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

my machine guns proved a ter barrier to the progress of the Icans, but 1t was not enough. Ana all was over the Germans un- Igly added a final touch of trag- Ehen they dropped high ex- b shell into the midst of F pris- that the Americans had reme 'ed rear. Five German captives were and scores were terribly wounded. hn the objective of General Persh- hen finally was attained the Ger within the town were caught bg. The Americans had managed hte1y to encircle them. German he guns and trench mortars all pointed to the west and the vest, but the assailants appeared an arc drawn about their rear. KHAN LOSSES ENORMOUS
 mopping up of the town and Sns immediately adjacent to it the American 225 prisoners. The In dead have not been counted. hmber is too big.
 days ago American patrols were figny and a mile and a half be- 1t. The retention of the town assumed but the Germans were khausted and their determina- ] contest the advance of the new
 who had appeared resulted in petition of the experiences of cer- A~-tA let ~A <14 A Marne, when town after town
 back and forth before the Ger were definitely pushed back. tsday night, when an American ment, escorted by tanks, entered Iy, the German line once more ehind the railroad to the west town. There a tremendous strug- kgan, the Germans employing faculty to hold their positions. ty in front of the Americans but ht of the French.
 friday the Americans were instruct bound the German lines and to
 them in every manner while the
 were bringing up forces on the
 but not to make any effort to Trench advanced>rapidly, however, te in the day the Americans were h to renew the attack. Again h resistance of great intensity was tered.
 hL TONS OF EXPLOSIVES ! time it appeared as though the hs were not content to merely re- It was learned they were concen-
 a force in Juvigny and the ans prepared to resist a counter
 The artillery was instructed to trate their fire on Juvigny and hs nearby and for an hour in the ion American and French guns tons of high explosives and shrap- b the little town, already hardly han a mass of ruins clinging 10 le of a deep ravine.
 hs shells were sent over, for tho
 and Americans were confident of mpation and they did not desire bare for themselves pools of in- deadly gas.
 4 o'clock part of the American bved forward. Juvigny was be- Ito have been cleared. At least Impanies of Germans had been ob- to evacuate the place and an avia- b flew over the position and who e frs. airman who was not fired Ehile engaged in reconnaissance bns, reported that he had seen no, If the enemy. Tie enemy. how Fas there.
 DINERS AND GUNS TAKEN advance from Juvigny began at ck Saturday and the Americans lined their objective by o'clock Int. Ragged points in the new ere smoothed out today.
 hdition to the 500 prisoners, two lof artillery were captured and t number of machine guns and
 mortars. Trenches, shell holes |e open field were strewn with h dead.
 drive forward from the posi- horth and south of Juvisny
 a field day for the Americans hir allies, the French. The arr literally blasted way through ] lemy ranks, tearing down de-
 and levelling the gorund, while planes maintained complete and ! Eupted connection by radio httery commanders throughout Eagement. The infantry, when Iuppn for it's part in. the dra-
 vedfura responded like veteran