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Show IEI1 GUNNERS IIHE FRENCH Artillerymen From U. S. Play Important Part in Raid in Champagne. GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE KKEXCU AR.MV IX FRANCE. Feb. 14. (By tho Associated Press) The American Ameri-can artillery took a brilliant part in an import ant French raid yesterday between be-tween Tahure and the Bnltp'dn Mot-nil. in the Champagne, participating In the preparatory bombardment and the bur rage fire while the operation was being successfully suc-cessfully executed. The action was extremely interest ins and the result most so ttsl'actory. The ultine; t roups brought ha-k I ti prisoners pris-oners ami they established themselves in tier man positions to a depth of l liree-quurlers liree-quurlers of a mile along a front of nearly u mile. The task of the assaulting forces was to ntia'k and take a tiprnuni salient dipping into the Frenchposition. It was a difficult dif-ficult operation, owinc. to the imture of tln- ground, whir It formed a ba sin like depression, into whirh the tierim-in could pour the fire of their i -on centra ted fiiun on the surrounding help Ms. The artillery preparation lasted six l.ourg. and, wit h the aid of aviators, it was ascertained that the enemy's defensive defen-sive positions, w hi I'h were re ma rkably strong, had been broken up to a laro extent. At -t:ir in the afternoon the or-(it or-(it r was .pi en to the infantry units to go over I he top. Every man hod been Instructed fully regarding the objectives to be attained. Just before this, a steady, fine rain began to make the chalky earth like a skating rink. Tho troops, however, advanced ad-vanced w-ith determination, although they were obliged occasionally to arrest their progress owina to machine sun posit ions lui vlnp' escaped -the a ttent ion of the French aial American kiwi tiers. With the help of the courageous grenadiers, t hese positions were wtormed and dest royed and their occupants were either killed or captured. Hy 5:15. o'clock-rockets o'clock-rockets announced that all the objectives hod been gained. The American gunners. with their French comrades, ox tended their range, putting up ii n effective ha rrage to prevent pre-vent conn I er-a t tacUs, whh h, however, did not come, t he Germans having been completely d isconcerted. ROM K, Feb. i-hThe report from gen-eial gen-eial headquarters today pays: Ttiere was freiuent harassing ur-11 ur-11 Here II re in tho Uludlearia valley, on t he eastern edi;e of Asia so plateau and along the middle l-'iave. Het ween ( ',a id a a nd t he Adige sum H pa rt ies of our A rdl tt i, n Uk'V erosstns several belts of wire entanglements, reacherl the enemy's advanced line at two points, killing various sentries and capluring a few others. I'jast of the bridgehead at Fapo Silo we exploded a mine, blowing up an enemy advanced post. The entire garrison gar-rison was killed by the explosion. We captured a few rifles. |