The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
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hints from the observers report rcEard
inc :hc enemy in the woods. because the
report has the americans nearing
Juvirny)
GAO p. m.-Amcricans reported up
rrnaching northern outskirts Of Juv-
iSny.
6:A5 n. m-Blank infantry on north
crn nanF Of JuviGny .and blank infan-
, try on southern flank JuviGny not yet
taken.
ESQ r. m.-Gcrn,ans counter attack
ing: no report as TO result.
T:15 r. m.--Two companies nf in
fantry have gone forward from the r.
sc-r" positions 10 mop up 1uviGny. Ac-
cortins t. reports by gunncrs we hold
north and south Of the town. Situation
on III" left Is undecided.
1:@n =. n.-tnndiOn on left due Ia
counter attack by Germans debuuchlng
. from tho front.
5 r. m.-JuviGny occupied by our
troops who took thirty prisoners
Counter attack by our left wing appears
j to be progressing.
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE Monday. Sept. 2.--(5 p. MI
N"utcrs)--A great fight has been in
progress all day north and northeast
Of scissors. The Germans are defend
ing the l'nat Rouge plateau. northeast
OF SnssnnS and the L;Lon railway with
great viCor as we'll ms the line on the
right along the north bank Of the
Alsnr.
The Americans arc homha rdnE The
German positions frum the south and
west. The lines Of the enemy for
Ia,
smoke and dust. The villages he has
hccn holding are burning like vast
torches.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept %.--(l!y TIL" Associated
Tr"sS) ---Aftrr four days and nights
spent in an observation post in the
gi"n Of Juvigny. Sergeant Ira Gresham.
of Grand Rapids. Mich. returned to-day
to American division headquarters after
having witnessed virtually NIL of the
American daylight action since the at
tack on tn" plateau began last W"dncs-
day morning.
The hill whcrr the observation post
is located commands view Of the
country for miles around. the Germans
having erected Il she'll proof tower OF
concrete and steel rails with n roof SIX
feet thick AMI tn" sides four feet.
In addition /" a telephone. Sergeant
CrOShaw had seven runners. The tower
cN!l Faced ihr Herman lines and The
enemy machine EunnCrS opened fire cS-
cry Tim" IN individual was sighted. but
non" Of tn" runners was lost. When
Sergeant Cr"Shaw reached tn" tower he
found dead t;rrmani ut the cntrnnrc.
hut before hr could bury tn" body the
Smelling started. RI" first day the
American runners Crawlrd back and
forth into the tower entrance over the
body Of IN" dead German. tho Amcri-
cans finally huryinG il beneath III" en-
trance.
Sergeant Gresham witnessed tho
Americans cross III" Ncritablc sea ar
barlcd wire network on sunday after
noon. while tho Americans were cast
ward bound
Hn SAY his countrymcn cross ir"nrh
after trench by bounds until he won
dcrrd how inCantrymrn stood III" strain
Of shells and machine gun ire pouring
uyon the plateau. Time and again ad-
vnncng inrantrymrn were compelled 10
halt and cut or break wire entanGle-
mrnts TO got through. Men ahead were
supplied with wire cutters 10 complete
tho Job started by the artillery. Many
trenches crossed were 90 wide That IN"
advancing soldiers were coihP'lteQ |"
take them on running jump or 20 down
on ono side md up thr other.
While he advance was slow al times
Srrecnn, Croshaw explained. owing t"
tho trenches and wires. the former as
slated tho Americans in keeping under
cover
ON tho cnst side Of the Bathun"-Soi'-
snnA rnnd. tho Americans took rev
prisoners on Sunday. Several Of the
prisoners anid that the lnt""t German
orders intended IN prevent the Germans
IN tn" front lin" knowing the idrnt,tF
cr thu units on either eidc or them. The
nrdrrs instructed tho soldiers mot 10
talk about other German organizations
I'm tn" limo md cautioned ihrm not 10
give tina names nt units oven II they
hnpIcnrh t." know them. In the event
Of being taken prisoner.