Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-03
AMERICANS GAIN
STRATEGIC POINT,
AIDED BY B||: FRENCH.
Smashing Assault Leaves
Them in Possession Of
Hamlet Height and Woods. &
HIGH GROUND DOMINATES 81
CITY OF CHATEAU-THIERRY
Bitter Fighting Still in Progress
Along the Slopes of
Hill 2O4.
ADVANCE ON TWO.MILE FRONT
Attack Preceded by Twelve.Hour5
Bombardment by Franco.
American Guns.
HIGH GROUND DOMINATES ,s5 B
CITY OF CHATEAU-THIERRY
ADVANCE ON Two-MILE FRONT,
Attack Preceded by Twelve-Hour
Bombardment by Franco.
American Guns.

undated War Lead by Associated Press. ~
Hurling themselves at the tip of the
salient driven into the allied line by
the Germans late in May. the Americans3
and French have won important ground
near Chateau-Thierry. The attack was
iocal In character. but its success may
prove important in the future operations
in that part OF the battle front nearest
Paris. IN
Inc assault was aimed at the hamfSI
of Faux, which is situated on the south.
side Of the Chateau-Thierry- Pa ris-road
and on the northern slopes of. hill 2o4.
Vaux is about two miles from Chateau-
Thierry. This was carried by the rush
OF the French and Americans, who also
occupied two small patches of woods In
the immediate vicinity.
The Germans almost mediately, be :,
gan counterattacks in an attempt to re-
gain the lost positions, but their OF.
forts failed ip every instance, In the
initial ack*and nathelr. 3repea ted saa-
saults a against the new lines held by; the
allies. the G tMzhgrrfcays suffered wary
heavy losses. :atTjeast 600 prisoners nav.
ing been taken by the French and
Americans. One entire German regt-N
ment is officially reported to have been
virtually annihllated In the battle. .J
On June the French reported that
they had rccaptured hill 204, a height
dominating the city of Chatcau-Thi-
erry. 1t appears. however, that the
Germans have been holding at least
part OF the height, or that they have,
by an attack which has not been re-
ported. succeeded in occupying the hill
once moro. The allied attack on tho
north side VIII tend to make the
enemy's position on the hill lcss Sc
cure and may force the Germans to
relocate their line from the Marne
northward TO Torcy, where the Ameri-
cans have been successful in several
nights and have won important ground
British forces northwest OF Albert
have been forced to fight hard to hola
positions they took from the Germans
Sunday night. y determined attack BY
the enemy at that point threatened to
wrest the captured ground from the
British, but heavy counterattacks flung
the foe out of all but one Of the
trenches he had occupied.
MUCH FIGHTING
ON FRENCH SECTORS
The French front west of the Oise
and east of Rheims has been the scene
Of considerable local fighting, in which
forces. The French have reoccupied
the village Of st. Pierre Aisle, south
west Of Soissons. which they lost three
weeks ago. ~
The German official statement says
that allied attacks at various points
were repulscd. 1t specifically mentions
the attack west Of Chateau-Thierry as
being unsuccessful.
ITALIANS SHIFT ATTACK
TO MONTE GRAPpA REGION
Italian forces. which have been. gain
ing important ground on the eastern
side of the Asiago plateau. have sud-
denly shifted their attack to the Monte
Grappa region, east of the Brenta
River Important Austrian positions
have been carried and nearly 500 pris-
oners captured by the Italians. Czecho
Slovak troops fighting under the Itals
ian flag. have taken part in the .strus
giles of the last few days in the noun
tains.
There is still no indication that the
German offensive is about to be re-
newed, in spite Of tho fact that IL Is
almost three weeks since the fighting
north of Compiesne came to a stop.
American. British and French forces,
which have been landed at KoIa. on
the Murmansk coast, to protect vast
stores transported there before the col-
lapse of Russia as factor in the war.
probably will be called upon to face
serious attack soon. Dispa tches from.
kristiania say that German and Fin.
nish troops are pushing northwarc to-
ward tho coast.