The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-16
AMERICAN DRIVE

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photographs showing well equipped de-
lenses
The big iron mines near Rr1ey, an I'M
portant industrial nerve center of the
German military machine, are leopard
tied and even Metz, one OF the most
strongly fortified points behind the
enemy lines, Is menaccd. It is not eX-
pected that any immediate struggle for
its possession viii take plaee,~put the
Success which attended tho first big
American operations has undoubtedly
brought the Germans face to toce with
moro serious conditions on this part Of
tho front than for the past four years.
LONDON, Sept. l5-Powerfu1 air at
tacks arc being continued around Metz,
accurd1nR TO tho statement issued by
thu air ministry tonight. The stations
and tracks 1t Metz-Sablons and Cour-
cellss have boon attacked, .as well as
various enmy concentration points.
LONDON, Sept 15--Accord1ng to un-
Official news reaching London 100 guns
ware captured In the st. MihIel salient.
American p3trols arc approac hing
PaGny, on the Moselle-
AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TERS ON THE LORRAINE FRONT,
Saturday, Sept. IA, (Morning)-It is no
exAgYeratio1 to say that the war can
show no operation more precisely sue
>eGRxful than that which the Americans
In contraction with the French, have
inst caued through It's prescribed
pha0eG
Tho oparEuon was sufficiently daring
to raise doubts as to whethar It could
possibly be concluded In the time as
stE1ed to Il without exterernely heavy
loaGoG. These doubts have been COM
plstaly sst/ At rost. Indeed, from the
wy aAr1tegt hours they have been re-
placed by shoer e1pectant wonder.
It u true that tho enemy did not Of
1er the opposition expected OF him. but
that va6 partly dAe TO tho perfection In
tho conception and execution Of the at
tack By which no was stopped We have
nov heard tho tale from prisoners Of
dtv11aon calling to division In vain for
Aid. little moving that tho help 1t
need OF assistance
Prisoners have been taken from seven
dtffersnt dtvtatonS-ehe 18th Landwehr,
tho 35th Anstro-Eung1nan, the 10th,
18th, tho 77th, tho 2Ssth and the 3o7th
and from Landsturm units. They have
all told the same tale Of surprise and
vain appeals.
LoRRAHE, Sept Is, (By the Aseocda-
ted Press, 1880 p. m.}-The advance
Of the victorious PRS. Army continued
today, bat on a restricted front near
tho Moeene river There was little op-
position on the whole
In the edge Of o wood where tho Ger
mans had concentrated there Was some
smart machine gr1 resistance offered.
but smashing artillery fire silenced
the enemy. A few additional prisoners
were taken.
Tho Germans gave further evidence
to-day that they intended to resist on
that part Of the Hinden1urg line run
ming through this sector. A detachment
was digging in to-day about Douunar-
tin (411 miles north Of Thiaucourt),
while between La Chaussee (2Ls miles
northwest Of Domna1tin) and DOM
martin squad trenches had been e6tGb-
1ixhed. German detacn1nents were also
In tho woods above Wool. (four miles
north OF Hatonvt1e.)
Tho German airplanes were unusually
active last night but the defensive bat
tsrtes drove them OFF before they he'd
done great damage. Allied atrplanes
flew over the German positions, drop
ping toms OF bombs In tho back areas
LONDON, Sept. Is, (e2s p. my
General Pershtngs army, according to
this afternoons news, Is making fine
progress. Since yesterday afternoon It
has advanced from two to three miles
on 33-mtle front, and the fortress
runs Of n's1 have come into action
The enemy appears to be withdrawing
to some further line which will protect
the railway communications IN the Wei
nifty Of Metz, which at present arc M
der the long range fire Of the Amer1-
cans.
American patrols are advancing Al
various points \ couple of miles beyond
tho general advances.
The American line at noon today rar
through NoToy, on the Mosene, Hzu-
mont, Doncourt and to. Abaucourt, On
tho old line.
Yesterdays advance By the French
seems to have been In the nature Of
several local pushes and not big gen
erI forward move. The situation Is
much the same as it was yesterday. The
enemy has been reacting very violently
on the French front He made severa,
counter-attacks, although he has not re.
covered any Of his lost ground he Is
holding UP the French somewhat.
The British to-day are reported &c
have captured the village OF Matsseny
northwest Of st. Quentin.
It has been discovered that there weSs
six German divisions operating In thu
St. Mlhiel salient. That would give .
total strength Of 10000 men. OF q rifle
strength Of $4,000. The Germans hsvt
broken up for them two more division.
in this action, thus reducing thei,
strength In the west to lsl divisions
plus four Austrian divisions and some
dts1nounted cavarfy.
Twas a. Merry Party
Officers Hinklcman. E.sk"y and Worl!
Swoopcd down on Il certain house at 2$
Twcnty-SiNth street some time vest