The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-19
US. ARMYMAKES
new GAINS Near
GERMAN BORDER
Patrols Moving in Direction OF
Vandieres-Town Only Mile
From Frontier.
KJNs ARE BURNING TOWNS
Enemy Destroying Villages Along
MoseIle River Which Would Fall
Into Hands of the
Americans.

Paris, Sept. 1S,-General PershingS
swung the right wing of his army for
ward and captured the village Of VAN
dieres, on the Moselle river, only a
mile and a half from the German Lor-
raine border.
This advance was made despite a.
vigorous bombardment from German
guns and a free use of mustard gas
by the enemy. The Americans replied
to the Smelling with an even heavier
output of explosives from their BATH
teries, while allied aviators wrought
destruction behind the German lines
The airnen are concentrating their
bombs on the knot OF rail- and roads
communications before and around
Metz, and are materially fnterrupting
the feverish work of the Germans to-
strengthen the old Hindenburg line.
With the American Army in Lor7
raine, Sept. 1S.-Chief activity during
the day conferred on the west bank of
the MoselIe below Pagny, where our
forces pushed their combat patrols in
the direction of Wanderers.
(Vandieres is on the MoseIle a mile
west of the German border and half
way between Pout-a- Mousson and
Pagny)
The American line at this cabling.
runs as follows: Ronxaux Manheuk7
les-Pinthevflle-St. Hilaire-D oncourt-
Wool Haumont- between Jaulny and
Rembercourt-north Of Vandieresy
south of Champey- Pont-a-Mo
Enemy Burning Towns
American Army Headquarters fn
Lorraine, Sept. 1S-In addition to the
towns along the Moselle which would
fall into American hands should the
enemy withdraw behind the linden
burg line and which he is burning
other fires have been started By the
Germans.
The towns of Chaus-
see and La Chaussee. both on the Hin
denburg line, are in flames.
Enemy aerial activity has shown a
decided slowing up in the past q
hours, partly because of the aggres-
siveness of American flyers and partly
because all the airdromes behind the
German lines have been greatly dam
aged in the persistent bombardment
they have undergone.
The fighting on the new American
front in Lorraine was featured by the
gallant action of an American stain
officer.
Leads Men in Charge.
When the officer saw there was
danger of part of his advancing
forces being outfianked by German
machine gunners, he personally led
his men in a charge against the guns
He captured one gun himself and his
men took the others The officer
was wounded. probably mortaIly
The officers troops belonged to the
division operating on the EASTERN
wing OF the American offensive sec1
tor. They had taken the village OF
Norroy and were pressing onward in
the face of opposition from machine
gun nests.
The IRREGULAR advance suddenly ex4
posed one unit to a fanking fire and
the officer forgot he, as a staff off,
Ger, was supposed to stay away FROM
the fighting, and rushed in. 1t is uni
derstood he has been recommended
for recognition OF his bravery.
Airnnen Magnificent
Magnificent work of American avr<
ators under most difficult weather.
conditions must not be forgotten I'M
telling the story of the ST. MIhiel vic1s
tory. To them were intrusted everT
kind of mission, but the task in which,
they distinguished themselves mosts
perhaps, was haFassing the enemyAx
withdrawal from the deepest part OF
the salient.