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Show oo VICIOUS OAS AIMS MADE Mustard and "Sneeze" Variety Va-riety Let Loose on the American Forces. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE, Aug. 18, (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) The Americans who have dug in along tho Vesle are being harassed by the German artillery and gas projectiles. The Germans made a vicious gas attack Saturday on the north side of the Vosle. They used artillery ar-tillery first and followed with gusts of mustard and "sneeze" gas. These attacks at-tacks have not met with success and the Germans evidently aro aware of it. They sent four airplanes which attempted at-tempted to direct the firing. The Americans have protection down to such a system that they are not bothered. During one attack the Americans wore gas masks and worked work-ed on a bridge they were building across the Vesle. Anti-aircraft guns and shrapnel drove off the enemy aviators who were trying to point out locations for attack at-tack by enemy guns and finally the gas shells ceased falling. The next morn-I morn-I ing the bridge was almost completed. |