The sun., 1918-03-14
AMERICAN GUNS
BALK GERMANS
200 Gas Projectors Erected for
New Attack Wrecked
by Shells.
ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED
Exploit Accomplished Without
CasualtieS-FOe'S Posi-
tiOns Obliterated.
ENEMY TRENCHES RAIDED
BY the Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
March IL (delayed).-There was greater
artillery activity by the Americans on
the Toul sector to-day than atany time
since they took position there.
American forces carried out an i'm
portant raid on tn, German lines last
night. The artillery preparation lasted
forty-fve minutes. and the Americans
entered the German defences as far
as the second line. They found a num-
Der Of German dead from shell fre. and
some Of those who were rctreating were
shot down.
The American pioneers accompanying
the infantry blew up enemy dugouts.
No prisoners were taken. chiefly because
Of the fact that the Germans did not
remain to fight. but ran precipitateiy at
the approach Of the Americans. All
| the AMERICANS returned to their own
! lines and considerable Information was
secured.
Tho American artillery last night COM
pletely obliterated German position
in which 800 gas projectors had been
set up ready for gas attack. The
| projectors were discovered late yester-
day in a photograph taken from high In
the air.
Gas Attack Prepared.
As soon as the:- were definitely To-
Gated there was great concentration
! Of American artillery fire. and the pro-
jectors and the entire position were
destroyed. In the last gas attack upon
American troops only seventy-ive pro-
jectors were used The new attack,
therefore, had been planned on a much
more extensive scale.
Along the Chemin des Danes the crew
Of a German raider which fell at Clancy
Monday night was made prisoner by
American soldiers. The Germans later
were turned over to the French.
The sector occupied by American
troops east Of Luneville. which was
designated formerly merely as being ir
Lorraine. has developed suddenly into
one Of the most active OF the 'front.' from
the standpoint Of artillery fighting.
American artillerymen are hurlins
thousands Of shells Gaily against tn,
German positions. making it virtual,
impossible for the enemy to occupy them
Investigation shows that they have beer
virtually abandoned. This is especiall,
, true In tine neighborhood OF certain
places northwest and northeast o
Badonviller. where. it is now permissible
to say, the two raids mentioned as hav
ing been carried out simultaneously tool
place.
, German Raid Abandoned.
Certain information obtained in tn
. American sector northwest OF Toul lead
to the conclusion that the American raj,
!, there on Monday morning came at sucl
time AZ to cause the Germans to aban
don plans OF their own for \ raid. Nor
nal artillery fighting continues in thi
sector. shells falling on towns on bot
sides OF the line. At one place the Ger
-. mans used mustard shells. srpa
number OF Americans walked throug
the gas later
Sunday night an American patrc
:, brought in an enemy sniper's canoufag
| suit, made Of woven brownish colore
grass, the same shade as the Landscape
There was the usual work by patrols /
No Mans Land during'the night. but n
e encounters have been reported.
e Conditions we're excellent yesterda
3 for flying and many hostile and friendl
e planes were in the air. In virtual
= every allied plane there was an Amer
y can observer. Once or twice the Amer
= cans went close enough to the German
y to try their machine guns. but witho,
J. result. One plane in which there wa
an American went far back OF tn
i enemy lines. It was the target for hur
. dreds Of enemy shells. which seemed {
II burst all around 1t. On returning. II
American admitted that the shells SCENE
y pretty thick. but he was uhharmed.