Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-10-11
HUNS DRIVEN OVER
8 MILES BY u. s.
MEN AND FRENCH
Americans Effect Junction With
Foch'S Troops.
GERMANS ARE SURPRISED
Yankees Carry Important Hill and
Dig Themselves In on the Crest
Attack is Made Under Cover
of Morning Darkness.

OF mOTUiflH La NbSoos
With the American First Army, Oct.
7C-French and American troops in
their attack east of the Mouse have
advanced more than three aEd half
miles in some places.
The American troops fighting vest
OF the Argonne forest were west of
Cornay on the Aire river. having ef-
fected a junction with the French
from the south. The operation was
progressing.
1t has been ascertained that three
cur of four German divisions facing
the Americans at the beginning Of the
offensive have been withdrawn and
replaced by fresh troops.
The converging attacks on the Ar
gcnne height yesterday was preceded
ny an unusually strong artillery
Commandment which lasted all night.
Foe Taken by Surprise.
Attacking under cover of the morn
ing darkness, the French and Ameri-
cans caught the tro-Germans COM
Lietely by surprise and advanced
more than a mile and quarter in the
initial rush With the coming CT day
light the resistance stiffened, but the
allies showed ahead and made great
threads into the enemy lines at some
points.
Progress in this sector is extremely
important as it removes the danger
t. the American flank along the
Meuse and has routed out German ar
tillery nests which made the Ameri-
can positions on the river uncomforta-
Bile
At the beginning Of the attack
Monday the American front extended
from Fieville almost due south to the
edge of the Argonne forest opposite
hpremont, with the Aire river cut
ting through mt about the center of
the sector. First It was necessary
IL capture a hill about Chatel Che
hery.
Cross River In Mist.
The division on the right flank adj
vanced at five o'clock In the morning
and crossed the river in a thick mist
that completely hid the operation from
the enemy.
AT this point the narrow valley of
the Aire widens westward into a bay
the center of which Is an island hill
known as No. $780, while a promontory
on the southern end of the bay called
No. 223 Is connected with long high
ridge with hill No. pa, a German ar
tillery position.
Under the ridge between the two
hills was the long struggling village of
Chatel Chehery, which had been en-
tered several times by American pa
trolls, but never had been out of enemy
possession.
Instead of attacking hill No. $50
frontally the division on the American
right filtered around to the south of 1t
and working into the woods began to
ascend the height from that direction
The Germans. finding their defenses
had been turned, withdrew their artil-
lery. Soon afterward the Americans
carried the Hill, and began to dig them
selves in on the crest
Storm Enemy Position.
The Division In the center forded
the river at six o'clock, the mist being
still thick. 1t was appraised of the po-
sition of the enemy's trenches by a
shower of hand grenades. Undaunted,
howover, the Americans stormed the
position. The right wing of this d.
vision carried hill No. 223. and the
center swept Chatel Chehery with the
ibayonet at s 40 o'clock.
The key to the whole position, hill
No, 244. at the further end of the VII.
ilage. still remained to be taken. The
lstorming Of the hin led to some heavy
lighting.
Passing through the village. some
troops worked around the Hill and he
gan to ascend from the east, where the
slopes were much less trying. Others
flltering in single file through the
wood. made the ascent from the south
The hin was ca ried by II AS o'clock,
AT p. m. the American advance
from the southern side began. In con
sequence of this the enemy was forced
a once to fall back from the center
of the Argonne.
The American troops which hat
been held there by the enemy passed
La Viergette and joined hands witt
the left Of the division which hat
stormed Chatel Chehers. where by
$50 O'Clock the Americans had con
solidated their new positions.
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