Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-02
GROUND STREWN
(con.inued from Pare One

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March 1-(By the Associated Press).-
American troops repulsed strong Ger
man attack this morning in tho salient
north Of Toul. There were many Amer.
can casualties. one Of the killed being
captain who graduated from West Point
In 1917. ..
The raid was complete failure. three
German prisoners remaining in American
hands.
The ground in front OF the American
trenches was strewn with German dead.
Attack in Driving Snow
driving snow was falling this morn
ing when the Germans opened fire OH
the American salient with every weapon
at their command. seventy-sevens, heavy
shells and gas shells fell in a perfect
whirlwind on our trenches for half an
hour. At the same time other enemy
shells in great numbers were dropping on
the American battery positions
The Germans. evidently thinking that
the Americans in this section having had
enc taste of gas a few days ago woul4
fear it now let loose great quantities OF
poisonous gas, but the men put on their
masks and only a few were affected by
it. So intense was the fire that the woods
elk Of the salient were shot to pieces.
At o'clock the barrage Are lifted on
the trenches to the right Of the salient
and 240 Germans swept forward under the
protection OF their fire. Apparently ex-
pecting to make a big haul, they jumped
into what was left Of the trenches. but
there instead of the easy time enticipa.-
60. they found the Americans all ready
fer battle. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting
began.
one American captain rallied men with
rifles and machine guns and went
through the American wire entanxle-
ments into No Mans land and there
waited for the enemy. whom ne expected
to be driven out by his comrades in the
trenches.
He was right. for soon CLOUDS OF the
enemy started back through the wir.
eNtanglements. The Americans poured
in deadly fire. but unfortunately tn.
captain was killed during the fight. II.
Is the first member of the 1917 class At
West Point to be killed.
"hlle the Americans were in front ~
tna wire entanslements and in shell holes
stlli hghting desperately the America n
Darrage fire began sweeping No Man.
iard. catching many running Prussians
Whf had had enough of American meth
GUS The barrage swept back and forth.
making sure OF doing all possible dam,
age TO the foe.
haA
out Of the positions. the bodies OF 10 Ger
man soldiers were found in the American
trenches.
Many German Bodies Seen
Two German officers were entanslsd
n the Wire and many bodies were in
sIFbt. Eight were visible through tha
showstorm at one point. The ground was
uttered with enemy hand grenades. boxes
O. explosives for destroying dugouts and
incendiary bombs which they had M a.
portunity to use.
They managed, however Tn dror l.,
cendiary bombs in two duRouts which
we're destroyed Dy fire, but no Amer-
cans were IN them. II the German. en-
'ureo any prisoners. which Is doubtful.
'heS were not more than two or three.
possibly from listening post. OF +hs
missing many were probably buried. Dig
ging for them is now proceeding and 9th.
era uay be accounted for.
Two German prisoners were younSsd
and the other taken was unhurt excent
for welt on ons Of his hands whore he
vas struck by young American soldier
WREN he showed fight after capture.
From the prisoners the American an.
GERS have secured much valuable trfor.
nation. One said:
Il did not have a chance 70 do anythsn~
before an American jumped onto - -.
grabbed me BY the throat" Z.