South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-04
OFFICERS
LEADING RAID
ARE KILLED
Germans Lose Captain and
Lieutenant in Attempting
RetaIiatOry Attack on u.
S. Lines Near TouI.
BY HENRY C. WALES.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
/ IN FRANCE, March 4.-One Of the
I German prisoners captured by the
Americans in the fight north Of
Toul on Friday morning, and who
/ subsequently died of his wounds,
| was buried in the same cemetery
with some of the American dead.
The number of prisoners in the
Americans hands was increased to
four when a wounded German was
found lying in a shell hole in NO
Mans land" near the American en-
tanglements.
The mans groans attracted the
attention Of the Americans, but they
We're prevented from bringing him
in by the machine gun fire until
after darkness had fallen.
Since the German rout the artil-
lery activity has increased and the
American lines have been heavily
i shelled.
Planned To Retaliate.
German prisoners said that the
raid was planned in retaliation for
an attack delivered against the
/ Germans near Fliery in January.
Both a German captain and a
lieutenant who were in command
/ of the raiders. were killed by the
Americans
Captives told the Americans that
they had been rehearsing the at
tack for some time and that the
German officers had high eXpecta-
tions Of many prisoners and much
information. They were completely
surprised by the fierce spirit of bat
tie which the young fighters from
across the Atlantic showed
At one American dugout the
/ Germans gathered at the entrance
and yelled Come out. Americans
/ The only answer. however. was a
shower of bombs which scattered
I the raiders i'm every direction.
In their bonn bardments. the
! Germans used some gas shells and
il was reported today that some
| Americans were "gassed" H." The men
y
/ could see better TO fight
Meet Different Conditions.
visit 10 Chemin des Danes sec
tor where Americans are fighting
with the French emphasizes the
difference between its conditions
and those prevailing on the Ame'-
lean front north of TouL
(The Chemin des Danes is a
road which winds along the high
ground north OF the Aisne river.
TOul lies in the Woevre district.
between the Meuse and Moselle
rivers.)
There is no mud at Chemin des
Danes. which is not the case north
Of TOul. Most of the Americans as
we'll as the French are quartered in
deep quarries tunnelled through
the hog back heights The quarters
and offices Of the officers are snug
ly located underground. deep
enough 10 withstand the heaviest
bombardment
Although the Germans made
( their cavern homes as homelike as
possible they have been greatly i'm
/ proved since the Americans ar
! rived
After the battle of the Marne. the
enemy installed telephones. lighting
systems. artesian wells and fresh
air circulating systems. but the
/ Americans went even farther with
such luXuries as real beds. can
teens. rest rooms and even shower
I baths
QuarrieS Accommodate 1000.
The Pantheon quarries. the prin-
cipal caves occupied by the Ameri-
cans can accommodate 1000 men.
and il is unnecessary for them 70
emerge for days, their supplies ar
riving from the Aisne valley side
The Americans replaced the French
names OF various tunnels with such
titles as "LenOx ave subway
"Hoosaic tunnel and Mammoth
Cave" Gas-proof doorways obviate
the necessity Of wearing masks even
when the Germans are throwing
gas shells.
However. in the trenches on the
reverse slopes Of the valley beyond
masks are often necessary owing 20
the intensity OF the gun fire prevail
ing since the April offensive. AMI
intensified since the Malmaison ba.-
tie. when the Germans were com
PEELED to evacuate their last foot
holds on the heights