The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-14
Lost May Gnncr-

WITH w!:i, AMERICAN ARMY IN
1,l1.rAINl:. S"at. Is. l":!" Il. r. ~,
,:.-,,,us las. u.;:ili ard curly 't"'r'
war;. ,.t.-nn.i-S ~ r"ut"v" ':'''.r IL >''
,,r. .hrru.i. :ht tow" "t Eisn'0'''S ~.
.r .b,. Stress ~ ;i,.' American ai''>
=, ~, S.. At.hjrl salient. TROY
..,....;.,. with IN" greatest "''''."''E'
,.,.,,..y.r, t.iu~ hamp"7"l by a'ri'''""'
-. we'll as ~ - artillery hrr.
TIL. .n.:uy M;-S air. ally lost :. nu'''"'
~ courAo nmj tr"arh r!"r-HrS.
.. ;ur... au;:,h.r Il rn"."h.Tc suns
TT, "a. ,a::i.. has i"''H tr'uEat az
49,. ,!.-,.,,;s 81 rro''.'r: warfare. W H'''
,,.. artillery wa.s rlty!2G us r"'H 80.
,... :,irrcra and N" tai:l; "r""S VIZ
,,,~ ,;,":r ;nacii,r.S preparatory =" 49,
my ;.,ri- re-; n tnH A'E:';SI
10. \r,:eri.anS ha"" gen.
Tn.r. was II" question "t a'r:a'
,~r,rarv. or Sh",;id no; H".
lanes and T'-'a"h at!ta"a Sufi''
81 ~. American forces ana III: 'E'
.,y ,h.m already IN onc!' ION
r,ir,d IN ~" :,,"ht 2nI thH "t''E
V ~ morning did rot a'"r" tNS
,,,,-.rn;tv for tho av!a."rS. but t"''>
witistand!rS n. mist ''H'' <',-
,,1.,r>r, viii, he dawn. ready t"r "r
S.rNGtLrN g 't'
f.nsiv" combat ,no
,rh,-. v,s :, high wind during 'EE
,,,. b,,. rho balloons were aht' ["
Win ND for observation. OF" -N..,'
,,o.,r balloon hrcEa away ana ui'i
I.--,-d On. SO he German oali"'"N
,.,e inf, near 81. Nihic!. DIX il
,,,,i,od III oniy about tlve W'hu'HH'
80 smoke <c-,"y :hn American S'!''
,o.. n,ac.i about N"nt."c appears Z"
sovc hnen successful IN preventing ,n
..,,,,v observation fC"n thAt '''''
handing point. boi,.-
Viii. tho heavy attacks. w"rr n"'n:.
L> an ,he north and south hncS ~
- >1ih;sl sec.or. q fore" aE"''nd III
-. tho anglo waa irou%c-a'in% 4
'.a-;ns of raids. rusai2E far INTO ttF
-;to. Of III. G"rurau body. I!''
,,rcncth ~ IN" Germans is rnt known.
~, :. IS rert7iu th@-r "SH ~ i'''S' H''
on divisions IN tn" salient - i:''N
learned that III" enemy fac '"''e','" :, :,
r,,,,n,i,v ~ stores !: tn" s"',t"r IN" VIII
tn,,o-r ,t.cno. 20 -'tn"ve thorn.
rio front until last week was ahout
- .,;,o. :, len,-th. Thc French w''r" IN
80 1;nn allotted points but the diStrln"-
.,,, ~: ,h. forces WIS stiCh ;hat wnc!-
,.or t,>c Germans turned th"y 1actd
American troops.
Jus. how much tn" Germans |Hr"
s,,rnrisnd b. tho offensive in *ec1"f
sn long in active i9$u" IS Un'"r'a'fL
T, seems no, improbable however tha'
,hc,. hid noticed tho !n':ira'i"ns gwen
fur n,ury days past that S"!n" To-" PEt'i
,r,s hninc adopted. I'll" Mobilization 81
rho h;S fierce WAS accomplished nv"
r,.r- altnn-. wholly IN night fc'E'''>''
tho ,cen Slipping FROM "th"7 s"ctorS INTO
POSITIONS in front rt -" 'S"f'| mr.
e,,.,, times without, even tn nnH'ti't:'"i
- .r> ai4tri.'e. Through "h'''h 'i.' :
naser,i h-irs ,,y.s... - &c nlrNc i"'hi'
Tho gums tim; "p.r"d IN" artillery
o-coorotionS ut o'clock continued Tor
f,;r hours 70 h:im;a'r the Germans ~
LON, ,i,rir nearby rn*j::"ns hut almost
IVORY oScsS roads TI'lrS,' and town WIN
w range. Tho roads over winch ;hr on
,.r,,- nigh. hrj." mp r"inf"r""'7"ntS 80
-,,r,,, were broken up with @':h expo
Sv.s. .,,.,
RI. artillery attack WINS cnr"tnli*
,,,uood c.cry battery c"tnnh!i'r nay
,,r ua;uStak'nEly rcEiSt"r"i i"hS III H''
..,r., tho ohi"rtiv"S oF his guns iH'
r.:;, effect Of the terrific h"'nhar1r0",''
.,rI ,u, b, observed but ,s:"r" IS it'll!
.:..,:lr ina: It iad IN i'rfH'hSc emery ~
:,,,rrt.-in:. with III" d"e.n*ir" WORK al
~, 80. German fore. IN the sal;"nt.
.rt.r The An,er:"2n artillery h1f
reached 2 ,:rum;irr intensity IN" AH'cr:'
"a, soldiers wen: over til" top behind
b..rrarn singing loudly:
..N-h.r:. d.. :vc 20 from here h'ES"
TIL. American attack was developed
~ > succ"sSiun Of SuririS" :,:tn"SS at :
rrt-,t number "f points. IN which IA
r,,.u,y':. l:rss w"r" p"n.'rtt"d.
Thns:. ci,!c3ntS which r"arh"d m" ""r'
ood German liz. % 'i.~r"n*.. me-; Wit
,f.,ro r>-je.ar"c Tho Ar. ri"ans bl"w
IN n nuyahr- "t 3;~nk h"I-'1. nacasi''
I'm PITS art. alu1tt!"n d"2 -.
.l~-r German art!ll"r" 'tr.' ~ :ir;t va:
,+o,cnt. bur 4 .<1i ":c r'n''l'y.
nc .rnr,y losses .'r' r"o":!rd 70 have
beer hcn"T.
o.. the ,:.1h ;ri"o-"-- t"l"r. CO..
zero CAPTURED IN etc 'i.:i":"i "'-'r Nor
1-e. b. IN AMERICAN r..-'"n. Amen"
mo prisoners waa M:'Ir" *"!1n"i:.. =
c.n,;u,. lie ana IN" ~" '..''' ;l"Ir !'r"
r,se cackcd ;.nd ";.r' writt"-; I" =" ';r
.Irel.
In a ua.2r>.y "r cas- III. prisoner: