Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-23
GER|MANS.LAUN(;H
HEAVY GAS ATTACK
AGAINST Americans
Mustard Fumes Hang Over
Lines Near TouI for
Hours.
U. S. ARTILLERY BLOWS
UP MUNITIoN DUMP
Huns Feel Accuracy Of Eammies'
Small Gunhre-Aerial
Spies Driven OF.

By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
s WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY K
FRANCE, Friday, March 22.-The Ger
mans launched a heavy gas sx<nck
against certain town in our lines nasfh-
west of Toul last night. No mind ms
blowing and the fumes Of mustard ess
from the shells hung low over the linSs
for several hours.
The batteries firing the shells wsie
Iocsted to the right Of Richsossrt -
our artillery was busy all morAins pifh
. retaliatory shelIing.
The town shelled in the gag attack 60
tained a csrtain number OF Amsriru.
lrunitson Dump Blown Up.
s sour, artirevy today dropped . nunaher q
large shells into Joh wood and afeer nz1ng
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l3nf run emplacsmsnf Whfrh has -
Anne83h$ tho Americans for the 1a1f Gso
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ard pm TIE emplneen1ei1t gun,sscrow 81 sof
giGn IheBe snan guns Wh5cA55Eo
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tr6nche6. = TAGy sAfoB tDeenred oiroc< ~ -
the 3uhc4i0n of onlnnunicat3ca trUa1ni Z.
nssn nsH1e pae.ing ana i4to stAe
the duguuks which . naszqber Of H. <nE
were seen 70 ENTER and &fom yhicA. go
was hssiag None Of the enemy vD440
ARTILLERY Duels continne.
Intermittent artillery ducks have bssss -
progress all. day. both on our roui fronr
and in the Luneviile sector. whore 49,
lean troops are in training.
Three of our patrols reached NE
enemy's line early this morning. buf n
the brilliant moonlight they were a.
covered and driven out by brisk nsnc11ne
gun and automatic rif1e IRE.
Our infantry discovered one ep1y
patrol inside our wire These Geranes
were driven on. and II Is believed they
suffered casualties. g.
There was increased aerial activity TO-
day. The weather was warm and 1t waa
obscured visibility above the low gruun4.
One machine, with an American o.
server at its gun. emptied q stream of
bullets into q German airplane yhJX
was observed descending rapidly -
though in trouble, behind our lines.
Ten German machines crossed our iinS9s
last niGht and circled around. apparently
seeking out targets which they futanded
to, bomb. but American anti-akrc<x<t
guns kept the enemy 50 high thaf ~
explosives were dropped.
Flowers Tor American Graves.
The project Of Nancy has placsd ovH
the graves OF more than score az
American soldiers buried a short dir
tznce back of the lines in the Toni
sector great bouquets Of natural and
axtificial roses. On the ribbons With
which the roses were tied is this in-
scription:
ITO Our American Brothers Whe
Have Died ON the Field Of Honor
The graves lie in two double hne8,
has over IL little wooden cross uSon
which is one of the two identi6caftoA
discs soldiers wear around their necAf
The other disc is buried with the SOL
dier's body. The graves are lo94fe4
within range Of the enemy's guns an4
enid neidsr. Of bxrbed wire entagies
ments extending as far a. the eye cAU
see.
East Of LuneviiIe today school enfl- :
dren visited the graves Of the Anaert-
cans killed in that sector and placed
on them French and American 0ax1