Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-05
PERsHINe CONTINUES ACCOUNT

| aganda balloon came uoWh IiisiuS Oui lines
 PERsHING CONTINUES ACCOUNT | WASHINGTON, July 4.-ln con- tinuation of Tuesdays communique' | General Pershing today reported In graphic detail on the successful Amer | ican operations near Chateau Thierry | Monday and described activities along | the various fronts held by Americans during several preceding days. The dispatch follows:
 Section B: The successful attacks made by our troops in the Chateau | Thierry region on the evening of July 1 was carried out by two battalions of | United States infantry. The attack was preceded by a finely executed ar | tillery preparation which was executed by American batteries and lasted twelve hours. The infantry action commenced at o'clock in the evening" All objectives were gained and our po- siticns consolidated inside of one and a half hours. The enemy's losses were | exceedingly heavy, one of his regl- ments being practically annihilated
 "The enemy's positions were taken at the point of the bayonet. The amount of material captured was very large and included considerable quan- titles Of ammunition.
 At 3:45 o'clock in the morning the Germans counter attacked. Thanks to the thorough consolidation of the po- sition which had been made, the coun- ter attack was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy in killed and wounded. It also resulted in the talk ing by us of additional prisoners. The number of prisoners so far counted is over 800. and includes six officers. Our casualties were light, considering the success obtained.
 Tn the Chateau Thierry region be- tween noon June 29 and 30 there was considerable activity of various sorts although no important developments took place. The German artillery was again aggressive, delivering much harassing fire during the morning hours. This was directed in part on our advance positions along the Bel leau, Clerembauts and Marette Woods, and was especially heavy on the right of our positions. Numerous points in our rear areas were also shelled. The fire was continuous rather than heavy. High explosive. shrapnel and a small amount of gas were all employed. Be sides delivering harassing fire the Ger man batteries were obviously attempt ing to register on some of the roads in our rear.
 "Our own batteries vigorously re- turned the fire and at one point regi istered directly upon detachment ol the enemy. The activity of the Ger man airplanes, like that of the Ger mans artillery, was notable in being continuous rather than concentrated at any one time or place. More than the usual number of balloons were il evidence. One of the hostile planes was brought down by anti-aircraft tire opposite the right of our sector and forced to land behind its own lines Numerous groups of men passed ire quently along the roads running be tween Givey, Empaux, Belleau, Bon nes. Griesolles, Euepiily, Le Tartr' and Plaisance. Wagons and truck moved along the same routes singl! and in large groups Infantry activ ity on both sides was narmol
 Along the Marne on Ihe 2Sth anC 29th of June the German artillery con tinued to deliver the scattered bu fairly vigorous fire of the days preced ing. On this day, however, the heay jest fire was on ;he left rather thal on the right Of our sector. On tn other hand our left sector still con tinued to draw most of the shrapne The shelling was confined mostly [ the afternoon and evening, and on Ot iectiyes identical with those previous ly reported German machine gun were particularly quiet and there wa little rifle fire. Hostile airplanes wer also less frequently observed than ha been usual during the past fortnigh Behind the German lines men wer seen strolling about in the usual fasl ion.
 Tn the Colmar sector the day ( June 29 passed quietly. The Germa infantry delivered some scattering m; chine gun and rifle fire and made us of lew hand and rifle grenade
 During the night German patrols wei observed on several occasions, two ( them coming under our rifle and grel
 ade fire There were no encounter
 and no serious attempts to reach oJ
 lines The German artillery delivere
 only light and scattered fire with guI
 mainly of medium caliber. His ai
 planes appeared only at rare interya
 and were in nearly every case drive
 back by our anti-aircraft batterie
 They were engaged mainly in recO
 naisssnce work, but made some a tempts to regulate the artillery fir Behind the German lines the hayma
 ing, in which women play an increa
 ingly large part, continued, but neith in the matter of circulation nor in U
 construction of works did anythil
 of note occur
 . "In the MulhOuse sector there wi no unusual occurrence on June apart from the increased activity the part of the German air forces. La
 in the afternoon an air combat occu red and one of the German machin 5 was seen to descend in an appareI
 ly crippled condition. Light artille
 fire the throwing Of a few gronad ) on our wire, with normal rifle fire al
 the ordinary circulation in the G'
 man rear areas comprised the oth 8 activities of the day"