Show mm TAKE PART IN CAUGHT IN GERMAN TURNING MOVEMENT AND ESCAPE BY LYING IN SHELL HOLES join britons when they come up and fight in the ranks in attack that causes huns to beat a retreat london large numbers of american army engineers working on the british railways in the region of gou taught in the german turning movement escaped by lying in shell holes and prone on the ground while the british fired over them iacre they remained until the british were near enough to enable the americans to join the then they fought valiantly and played an important art in replying to the enemy the british command era refer to their valiant behavior with the greatest enthusiasm americans elsewhere took a busy hand in the fighting and were under hot german shell fire lumbers of them volunteered for patrol work in alie danger zone and all acquitted themselves finely british lines holding the attempt of the bavarian crown prince rupprecht by an encircling movement to nullify the brilliant ad vance of the british general byng toward has resulted apparent ly in complete failure although at certain points the ger mans pierced the british lines and captured positions men and guns they paid dearly for their enterprise in casualties the dead near la vac auerle during the course of twelve hours having been greater in numbers than during iny similar period ot fighting since alie war begun relatively the british line remains as it was before the german drive tactically it Is just as strong the enemy has again turned his attention to the lower river large forces of infantry with machine guns have attempted to seek a lodge ment the inundated triangle between the piave and old alave athla inundated region Is crossed laterally by several roads which stand just above the water and taking advantage of this the enemy has advanced his forces along these high stretches and given considerable trouble with sniping from the upper windows of farm kiouses |