Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-09-19
YANKS TAKE SCORE
OF TOWNS; 10000
HUNS CAPTURED
St. MihieI Salient Wiped Out by
Americans.
METZ WITHIN GUN RANGE
Americans Reach German Border in
Great Offensive-Town of ST. Mi
hiel Found Lndamaged-lnn-
portant Rail Lines Gained
by Yanks.


raine has entered into it's second
phase, and thus began an entirely new
chaDter of the whole war, chapter
which promises to bring the t1nlS OF
the world holocaust measurably nearer.
II is too early to say that Battle
of Metz" has begun. The great Ger
man-LOrraine fortress has been, how
ever. under continuous long.range
Smelling all day.
The American right wing swung Tor
ward on fOur-mile front, capturing
two important villages, Fillecy ana
N0rrov thus STRENGTHENING out the
front facing the Gciman-Lorraine Dor
der.
Yanks Continue to Gain.
London, Sept. 1G-General Perish
ings army continues to make fine
progress. Since afternoon it has adj
yanced from two to three miles on a
33-mile front, and the guns on the
fortress at Metz have come into action
against it.
The American line at noon ran
Through NOrroy, on the MoSelle, Haul
mont. DancOurt and to AbaucOurt, on
the old line.
The enemy appears to be withdraw
ing TO some farther line which VIII
protect the railway communications in
the|vicfnity Of Metz, which at present
are 7nder the IOng-range fire Of the
Americans.
Yanxs Win $50 Square Miles.
Paris, Sept. 16.-paris and London
estimated that General PerShing had
captured more than 10000 prisoners
in the ST. Mihiel drive The following
dispatches show the bag already count
ed and that it is possible that this
number may be much larger:
Secured Desired Results.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept 1G.-Capture of 1o,OOO
prisoners, mass Of material and more
than 100 guns in the st. Mihiel salient
was announced by General PerShing.
"In the st. Mihiel salient we secured
the desired results" the statement
said. "In q hours we liberated loO
square miles Of territory, took lo,OoO
prisoners, mass of materials and
more than 100 guns"
Yanks~ Capture St. Mihiei.
London, Sept. 14.-The town of st.
Mihiel, which has been captured by the
Americans, was left intact by the Ger
mans The nCOmmercy-Toul-
Nancy railroad was not damaged, and
this will be a great help to the entente
allies. This railway follows the west
ern bank of the MeuSe river and runs
through ST. Mihiel. 1t is 4 double-track
road, but has been under fire OF Ger
man guns and useless where 1t APP
pr0aches st. N1hiel since 1914.
Another valuable line of rail from
Thiaucourt to St Mihiel, by which
the Germans fed their troops in the
salient. also was left intact. The OPP
GRAFTON of the Americans must be re-
garded as a big local success. All the
objectives were reached.
Capture over 10000 Huns.
More than 10000 prisoners have
been taken by the Americans in their
Offensive at st. Nihiel. The entire
salient now has been captured.
The railway from Verdun to Com
mercy, Toul and Nancy now is open
to the entene allies.
All the villages in the st. Mihiel sail
ent were captured by the Americans
and the front in this sector was re-
duced from some forty miles to lit
tie under twenty miles.
SmI,+ oil
frontiers can look across the Moselle
and see German soil. There is moth
ing to Indicate that their attack has
stopped, despite earlier announce
ments that the assault was for lin
tied detectives only.
Airmen Bomb Metz Railroads.
While the American First army was
pressing forward through st. Milne
salient allied ayiators were intensively
bombing the German railroads AROUND
Metz and CourcelleS. The aviators alst
attacked the Metz station and trans
ports with good results.
CombreS, Fresnes, Vigneulles ant
rThiaucourt now mark the battlin:
ground on the Lorraine front. The
German resistance is stubborn, blu
prisoners continue streaming to tn,
rear.
Pershing Strikes First Blow.
Paris, Sept. 13.-Gen. John J. Per
shing's American army-an all-Amer
ican army-struck its first blow
Thursday in the st. Mihiel sector, AM
today the great triangular salien
which projected into the allies line
between Verdun and Nancy is crushed
on both sides.
The attack, which started early il
the morning, extended on the south
ern side for a distance of II miles
from st. Mihiel 80 Pont Mousson
and northwGrd from st. Mihiel for
distance Of eight miles. Frenc
troops, cooperating with the Ameri
cans, struck at the southern point o
the salient at ST. Mihiel.