Evening star., 1918-06-16
Thousands of Shells. Hurled
Among Germans Northwest
of Chateau Thierry.
TEUTONS GET A TASTE
OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE
Patrol Activities on Marne and
Picardy Fronts-Gen. Pershing's
Official Reports.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERI-
CAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
June 15.-A German raid
ing party of $50 men and
three officers attacked the :
American line south of
Thiaucourt at 2 o'clock this
morning. AS a result the
enemy lost at least twenty
killed, of whom one officer
and four men died in the
American trenches. The
American casualties were
light, and they took one
wounded prisoner.
WITH, THE AMERI-
CAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
June 15.-The Germans
have made a raid on the
American front in Alsace.
The attack was preceded by
a brief artillery and ma
chine gun barrage. The
American casualties were
light.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, June IS
American batteries last night
hurled thousands of gas shells
into the German lines along the
Marne front northwest of
Chateau Thierry. The lombard
ment was in retaliation for a
heavy gas attack by the Ger
mans.
There was patrol activity
along the American fronts in
the Marne region and in Picar-
dy, and some artillery FIRE oc-
CURED in addition to the gas
bombardment. There was no
infantry action.
The situation, however, is
tense along the entire line.
Fighters Are Freed.
By the Associated Press.
Labor companies. composed of civil
ians, are being organized to take over
construction work on the American line
of communications at the ports of de-
barkation. thus releasing for a place on
the firing line many American fighting
troops now engaged in this work.
These companies are oficered by two
American lieutenants and fifteen Amer
ican non-commissioned officers. They
include civilians Of many natonalities.
Gen. Pershing's Report.
The successful bombing by American
aviators Of station and railroad tracks
in an unnamed town behind tho Ger
man lines Friday night was reported in
Gen. Pershing's communique last night.
A number of direct hits were made and
all the American machines returned,
Aside from patrol work there was no
marked activity on the fronts held by
A fhA
1t follows:
Where was no marked activity, sx-
cept that Of patrols. At points occupied
by our troops. Last night our aviators
bombed the station and railroad tracks
at A number Of direct hits
were made. All Of our machines re-
turned"
Enemy Filters Leveled.
In an addition to Friday nisht'a
communique. Gen. Pershins oficially
reported today the downing of two
enemy machines yesterday by Ameri-
can aviators. Aside from heavy she'll
ins-by- both sides northwest Of Cha
teau Thierry, the dispatch said there
was nothing else to report. The COM
muniQue follows:
section A-Northwest of Chateau
Thierry the day was marked by heavy
Smelling, executed by the batteries at
both sides and including the use OF
gas. There is nothing to report from
the other points occupied by our
troops.
| two hostile machines.
Section BIN tho Woevre on the
night Of June II to June IL q German
| patrol captured an American sentry
at a listening post. The sentry had
| two grenades from one Of which he
managed to remove the cap while he
was being taken away. By striking
| this grenade against the other then
| dropping them and making q sudden
J dash he succeeded in escaping"
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