| Show US TROOPS STRIKE FIRST BLOW AT FOE AMERIC AMERICANS ANS MARCH INTO BATTLE WHISTLING AND SEND SI SIZZLING Z Z LING shel S AT HUNS me members bars of first contingent to reach scene of war now in the trenches alongside the french and are giving good account of themselves paris Anict ican troops are arc in the first line file trenches on oil the french fiant the ai tillery fired tile fit fust st shot of tit the will war at it 6 on oil tit alio morning of a recent lay day tit nl a gernian woi icing pal baity ty has been intermittent artillery figh fighting till since A infantry autry marched in without the lie knowledge of the enemy 0 on 11 tile same night through rain and mud file french soldiers eis in the trenches tron clies welcomed the them filly the nearest enemy trench several Is bundled died maids away the sector is ono one of tile the quietest on the fiant it lias has not been taken over being under the control of troops under the direction of the Fi fionch tile the amei leans have shelled german Po positions and troops the enemy sending shell for shell tile the fust shell cose will be sent to president wilson Wils the close is now in the possession of Gc general sibbit the shot was fired by a red haired gunner as ili his coni comrades rades in tile ranks and the asem assembled bled officers fibers chebi cheered ed later a luncheon in tile alie field was attended by the american and F rench french artillerists in celebration of the first american contact with the enemy the gun used in ili firing the first shot was one of the alie famous fience on the second day the french shelled a german battery position which was ivas located by sound and the enemy replied p tied V vigorously projectile falling failing close to the americans who joined d it in I 1 the ai Ullery tillery duels all the troops will ile be relieved after a certain period by others other thus the american expeditionary foi foice co aie it c getting the benefit of actual war conditions |
