The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16

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, commissioners. kept tho infantry IN
| liuson with headquarters and brought
IN ralua bic information.
! WITH TITE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTH OF THE AEG0NNE. Oct. Is
: Another stop beyond tho kricmhtldc
: drfenses was taken yesterday BY the
!. Americans whom they moved their l!ne
W 10 the ST. Georges and L"ndr"Sct-
St Georges. northwest or EomaE"S: IL
was tho :hsrl phase OF General fcrsh-
: inr.s on.rati,ns between tho Meusc and
, the hrgonnn forest.
Tho attack hecan early on Monday
morning. but it was not until late in tn"
day that any material progress was made
I Almost the entire day WAS taken UP In 4
bitter struggle through gas filled woods
! ard over tho shell swept slopes on hills
that separated tho Americans from the
/ Germans rntrruched behind wire cntang-
! lcmrnts.
! To tho east Of the Mouse tho line
, moved forward TO Sivry and Magenta
farm. but just ~cst OF the river H't!H
advance was registered Less effort was
m,d, ,bcrr because tho problem was To
, straiehtcn the Inc further west where
!. Joins that Of the French near Grand
pre-.
L II is ut RornaCne that the kriemhlldc
positinns swing in n noSthwcst"T!y di-
rcction and thcre tho forces or Genera
Won Gnllwitz fought valiantly to hoid
back tho Americans. New guard dlVl-
| sions wcrc brought up at that part OF
tho line and every deTlco OF the 'I,ca'"n1c
fiChtinE machine was used to smash the
pressure.
Except for q brief period IN the latter
| part OF tho day. whrn the V1sfhliltF WIZ
| slightly improved. II was n battle with
out ADEQUATE observation for either s!nc.
Clouds without a break covered IN" I'e'o
throughout the day and during much OF
the time = drilling rain was fa!linS.
i This condition. coupled with lack or
wind. made the time for gas attacks
aln1st ideal and the Germans took full
ADVANTAGE OF the weather. Every wood
and rayjnc through which tho Americans
moved was a flood Of lcthal and mustard
ras-s supplemented with O. liberal fire
Of high explosives and Sshrapnel
/ In front Of their barocd wire dclcnscs
however the Germans betrayed m unuS-
M, nervousness. Instead Of the nrdl-
nary ven controlled artillery fire their
! batteries exploded IN harrnge or nrc
on tho slightest cHcusc. 1nstcaNo1 'ncSo
barraEcs covering any counter OF! chSiS"
they were nothing more than a dr1cnsiFc
move and were laid down at the least m
dication Of activity on the part OF thcir
asSailautS
Onc Of thrt most stuHoornly held 20
J! aitlons was In the Chattllon woods which
covered the high hill south OF Romagnc
The Americans worked their way AROUND
- tho sides OF this great natural onstacie
forming one Of tho most important LINKS
in the Kriemhildc nne.
limo and again they were thrown back
un1il late in the day. Then. covered ny
their own artillery. they wore aolo 20
gain its summit and to dominate IN,
Country beyond. Patrols arc now vol
in the RanthcTiHe wooos' Api
rnately @ thousand prisoners were scn'
back.
i w1T1, THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct 10
;: f3y the Associated Press.)-How Erea'
&c tbe Importance attached by the Ger
,u.u. to holding buck the Americans ~
shown in q recent order OF General Won
Der Marwitz commander-in-chlcl Oh INC
Fifth army, which has reacheo Ai''e''
can intelligence officers.
1T Is on the unconQueraole resist
ance OF the Terdun Gront reaos inc
order, that depends the fate OF a ere'l'
mart OF ;hc western front perhaps even
assured that every commander ana eEcl9
man realizes the greatness OF his ms
sion. and that he will do his duty u
the very end 1885,
"If they do this the eneny's attack
will break against our firm will to ho'o,
With the American army hircaoy
across tho MISUNDERSTANDING. 1t mlgh,
be expected that the German Will lai
back rapidly to their third line Oh oe-
tense from Stenay TO Sedan, Dut Dc
cause of the vital necessity OF prevent
ing the allies from cutting the lines OF
communication before the greater par'
of the German forces are able to eStri'
cate themselves. it Is assumed that tec!
uill increase rather than decrease their
resistance
Added evidence has been secured tha'
instead of reducing his opposition the
German commander is continuing "a
hiring I'D fresh divisions and to throw
them in after their line has been broker
by the Americans.
General Won Der Garwitz explained tc
his command in his order that th'
Americans were about to attack on tn
E.ruuu front 'to try to push toward
Longuyon- -
Tho object Of this attack" the or
der continued. is to cut the LongHY"n-
Sedan line. the most important artery
of the army of the west. Moreover, ii
~ the enemy's intention to render 1t
impossible for US to exploit the Fricy
l.,r.