Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-13

AMERICAN BOYS SHOOT WE'LL.
L. $. Patrol Return from No Mans
Land Wtil,out Scratch,


France, March 10.-A small Ameri-
can patrol early Friday morning met
an enemy patrol in No Mans Land,
near Chemin dos Danes, and fired on
the enemy. A sharp skirmish result
ed, the accurate firing Of the Ameri-
cans causing one enemy casualty and
undoubtedly wounding three others.
The Americans returned to their
lines without man being scratched.
The troops on the Lorraine front
at the same time suffered an extreme
ly heavy concentrated bombardment.
Northwest OF Toul the enemy fred
nearly hundred gas shells into one
Of the American battery positions in
gle man SO far has been sent to
hospital, their escape being. due to
the rapidity with which gas masks
| were adjusted.
American artillery blew mp an en-
emy ammunition dump. The heavy
shells dropped there resulted in a
flash followed by flames and great
clouds Of smoke. The American ar
tillery also shelled heavily the enc
my's first and second lines.
American snipers have been espe-
cially active, one sharpshooter killing
a German who was walking on q
parapet, while other sharpshooters
| were successful in hitting other Ger
viii oh
emy automatic rifles were especially
active Thursday night and early Fri
day morning, but did little damage:
| Americans Moro Active.
| With the American Army I'm
France, March 11.-American troops,
cooperating with the French, have
carried out three raids opposite the
American sector in Lorraine. Two
or the raids were executed simulta-
neuosly Saturday night
The Americans swept past the Ger
man first line and penetrated to the
enemy's second line, 600 yards back
The two simultaneous raids, one
northwest and one northeast Of -----.
(deletedD, were made after intense
artillery preparation lasting for four
hours, in which the German positions
were leveled.
At midnight two forces, each one
OF (deleted, with small
French forces on their tanks, moved
upon the German objectives behind
a creeping barrage, each on a front
OF 600 yards. When the Americans
reached the enemy first lines the
barrage was lifted so as to box in
the German positions at both points.
The men dropped into the enemy's
trenches, expecting hand-to-hand
fight, but the Germans had fed. Con-
tfnung the advance, they went for
| ward 600 yards to the second Ger
man line. AL the time American
| machine guns were firing on each
| flank Of the two parties to prevent
the enemy from undertaking flanling
operations. One French fanking
party found two wounded Germans
IN dugout and took them prisoners
The Americans found none.
The Americans remained for 45
minutes In the enemy lines. They
found excellent concrete dugouts,
which they blew up, and also brought
back large quantities OF material and
valuable papers. While they were in
the enemy lines German artillery be-
gan vigorous counter barrage. 1t
was quickly silenced by American
heavy and light artillery, which
hurled large quantities of gas shells
on the batteries.
Raid by Americans Alone.
New York, March 2.-American
| troops again have raided successfully
| German positions, This time the
raid was made on the sector north
| west Of Toul, where the Americans
hold q long line ALSO thew made
the effort alone and penetrated the
German front lines for 500 yards
without help from their French bro ),
theirs IN arms.
After an artillery bombardment' Of
5 minutes and behind barraye, the
American raiders went into the en-
emy lines and brought back much
material and information. Most Of
the Germans, apparently expecting
the raid had retired to the rear lines.
There was some hanu-tO-hand fight
Ing, however, with Germans who had
been left In the dugouts, and mum.
ber of these were killed and wound
ed. The Americans returned With
out the loss Of man, having spent
15 minutes within the enemy lines.
This was the first raid undertaken
by the Americans without the aid OF
the French.
!, Elsewhere on the western front
the German raids are becoming more
numerous and stronger. In the Ypres
sector, In Flanders and around AR
mentieres, between Ypres and Arras,
the Germans have carried out strong
local efforts. At all points the Brit
ish repulsed the enemy with loss.
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