New Britain herald., 1918-03-18
SPY M OUR LINES THOUGHT TO HAVE SENT WORD TO FOE
Sentry Fires on Mysterious Flashes of Light and In- spects Building But With out Success.

With the American Army in France March 17 (By the Associated Press) American intelligence officers re- port evidence leading to the conclu- sion that possibly a spy might be at work within the American lines northwest of Toul. Early today an American sentry saw flashes of a sig nal light from Q window facing in the direction of the enemy lines. He fired through the window and dashed into the house but failed Co find anyone. Four hours earlier some important telephone wires within the American lines wore found to have been cut.
 An American patrol last night en- tered the enemy trenches at one end of the sector and penetrated them for some distance. Much valuable infor- nation was gathered. AS the Ameri- cans were ready to return, they es- tablished contact with the enemy, who opened fire with a machine gun, The Americans jumped to @ safe po- sition and hurled hand grenades at the enemy gun and silenced it. Re- turning to the American side of No Mans Land, the raiders brought back Nllu InGlu q dSTluan T1l1o DTeecIl, protected by a metallic cover over the muZ2le and a snap clip cover, both ot which operate quickly and efficiently. Officers declared it was the best thing of it's kind they had ever seen for protecting rifles. The mechanism was turned over to the in- telligence department with Q recom- mendation the attachment be fur nj Shn1 The Ar1Crjcan +I>oonS
 Another patrol on the other end of the sector reported that the first line was held strongly. While the raiders were inspecting the German posi- tions, the enemy fired on them several times with rifles and machine guns.
 The American artillery bonn barded hillets and new enemy works at La hayville, St. Baussant, the village of Montsec, Richecourt in the Quart de Reserve, along the Pannes- Monsard road, and a considerable bCdy of troops northwest of Buxieres. They also smashed another battery of gas propectors which had been set up In a double line of trenches.
 The enemy has shelled various parts of the American positions rath- CT heavily, many gas shells being mixed with high explosive ones.
 Several times during the day the air was crowded with airplanes and on one occasion several enemy planes were overhead at the same time. Planes from the rear of our lines, carrying American observers naneu- vered to get in a fight with the enemy planes but they were not successful. American anti-aircraft guns drove off a number of enemy machines and kept the others high in the air.
 American observers obtained badly wanted photographs and valuable in- formation back of the German lines.
 American troops in the Luneville sector have been subjected to fairly heavy bombardm ents during the past 24 hours, but have effectively re- turned the fire. Patrols at two points established contact with the enemy last night and early today. The Ger mans retired.
 American soldiers are still holding the Mecklenburg trench, taken two days ago. and which 1t now is per mitted to name. The anti-aircraft guns east of Luneville were extreme ly busy today in driving off enemy 1irDlanCS.