Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-06

LlLllt. anu ldlfA III Nllt huN MhNA NAAN mists lifted they drove forward a further distance against. the German line
 Almost no change has been made on the right near the Mouse, but on the left the operations of the French wesl of the Argonne forest and the Amer ican Of the east defined more clearly the salient in which the enemy still has a considerable force opposing the Americans. who have been steadily clearing the forest of machine gun nests.
 Again the Germans concentrated their greatest efforts on the center in an effort to prevent the swinging up- ward of their line. to a point which would endanger yet further that part of the army left in the Argonne woods. Although the artillery action of the Germans teddy was terrific-the vol tune was greater than yesterday - there was a notable reduction cf aerial effort Only occasionally did the Ger ma nGviators accept the challenge of the Americans today and even a bomb
 ing expedition to Landres-EL-St. Georges, where more than two tons of bombs were dropped, did not de- velOp resistance.
 The contrast in the forenoon was not surprising because of low visibil- ity, but conditions in the afternoon were excellent and full advantage was taken of them by the French and Americans who carried out a hundred missions, ranging from simple obser- vation to bombing the back areas. The theory of the aviatOrs is that the Ger mans have adopted a policy of con serving theier airplanes, using them to a great extent only on cloudy days, such as yesterday. On cloudy days they can fly by compas above the clouds, sweeping below them when occasion demands then disappearing above almost immediately, and so es- caping all but mOmentary observa- ton.
 The American planes were an active factor until late tonight. Before the fog actually had lifted, they were over the German lines, machine gun ming the men in the trenches and har- rassing the transports and artillery Time and again the roads behind the lines were choked by flyers, who with their machines guns dropped the sol diers and horses dragging guns and transports. This choking of the roads was accomplished without the loss of a single plane. Of the few enemy planes that did fly over the American lines one was brought down by an anti-tank gun captured a few hours before.
 A Day of Artillery
 Tanks were used again by the Amer jeans but somewhat less extensively than on the first day. It was a day of artillery action more than anything else. Each side sent hundreds of thousands of shells, both high explo- sive, shrapnel and gas, into the others territory. Repeatedly the Germans gathered in force to launch counter attacks, but always with negative re- suits. The Americans, most of whom now have had experience on battle fields stood like veterans, heie and there changing their defense to of fensiYe and grouping in another tiny bit of ground between them and the Hriemhilde positions.
 The Americans threW a flood of ar tillery fire into the German lines and moved infantry up with machine guns. Through the woods around them and up to the crest of the high hill line they slowly edged their way for hours. When the top of the hill and ridge were attained there stretched before them the narrow valleys on whose further slopes are the defenses the Germans have fought so hard to re- tain. Miles deep in wire and laby rnth of newly made trenches. it obvi- ously was intended as the Germans next stop.
 Much fighting for possession of the hill centered about a farm on the southern slope. The Americans had taken the outhern part Of the farm with rush and from there the opera tions that resulted in the occupation of the higher ground were directed. The Germans were forced to pay dear ly for their resistance there as well as in the woods to the west and at other places along the line.
 It had been learned by American headquarters that a large part of the casualties inflicted on the first day of the battle were due to tanks. Wound ed Germans treated at the hospitals told of their terrible effectiveness.