The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-19
HUNS DESERT
FIRST Line
TRENCHES IN
MANY PLACES.
Americans Bombard Effect
lively Towns within Ger
man Lines-Some Germans
Are Killed by American
Snipers.
WIRES RIPPED AGAIN
tBy Associated Press,

10Y A3oOCI8Ieo EEe881
American artillery continues to bonn
bard effectively German positions and
towns on the Toul front East of
Lmeville the artillery firing has hot
been SO. violent There have been
p9rrW encounters on both sectors but
no serious fighting ensued
Northwest Of Toul, the Germans
have virtually abandoned their first
line trenches in many places and are
strengthening their second line.
On several occasions q considerable
number Of gas shells were used. Tho
gunners also dropped proJectiles on
German trenches. Some shells hit in
the town Of Essey and others in Mont
sec.
An American patrol between Ren-
nferes wood and Jury wood, (between
Seichepray and F1iray) encountered
an enemy patrol early this morning.
For an hour and q half the American
patrol tried to make some Of the
enemy prisoner. but without result,
although number Of fights with pis-
tolls and rifles occurred as the Germans
retired, jumping from tree to tree.
American sntpers made a number OF
lucky shots today and Germans were
seen to fall.
Phone Wires Ripped Again.
The American telephone wires With.
in the American cut were ripped again
during the night not Tar from where
the patrol encounter occurred. The
enemy artillery fired a number Of gas
shells at our lines.
The weather last night and today
was we'll suited for aerial work and
much was accomplished. American
antfatrcraft guns drove Off at least
six enemy airplanes. while otherA
crossed the nneA 1T such height
that they were out Of range.
Last night aiYplanes from tho rear OF
| the American lines crossed over TO the
German some. Soon after many explos-
ions and flashes were heard and seen
In the direction Of Nets.
| American planes discovered during
! tho night that the Germans ara
Strengthening their second line. It IL
Known that the first lfne in many
places has been abandoned. II IL be-
heved that the accurate American ar
tfllery fire has had something to do
with this.
THREE CITED FOR BRAVERY
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. March Is (By the Associat.
ed Press).-Citatfon Of three mora
American soldiers. carrying with II
the French war crose, was announced
at American army headquarters today.
while on the Lmeville sector six OFF,
GERS. SIX sergeants and two prfvatea
were receiving the war Cross at an
impressive ceremony 3ust back Of th0
fighting lMa
The men decorated near Lunevillo
today were Colonel Douglas MacArs
thur. Lieut.. Col Matthew A. Tmfy,
Major William L. Donovan. Captain.
Thomas Handy. Lieut.. w. Arthur Cum
ninghAm. Detroit: Lieut.. Oscar Buck.
New York: Sergeant 8. @. Roosell.
New York: Sergeant Abraham Blau<
stein, New York: Private Charles
Jones. New York: Sergeant William
Moore. New York: Sergeant Daniel
O'Connell New York: Sergeant Carl
Kahn, New York; Sergeant William
Bailey, New York, and Private James
Qufckley, New York.
Defended the lineA.
All the sergeants and prfvates 40.
sisted Major Donovan on March and
8 In aiding q new unit IN withstandin&
German bombardment. Lieutenant !
Colonel Tinly. on March s. directed
the defense of the American hna
against an enemy infantry attack. a3dS
ed by artillery.
Private A.. A, Crawford. o& AlsS
bamas Corporal Harry W. FAnnink o1
Baltimore. and Private Bernard Black
Of Baltimore, were the men cited
today.
Private Crawford was killed while
carrying dispatches through a Ger
man barrage- His citation says that
he was IAN excellent soldiaH couyazej
foeRtsnusd On eaos EtshA1