Show UN DEFENSES I ARE STIFFENED Advance avance of Yank Troops Slowed by ly Foe hut but Not I Stopped Slopped American Headquarters Northwest of ot dun Friday Oct 4 The The fighting day da when tho tito Americans resumed ir advance differed noticeably from tram iTt of or last Thursday Th-s Th stiffening lithe Ithe German defense was Olo 1 Tho whole front now I IF adequate adequate- Ib toy by artillery ry sector ector vIng Jn Its own admirably devised pro- pro night ht preceding tho the attack was WiS irk rk but absolutely clear until dawn Jawn I ft hen then d over O dense densely making difficult during tho the entire i through tho the ground haze haz on tho the W levels els and tho the ceiling of or pray gray On tho the left lell of or tho the American attacks attack though th thc first objectives c were carl early tIned the pros progress mado made afterward squired caution and ind courage to thieve machine puns huns being thick In InIe Inie inI I ie Ie woods north of ot I Exermont while fire was coming cominS' from tho the tp io of or tho the and the lulls hills bc- bc nd O Osnes In the tho open AIre Alro valley valle tho the advance as c especially difficult Nevertheless was captured as was h shortly afterward id tho the line Una was pushed toward lle Ue and Corna Cornay The town o of Gesnes northeast of or Ex- Ex mont changed hands more than once fore foro tho the enemy 01 was wn p persuaded to eld It J Even en thou then his artillery r pre- pre nn any effective hold being fw Jon ion tho the place until the American lino III further east was able ablo to bring a oss fire tire to bear It H was here In front of or Romagne i at t tho the enemy's supreme resistance aa 8 expected d nail was felt sinco noine Bo- Bo agnels ine Il Is tho the pivot of or his main line Une of offenses tenses Censes In the tho open ground roun 1 in this between two masses of or wood- wood nd ng d. d tho the advance was held up for a n time despite tho the success further cn cast t. t Against a harassing harassing- artillery fire om em the tho heights helg cast east o of the tho Mouse Ieuse tho thoi i tire lUre American front ma mado o a n notice notice- dc despite the desperate ef- ef of oC the enemy m to deJa deJay them The backed up the Infantry In a aring ring fashion uhlon Although compelled to tou u cp p near neal the tho ground the he airmen were In attempts to bomb trant transit trans trans- it t t tand and attack Infantry on the tho roads I of German anti aircraft r T 1 the they paid laid for Cor their daring In a argo argro ario rio number numb of ot casualties The air nil airis is the thc I of most spectacular cornall com com- ts 18 all fought at a n hel height ht of less lessan lessan an n feet It |