The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-13
AMERICANS BREAK
F4EMY's line
SAVAGE RAIDS L THREE POINTS
ARE SU sCESSFUL.
WAR MATERIALS TAKEN
SECOND TRENCHES GAINED -
BRITISH REPEL HUNS IN
FLANDERS.

New York. March 13.-American
initiative has asserted itself on the
Lorraine front in France. Three saw
age raids on the German lines have
been made by the Americans, who
succeeded in reaching the second line
of enemy trenches before being or
dered to return. During their stay
in German held territory they de-
stroyed carefully built defenses and
picked up much war material.
The American artillery ably assist
ed the infantry in the operations. A
heavy barrage fire was laid down In
front of the advancing Americans and
the Germans had fled before the
wave of infantry reached the hostile
positions. After the Americans had
been in the German trenches for
few minutes the German barrage fire
was loosed on them, but the Ameri-
can guns answered shot for shot and
silenced a number of batteries. The
American artillerymen used gas
shells with good effect. Near Toui
the American heavy guns have been
in action.
British Also Victorious.
Three raids on the British lines
have been attempted by the Germans
in the Armentieres sector, but the
British in spite of heavy fire from
the enemy's heavy guns repulsed the
Teutons. The fighting has spread
along the Flanders front, the Ypres
and Passchendaele sectors figuring in
the official reports. The activities OF
the contending armies have spread
farther south, encounters near st.
Quentin being mentioned for the first
time in recent weeks.
Information received from German
prisoners was responsible for the dis
location of German plans for heavy
attacks on the British southeast OF
Houtholst wood On February 20,
February 28 and March attacks
were forestalled by a terrific British
artillery fire, and while an enemy at
tack on March was successful to
some degree, the British on Saturday
succeeded in re-establishing their
lines.
Successes i'm Palestine.
The British forces operating in
Palestine have once more advanced
north and northwest of Jericho.
They have taken positions to depth
of 5000 yards over a front of IL
miles. The Turks fought stubbornly
at various points.
There has been fighting on quite
large scale on the Italian front. In
the mountain sectors of the line en-
envy attempts to advance have been
checked, while along the Piave river
the Austrians were defeated in an at
tempt to launch pontoons for an at
tack on the Italian lines.
The French have been in scattered
encounters with the Germans at var
ious points along their part of the
front, but nowhere has there been
serious fighting. A further lombard
ment of Reims cathedral may be ex
pected, for the Germans report that
a French observation post on that al
most ruined shrine has been detected
The air squadrons have been busy
of late. The most spectacular oi
these operations was made by the
Teuton airmen who raided Naples
the largest city in Italy. 1t may bf
that they started from their bases or
the eastern shores of the Adriatic anC
flew over the sea and across Italy In
their raid British raiders have
dropped large quantities of bombs or
military points in Belgium, while the
allied airmen have been active in
Italy.
Sweep Past First Line.
With the American Army In
France, March 13.-American troop!
operating with the French have car
ried out three raids opposite the Am
erican sector in Lorraine. Two o.
the raids were executed simultane
ously last night.
The Americans swept past the Ger
man first line and penetrated to thu
enemy's second line, 900 yards back
The two simultaneous raids, on.
northwest and one northeast of -
(deleted) were made after intens,
artillery preparations lasting for foul
hours, in which the German position!
were leveled. At midnight tive
forces. each one of - (deleted)
with small French forces on theil
flanks, moved upon the German OBJ
jectives behind a creeping barrage
each on front of 600 yards. Wher
the Americans reached the enem!
fret lines the barrape was lifted 81