New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-03-22
RAIN OF GAS SHELLS CAS-! ON
LINE OF AMERICAN TROOPS
IN TOUL SECTOR.
FRENCH BEAT OFF RAID
BRITISH BRING DOWN TWELVE
FLYERS, AND ALLIED AIR
PLANES RETURN TO CAMP.

NieupOrt, and Merckem
gained a footing at some points, but
all were expelled by counter attacks,
says the Belgian official statement.
As the allied world has day after
day read the official reports from the
allied and Teuton war offices in the
hope that some inkling of the real sit
uation would present itself, the really
alton has come home that the Ameri-
ans, French, British, Belgian and Por-
tuguese troops are maintaining their
control over the front running from
the North sea to Switzerland.
Artillery fire, at some point growing
in intensity. is reported but the allies
have held their W and their raiding
parties are everywhere busy in the en-
emy's trenches.
The long expected and confidently
awaited German drive has not mater
ialized and the allies threaten to start
an offensive Of their own at various
points against the Teutonic legions.
British flyers bag ten Teuton planes
and return unframed.
Paris, March 1~S.-Active artillery
fighting on the Verdun front and in
the Woevre is reported in the official
communication. The text of the state.
ment reads: '"There was intermittent
activity by the artillery on the right
bank of the Meuse (Verdun 'front.' and
Il, tba UyDovrn CDrr,on mid in tho
sector of Flirey was repulsed, A Ger
man raid in Lorraine was repulsed,
and a large number of bombs have
been dropped by French a%viators.
Interesting possibilities are sug.
gested by the revelation in Saturdays
German official statement that a new
German army group has been created
on the front in northern France.
A British air squadron bombed
Z%weibrucken says the British official
report on aviation. The report says:
Twelve hostile machines were
brought down and seven others were
driven down out of control. None OF
our machines is missing"
The British casualties reported for
the week ending March 16 numbered
1862.
Berlin reports: Great losses were
caused among the population of Menin
and Halluin (%southeast of Ppres) sit
uated behind our front, by the en-
emy's fire and dropping of bombs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. names, in
Guiding those of nine officers-one
killed in action, one in an accident
and seven slightly wounded-were
contained in the casualties list issued
Saturday by the War Department.
London, March 1.-THE notice
served on Holland by Great Britain
and the United States regarding the
taking over of Dutch ships in Jailed
ports has thrown the German press in
to a towering rage, the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph Company cables. The newspa-
pers demand that Germany take the
most drastic counter measures If Hol-
lang gives way to the allies.
Steel Stock Swindles Total $2,000,0 900.
Youngstown, Ohio.-Sums secured
by the yellow Kid" gang Of alleged
confidence men from a score of middle
western bankers through the sale OF
alleged fake steel 'tocks here will
amount to close to $4,000, 900 instead
of 100000 as originally estimated, &C.
cording to the police. The story Of
the changed DOORS" or "a sos, 900
swindle," is repeated as the latest
chapter in the disclosures of the op-
erations of the gang of alleged conf
dence men, leaders of whom are held
here.