Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
300, 900 U. s. Troops.
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The statement Of the French Premier
that northwest Of Chateau-Thierry both
American oMcers and soldiers had shown
that Americans are efficient fighters
gives the lie to the eloquently bonn
bastic claims of the Germans. As t
the American results, this sector should
be lesson to the German people. The
fact is that the American units. which
were reported to them as destroyed three
weeks ago, are today busy strengthening
their lines around Belleau wood. where
their complete defeat had been reported.
German Claims False -,
In the Berliner Tageblatt Lieutenant
General Baron Won Ardenne wrote:
TN the woods near the Bussaires-
Bouresches Railroad. in tVo-day bat
tie. one German regiment conquered and
almost destroyed this unit. but few
Of the Americans saved their lives by
flight or being captured" rs
These American units which were de-
stroyed" on June Z and 8. are today
holding Belleau wood completely. Cen
a small tribute to individual American
bravery when he wrote:
THE American leaders apparently
have not yet learned the principles Of
combat with combined arms. or battle
routine, without which all the courage
displayed BY the Americans was sacri-
feed in vain"
The Wolff Bureau In the Deutsche
Tageszeitung. feeds the German people
the lie that the American fighting was
done under the immediate French COM
mand. saying: - a."
"On the front northwest of Chateau
Thierry an American unit made the first
attack on June 7. The contested point
was Belleau wood. Here a German
regiment under the personal leadership
of its commander inflicted unusually
heavy losses upon the Americans. Hand
to-hand, with grenade and bayonet, the
enemy division was thrown back from
the edge of the wood. Eearly the next
morning the (deleted) renewed its at
tack. 1t came forward in successive
waves. Our artillery let them approach
very closely before a murderous fire
from cannon and machine guns was
turned loose. Only a few Americans
escaped. either by hasty flight or by
being captured Masses of dead lay
piled up in front Of Belleau wood"
Dead. But Teuton's Dead
luiS correspondent Is CORRECT IN stat
ing that masses Of dead were piled In
front of Belleau wood but they were
German dead. On the days mentioned
the American lines did not advance be-
yond the wood, on the edge OF which
they made stand that defeated the
Germans. This correspondent continues:
1T. would seem the use OF Americans
In the battle northwest of Chateau
Thierry on June 8 was also intended
to raise the confidence and morale of
the Allies Hardly had Clemenceau given
assurances Of American aid when some
American units launched an attack. Ac-
cording to our army reports, their sue
cess consisted OF being driven back with
heavy losses beyond their starting point.
Such a beginning is not promising. Fur
thermore one is forced to the conciu-
sion that the attack made there by
Americans was made only under French
command; for alone they would not be
intrusted to such hard task We,
therefore. are of the opinion that Amer
leans there did not make this attempt
alone, but were put In among the French
frontline. To announce an American
victory in the line was Clemenceau's
purpose. in this way. to quiet the un-
easy French population"
Ridicule United States Numbers
General Won Libert- in the Taglische
Rundschau, ridicules the CAIN that
America has half a million more men
In France OF those here. ne says:
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