Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1918 — AMERICANS ROUT ENEMY PATROL [ARTICLE]

AMERICANS ROUT ENEMY PATROL

Large Force Attempted to Rush U. S. Positions on the Picardy Front. YANKEES ESCAPE HUN TRAP German Pretending to Be Wounded Calls to Americans for Aid—Ruse Discovered and Bbches Suffer Heavy Casualties. With American Army in France, May 10.—A large German patrol attempted to rush the American positions on the Picardy front during the night, but was driven off. The enemy patrol parties were active during the night and one German, pretending to be wounded, lay outside the wire entanglements before an American position toeseeching help. He was acting as a screen for the others, who were armed with hand grenades. Huns Put to Flight. The Germans, falling to entice the Americans from their trenches, attacked, but the Americans made It so hot for them that th*y fled in confusion. Their casualties are believed to have been comparatively heavy. The roar of heavjl artillery continues day ‘and night In this sector. German Battery Blown Up. With the Americans in Picardy, May 10. —The American artillery continues pounding the German positions. One German battery is known to have been blown up. Another In Bols de L’Alval, near FramlCourt, which had been heavily shelling our positions, was stopped by the American retaliatory fire. (Bols de L’Alval, or the wood of Alval, is less than a mile northwest of Framicourt and about the same distance north of Cantigny.) Allies on the Alert.

While there is speculation as to where the next German attack is coming, the Franco-American staffs responsible for barring the way to Paris are on the alert. There are indications that the Boche is bringing up additional artillery in this region. The Frenchmen highly commend the work of the Americans in strengthening the line here. Every day finds the Americans in better shape to withstand an attack. Their trenches are stronger and more wire has been stretched. Aerial battles are frequent, as are encounters between night patrols. The Boches have established new machine gun emplacements.