El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-03

which punished the enemy severely.
flashes occurred. both sides using ma
chine guns
Airnen Are Hcmpered.
All day. the sky was very cloudy
and aviatOrs were hampered in their
work At one point. the Germans sue
ceeded in getting airplanes across the
line One Of the enemy machines was
brought down by anriaircratt guns,
while pursuit planes accounted for
o-hF--
One American aviator, who
ttacaed by seven FOkkers,
fought his way out, bringing
down one Of the enemy machines.
According to the calculations Of one
airman, 1t is shown that in the cal
endar year Of 1916 all the pilots in
the aviation section Of the allied
armies flew an aggregate Of $4,000
miles. In September of this year, one
squadron alone flew for an aggregate
Of 4719 hours over the lines and
covered over a total OF 100000 miles
This does not include numerous trial
flights
Cold Makes sIen Keen.
Although Tuesday night was frosty
and the American soldiers were
chilled, tired and wet, they displayed
keen spirit all along the line In every
trench they were as full Of energy
and determination as on the first day
Of the battle.
Commissary trains are moving for
ward steadily and rations are reach
ing the men in the most advanced po-
sitions.
Anticipating sharp fall weather. the
staff ordered sleeveless leather coats
issued TO the greater part Of the men
ar the front These coats are lined
with felt and are worn over the uni
forms They keep out the wind and
Forest Is Gloomy Place.
The Argonne forest is the last place
in the battle area TO dry out and is
always gloomy
Fighting has gone on there with the
same stubbOrnness which character
lied the first days effort Machine
gunners were left behind the Germans
to defend the main body and there
has been some great rough and
tumble fighting in the forest
Much booty has fallen into the
hands Of the Americans, including an
electric power station at Varennes.
me Germans LEFT SO hurriedlv that
they did not damage the machinery.
Am orleans also were utilizing miles OF
telegraph wire and some central eX-
change material. which had been left
in position by the retiring enemy.
Many Guns Captured
me AdAEGA EAAll4AdAl u the AAAeALgA ltAA
captured shows 40 guns Of all cali
bers; $50 trench mortars; 800 machine
guns; 100 antitank guns, thousands OF
shells, and hundreds Of thousands Of
rounds Of small arm ammunition
East Of Verdun and about Douau-
mont. there was a heavy shell fire
maintained by the enemy Wednesday
In a minor engagement in the Woevrt
sector. American forces captured 81
prisoners
Yanks Trapped. Rescued.
London. Eng, Oct. 3--Describing
the rescue OF a contingent Of Ameri-
cans. who had been cut off for two
days from their comrades in an ad-
vanced position between Cambria and
St Quentin, the Nails correspondent
( at British headquarters says il was
one Of the most dramatic incidents OF
the war.
The Americans rushed forward with
too high courage on Sunday, the cor
respondent writes, and became COM
pletely and very deeply encircled
There they remained until Tuesday
when a British unit forced its way
across the canal and released them
The Americans stand and the relief
Of the party probably viii become in
cidents famous in the annals Of the
war-