Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
GERMAN SALVOS
ARE SENT OVER
They Don't Worry Men,
However-U. S. Gunners
Alert-Arnerican Batter
les Far in Rear Pound the
German Defenses From
Time to Time-Work well
With the French.

Grand Headquarters Of the French
Army in France, Feb. 16. (By the As
sociated Press.)
American and French troops for
several days back have been holding
in unison the front line, trenches on
one Of the most famous battlefields Of
the war, the name of which Is known
throughout the world. The immediate
impression. gained in conversation
With both French and Americans fac
ing the enemy side by side Is that the
unison is not only of fighting forces.
mutual aid.
''There is only one criticism to be
made in connection with the Ameri-
cans" said distinguished French Of
ficer to the correspondent who spent
a whole day among the Americans
holding the line They are too
anxious to get at grips with the
enemy"
Hard to Restrain Men.
American officers confirmed this.
declaring that their chief trouble was
to restrain their men.
1t is inadvisable to designate the
units confronting the Germans, but
all the men are bending to their task
pie at home know that they are we'll
satisfied and determined to perform
to their utmost the duties before
them.
Tell the home folks that we arc
happy to be in the fighting. The work
is hard and trying. but that is why
we are here. Nothing could induce
us to leave it until the job is finished
and the Germans are beaten"
IN, ,hr<~
sions Of dozens of the American troops
now carrying on in the actual fight
ing line. AS to the health Of the men.
today's record showed that there
were only three sick among the en-
tire force. comprising several thous-
ands. and these are cases Of minor
importance. Every care is taken to
provide ample rations. not when pos
sible which. however is not always,
men are fully content with this, and
certainly appear At and well. They
have taken to trench and dugout life
as IL born to it,
The correspondent, in approaching
the sector, passed again over ground
which had been the scene Of many
fearful battles in the last year. Wild
vegetation hides some Of the wounds
which have been inflicted on the
earth. but ruined villages, disfiEured
roads and enormous pit-like holes still
testify graphically to the violence of
the long drawn out struggle which re-
suited in driving the Germans back.
Busy Digging In.'
In the American fighting zone were
to be seen kahki-clad working parties
and messengers intermingled with
French soldiers in blue uniforms.
The Americans were busily occupied
immediately near the fighting line In
creating and improving the wire en-
tanglements and the trench systems
They had not much liked this work
while at the training camps, but now
they see the absolute necessity OF this
trying labor OF digging In and they
are putting all their will and strength
into the task
Occasionally, they are disturbed by
the passage overhead Of German air
scouts. who today displayed great
curiosity concerning what was pro-
ceedtng behind the allied lines. These
airmen were sometimes very daring,
and then air would l,e filed with balls
, Of smoke as the allied shells burst
along their paths. tiss
German Salvoa.
Meanwhile. the work went on, the
Americans thus engaged stopping
now and then to observe the enemy
akmen's Efforts to escape from the
worrying anti-aircraft guns. N Several
times In the course Of the day Galvo
OF shells from the German batteries
Continued on pass %
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