fortified points behind
the. enemy lines. is menaced. IL Is
not expected that any immaculate
struggle for its possession will take
place.
The clearing up of the woods ana
ravines was the most important part
of The work carried out by the Ameri-
can troops Saturday. Where the BAR
rage had caught the enemy away from
the, shelter Of dugouts and trenches
piles of dead were encountered by
the scout patrols, and in many places
additional supplies of ordnance ana
ammunition were discovered.
One Battery Turned on Foe.
In at least one case battery OF
German as was used by the Ameri-
cans against the enemy. although IN
most cases the guns were sufficiently
damaged to make them unit LOT use
at the present time.
Great numbers of machine guns,
with plenty of ammunition nearby,
were found and they were promptly
turned on the enemy, pouring in
thousands of bullets on groups VINO
still held out.
The most stubborn action today was
a fight about dawn for the possession
position in an old quarry. II was
SO placed that the allied artillery hre
could not reach it. Infantry tried to
force the position. but met with
temporary repulse. Shortly AFTER
ward the Americans came back ana
captured the gun. even capturing
prisoners from countering force-
Three other counter attacks were
carried out in the same neighporhood
and each was smashed before any
great damage was done.
Among the captives today were sew,
eral Belgians whom the Germans had
been working much the same as
slaves. They had contrived TO lose
themselves from their guards during
the retreat and were waiting for the
coming up of the Americans.
Expected Attack Later.
1t is now definitely established that
lean attack before September 10.
Even then it was not believed that
there would be an attack from the
west flank, except, perhaps, slight
one In the way of a diversion.
When Eigneulles woods were squeezed
many prisoners were added to the al
ready long list. Large numbers of
Germans had been concentrated there,
and when the pincers closed Friday the
line was thin for some hours, and
through the holes a large part of the
enemy managed to escape. Those who
remained behind offered almost no re-
sistance when the French line moved
up from the south and on the TANKS
Saturday. One or two bursts of ma
chine gun fire; then the cry of kane
rad as they scrambled out OF their
shelters with appraised hands.
The prisoners in most cases appeared
we'll content at capture, and were deep
" impressed with the rations served to
them. especially the American white
bread.
several hundred from two Austrian d-
Americans advanced to the attack from
. behind after the Germans had broken.
They were bitter against the Ger
before the Americans. allowing them
to be surrounded, and they had no
chance to fight.
Large Bodies Retreating.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
I A l. >Iav.