The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-01
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Hleppe. Bloegsteert wood Is now firmly
In British hands, a. is also tho WSrne-
ton, Confines railway.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VEEDUH, Sept. co.
(By Mo Associated Press,)-pur1ng tho
ngntfns on the western flank, tho
Americans worked their way steadily
northward along the ArTonne forest.
The men who had the job Of clearing
out this region wore faced by scorer OF
machine gun nests and sntpors, AZ well
a. by shell hre.
While meeting heavy counter attacks
and Increased resistance by tho enemy
tho Americans did not coutne their OPP
erattons wholly to the defensive. Amer
lean attacks reached tho enemy Lines 1t
various points and always with success,
although ut times tho gains Wero
slight
Tanks again assisted In the fighting,
but their efficiency was lessened ON &C
count of tho ratn-softened ground.
wherever there was footing, however,
tho tanks advanced almost 1t Will, not
because the enemy ran, but because he
was unable to stop the tanks. In one
small area near q wood tho German ma
chino runners stuck to their pieces until
they Wero annihtlated. They ceased mr.
tur- only wheu tho tanks were upon
them, literally grinding them and their
guns into the mud.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VEBDuH, Sept. 90
(Ry tho Associated Press.)-(doon.)-
Fighting WAS resumed early this morn
ing by General PershllG's troops after
q fairly quiet night. Reports from ev-
cry section Of tho front indicate that
the Germans intend to continue max
Ing q stand along the present Line In
stead Of going back to tho Krtenhilde
line, although they today are making
fevertsh efforts to straighten that po-
1ition.
WITH TIE AMERICAN FORCES
IN LORRAINE, Sept. -. tlU:30 4. m.)
American artillery late yesterday
ShclIcd the back areas Of the enemy IN
the ST. Mihicl sector. This WAS done TO
prevent the extensive movements OF
German troops which were noted going
northwurd, from reaching the sector OF
pr sent activity north OF Ncrdun-
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
E't1ANCED Sept. ELECTROMAGNETIC
outstanding achievement Of the Amcri-
can army in the latest offensive was un-
doubtcdly that of its avi:ltors, who have
done all that was cxpcct:d Of them and
much more.
Their commander proudly proclaimS
there il nothing 10 beat them IN the
world and il will be long before their
record up 10 and inclEding Saturday IS
surpassed. with sixty machines uo~nco
and twelve balloons burned without
single casualty.
General Pcrshings report on Satur-
days operations stated that the AInerl-
cans had brought down twelve balloons
and more than sixty cntM planes
while less than Il third of that number
OF our planes are miSSng.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERpuS. Sept. So
DIV tn: Associated Press. )-l:cports Of
the excellent aim of the Franco-Ameri-
can artilleriStS in the McuSe-Argonne
drive are coming in. Upon n hill used
hy the Germans rs IN observation post
which became a target Tor the AmeFl-
can gunncrS. American reconnoiteTlnG
nartics found two dead German officers
sitting near pecpholes in dugout. Both
had been killed by the concussion OF a
she'll which struck close by. Their OBJ
seryation glasses were not damaged.
In another instance the Francu-ARlcr-
lean gunnerS scored a hit between two
German l5O-millimetcr pieces. 10th
guns were put out OF commission and
three of the Eunncrs were killed. Near
hr a direct hit was scored on ~ gun
OF which virtually nothing WAS left but
the barrel.
Tho American iUfantrymen also round
thrce machine gun nests where heavy
prnjcrtiics struck. dcmnlishinS the guns
aud killing five Germans.
At various places in the vicinity OF
German trenches. Germans were found
who had been killed while cndcovorinS
to reach duguuts. Their comrades who
Succeeded IN reaching the dugouts re-
manned there until the Americans came
uu and then surrendered.
WITH TlW; AMERICAS ARMY
NORTHWEST or NERpl'N. Sept. 3d.