Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-16
SQr7arnieS Are
Raining Fire
on Foes Line

With the American Army i'll
France, Wednesday, March 13, (By
the Associated Press) Active ar
tillery firing continues on the
American sectors northwest of
Toul and east of Luneviile. a con-
siderable number Of gas shells nave
been falling intermittently on tne
Toul front
An enemy patrol was discovered
this morning in the American wire
eatauglements northwest Of Toul.
The Germans were driven off with
rife fire and a number of them
were hit. One body was left hang
ing in the wire.
American snipers have been very
busy on both sectors. East Of
Luneville six enemy snipers were
silenced ty the Americans. On tie
TouI front during last night and
today considerable talking auI
even singing, was heard within the
enemy lines. Several times the
Germans stuck their heads over the
parapets to see what the Ameri-
cans were doing. Each time bull
let from an American rifle Went
in the direction of the head. After
several of their number were hit,
the Germans stopped looking.
At one place last night an Ame~-
lean sentry saw a figure sinking
through the darkness. The man
halted when challenged and was
ho bn
had escaped and was trying to get
back to his own lines. The Ger
man was turned over to the French
authorities.
The place where the German was
captured was not far from where
an American one-pounder was
busy firing on a large nest of en-
emy snipers, who had been annoy
ing our lines. After several shots
the Germans withdrew
The American artillery in the
TouI sector again battered the
German lines and observation posts
and caused an explosion, probably
of an ammunition dump. Hundreds
of big shells were senc into three
new German trenches where weap-
ons resembling gas projectors had
been erected
The visibility was poor today but
many airplanes were up.
1t is believed certain that the
Germans have permanently aban-
dOned trenches to the northeast OF
BadonviIlers near Luneville. The
enemy is now hurting quantities OF
large shells, some of u inches, at
our positions there.
Berlin, March 16.-(Via London,
British Admiralty Per Wireless
Press. The British forces on the
FTanco-Belgian front were extreme
ly active during the evening yester-
day and also at night, notably in the
region running south from Arras
as far as st. Quentin, army head
quarters announced today.
Great losses were caused among
the population of Menin and Hal
luin, (southeast of Ypres), situated
behind our front, by the enemy's
fire and dropping of bombs" con-
tinues the statement.
Army groups of the German
crown prince, General Won Gall
witt and Duke Albrecht: Near
Rheims on both banks Of the Meuse
and on the Lorraine front, near
Mulbach and Blament, the artillery
fighting was heavier throughout the
day. On both sides of Ornes it con-
tinued to heavy during tn ngiht."
This is the first time that the
name of General Won Gallwitz has
been mentioned in the official Ger
man reports as commander of an
army group on the western front.
When Field Marshal Won linden
burg assumed supreme command he
divided the western front into
commands under Prince Rupprecht,
the German crown prince, and Duke
Albrecht.
The front of General Won Gall
witz apparently is between Verdun
and the German border. 1t may in
cIude the sectors held by the Amer
lean troops, although at the present
time they are not extensive enough
to be opposed by a special German
command unless some unusual
operations are under way. Recent
dispatches from the American front
have indicated that there was great
part of the war was on the eastern
activity behind the German lines.
General Won GallwitZ in the early
front. He took part in the German
drive through Poland and later in
the campaign in Siberia. Late last
year news dispatches reported that
he was in command OF the Nerdun
front under the crown prince.