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Show ?AlRlSs I Detachment, Assisted by LL French Volunteers, Takes LL Four Officers and 269 Men. AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sunday. Oct 6 Americans mjM fighting under tho command of Gen-eral Gen-eral Gouraud are credited with an amazing performance in the fighting of Friday in the fighting in the Cham-pagne Cham-pagne sector. A detachment assisted by French volunteers under an Ameri-can Ameri-can captain, attained a very strong machine nest on the slopes of Blanc Mont which had long held up the al-lied al-lied advance. With the utmost skill thenest was enveloped and captured and the entire garrison of four offi-cers offi-cers and 269 mnn -was made prisoner. Seventy-five machine guns, many trench mortars and several tractor's were taken. The Americans did not suffer a single casualty. |