Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-18

With the American ARMY III
] France, SUNDAY. March IL
i ,Ry the Associated Press. j.
i .merlcan intelligence officers
report evidence leading 10 the
esacIuS.on that possibly a spy
nav be at work within the
4 American lines northwest OF
3 foul. EaTly this morning an
q American Seniry saw flashes OF
i Eght from a window facing in
the direction of enemy lines.
Re fired through the window
4 and dashed into the house but
i2ild TO lind any one.
4 Four hours earlier important tel
sB1One wires within the American
i les were found 10 have been cut.
An American patrol last night
a.steref the enemy trenches at one
assd Of the sector and penetrated
3hem for some distance without
1 hculfy. Mucl valuable informa-
ION was gathered. As they were
s50ut ready 10 return, they estab-
i :hed contact with the enemy who
/ s5ened fire with q machine gun.
l7ie Americans jumped to safe
ireitiOn and hurled gTenades at the
1Eemy gunneTs. siIencing the gun.
i Cop German Invention.
/ Returning TO the American side
Il No Mans land the raiders
Thought back with them a German
lie breech protected by a metallic
syer over the muzzle and a snap
Up cover, both of which operate
Eckly and efficiently. Officers de
| zred il was the best thing of the
md they had ever seen for pro-
Hating rifles. The mechanism was
Erned over TO the intelligence de
rTtmenL with a recommendation
a2t the attachment be furnished
lie American troops.
: Another patrol on the end of the
3Fctor reported that the enemy
rst line was held strongly. --WhiIe
aae raiders We're inspecting the
Herman positions the enemy fired
Upon them several times with
INES and machine guns which are
llusual at that point.
4 Big Guns Busy.
] Our artillery effectively bonn
1Grded billets. troops and new en-
aeny works Lehayyille, St Baus-
4ant the village of MontseO, Richie
ourt. in the Quart De Rezerve,
HaoHg the -Monsard road and
Il considerable body Of troops
Southwest of BuXieres. They also
catered to pieces another battery
gas projectors which had been
ei up in a double line Of trenches.
4 The%nemy has shelled various
3lgts Of our positions rather heav-
H. many gas shells being mixed
18th high explosive ones. Some
american soldiers who happened
be near or who walked through
- shelled areas afterward said
2ere were no indications that the
sAeny was trying to isolate one Of
lr positions with shell fire. The
sioility was exceptionally good
9aay and the weather was like
'-mmer, A great number Of
ssgon trains and small groups of
5@mans were seen walking behind
1e enemy lines.
Planes Crowd Air.
several times during the day the
Af was crowded with airplanes
.la on one occasion several enemy
-aeAines were overhead at the
Ane time Airplanes from the
saf OF our lines carrying American
seFFers maueuvered TO get into a
s1' with the enemy machines but
we're unsuccessful. American
5-u-a!rcraft guns drove off num-
i OF enemy machines and kept
y Diners high in the air.
/ american observers succeeded in
ssN0hpllshing much work which
- recent ground haze had pre-
,sss.ed- They obtained badly wanted
lmoographs and observed certain
-'Ass back Of the German lines.
4 Americans Bombarded.
lean troops in the LunevilIe
- nave been subjected to fairly
-! bombardments during the
H. . hours but have been giving
elemy as much as received.
o1s a. TWO points established
.s'4ct with the enemy last night
- Early this morning. After brief
me Germans retired.
-efican soldiers are still hold
= ae Aecklenburg trench. taken
qays ago and which il is now
H-iIied 10 name. The anti-air-
guns east Of Luneyille were
1eiy busy today in driving off
A Wy airplanes.
"ih the American Army in
- Friday. March I5.-Bv the
.tisted Press. American ar
-! iast night again bombarded
Ftoeea gas projectors detected
E German lines northwest OF
Photographs taken later
the complete destructive
Oh their gunfre.
enemy replied rather weak
.at maintained frequent per
nFe during the night.
- f0eS Fire Decreases.
German artillery fire has
decreasing in intensity to a
- extent. indicating that the
~ hnds It too costly 10 keep up
he sustained American fire.
German snipers were busy
s last night and today. but
soi no victims. A high wind is
In