The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
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WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY o.
THE LORRAINE FRONT. SATURDAY.
Sou, II. ID p. NJ tBy The Associated
rcss)-Thursday was the day oil attack
and advance Yesterday was the DAY ot
consolidation Today was one or patrol
operations. This summarizes roughly
Tho history -" the thrc" day oil Inc
brilliant operation carried out by me
Americans in. cn-rpcrati0n with the
French which has brought the alllcs 10
within from two tn three miles OIL tnac
nart Of the HlndcnburE line In front OF
this sector.
The offensive thus carried OUT so
snnrdilv has resulted in tho Liberation Oh
snm,> scycntv-fiyr villages and the cap
turo If several thousand prisoners.
many cannon and machine guns anu
much material. Tho Germans. whether
caught unswarcs. Ms some OF the prison
ors assert. o.: prepared for the assault
have rr,ren;cd i'll confusion before the
; Franco American si"rmnG waves
Tho americans from ;he outset nave
neon ahead OF their schedule. pressing
! on after especially p"tltlnnihE III" hen-
,roI staff ,n allow them 10 do more than
Ind hocn allotted them To cSrform.
The nave been irresistible in their dash
and vigor.
The record Of the offensive shows That
ar.cr 4 four hour artillery preparation
the men along about two thirds or the
forty mile salient went into action on
tho morning Of September j.. Ihe
French and the Americans 10 the north
hogan their infantry attack at about
o'clock The French II first attacked
lightly. merely 10 hold the attention OF
The Germans in the tip Of III" ST. Mihlcl
salient from Nivray To Chcvaliers WOOD.
Nv o'clock most Of the obJecliVeS
of tho first days battle had occn at-
tanned and more than $40 prisoners nao
hccn taken. The enemy was IN retreat
all along tho line in some places al Inc
doubI" QUICK.
Az &c The first days objcctvcs were
reached carly in tho afternoon, out me
units were 50 eager Ia push ahcao tn"'
,hcv pctitinncd the general stan IN III
low them 10 40 on and general oioet
permitting this was issued.
Ev evening hc nbjrctivcs Of the f'rse
! phasc Of tho second day had peen
reached Ry midnight Of the hrst "a!
tho line had been extended 50 that IL
| ran from Fcy-cn-Hnye 10 Ficville-en-
IJavn. north OF Thiaurourt and south OIL
I Rency. Nonsard. Mont Sec. Louprhoht'
| Aprrmont and ALLY wood To the Ola i'Hu
| AT Han sur-Mrus" Then il cur'cu
around st. Mih:"l
The French and Americans 70 the
North had pushed tn" line therein So
that il ran from st. Miht"l TO Nhhu'on-
: court. Cote ST. Marie. w'Si OF 9piuA'
w,:, nr Dompicrrc-aux-Rois along IN"
Grand Tranchcr dc Calonnr. thence .!
/ tho bend southwest -rf llannnnHiite, ne'
| h.uyill, and r'ombrrs 10 the olo l'ne
! west Of TrcScnuvnuN.
! TIL" natur, OF I'll" advance ShoWro :.
! t,rticaI advantage and the pnssioiii's
| If closing in nj the top OF the st. Hlh'cl
! solinnI and American corps on "ll"ei
side were ordered In work inward anu
meet. The patrols had already gone laf
! ahead. Tho lines reached were estao
1,shrd and consolidated by midnight anu
+ nj midnirh. yesterday morning con.
ncclinn was established and IN" sal'e"'
was entirely rut OFT.
The day thus began with IN" so''o''
! rnmi,nri armies in Il position 70 az
>,rr., and hy O'Clock in the cF"nihH
! ,,,,y had established lin" runnihs
! from southwest tn -fn-Woc're wa
, willie wcs, Of Mnrrhcvill" WadnnFiHe
! ,vlllrrs, st. Rrnnit. Kamm"s Jaa!nE'
! v!lrry and south of Marcy {" the MO-
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