The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-06-13
US. and FRANCE
BEAT ENEMY ON
TEN.MIlE FRONT
Huns Forced to Yield More
Ground in Sector Northwest
Of Chateau Thierry.
FOES CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY
Violent Blows OF Germans on. the
Marine Are RepuIsed With Heavy
Loss to the Invaders-U. s.
Marines Drive Forward

Loss to the Invaders-U. s.
Marines Drive Forward
Washington. June 1O.-Casualties ir
the American expedltionary forces
numbered 100. the war department an
nounced. They were divided as fol
lows: Thirty killed In action, ten died
Of wounds, six OF disease. four from
alrplane accidents. six by accident and
other causes. 30 severely wounded and
| II wounded, degree undetermined.
Paris. June 10.-New progress was
made by the French In the region be-
tween the Marne and the Ourcq. north
west Of Chateau Thierry. the war Of
] fice announced.
In this sector French troops have
pushed their way through Chevy to Its
eastern outskirts and have reached the
western edge Of Dammard village.
In the district south Of Veuilly-la-
Poterie the Germans made two violent
attacks along the Bouresches-Le-
/ Theilet front. The enemy was re-
pulsed with heavy losses II each case
British Capture huns.
/ London. June 10.-British troops
took prisoners and inflicted casualties
in raidlng and patrol actions along the
northern part of the front last night.
[, the war office announced. The state
ment reads --~-.'~s-~.v'~-ss -~~'-'-'-
"we captured a few prisoners last
night In a successful raid In the neigh
borhood Of Hulluch Our patrols In
hicted casualties on the enemy In the
Strazeele sector and captured ma
chine gun.
The hostile artillery has heen &C
tive north Of Albert and southeast or
Arras."
v. 8. Marines Smashing Ahead.
Paris. June 10.-American marines
and French troops on the sector north
west ~ Chateau Thierry have driven
the Germans back two and half
miles on n front of ten miles and latest
reports are that sharp fighting contin-
ues. Along the ClignOn river the
Americans have taken Torcy and Bou-
resches and the French have captured
veuilly-la -Poterie and vinly. The ex-
tremitIes Of the advancing line are
marked nv Yourselves and Why.
The fighting was Of more des-
perate character than on Thursday
hut the Germans were compelled 10
give ground. the impetuous marines and
French being too much for them. Ger
man prisoners taken now exceed 800.
As result Of the advance the enemy
has been driven back on the river and
across II at vinly. RE no longer men
aces the positions on the heights south
OF veuilly which form an important
part OF the barrier holding the Ger
mans from closer approach to Paris.
Violent Fighting West Of Relms.
On the wing between the Marine and
Reims the French have completed the
capture Of Bligny. Elsewhere on the
salient the infantry fighting has been
at minimum and nowhere have the
Germans essayed attacks. The artil-
lery battle II violent west of Reims
along the Marine and north OF the
Ourcq.
In reporting on the fighting north
west OF Chateau Thierry on Thursday.
Berlin says 'local attacks by the en-
envy were repulsed." A German ad-
vance near Sarcy, between Reims and
the Marine. in which 300 prisoners were
taken. Is reported.
French troops on the Flanders
salient have improved their positions
near Moore On the Picardy battle
field American troops took prisoners
in raid. There and In the Woevre
and In Lorraine the American and Ger
man artilleries have been active.
Fell IS German AirpIanes.
Anglo Saxon airmen on Thursday ac-
counted for 35 German airplanes and
a half dozen observation balloons In
addition 10 dropping more than 80
tons OF bombs on targets behind the |
enemy lines.
Increased activity Is reported from
the Italian front. In attacks between /
Lake Garda and the Piave, Italian and |
French troops captured more than 10 |
prisoners. Austro- Hungarian troops
attempted advances on the Asiago
plateau. only 10 be beaten back. At
several points along the mountain
front enemy patrol parties were re-
pulsed by the Italians.
German Dead Three Deep.
With the American Army In Picardy.
June l0.-The fighting last night
northwest Of Chateau Thlerry ragged
with great nerceness for five hours.
The Americans captured Bouresches
and entered Torcy. Twenty-Five Amer
leans In Torcy engaged and drove out
40 0srmAns and than withdrew 70