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Show SHIP lESTO ffHS Would Relieve Congestion at French Receiving Port " "and Bring Thousands More -to Front at an Early Dale -YANKEE GUNS CHECK HUN RAID ATTEMPT Shells Rained on Spot Where Z Attacks Mass and Many of .Teutons Are Thought to Have Been Wiped Out With Hie iiiericnn Army in V rn nrc, IV Ii. T. On the A nwr it-it n , Neclor Tuesday nfU'ri-ooii llicre wn . fairly lively nIiHImik' nt several ... oin I h, nn vi ell tin en s id entitle neriul activity. Several air fish occurred nliove I he 4 re tie lies mid " the antiaircraft jiiins on both Miles vtcre extremely hny. A S IT I N" G T 0 X , Feb. 5. In view of the li f fir nit y in finding ships to put American fighting power ... m France, General Blis-3, representing 7 the United States at t lie supreme war council, is considering- with --Brilish officials the advisability of ynrlinga flow of American battalions -'1 hrough the British training system (o front, line trenches in Flanders. It was learned today that a proposal has been made that 150 battalions be -""assigned for such training. . Congestion at the American debarka Hon ports in France lies back of the "'Pft'cstion. By diverting units to Brit- , Lsh ports and finally transferring them ' to General Pershing's army, it has ' been urged that many men could be put on the firing line who otherwise : .ould not be sent forward for months. . Allied Ships Proffered. Proffers of British and French ships .to carry American troops have accompanied accom-panied urgent representations in behalf ---of the early movement of as many men s possible. There are intimations that great British transports already have been used to carry American troops. The question of supply is one of continuing con-tinuing main supplies rather than of .... landing; ships to carry the men. Secretary Baker refused today to -..discuss any of the questions involved In the shipping situation. Private Lewis Ousley, infantry, was reported today by General Pershing as killed in action February 2. His home ' Address is AA'ilton, N. D. No details ""were given. The following were slightly wounded wound-ed on the same day: ' Corp. Ernest Suddab$ Louisville, Ky.; Boyd A. Close. Poland. Ind.; Felix TYoyoslUy, Yoming, Pa.; Joe Matthews, Bismarck. N. D. ; Elmer D. Young, Farmers burg, Ind. JAmerican Guns Check Teuton Raid Attempt With the American Army in France, Monday, February 4. (By the Associated Associat-ed Press.) German plans to raid the American trenches were frustrated early this morning. The American artillery ar-tillery put down a heavy barrage in front of and on the German lines, which are believed to have been filled with men and officers awaiting the signal to attack. It was discovered at a certain hour That the Germans intended to carry out a "silent" raid. Fifteen minutes Mefore the time set all the American guns concentrated con-centrated their f:re where, according to the information, the enemy was massed. It is believed heavy casual- rir-:; vero t n f I i t o I on the Germans. Thro h;ts been a general increase in 'he art i llery h! :vh y for the last day ur so all along the American front. The Germans are aiiil un;iMe to occupy the i'i rst line trem-hes whi'.-h were raved in hy i h Ani'-rirun artillery fire. They h.-tv-; now const ru'-ted another line of ireiT'br-s ai that point. American pairols have worked their w.iy over No-Man's .and and inspected the damaged trenches as well as ihc-y roilld. The Germans r;re using gas shells freely ;i nd endeavored to envelop one of our Iih tt ery posit ions with gas, but without success. 'I' hey have dropped :i iiumlier of shells in the roads behind the American li ties. Two men were reported wounded toil to-il a v by shells. The visibility remains bad. l-'uller report from the first line show that great courage was exhihited hy the troops during the heavy German Ger-man ho in !a rd men t of Sat unlay. A number of men who were wounded slightly hy shell splinters were treated in the 1 i nes with their first - a id packet pack-et s and insisted on remaining at their posts until the fight was finished. One man who was carried to a field dressing dress-ing stat ioti returned to his comrades in the line after his wounds had been intended to, and remained on duty until un-til the firing ceased and the danger wa.s iivor. All the men later went to a hospital for full treatment. .Man.1.- of the Americans have had l hoi r f i rst experiences wi h gas in the last few days, as the Germans have been sending over a considerable number num-ber of gas shells. American Ambulance Men Win French Decorations Paris, P'eb. n. Kxcellen r work has been done recently by the United Stales arm y am bulance. according to the report re-port p made by the French officers under un-der whom the men have been serving. Lieut. H. L. Bibhy, Corp. Leroy ('. Clark. Mechanic II. A. Dolda and John H. Vanderbilt of section 525 all have been decorated with the war cross, as also have first class privates George B. Marlwell, Albert S. Strehike. S. Bald-w Bald-w in, F. K irk land and W. Swart ley of section 510 and James E. Moore of section sec-tion :m. Section which is the old section It of the field service ambulance, has been commended in the army orders. Charles B. Cummings-of section fiiU, who recently was awarded the war cross, is now in Dr. Blake's hospital suffering from the effects of gas attack. at-tack. Twenty new sections recently arrived ar-rived from America, thereby greatly increasing the service in France. Germans Try Thrust; Both Sides Claim Victory Hy International News Scrrice. London. Feb. 5. The long period of "only raids in the west" was broken to some extent by the Germans today when they delivered a sharp attack on the French in the Chemin des Dames sector. Paris asserts the foe was thrown back before he reached the French lines; Berlin reported "heavy losses" were inflicted on the French and thirty-three prisoners and several machine guns captured. French fliers Sunday destroyed eight air planes and drove five others out of control in a series of air battles over the German lines. Eight Civilians Dead; Huns Bomb Latin Cities Italian Army Headquarters in North ern Italy, Monday, Feb. 4. Series of ; air raids have been taking place al-; al-; most continuously during the last twenty-four hours over Venice, Padua, Trevizo, Mestre and the outlying farm sections. Eight civilians have been killed and twelve wounded and much private property has been destroyed. The municipal hospital in Treviso was struck by a shell. |
