The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-14
BY Associated Press.

with the American Army in France,
Sunday. March 10.-American troops
cooperating with the French, have car
ried out three raids opposite the Ameri-
can sector in Lorraine Two Of the
raids We're executed simultaneously last
night
The Americans swept past the Ger
man first line and penetrated to the
enemy's second line 600 yards back
The two simultaneous raids, one
northwest and one northeast of
(deleted) were made after intense ar
,lllery preparation lasting for four
hours in which the German positions
We're leveled. At midnight two forces,
each one of --( deleted) with small
French forces on their flanks, moved
upon the German detectives behind a
creeping barrage, each on a front of
500 yards. When the Americans
reached the enemy first lines the bar
German positions at both points
Enters Second Line.
The men dropped into the enemys
trenches expecting a hand to hand
fight but found the Germans had fled.
Continuing the advance, they went
Forward 600 yards to the second Ger
man line. All the time American ma
chine guns We're firing on each flank
or the two parties to prevent the enemy
from undertaking thanking operations.
One French thanking party found two
wounded Germans in a dugcnt and took
them prisoner. The Americans found
none.
The Americans remained for as
minutes in the enemy lines. They
found excellent concrete dugouts, which
| they blew up, and also brought back
| large quantities of material and valu-
| able papers. While they were in the
enemy lines German artillery began
vigorous counter barrage. 1t was
| quickly slenced by American heavy
and light artillery which poured large
| quantities of gas shells on the bat
| tefies.
Men Were From - Deleted.)
! An American trench mortar battery,
| the homes of most of whose men are
------------( deleted) participated in the ar
tillery preparation preceding the raid,
helping to level the enemy positions.
| The artillery, both light and heavy. was
manned by soldiers mostly from
| (deleted.)
Soon after these two raids had been
carried out the Americans staged
| another at a point further along the
| line to the right They went over the
| top after artillery preparation of As
minutes in which the enemy's positions
attacked We're obliterated. At this
| place the dugouts We're found to have
4 been constructed principally Of logs.
Engineers accompanying the raiding
| party completed the artillery's work of
destruction. The American infantry
| men who took part in the raid are from
| ----- (deleted) and the engineers
4 from --- (deleted)
! The raids were carried out skillfully,
/ and but for the fact that the Germans
| fled more prisoners doubtless would
| have been taken. American gas shells
are believed to have caused many cas-
/ ualties among the enemy. No Ameri-
! cans are unaccounted for.
| The bombardment in preparation for
| the raid started at l o'clock Saturday.
/ Americans and French were massed
| along this portion of the front.
| After the tremendous burst Of fire in
| the first salvo the guns continued to
| ond and third trenches and all rear
4 organizations, including enemy batter
/ les.
Met No Opposition.
| When the Americans went over the
| top" in one sector they walked over No
Mans Land without opposition
| AS their orders specified they must
| return in a certain time they obeyed
| and went no further.
/ The men In another sector pene-
| trated $50 meters behind the German
third line. They encountered some
| dugouts that had been smashed by shell
\ fire and ran into nearly dozen killed
They found one dugout which was in
tact. They shouted for the Germans to
! come out. The latter replied by firing.
| They were given short shift. Grenades
and incendiary bombs We're hurled into
! the dugout where they exploded with
terrific force. hurting everything sky
| ward.
/ AVIATOR is KILLED.
4 With the Amirican Army in France,
1 March 11.--W. j. Winter, of Chicago