The sun., 1918-09-23
YANK RAIDERS
ENTER HAUMONT
Sharp Fighting Occurs in the
Streets. Where 20 Of En-
envy Are Captured.
ANOTHER PATROL GETS )
Sixty or More German Casual
ties Also Result From Two
Bold. Dashes.
ANOTHER PATROL GETS )

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN LoR-
RAlNE, Sept. e2.-American troops made
two successful raids OH the German lines
northeast OF st. Mihisl early this morn
ing. taking twenty-nine prisoners in the
region OF Haumont and five prisoners
southeast OF Charey. Both raids were
preceded by barrages.
Patrols from the region OF Haumont
reported that at least forty Germans
were killed or injured. Other patrols
from the Charey region estimated that
the barrage killed at least a score of
Germans.
The prisoners taken southeast Of
Charey were machine gunners. the
Americans capturing two heavy MA
chine guns. At Haumont the Germans
were captured in dugouts where they
had taken refuge from the stiff Amer!-
can barrage.
The Germans answered with their ar
ullery along the American line. The
first American barrage began soon after
midnight. The other started at >
o'clock Both continued for two hours.
sharp Fighting in Hnumont.
A unit OF the American raiders en-
tered IIaumont where the Germans had
been using church tower az an OBJ
servailon post. Sharp fighting took place
in the streets of the village. the Ameri-
cans getting the better of the Germans
and obtaining the information desired
They then returned to their own lines.
patrol found several new dugouts
east OF iiaumont and Indications that
the Germans were continuing to dig in.
Another patrol reported enemy trenches
and numerous machine gun emp,ace-
ments south of Dommartin.
When the American barages started
the Germans apparently believed that
another offensive had opened, and filed
the sky with rockets and signal shells
The heavy shelling apparently caused
confusion on the enemy front, because
after the first barrage # was more than
twenty minutes before the Germans
replied.
Enemy Has New Gas Protector.
\ summary OF German operations
shows that on the night OF September
1916 there were sent into the American
lines 5000 gas shells with almost no
serious effect. II developed from tine
character OF the fire and from an ex-
animation of gas shells which failed
to explode that the Germans are using
a new type OF gas protector The she'll
or canister. Is about twenty-four inches
long by six inches In diameter. The
range of the protector Is some 400 yards
greater than those previously In use
Two hundred OF the new shells which
fell between the advanced post and tho
front line contained phosgene gas, The
greater part OF the gas shells so far
used by the Germans. however. con-
tained mustard gas,
German airplanes were active Friday
night in the region between the Moselle
River and St. Bcnolt. northeast OF St
Mihiel. The forward areas were bombed
practically all night.
German artillery kept up a narassing
fire on Priest Woods, Rappes Woods
and the village OF Fey-en-Haye. The
road to Thiaucourt Is being shelled in
termttently.
The Germans are reported to he work.
ing on dugouts to the west OF Pagny
and to the east OF Haumont Similar
activity has been observed north Of
Dampvitou and south of Dommartin.
The American Engineers detachment
Is now operating a complete German
narrow gauge railroad in the ST. Mihiel
salient. the Americans having captured
thlrty-eght one man gasolene locomo-
tives during the offensive.
In Thlaucourt the Americans took six
OF these locomotives. which were IN run
ming order. Several other engines had
CoHttHted. ON THIRD PaUe.