The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-05
YANKEES STILL
PUSH FORWARD
Repulsing All Counter Attacks
in Argonne Forest and Along
Meuse River.
CAPTURE THREE VILLAGES
Tanks and Airplanes Support
Gallant Charge Of Amer
lean Infantry.
(By Newton c. Parke)

| (By Newton c. Parke.)
With the American Army Northwes
of Verdun, s am. Oct 5.--I. N. So
The Americans who began new at
tack between the Argonne forest ant
the Meuse river yesterday are still goinl
ahead today. The operations were de
scribed as continuing favorably."
Fine fighting weather prevailed Thu
morning. The air was crisp and tn
sun was shining.
All German counter attacks hav'
been repulsed.
The new American attack. begar
this morning over a twenty-mile from
Just cast of the Argonne forest. carried
the American line forward from two t.
five kilometers and put the Americans
astride the kriemhild line.
Americans captured Gesnes, Chehery
La Fortnes and Floville. the last named
village being only four and three
quarters miles from the important Ger
man stronghold at Grand Pre-. Hi
No. 240 was stormed. The assault wa'
launched under cover Of thick mist a.
$3.50 this morning, and was carried out
in the face of desperate fire from Ger
pressure centered In the Aire and
Lapdon valleys.
Tanks and airplanes supported the
advancing infantry.
Both flanks of the Americans at
taclxing army reached the kriemhilde
line.
-r Bombard Valleys.
During the evening. the Germans
made vicious counter attacks and bonn
bartled the valleys very heavily with
gas shells.
All of the counter thrusts broke
down before our defense.
Al the iArpeTtcsne progressed, the
GcfIaanS bsEan telling trees ans plac-
Ffngsnwffer e1tanglemeptH fht0ugi5 ~
Branches for the profession OF machine
gun nests.
The success Of the new American
attack. so brilliantly carried out. gives
the Americans important advantages.
Hill No. 24o. which Is now In Amer
lean hands. dominates the surround
ing territory for great distance. II
lies just north OF Exermont' sever
German airpiahes were snot oown u,
the SKY patIes' Which accoihpahieu
tne iano engagemeht'
Stubborn Resistance.
The Germans put up the most stub
born resistance. for they are striving
desperately to save the lines OF COM
munication that are now threatened by
the American and French advance.
Troops from Wisconsin. Virginia,
West Virginia and pennsylvania, as
well as regulars under Gen. Bullard,
took part.
at nj al q
from the Meuse river to the point
join up.
The infantry dash was preceded by
heavy artillery fire which began at
midnight. 1t gradually increased In In
tensity until forty minutes before the
Zero hour" when terrific barrage
was laid down. -,
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PennsyiVan'ans Iead.
Ihe honor OF takine Cnenefy anu 10,
forges tnorth OF Aprenioh'' ieh "
Pennsyivanla troops.
fieVllie was not captured uh'il ih.e
IN the oay. Ihere was pi'ter hsh'-
ing around tnat ViiIage'
smashing al German res,stance' we
americans pusheo tnroush 10 inc
bols- de- rays where tney pegah CUT
tlng INTO tne Krlemnlioe Inc
Meanwnlie regulars unuer zen nuI.
!ard were uriving aheau on t,e risnI
nanK ana reacheo tne Germans oelen,
slve system aiohs the Drieuiies-o ouhei
~a ..u,o-,, o,n,oaoa h,.h
the Aire and Landon valleys violently
using mostly gas shells.
The brilliance of the American sue
cess was magnified by the fact that
the best Prussian and Bayarian troops
were encountered and nut to flight.
rv,.,.x n;,,;.,,n.
twenty German DIVISIONS. unoer zen.
Won Gallwltz ana zen. Won Einem'
were ldentiiied among the troops that
tried TO noid up the american advance.
AS precautlon. Luoendorii put MS
troops IN Ecneion iorinatlon ana
massed a nundred batteries OF nelo
guns IN support OF the advanced po-
sltlons.
the Dig calipre krupps east OF the
heuse mad been reinforced with addi-