The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-02
IMPORTANT LAND HELD
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Again the allied line has been NOV
ed forward in the important sector
northwest of Chateau Thierry where
the Germans in their late spring rush
between the Aisne and the Marne
made their nearest approach to Paris.
American troops figured conspicuous
ly in this operation carried out last
night in conjunction with the French.
They captured the village of Vaux.
two miles west of Chateau Thierry
and the heights lying to the west
northwest of the captured hamlet.
Some important wooded land also
was seized and a secure hold obtained
on new sections of the main highway
leading from Chateau Thierry to Paris.
Americans Take Prisoners.
In overrunning this ground the
American forces took 275 German pris-
oners including five officers, together
with numerous machine guns and
quantities Of material. The French
took a score or more OF prisoners.
bringing the total up to more than
800.
infantry in their forward dash was evil
IDENTIFY given by the French artillery
which is posted on hill 204 about mid
way between Vaux and Chateau
Thierry.
From this eminence, which forms
the bastion of the defensive line near
the apex Of the Germans Marne sal
lent. the allied line has been carried
forwa. d all the way to a point beyond
Vaux, making the positions a greatly
improved one for either offensive or
defensive purposes. This operation
was evidently continuation of the
Franco-American forward movement
carried out by local attacks, which has
been progressing actively of late in
the sector.
Lines Are Improved.
It already has resulted in the
STRENGTHENING and improvement OF
the line to q marked extent from the
dl..ea viewpoint.
Should it continue to be pushed the
movement promises further import
ant results by the pinching out pro-
cess upon the German salient which
had made the line an irregular one
between the Marne and the Clignon
near the northerly end of the Ameri-
can sector.
On the British front the Picardy
area Field Marshal Haig's troops
have been forced to fight hard to hold
their new line northeast of Amiens,
where on Sunday night they forced
the Germans out of valuable posi-
ton on the high ground near Bouzin-
court, north of Albert
The Germans counter attacked
strongly there last night but failed to
gain their lost territory Only at one
point were they able to gain a footing
in hoi r,vd oh hni
with losses everywhere else.
On other parts of the front there
were raiding operations in which
prisoners were taken both by the
British and French. The Germans
were repulsed in several raiding at
tempts.
Enemy Withhold Blow.
Germanys expected blow against
the western front is still withheld.
Meanwhile the British and French
continue to recapture small pieces of
terrain in local actions, On the noun
tain front west of the Brenta the Ital-
ians have extended their success by
the capture of two more heights
Activity behind the enemy lines Is
reported to be on greater scale than
last week. but the Germans have given
no sign of where they will attack In
fact, the Germans have not made
strong attempts to retake the ground
captured by the allies in the success
full nibbling operations of the past
ten days. The latest gains by the
British have been on the important
sector between Arras and the Sonlme
while the French are active between
the Aisne and the Marne.
Allied airmen are harasing the area
behind the German lines with increas-
ing violence. Aerial combats have
been numerous and French and Brit
ish airmen have brought down or sent
down out of control SO German ma
chimes and destroyed eight captive
balloons. Railway functions. air
dromes and other military targets
have been bomed heavily, while Brit
ish airmen keep up their bombardment
of the district around Metz and east
| ward toward the Rhine. Mannheim
again has been attacked. The Ger
mans repeated their attempts to raid
Paris Monday night, but met with no
success.
When the Germans attack they will
| probably find an American army corps
! aiding in barring their way westward.