The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
AMERICANS WIPED OUT GERMAN
GAIN ON TIP OF MARINE SALIENT

prisoner when the German threw him
self on the ground and discharged hi'
revolver at the American after calling
'kamerad." That settled the German
for the sergeant shot him, as he did foliI
Others who slso had surrendered, but
refused to put up their hands.
The marines advancing in the Belleau
wood region went forward In four waves,
in open formation. The men in the first
wave were foi the most part armed
with rifles and bombs, while the rear
waves were equipped with automatic ri.
fies, while behind them came machine
gunners lodging their collapsible guns.
They tore over the slopes lodging the
enemy. The trenches the marines passed
We're clearly visible from below. but
they hardly deserved the name, for they
were simply lines of little holes, each
big enough to hold man, while barbed
wire was lacking there. There was some,
however, interlaeed among the trees of
Belleau wood, but the marines pushed
their way through il.
Out in the open, field artillery officers
with glasses were directing the support
ing fire, while on the roof of nearby
farmhouse signal man ig-wagged with
his red and white flag. On all sides the
TONED right out in the field, while others
were hidden in the woods Looking down
into the valley, only mile away, the
village of Busssires could be seen on fire.
As the correspondent watched the scene,
the clouds OF white shrapnel smoke over
the village Of Torcy also became brown
ish and flames appeared in that town.
The artillery fire that preceded the at
tack lasted an hour and was of especial
for five minutes, preceding the
time when the marines went over the |
top French and American batteries both |
took part in the firing, putting down a
rolling barrage and then shifting TO the |
roads behind the German lines.
Ii appears that the marines in going in |
'orestalled an attack that the Germans
rad planned 1t was to have been carried
,ut By the Prussians, who had been put
nto the line for that purpose. and was TO
ave taken place either to-day or to-mor
ow These men had relieved the Prus
ian guard division, which was badly
hewed up in the fighting of the last
ay or two. They, in turn, had relieved
he Saxons, Just after the marines took
ver the sector, so the marines are proud
I the fact that they have used up three
lerman divisions in less than a week
nd are still very much alive themselves.
The morale of the men is wonderful.
hey are willing to attempt anything
nd talking with pride of the heavy
,sses they inflicted upon the Germans |
/ their attack this morning. while all (
ne early reports indicated that the aft !
rnoon attack had been even more costly
} the enemy. This latter attack was un
ertaken largely because of the splendid
lowing the marines made in the morn
Ig, coupled with the discovery that the !
orale of the Germans was low, which
ade the going easier for the fiery sol
ers of the marine corps.
The advance was carried out by the =
me men who attacked in the morning
I'd who had had no rest. They asked
,thing, however, but plenty of ammu
ton
No one who saw the marines in action
day did not thoroughly agree with the r
clamation of the commander, himself t
army man, when he said: Il just Il
ish had an army corps of EN- here7 p