Show US U.S. UI U. SI S. TROOPS STRIKE FIRST BLOW BLON AT FOE AMERICANS MARCH INTO BATTLE WH WHISTLING WH AND SEND SIZZLING SHELLS AT HUNS Members of First Contingent to Reach Scene of War Now In the Trenches Alongside the French and Are GIving Giving Giving ing Good Account of Themselves Paris American troops are In the first line trenches on the French front The artillery fired the first shot of the war at 0 G o'clock on the tile morning of a n recent da day at ut a n German worl working part party There hits has been leen Intermittent artillery fighting since A helmeted infantry in iii without the knowledge of tile the enemy on the tile same some night through h rain and mud The French soldiers in the trenches welcomed them enthusiastic n ally The nearest enem enemy trench is several se hundred yards awn away The Tile sector is one nIle of the quietest on the front It has not been taken over hein being under the tile control control con COIl of troops under the direction of the French The Tue Americans have shelled German positions and troops the enemy sending send ing shell hell for shell The 1 first 1st smell shell case will be sent to President Wilson The close Is now flOW in fl the tile possession of General SIbert The Tile shot was fired filed by hy bya hyo a o red haired gunner as lIS his comrades In the ranks and the assembled officers officers officers of of- cheered Later a 11 luncheon in inthe inthe inthe b the American Amer the field was VLIS attended by ican and ond I French rench artillerists in celebration celebration celebration tion of the first American contact with the tile enemy Tile The gun used in iii firing firing- the first filSt shot was one of the thc famous French On the second l do day the French shelled a o German battery position which was located by br sound and amI the enem enemy replIed replied re re- re- re plied piled vigorously projectiles falling failing close to the tIle Americans who ho ilO joined in intIle inthe tIle the artillery duels All the tIle troops will he be relieved after a certain period b by others Thus the tile American expeditionary forces are getting get get- et- et ting the tile benefit of actual war condi condi- |