The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-25
YANKS BITING
INTO THEFOE.' 8
MEUSE FRONT
DESPERATE RESISTANCE
BY RETREATING BOCHE
Machine Guns and Artillery
Used by Germans in
Great Numbers.
(By tho Associated Press.)

North of Grandpre and north of Fcr-
dun. in the sector lying between the
Meuse river and north Of the Argonnc
forest, tho Americans have cut further
and deeply into the enemy's linc' de-
spite the continued extremely havy use
of machine guns and artillery by inc
Germans. American aviators arc drop
ping bombs behind the enemy lines
while enemy airmcn arc returning the
compliment by bombing towns inside the
American front.
AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST
OF VERDI-N. Oct. 24.-From Clery-le-
Grand the Germans are making stand
with numerous machine gun nests. The
Americans from tho series Of hills COM
mand the valley and the creek. from
Dart of which the Germans have with
drawn:
I,ate Thursday tho German artillery
stiffencd It's lighter calibrc shclling OF
the American position on Grande farm
and its vicinity. During the afternoon
the Germans threw on the average
eighty shells a minute into Aincrcrille.
thinking the Americans were there.
But the place was No Mans Land.
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. al
(By the Associated Frcss)-(6 T. NJ
Four OF the American nviators Of tho
six reported To bc missing as result
Of Wednesdays operations have been
located within the American lines. two
of them having been compelled /" land
owing to motor trouble. The other two
lost their way back home and reported
today.
Just before dark Wednesday Lieu
tenant Eddie Rickenbackcr went out
alone az is usual. and encountered
two German machines. He downcd one
OF them after a short fight. Lieutenant
JACQUES Swaab, Of New York City. is
credited with having downed a Fokkcr
machine In flames and to have sent
down e. biplanc out Of control. Both
victories were achieved Wednesday
Lieutenant David Backus. OF st. Paul.
! ie credited with two FolkcrS and one
biplane in hghtIng Wednesday. The
same day Lieutenant Raymond levers,
Of Minneapolis. downed a Fokker in
flames.
Lieutenant Z. II. Kelton. of Boston
i, Wednesday night. northwest OF st. MI
hiel, had a hsht with five German night
road strafers." Keltor. aided by
ground searchlights. fred several
rounds Of machine gun cartridges at the
enemy. but they lodged the search
| lights and It is believed all OF them
! escaped.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
! NORTHWEST Or" NERpUN. Oct. 2+.-
! tBy the Associated Press.)-1n a local
attack east OF the Mouse the Americans
| today advanced about one k!lomcter on
n threc-kIlomrter front and the Bois
! Rultruy. the Bois de Hnuppy and the
! Bots de Bellcau arc within the Ameri'
cnn lines. as also Is part OF the B"is de
Wavrille and Plyon de Trayc.
The advance was made after brief ar
| tllery preparation. The enemy's re-
sponsc was principally with machine
guns, but during the fighting he shelled
| the bnck areas and threw few Six
nccrs into Verdun.
| The artillery on both sides was active
over the entire American front today
| The Germans were unusually nervous
owing 10 the activity Of the Americans
on both sides Of the Mcuse.
Early this morning the American ar
| tilIery laid down q barragc north o1
Bantheyille, where the infantry occu
pied Grand Carrc farm and III" ridge
north Of Bantheville, strhdd!ing the
! Freya line.
! T&enty-sevcn prisoners were lak"r
I when the Americans occupied Hlll .Il
and east OF the Mouse fourteen Germans
| surrendered and number Of others were
captured In the woods. Twelve prisoners
were taken in the Grandc Cnrrc farm
and twenty-three southcSat OF Aincre
! VILE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. @i.|ontlnu"C
progress by the Americans on the battle
front north of Ncrdun WAS reported 10
day by General rrrshing. Enemy posi-
lions cast Of the McuS" were penetrated
yesterday and west OF IN" Mouse. hth
|, thrvilln was completely occupied ant
the American line established on ridg'
northwest Of the village.
Fifteen enemy airplanes and one oh