Show u I 8 s H g T TACTICS A TIC AGAIN 4 ET T RESULTS Pershing's Army Adds More Laurels in Advance Advance Advance Ad Ad- vance to Ground Held by Strong Divisions By ny Associated Press A MERI MERICAN JAN FORCES ON M A THE THE VERDUN FRONT Sept 27 General General P Pershing's army once more has added to its laurels and once more its task has been simplified by the excellent excellent ex ex- method of attack A A considerable advance has been made by the Americans along the front of attack The enemy has ben been b en enforced forced from positions which nothing would induce him to part with before LINE UPON LINE In this region the reserve positions of the Germans are somewhat The Americans Americans' have taken what m may be considered the Hindenburg Hindenburg Hinden- Hinden burg line line- but behind that are strong trenches called caned the H Hagen gen positions Behind these and again joined up to them by a good deal of wire and all sor sorts s of defensive works are the Volker positions which connect a se series series series se- se I ries of strong places All these must be passed before the po positions po- po the the line Une on which the enemy has placed his main can reliance reliance can be reached INROADS ARE SERIOUS But the inroads already made by bythe bythe the Americans have been great On the American right which rested on on the Meuse at General Pershing's men early in the day forced their way across a brook and pushed the stubborn opposition clean through the woods beyond Then swinging down from the crest of the hill they cleared leared Gricourt In their stride they swept through Jure wood and finally after some stiff fighting brought their advance to a close by the the- the capture capture of Dannevoux The advance of the Americans was six miles deep notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding not not- withstanding that the artillery of the enemy was massed on the farther bank of the river and that it was thought this likely would make an advance in this sector extremely difficult It is possible that the gassing of ot the Germans by the Americans which had been continued throughout the night proved more efficacious than had been expected |