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Show American infantry. The German prisoners include men from a Bavarian and a Slleslan regiment, some of them as young as 17 or IS and others between 45 and 50. All are poorly clothed and appeared to be underfed. The Germans trooped out of their dugouts dug-outs when they saw the futility of resistance, re-sistance, their hands held up, shouting "kamerad." Apparently they were glad to surrender. One of them said he did not want to fight, but had been compelled com-pelled to do so. The garrison at Cantigny was all accounted ac-counted for. The men either surrendered or were killed. Many German dead were strewn over the ground. The artillery preparation began at 5:45 o'clock, one hour before the infantry went over the top. The lines of Americans moved forward in perfect order, the tanks in the lead. The American artillery did magnificent work. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting occurred in Cantigny, which contained a large tunnel tun-nel and a number of caves. The tunnel sheltered a hundred Germans. The Americans Ameri-cans hurled hand grenades like base- balls into these shelters. An officer told the correspondent that the Americans went forward smilingly, but at the same time their faces reflected the traditional American grit and determination. deter-mination. A strong unit of flame throwers and engineers aided the Americans. All the tanks returned safely. At 8:25 o'clock the Germans began a bombardment, dropping two shells per minute, most of them falling in a ravine south of Cantigny. Can-tigny. Compared with this, the American guns fired six, four pr two shots per minute. min-ute. The American barrage moved forward for-ward 100 yards in two minutes and then 100 yards in four minutes. The infantry followed with clocklike precision. ROAR OF AMERICAN ARTILLERY HEARD FOR MILES IN REAR WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE Tuesday, May 28. (By the Associated As-sociated Press.) Many of the American soldiers who took part in the successful attack against the German lines west of Montdidier' today also participated in the repulse of the German raid against the American lines Monday. One' participant in Monday's affair is said to have been found today in a shell hole in No Man's land with two wounded Germans as his prisoners. He was unable un-able to get back to the American lines Monday night, so he stood guard over them until the attack this morning liberated lib-erated him and secured the prisoners to the Americans. Lieutenant Irving W. Wood of Oakland, Cal.. said he did not see one American fall during today's attack. "It was more excf tinK than a football Kame," be added. "We have got the Huns on the run. AH we need Is more Americans and then we shall lick them." The Americans penetrated the German post! ions lo a depth of nearly a mile. Their artillery completely smothered the Germans. The ronr of the American guns could be heard for many miles in the rear. Several fires are burning behind the German lines. Twelve French tanks supported the |