Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-07
Americans Rush Germans apd
Battle DOggedIy for a Hours
Driving Back Enemy a Dis
tanCe of 2 IA Miles,.
VALUABLE POSITIONS
CAPTURED BY ~fANKS
j, S, Machine GunnerS, by the
Accuracy of Their Fire. Turn
Chateau Thierry Into a
ShambIes, Is Report,
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Although the latest German official
communication announces that the
situation on the battle front is un-
changed there has been a change on
one of the most important sectors In
Picardy And American marines were
responsible for it.
Attacking on a front of abrout two
ana one-half miles in a fight that be-
gan Thursday at dawn. the marines
in four, hours drove back the enemy
two and a quarter miles and occupied
all the important high ground north
west of Chateau Thierry, which viii
lage in a previous fight the American
machine gunners had turned into a
shambles In the accuracy of their aim
as the Germans tried to wrest a bridge
from them
AFTER breathing space in Thurs
days battle, the Americans returned
to the fray and at last accounts hard
fightng was in progress for this sec
tor which commands the Marne at
that part of the front where the bat
tie line swings eastward toward
Rheims. The marines took 100 Ger
man prisoners in the early encounters,
while the French troops. on their left
also gained an advantage over the en-
emy and made 100 captiyes.
Huns Reinforce Front.
So hard pressed have the Germans
been by the attacks of the Americans
in the Chateau Therry sector during
the last few days that they have been
compelled strongly to reinforce their
front. Thus far, however, their ef-
forts have been unayailing. Tho
Americans would not be denied their
detectives.
To the northwest around Veuilly La
Poterie, whore recently the Americans
have dealt tie German savage blows.
and captured portions Of the terrain
they We're occupying, the enemy now
seems fearful of another onslaught
and is deluging the region with shells.
No infantry attack by either side has
been reported, however 1t seems not
improbable that the Germans soon are
to ask the Americans to show their
merit as fighters in a battle on the
St Mihie sector, southeast of Verdun.
American patrols report heavy move-
ments of troop trains from the north-
cast passing westward behind the
Toul sector in the direction OF st.
MihieL
BOmbardmcntS in Rheims Zone.
The heavy attacks of the Germans
along the front from Rheims to the
northwest of scissors are still at
halt although sporadic offensive
moves are being attempted at isolated
points and bombardments of violence
are being carried out, especially in tho
region of Rheims.
Everywhere that the Germans have
essayed an attack 1t has met with
sharp repulse. There seems to be no
doubt that the allied line has been
sufficiently strengthened to withstand
the shock troops of the Germans ana
it is seemingly not beyond the realm
of possibility that General Fochs
armies soon will take the initiative
into their own hands.
Admission has been made by the
military correspondent of the Berlin
Vossiche Zeitung that the German Of
fensive is spent and the German
armies cannot he expected to proceed
at newly strengthened allied lines.
In the Italian theater there mas
been somewhat of an increase In tne
artillery and patrol encounters along
the mountain front and on the lower
reaches of the Piave river, but the
expected attempt at an advance by tho
Austrians has not yet begun.
Still another vessel, this time the
British steamer Harpathian, has been
sunk by a German submarine or tne
Virginia capes.