Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-24
U. S. Troops Rout Huns in Coun-
ter-AttaCk.
FOUR TOWNS REcAPTuRED
Americans Drive Teutons Back Across
River and Hold New Position
Machine Gunners Now Down
Kaiser's Men When They At
tempt to Cross Stream-At-
tack Made on 50-Mile
Front.

With the American Army on the
Marne, July 17.-French and American
forces fighting together have recap
tured the village of st. Agnan, Hill 223
to the northwest, and La Chapelle-
Montbodon.
In cooperation with the French the
Americans launched a heavy counter
attack during the morning between
these two villages, driving the enemy
steadily back.
The Americans have also recaptured
Fossoy and Crezancy, which were
taken by the Germans when they first
crossed the Marine.
Many Americans in Battle.
The American troops in the bend of
the Marine, the Fossoy region improved
their positions during the night. At
one place t1ey drove the enemy across
the river. The number of prisoners
taken by the Americans was increased.
On the American right the French
made rapid progress, and all through
the section the Germans were fiercely
attacked by the allies, with the result
that they have withdrawn for a con-
siderable distance.
Comparatively large forces of Amer
leans have been engaged, especially in
the region of DESERVED where they
were brought up to support the attack
ing French. Within short period the
Amcric? ms were holly engaged in the
fighting.
Terrific Fight on Marine.
With the French Army in France
July II. = Marcuil-le-Port, on the
Marine, was the scene during the morn
ing of terrific fighting, in which French
and American troops were resisting
most valiantly against heavy odds.
Berlin Claims $4,000 Prisoners.
Berlin, July 1.-THE Germans claim
the capture of 1900 prisoners in the
official communication from headQuar-
tiers. The army of Gen. Won Boehm
it is added, crossed the Marine between
Jaulgonne and east of Dormans.
Germans Cross Marine.
On the French Front in France,
July 17-The Germans have crossed
the Marine at various places, giving
them control of II miles of the south
ern bank between Gland and Mareuil-
le-Port. This operation cost them
dearly, five bridges being destroyed as
the Germans were crossing.
Hundreds of their men are believed
to have met death from the machine
he, Of lot
1.-THE town of Gland lies two and a
half miles east of Chateau Thierry and
Mareuil-le-Por about nine miles north
west of Epernay.1
Depth Of Drive Is Five Miles.
London, July 1.-THE depth of the
German advance west of Reims is five
miles, according to authentic dis
patches The American counter-attacks
In that area have brought about per-
fectly satisfactory situation.
1900 Prisoners Captured.
With the American Army at the
Marine, July 16.-Smashing irresistibly
forward, the Americans have cleared
the south bank of the Marine, hurting
the Germans from their last defensive
positions along the railway embank-
ment.
In magnificent counter-attack the
American troops hurled the Germans
back across the Marne in the curve In
the river west and southwest of Jaul-
gonne.
The prisoners taken by the Ameri-
cans total more than 1900. They in
clude a complete brigade staff.
American airplanes and artillery de-
stroyed the pontoons in the Marine, cut
ting off the Germans supplies and re-
endorsements.
Late in the afternoon it was discov-
cred that the Germans had emplaced
submerged bridges several inches be-
low the surface of the stagnant
stream.
These underwater bridges had re-
manned undetected until the crossings
began. Aerial observers, infantrymen
and engineers then We'd with each
other in volunteering to destroy them.
Machine Guns Slaughter Foe.
American machine guns at strong
points along the river bank put up
heroic resistance, slaughtering the ene-
my masses, and absolutely preventing
-(deleted by censor)-division from
crossing the stream near Chateau
Thierry.
Five German airplanes painted with
the American insignia shot up an
American observation balloon. Ameri-
ran airnloneS and anti-aircraft artillery
did not modest the masqueraders think
ing them comrades. The American bal
loon observers leaped out in para
chutes. They escaped injury
Disaster, dealt by Americans, over
took the Germans on the Marine toward
the end of the first day of their So
mile drive, launched at dawn between
Chateau Thierry and Massiges
The Americans hurled the Germans