The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-10

~eIlEslh -IUC-i-ICsI- S-Nt I'LL WIZ ~ otNA~A
Tae GcsnlaEs ere having (: most MI
comfortable time, to2 til. british gunG
in addition to laying their shells on The
Germans between tia iut1E:ry position:
and the EinIe1curg line, are vigorously
ha.En!cring tic caCnys rear. The Brit
lsh 1rtillcry, h4ine' on the forward
enemy areas, has created great havoc.
Whare tic Qr!tijh troops have al
ran2cd. they have 1T many times CONC
upon patches cI ground where tors
: tcGicG OF men, broken machine guns
, dcnted helmetE. equipment, cartridges
! and cases arc all mixed UP together, as
! though they had passed through some
! GEs@vic manGlc.
! This IS tho toll the British artillery
takes when the foe leaves his machine
gunne.s IN pockets for rear guard &C
'ktCns.
! The cI:my has by no means even
started to recover from the shocks he
! has received day after day since the
/ British offensive began, and it Is con-
! siGcred moro than likely that now divi-
s.:ns have been thrown in through the
desire to stiEfen the German morale,
quite as much to stlffrn the line for a
time.
Tho principal activity to-day WIS in
the areas around Gouzcaucourt. The
, high ground overlooking Gouzcuucourt
and tho wood of tic same name to the
northwest verc captured.
The guns from this section are able
to direct ar erfuafung fire on tho enemy
positions TO TIE south.
Past records SHOW that the enemy
viii not get ont till he is pushed out.
Thus, lie takes every opportunity avail
N11 70 Il -,.J,, ha l,op
to save.
Some newly captured German ttocu-
mcnts disclose that the enemy Is not
quite satisfied with himself or with
his offences, and his line Is literally
houeycombed With deep dugouts. An
order issued By German general of
division, apparently acting under or
ders from tho higher command, express
y: fcrbids the troops TO occupy dugouts
which descend lower than eight steps
underground The general appears to
have been much worried on the subject
and goes into great detail In ordering
such dugouts. closed up or otherwise
made useless for the troops.
The German command has discovered
that It's troops are unable to emerge from
deep dugouts In time to meet infantry
attacks following on bombardIn ents, 30
quickly do the allied soldiers, co-oper1t-
Ing with tho Tanks. move theSo days.
Thus 1t would seem that the Htndonburg
line may require coasids1ab BILE alteration
More fires are reported Mt various
places along the front, including Doua-
Further corroboration Of the enemy's
shortage OF ammunition has been OBJ
tained from gunner prisoners, who snid
they had beer receiving only limited al
lotncnts daily.
Some idea OF the state Of, tho German
morale may be had from the following
quotations picked ut rnndorT, from cap
tured German documents and letters.
Ono German wrote home, but did not get
chance to post the letter:
II have been in the line for fourteen
weeks. Johann is being we'll looked
after. I with T. too, was a prisoner Of
war"
Another letter reads:
when VIC retired two AIsattaus re-
manned behind. If tncy had only said
they wero Toing to desert, many more
would have stayed with them
Ono message says:
"our men arc completely exhausted
and can hardly stand upright"
Another says: "TEe men cannot keep
their eve. open. owing to strain and
fatigue; they must have relief"
Stnl another soldier writes: 1--WE hear
that the Bavarians and Saxons no longer
wish to 1Ght. How is It going to end7"
Captured orders indicate that the Ger
man air service IL being well comhed out
and that airrlnne n,echnnicians, much to
the.- disgust are being drafted into tho
infantry. Ono mechanician wrote to his
brother in great detail what he should
do in o=der not to be removed from the
ar forces. It appears that even the
nnt-aircraft batteries arc parting with
% much as 10 per oent Of their electives.
20 that more mon may be had for the
infantry.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Sept. Shy the Associated
Perss forces have lQvauHed