Show FIERCE ATTACK ON LINE Germans Bombard With Gas High Explosives Using Trench Mortars By Henry G. G Wales 1 Staff Correspondent of International I News New Service I WITH THE TIlE AMERICAN A ARMY lY IN INFRA FRA FRANCE FRANCL Cr June Junr 9 Although D. the German art artillery Iller preparation preceding lug ing the recommencement of the of offensive of- of was extended to the west of where the tho AmerI Americans Amer Amer- I f ans are aio located the preliminary in infantry Infantry In- In fantry antry attacks were vero concentrated to tt tho the cast o of the American positions along the tho Noyon line The Tho Americans In the Cantigny r re rt region glon gion were violently bombarded with gas high explosive e and anu shrapnel the enemy nem using trench mortars more ex extensively ex- ex than usual Tho The latest German blow Is II believed to be he designed to lo eliminate the French Trench salient In the Olse region legion and permit tho thu Germans to rectify the positions and shorten their front between an and Chateau Thierry Meanwhile l the Americans aro are un uli the alert waiting for Cor a possible e ex exploitation exploitation ex- ex of oC tho the frontage of attack In Tn the Cantigny region tho the enemy employed employer the same intense bombardment bombard bombari- ment with trench mortars as precedIng Ing ng the tho trio of previous drives in I he le effectuated an advance ad through the tho use of countless machine gun un squads enfilading the allied position and aIl en enfilading en- en their flanks The Tho preliminary shelling was chIefly chIef chiet- ly v with gas sas and arcI deadly fumes fume which drenched the opposing positions positions lons rendering it difficult to defend them I. I |