Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-27
ENEMY POSITIONS
HEAVILY SHELLED
Town Occupied by Huns Made
Too Hot for Them by
American Fire.
ARTILLERY Is WELL SERVED
Many Direct Hits Scored on En-
emy Dugouts-Newly Uni
formed Enemy Suffers.
ARTILLERY is WELL SERVED
iBy Associated Press !


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
| FRANCE, March 2G.-Thc American
artillery continues to heavily Shell
/ towns held by the Germans and Ger
man batteries opposite the Toul sector
with gas. The Germans themselves
have reciprocated in kind but the doses
Of gas sent against them by the Amer
leans have been twice as large as they
have received. The town Of Richecourt
north of Nivray, one of the targets Of
the Americans, has been abandoned. so
far as American patrols which recon
noitcrcd near the town were able TO
determine.
The American artillery also is keep
ing UP a stream of other shells on
enemy positions in this region. 81;
Baussant northeast of Eichecourt. has
been heavily shellcd with high-explo-
sivc projectilcs. while German frst-line
trenches repeatedly have been hit and
ieveled and enemy dugouts and snipers
posts completely silenced.
Fritz or Billy Boche," as the
American doughboys are beginning to
call the Germans, is persistent sniper
on this sector. AS fast as the Amer
lean silence one nest another starts
the annoyance. and then the Job has
TO be done all over again.
AMERICAN Gun TEAM
BREAI[S Up SNIpEItS' NEST
This forenoon a group OF American
snipers discovered an enemy nest close
( ty and promptly opened fire on it, Tho
Germans replied with their rifles. and
then fired about three dozen or so gre
nades. Apparently, the Germans had
come 10 stay. and did no; intend 10
. u oh Ono nf l,n 4 rico,,
thirty-scvcn- -millimeter gun teams then
got into action against the nest. and.
owing TO its accurate fire, no more Ger
mans were seen at this particular point,
and there was no further annoyance.
y number OF these same little guns
obtained direct hits in eytcmy commu-
ricCting trenches while men were
passing through them. and also fred
+. effectively. as did snipcrs. on parties
OF Germans, who were dressed in light
! and darli-bluc uniforms. the first time
/ these uniforms were seen on this front.
One OF the American sharpshcoters re-
ported that he had spoiled a number OF
these new spring suits" by knocking
The wearers into tho mud with bullets
from his Springfield. Normal aerial
activity continued to-day, the weather
being favorable until late in the after
noon, Wneh CLOUDS ana llEnt snow nur-
. ries passed over the line. One enemy
plane flew lew over one of the Ameri-
can positions doing Photographic work
The American antiaircraft gunncrs had
"A number OF chances during the day 10
show their skill, and this they did.
They drove Off enemy airmen who at
tempted. singiy or in groups. to prowl
ever the line. There were several aerial
combats between planes carrying
American observers at the guns, bu;
these were without result, probably
because the airmcn were unable to get
close enough TO the Germans.
Ovcrcoais, which had been discarded
since last week. were found TO be en-
cccdinSly comfortable again tonight.
as a f!iGid wind blew in from the
northeast.
TWO MEN OF AMERICAN