The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

troops after long period of rest, and with enthusiastic shouts began the pursuit of the Germans who were not caught in the terrific barrage.
 With the infantry went the tanks. and it was a different story from that when they first advanced against Jovfgny. Two compaf1fes go tli ianiSs $, had been detailed for the work.
 TANKS PERFORM ADMIRABLY Y
 They were light two-man French tanks, capable of a speed over rough ground of 10 or 15 miles an hour and almost as easily handled as an auto mobile. Their work was performed ad- mirably and full advantage was taken by the advancing troops.
 When the sorder for the advance was given, the Americans leaped out or the positions, plunging forward to- ward the points that had been indi- cated. From out of concealed posi- tions moved the tanks along paths leading to machine gun nests. North of Juvigny there was hill on which the Germans had concentrated a strong machine gun force, but there was little to do there when the infan- try arrived; the positions had actually been obliterated in some cases.
 Ihere was no organized resistance on DIE scale: it was a case of mop Plns Up rather an extended distri ,t The Germans who were still left in the area were detached forces, many or them in caves, some in sections of the ancient network of trenches and some behind fallen masonry of the ruined farm houses and villages. Hut many of those fought perhaps be- cause they failed to understand they were so completely detached.
 Ierny-Sorny was reached by the AHericans without struggle, but practically every other position be- tween the American line departure and the objective was yielded only be- tain It.
 TWO NEW GERMAN DIVISIONS ' from prisoners it was learned that M.'nin the past few days there had been piaced in the sector in front of the Ar11eri- cans two new German diyisions-th. eesth ana the 2z7th-the first of which marched rom Rheims and the other from Metz Both were excellent organixa lions but Ike other divisions encountered ;n tbe past few weeks, were anf1icted with thaf mysterious something which caused them to crack when pounded by the rejuvi- the Americans Prisoners who were brought in, many of whom had been under barrages of every army opposed to the cental powers, characterized k as Ia crazy fire.'' Others solemnly de- clared that they had been subjected to a counter barrage by their own army That, in fact, did occur in at least one instance, due doubtless, to the confusion Tn the German aerial service. But it was not the case as a whole The Americans held their long range n a Ir1n of L. --.--7-- parrage along line to the rear of that Inis barrage moved on and at brief intervals another barrage started at the sames point. When the first moving line or fire reached that of the long-rance guns they shifted and the triple barrage was repeated. Ordinarily when a creep ing barrage passes. those. under the fire feel free to reappear. Tn this case they reappeared only to be subjected to an- other smothering fire
 ALLIED MASTERY OF AIR
 On the Americans left the same tactics were used. but the intervals were longer. the American guns covering exactly twice the ground if they had measured the density of fire.
 The allied mastery of the air in this sector is unquestioned In the air at one time there were counted 30 allied planes It was one of those rare opportunities for observation work. the visibility was good and squadron after squadron ascended With the observation planes went com bat planes, few of which disappeared over the German lines to take part in the actual fighting.
 Occasionally German plane challenged their presence, but in every case it was driven off. The allied planes even pre- vented the Germans from spotting for their own artillery with any degree of eff ficiency. Not one allied pane vas brought down.
 HEART BREAKING STRUGGLE
 The enemy, however. was there and q. other positions as we'll. The ruins of the villages and the hill to the north proved to be biz nests Of machine guns. with
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