Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-30
Going Is Not Fast but Forest
Is Being Cleaned Of Enemy
and Village After Village Is
Falling Before Advance,
LIGHT FRENCH TANKS
WORK THROUGH WOODS
Hun Rear Guard Armed With
Ahti-tank Gun Makes Stub
born Resistance but Forced
to Fall Back in Disorder,
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With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun, Sept % Saturday, by the
Associated Press )--Fighting their way
almost every yard, American troops
today wrosted from the Germans an
other strip Of territory Although
they aro opposing the Americans will:
every arm OF the service except cav
airy, there is Increasing evidence thai
the Germans are only fighting for time
to establish themselves along the
Kriemhilde or Brunhilde line, The
present operation is rear guard ac-
ton on the part of the enemy, but on
big scale, and once more he has
adopted sacrificial tactics 70 impede
the advance
With heavy artillery preparation
the American line moved forward ear
ly today but was not fast going, but
woods after woods we're cleaned out
and villages fell before their steady
push. Fires behind the lines marked
points where the Germans apparently
were destroying warehouses and
stores, the transportation of which
might hamper their retreat,
Emerge From Wood.
From the bend in the Meuse to the
west flank the Americans fought their
way out of the tangle OF the Argonne
forest and established a new line.
Across the Meuse the village of Vilos-
nes was reported by aviators to have
been blown to pieces by enemy mines
All bridges over the river in this sec
ton have been destroyed.
little to the west the evacuation
of Romagne appeared to be in prog
ress, while further north trains were
obseverved leaving for the interior
other early reports. however, indicat-
ed heavy concentration of enemy
! troops at Dun-Sur- Meuse and that q
strong resistance might he expected
Far to the left a number of tanks
that had been working through the
wilderness of the Argonne forest
made comparatively rapid progress
Most of these machines were of the
small French type. w ith astonishing
rapidty they moved forward, smash
way over trenches and firing point
blank at machine gunners who en-
deavored to check them. The efforts
of small rear guard forces equipped
with the new anti-tank guns to impede
their progress were futile. and many
Of these new weapons were added tC
the rapidly growing salvage dumps
Huns Strengthen Their Lines.
Late information indicates that the
| Germans are making every effort tt
| strengthen their lines while preparing
| the new positions. 1t has been estab
| lshed that five new divisions have
| been thrown into line since the often
/ sive began.
| Six German airplanes were downeC
! yesterday in battle between sever
! American and seven German ma
chimes The battle took place in thu
air over Septarges wood.
One German machine was sen
! crashing to the earth at the first en-
counter. After maneuvering for posi-
| ton the remaining enemy planes re
| turned to the combat. When the bat
| tie was finished five more German
machines had been brought to th'
ground.
Throughout the day American air
men were intensely active. In add
tion to making observation Of eneiIi'
movement, pursuit planes did excellen
work in attacking troops in formation
| in choking roads and in shooting dow
observation balloons Before nool
nine enemy planess were reporte'
downed southeast of Bayonville. On
aviator attacked retreating eolumi
of machine gun carriages, dispersinl
| the entire outfit.