Evening journal., 1918-08-02
AMERICANS ADVANCE ON ENTIRE
RIGHT Wing DURING night
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR,
United Press STAFF Correspondent.


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Aug. 2.-ls.45 A. M.)-Ameri-
can troops advanced on the entire right
wing during the night, as far as Bonn
plery.
They hold Cierges and all Of Meunlere
wood Intense fighting is proceeding
beyond Cierges. where the Americans
gained dominating heights from the
Germans by a sudden, heavy attack
| Tho American gains wero made In the
face OF stiffening opposition. Yester-
day morning our left wing attacked
northeast Of Seringes Ia mile and half
east and north OF re-En-Tardenoisl
and Sergy three miles southeast OF
Fere-En-Tardenols) following a smoke
cloud which partially concealed their
advance from enemy machine gunners,
which were planted thickly in the
fields. The doughbOys went forward
in groups, fltering through the German
positions and gaining all their first
detectives without pause. Fighting
centered I'm Nesles Forest northeast
OF Seringes and north OF Sergy). Our
infantry quickly dispersed the outer
line Of German machine guns in hand
to-hand combat. The advance was dis
continued here during the afternoon
owing 10 the sharp salient created.
The American right wing, advancing
simultaneously. moved eastward In a
thanking movement around M'uniere
wood southeast OF Cierges). French
troops co-operated in this assault. BY
evening the German resistance mad
heen wiped out and the wood was
cleared. the Allied troops progressing
,1n,ost 10 Coussancourt three miles
east OF Cierges.)
Fighting in Meuniere Wood was In
tense artillery raking the Boches,
while infantry charged up a steep NIL
. into a row OF machine guns, driving
out the defenders with the bayonet.
Americans artillery continues 10
Mound German strongholds along the
roads leading to the northward, exact-
ing heavy casualties. Latest indications
are that the Boches are masslng IN IN
! creasing numbers, TO oppose further
advances. although no additional De
sonses have been encountered other
than widely scattered sections OF han-
dug trenches and increased barbed wire
entanglements. -. 4.
Th5 wire is not continuous but Is
used as barriers for machine gun
posts. .,.. ,ho Amor
t.ans are mostly young troops and
good machine gun fighters. They show
cd increased courage in hand-to-hanu
comhats but no German yet encoun-
tered has proven the equal OF the
Yankees in the style OF "innshtihs
that goes with the bsyonet.
Our men are exceptionally equipped
no.v having. in addition to their usual
outrit. field glasses and daggers taken
from captured German officers ana
, shock troops.
While lying inside the American lines
Nin Nesles Wood yesterday morning
sergeant remarked that he needed pair
of glasses. He walked into the WOOD
and encountered a German officer and
three men. He killed the officer. chased
the men and returned with the formers
glasses and revolver.
An roads behind the American lines
are thickly dotted with vehicles carry
, ing quantities OF German ammunition
and supplies. Much Of IL is uncounted,
owing TO all attention being centered
on the advance.
In numbers OF cases Americans are
now using German machine guns.
Some Of the prisoners brought in yes
terday and last night were extremely
Young. Several are above the average
, in intelligence. All repeat the sub
stances Of ones remark:
"Only the German rulers expect to
win. We don't care who governs, so
long as the war ends. Food is scarce
and the people are sick and suffering"
A group OF prisoners from a new unit
said the Germans are not attempting TO
erect any permanent defenses this side
! OF the old Fismes line.
Along the Ourcq where the American
right wing was in action, 1t was re-
! ported that many Germans were found
chained TO their machine guns.
, The Boches attempted TO utilize an
aero circus to hamper American infan-
try. but our "Archies" put up an ef-
fective barrage. On the other prison.
ers tell OF the havoc wrought by our
airplanes In strafing their troops.
I Twenty-Five doughboys rescued the in
, habitants Of Sergy. They hailed the
r Americans as saviours when the latter
divided their meagre pack OF rations,
, the first food the Frenrh villagers mad
D had in days. ..
Far I'm the rear yesterday while on
nv way to the front lines, / saw a
pretty picture at Chatesu-Thlerry. Ref
ugees were still returning to their
Y ruined homes and men, women, chill
dren and babies were eating doughboys
= food from rolling kitchens.
But in contrast to this picture were
: the hundreds Of graves all about with
[ earth roughly heaped above and a
helmet stop The fallen mems names
are stenclled on the crosses above the
American graves; the Germans are
Z marked only by Boche helmets.
I HUN "PEACE FORCE" FOR UKRAINE.
= BY The United Press.