The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
Momentum of Teuton Advance
ExhaustS Itself Against Re-
Sisting Lines of Allies.
U. S. GUNS KILL 1000
Americans Now Down That Number
Germans In Fighting About Cha
teau Thierry--French Report
Foe Advance Stopped.

With the French Armies on the
Marine, June 6-American machine
gunners killed at least 1000 Ger
mans in Chateau Thierry II is es-
timated by French military auth
critics.
The Yankee gunners during the
battle, fired 10000 machine gun
bullets into the place. The city
streets are filled with German
bodies.
In the repulse OF the Germans by
Franco-American forces at JauI-
gonne, the enemy attacked three
times before the bridge was final
ly blown up by an American de-
tachment.
London, June German masses nc
lines along extended fronts. The mo
mentum of the Teuton advance appears
to have exhausted itself in striking the
yielding lines of the French and Brit
ish, which now have stiffened and are
holding the foe except for insigniff
cant gains here and there, especially
along the front running south from the
neighborhood of Scissors to Chateau
Thierry. The struggle apparently is
changing from a war OF movement to
a war of position.
Official reports show that the Ger.
mans are launching their assaults on
Chezy, Corey and near Dommiers. iso-
lated points of vantage. These attacks
were, roughly from five to seven
miles apart along the line which In.
cludes ground where the Americans
have established themselves and have
fought the Germans to a standstill.
The French official statement says
the Teuton attacks were all repu:sed.
Yankees Take Part.
Details of the fighting in which Am.
erican units have taken part show
that General j. ]. Pershings men have
gone into battle with a spirit which
is magnificent In their defense Of the
bridge across the Marne they repulsed
the enemy in a decisive manner and
with their rifle fire prevented the Ger.
mans from making further serious
attempts to cross the Marne.
Flee Before Americans.
American machine gunfire has con.
verted the northern part of Chateau
Thierry into No. Mans Land. The
Germans, unable to hold their posi-.
tions under the storm of bullets poured
into them by the Americans, have
withdrawn to the outskirts of that
section of the city.
Although recording successful en-
gagements" in its latest report, Berlin
for the first time since May 27, does
not claim any new advances.
Foiled by the French in their efforts
to overcome the barrier OF the Retz
forest, east of Villers Cotterets, by
frontal attacks, the Germans attempt
ed to outfiank the position by assaults
north and south of it. After slight
gains, the French stopped them on
both flanks.
U. S. Troops on Six Fronts.
In addition to the present battle
American troops are actively engaged
on four sectors, northwest of Toul
east of Luneville. north OF st. Mihiel
and west of Montdidier and preparing
to enter a fifth in Flanders. In Pie
ardy, General Pershings men had
given a good account of themselves be
fore the entrance Of American units
into the fighting east and west OF Cha
teau Thierry.
Military observers expect the Ger
mans will make another attempt t.
reach the channel ports through
Amiens before the full strength of the
American effort can be brought int
play.