Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
W0RAlDS ARE
SIMULTANEOUS:
GAIN 600 YARDS
Drop Into German Trenches
For Hand to Hand
Fight.
CONCRETE DUGOUTS
ARE DESTROYED
No Americans Who Made
Raid are Unaccounted
For. -.

with the american Army III
France, Sunday. March 10.-(By
the Associated Press. )-Amcri-
can troops, cooperating with the
French have carried out thfee
raids opposite the American Sec
tor in Lorraine. The Americans
swept past the German first line
and penetrated to the enemv's
second line six hundred yards
back.
The two simultaneous raids,
one northwest and one northeast
Observation-Disclosures made after
intense artillery preparation last
ing for four hours, in which the
German positions were levelled.
midnight two forces, cac1, one
-(dcleted)-with small French,
forces OH their flanks, moved up
onEthe German .objectives behind
Il creeping barrage, each on a
front OF GOO yards. When the
Americans reached the enemy
first line the barrage was lifted
so as to box in the German posi-
tions at both points.
The men dropped into the cnemy's
trenches, expecting hand-to-hand
. fight but found the Germans had fed.
Continuing the advance, they went
forward 500 yards to the second Ger
man line. All the time American ma
chine guns were firing on each hanF
of the two parties to prevent the
enemy from undertak king flanking op.
era tions. One French f1anklng party
found two wounded Germans in &
dugout and took them prisoner. The
America MS found none.
The Americans remained for a
=, minutes in the enemy lines. The!
= found excellent concrete dugouts
which they blew up. and also brough
lack large quantities of material ant
valuable papers. While they were II
the enemy lines German artillery be
gan a vigorous counter barrage. l
was quickly silenced by American
heavy and light artillery. whicl
hurled large quantities of gas she'll
on the batteries.
An,American trench mortar bat
terry, the homes Of most of whose mel
!. are --(delcted) participated in tn
y artillery preparation preceding tn
raid. helping to level the enemy posi-
tions The artillery. both light AM
heavy, was manned by soldiers mosti,
from-( deleted.
Soon after these two raids had bee
carried out the Americans staged an
other at point further along tn
line to the right. They went over tn
minutes in which the enemy's posi-
tions attacked were obliterated. A
tt1is place the dugouts were found t
:, have been constructed principally Q
logs. Engineers accompanying tn
raiding party completed the artillery
work of destruction. The infantry
men who took part in this raid ar
FROM deleted) and the engineer
fron1--,deleted.) '...
The raids were carried out skilfull,
andabut tor the fact that the German
fed more prisoners doubtless Woul
have been taken. American gas shell
+. are believed to have caused man
= casualties among the enemy N
Americans are -unaccounted for.
Some Of the America MS in a listen
ing post in front of their line north
west of Toul early Saturday discover
ed an enemy patrol fixing their ow
wire. and promptly opened fire.. Th
Germans retrcated. leaving two
their number hanging on the barbs.
Some hours after daylight n part
OF eve Germans. two infantrymen an
three Red Gross workers emerge
from the enemy lines and started 4
their comrades entangled In tn
wires. The Americans saw the Re
CROSS brassa rds and did not fire on tt
no -ty. which removed the bodies
There has heen Increased snipir
activity along the whole of the Amer
can front. The enemy post gave II
American special trouble during II
night placing well-aimed bullets
certain point. OF the line. After da!
light the, most still continued worktr
from shell holes with periscope
American snipers tried to silence u
enemy from their line. but were "
successful ,.H
A sniping patrol was then organizs
nv the Americans and went out
+ hrosd daylight The result Of this e
.speNition hes not been reported, ~
reme OF snipinR the snipfr is still CO
81 sftpuinr. Reports from various poin
rs,ow the enemy rifiemen are e,
i dAavorirg to nick of American troot
anturdnr waa th~ warmAst In maj
-,-akr The weather was hne p.
! 3 ,.-s.t j,,st ern"-h ground haze tn m
| ~..,p,nr ds4iorsaa ideal. All Y
Americana who were not on duty to- to-
4 Continued on pags i n / 4 y
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