The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-15

With the American Army in France,
Tuesday, Mar. 12.-(Ry the Associat.
ed Press)-Four groups of German
gas projectors, in addition to the
group of 200 projectors already re-
ported destroyed, have been discov.
cred and likewise blown to pieces by
the Amemican artillery. Probable Ger
man plans for gas attack on a CON-
paratively large scale against the Am,
erican positions northwest of Toul
have. thus been upset.
The new group of projectors were
discovered, from aerial photographs
taken by American observers in
French airplanes. The effective &C.
ton, taken against them was due. to
the quick work of the observers, the
intelligence officers and the artiller.
lists in turn.
Activity Growing
The American artillery on this front
has been more active than ever in the
past fifteen hours, and it's shells also
found Judgement in a number of. am
munition dumps, which were blown
up. Many extensive explosions are re-
ported. The correspondent, standing
on hill, witnessed one dump situat-
ed in a. wood 60 up in brilliant flash
and great puff Of whitish smoke, a
tremendous report following few, sec
Onds later. Explosions and fires also
were caused by our shells in villages
and number in the woods behind the
enemy front. ....... .s.. ~. &, .
.a Maskless in Gas :
During retaliat0ry Smelling for
an enemy bombardment in which a
number of gas shells, fell on our bat
terry positions, the American guns sill
enced, certain German batteries by
pouring in q fast and extremely &C.
curate fire. Our artillerymen stayed
in their dugouts until the gas shells
began to fall when they put on their
masks and manned the guns while
thus protected. Some mustard gas
shells we're mixed with the others that
fell and later few of our men walked
through this type of gas without their
masks on. Ga ~.
The American artillery also tore
great gaps in the enemy wire and lev
cling various portions of the. first
and second line trenches forcing the
enemy virtually to abandon them.
s. American 6arrage Good.
Details of the recent raids which
have Just been developed show that
while numbers of Germans were killed
BY. shell fire when the bax barrage
was in effect and others later by the
creeping barrage, there were also a
few OF, the enemy shot here and there
during. the time our men were In
the trenches. There were many Am
orleans among the raiding party of
four. officers, and seventy men who did
not see single German soldier. All
the men in the raid seemed particu-
larly impressed with the way the Am
ericap barrage worked,
Fritz Not in the Show.
1T worked like. a; clock" said one
soldier, whose home is in, Texas. 1T
made you feel you could 60 right on
to Berlin behind It. The only trouble
about this show was we, didn't see
enough of Fritz. He must have beat
it like a. rabbit, because I did not see
single one all the way back to che
second line, although some of the
other fellows did
- The men went in $50 yards on a
100 yard front. None of the Americans
were killed and none are missing. It
is certain that five Germans were kill
ed in the fighting.
Huns Stay Back.
Artillery fire of quite a lively char
acter. also Is continuing in the sector
/ east OF Luneyille. SO Mar as. is known
! theS 6ssd,ans have not yet sreoecupied
their first and: second lines there.
Both the Lnueville sector and that
.of,To,ill have been much ocraried with
snipers today, as well as last night.