The citizen., 1918-09-19
AMERICANS TAKE $500 men
Sixty Guns Taken From Huns In BIG
Drive-Enemy Burns Ammunition
Dumps at Hsttonvllle and Dom
boux-Reported Lille Being
Evacuated.


Berlin, Sept. 14.-"We now are
standing on our new lines which have
been prepared" says the official state
nnent reporting military operations on
the western front, issued by the Ger
man general staff. During the night"
the statement adds, "the evacuation
OF the (st. MihieI) salient. which was
liable to eneireIement, and which had
been under consideration for some
years, was completed without interfer-
enee."
London, Sept. 14.-NumerOus fugi-
tlves are reported to be arriving ut
Malines and Antwerp, according to u
Central News dispatch from Amster-
dam. Apparently Lille Is being evacu-
ated, the dispatch says.
London, Sept. 14-General Per
shing's troops so far have captured
$500 prisoners and have taken sixty
German guns. The Germans are blow
Ing up the ammunition dumps at Hat
tonville and Domboux.
Americans Gain Ten Miles.
London. Sept. 14.-General Per
shing's forces In their attack on the
southern side of the st. Mihiel SALIENT
have advanced for a distance of ten
miles. The assault was made on Il
front of fourteen miles.
The Americans were making rapid
progress In their continuation of their
drive.
German prisoners say the American
attack was expected, but that II was
delivered so rapidly that they had no
time to put up a stubborn resistance
when they were ordered to. Pannes.
which was energetically defended by
the Germans. was easily captured by
the Americans.
Take Four Towns.
The Americans are reported to have
captured Vigneulles, seven and a half
miles north Of Xivray. through which
the former line ran.
If these places really have been cap
tured. the neck of the st. Mihiel salient
has been narrowed to less than six
miles, and If the two German divisions
reported last night to be in the
salient, still are there, It is decidedly
improbable that they will be able TO
get away.
on the west side of the ST. Mihiel
salient, where the country is much
more difficult and where the German
resistance has been more determined.
the Americans have made an advance
Of three miles on a twelve-mlle front.
ST. Mihiel Captured?
With the Americans on the Metz
front, Sept. 14.-It Is unofiicially re-
ported the French have occupied 81.
Mihiel (at the tip of the salient). The
important town of Thiaucourt was
taken by the Americans. They also
seized Bouillonville and Nonsard.
Yanks Destroy Hun Nests.
Paris, Sept. 14.-Americans are har-
assing the Germans at many points
along the front south of the ST. MI
hiel salient, where the big battle is he
ing fought.
In series of daring raids in Lor-
raine and I'm the VOsges the American
captured numerous enemy positions.
penetrated the German line AT some
points. meeting resistance. and before
retiring destroyed all the material they
couldn't carry away.
Machinegun nests, blockhouses and
dumps We're blown up and very heavy
losses inflicted on tfle enemy Artillery
fire is quiet on the less active stretch
es Of the front.
ST. Mihiel Sector Reduced.
Paris, Sept. l4.-It is understood the
st. Mlhiel sector has been reduced.
The censor win not permit the publlca-
tion Of the names of the towns on the
present American line.
Where Do We Go From Here7
With the American Army In Lor-
raine, Sept. 14.-After the American
artillery had reached drumfire In
tensity the American soldiers went
over the top behind barrage singing
loudly: "Where do we go from here, I
boysT
American Gun Fire Deadly.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept. 14.-Prisoners unanimous
ly testify TO the accuracy and the dead- !
illness of the American preparatory ar .
tillery fire. Observers mad so complete
ly located the principal German works
in advance that the enemy troops could
only take to their dugouts and await
the end of the bombardment.
Germans Seek to save Guns.
With the American Army ON the Lor-
ralno Front, Sept. 1.-THE Germans
are attempting 10 remove their artll-
lery 10 the rear of Vigneulles under the
stress of the American attack. They
were meeting with great difficulty, how