The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-01
YANKS FIGHTING F00T>BY FOOT !
THROUGH THE ARGONNE FORE

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. Sept 20. tSunday) -Flghtinf'
alnrg the new front northwest OF YER
dun has settled down 10 the dreary nus
mess To which the machine gun has re-
duc"d modern warfare.
Progress is being measured by the Ia
boruus r, duction Of small points which
arc held by small groups o1 men, put
able to paralizc force out OF all pro-
portion to their fighting value.
From a dramatic viewpoint. the great
ost lighting has taken place in the Ar
sunnr forest where it, has resrmbl"d
duel L the finish in r. dark room. nc
density of the forest is complicated ny
III. stranCrness OF the ground which
resembles Nothing so much as the back
bon. and ribs Of a flat fish. with me
ribs on one side shortened 10 half their
length and the backbone running north
and south.
These ribs present. series of ridges
and ravin.s which arc almost pcrilnusly
stn"u on the eastern sid" l'y lass Alb
rupr and larger farther west. Tn" ra-
vines follow ZACH other in r'-:iS"lHSS sue
rcssinn along III" backb"n" for ABOUT
- Mills r" fprcr such poS!tton
would b.. sufficiently difficult If il had
been in IN" emmy hands only snort
time. hu; hr:ich harder since he mas
been IN possession of II for years.
when tho enemy had huilt Il s'ri"s OF
stone mansions beneath tho hlIsd"s and
constructed approaches Of stone lined
trenches. thu f"rmidibl" character of
The. task may b. understood. liut even
NOR. Formidable. than III" duSuutS ana
trenches j. the wire woven .ndl"$sIy
among III" trees. hundreds upon num-
drrdS If miles Of wir'' have h""n strung
Their sine" iw" years n=n. Thr"ueh II
have. -ruwn weeds AMI grasses more
than ihrnr t"ct high. making Inc "p-
Srarlr more serious by con''alin"n'S'
Through such country III" Am"ri-
cans have hc,n fighting their way loot
nr foot Young in years. young IN "N-
r..rI"nrr. and in depressing darkness
where death may h's arnhu*h'd h"hihn
any Of tn" myriad trunks Of trees an"
whore ,hr rattle If machine guns -
r,,I,ir,ird and magnii"d ny III" forest
into n 'd.atrning snarl Of thunder every
MAJ, knows how small his chances arr
-: being Son by fri"ndl! Eyes II ~"
should fall Even when IN" ind"la'iE
hi. strrtchrr h. arcrs flnd hifn' INV
tnsk of getting him out from ines" MA
Ign surroundings is on" ~ dAnntinS
MAGNITUDE How III" wounded are D.
ing rrsH.sl even their SaE'"rS S'hT''''
knox hut their work although "NNa"S'
ing is being magniil'"ntlF p"r'"r'H"o
and IS winning fcrvent trihu'"S.
withStanding everything an"
.r,,,,s have. .nn" through IN" i"r"Si H.
r,nsl AS steadily rs their comrades QUE
sd. Even the Germans ar" h"' COM
p1,,.I,. at HON" in the h"~ild"rinE COM
,,li,.,,inn Of rTvin"s. Some Am ri'ans
have. ,r;unlly been captured twice an"
each Tim. hay" been r"tak"n with 'h"'r
rapiurs.
r,,.. h.adway IN" Americans nave
h...r making IS .yidcntly diSAcr""anI'
..hurt tr ttI" "n"my. During E"$t"r"aH'
men h..inuring Ia q res. nv" "lFl' '"!
,x,r.. .ortur"d after being rushed BACK
M ,.;r speed. u meet the expected hr''-
i.r attack Among thr other troops
c.;riur,,l Yesterday w"r" Mon from III"
nr,h guards division. This orEaili""-
tirn had Il inst" of American tiGhtinE
,.,,,,rir, 1T R"llrau w""d and recently
fought in Flanders. Men OF another re.
s.ry,. division which had boon rNsh'"
hi,hcr from Nulhausrn. also were tak"h'
\rr .,nly was Yesterdays fighting "H-
trcri,ly cheering hut th"r" We" Inh''
,irns If considerable Withdrawals ny th'
, n.u,y showing his intention I" Shor''"
,h, line RnmaEnn. wh"r" IT was "H-
r..,,.I tho Germans would stand. WAS
.rnr,.d in flames. Later II h"ratn"
rnou.n that m" enemy had "Na"u"t'd
vil.srrs after having blown up IN"
buildings with mines. TIL" hr:!S" acr"SS
III. Mouse n, that point has been h"-
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