Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-26


Up to 10 O'Clock this morning
216 prisoners had been count
ed, together with a number OF
machine guns and other booty.
Additional prisoners are COM
ing in.
American troops on the Marne
front again attacked the Germans
last night in the Belleou wood sec
tor. The Americans made an ir-
resistible rush for the complete
clearing of the wood, in which it
was discovered yesterday the Ger
mans were still occupying a small
strip of the underbrush.
The Americans now are in pos
session of virtually all the valuable
tactical positions in the Belleau
wood sector. Most of the prison
ers taken belong to the Three Hun
dred Forty-seventh German divis-
ion.
Beat Crack Hun Forces.
On Sunday, the Germans placed
the crack Two Hundred First di-
vision opposite a portion of the
American line. Despite this the
Americans went through in steam
roller fashion.
The Germans also had attempted
on Saturday to fill the wood with
gas, but the determination and
heroism of the Americans could not
be checked by this circumstance.
The American artillery again
brilliantly carried out its part i'll
throwing the entire German line
into confusion. Prisoners said that
the position from which they had
been taken was like an inferno uu-
der the American fire.
(By Associated Press.)
American troops have again taken
the offensive northwest of Chateau
Th.erry where they have already
written a glorious chapter in the
story of American participation in
iae war The operation in which
the Americans were engaged IS
mentioned but briefly in the dali
cCmmunique OF the French war Of
flee, but it would seem TO Indicate
that the Americans have been in
quite a notable engagement.
Prisoners to the number Of 100
were taken in the action. which IS
said by the French 10 have been
brilliant" Among the Germans
captured was a captain. The French
official statement says that this Is
the number of captives so far
counted which may mean that the
operation is still going on or that
the full story has not as yet been
told.
Lost Men to Foe.
With the American Army in
France, Tuesday. June -, BY the
Associated Press The raid Mon
day morning in which two com
panies of French and American
troops near BadonviIler lost pris-
oners. was made by an entire bat
talon of German troops. The en-
emy advanced in two columns after
the way had been prepared bv
heavy bombardment with gas shells.
The new sector held by Ameri-
can troops in AlsaCe is in the re
gion northwest OF Gebweilsr Tins
sector is not far from the famous
Hartmansweiler- -kopf, the scene or
so much hard fighting in the past.
The Americans are now holding
a considerable front in three dit-
ferent sectors in Alsace
The official statements issue1
Tuesday in Berlin said:
The number OF American and
French prisoners brought in yes
Lerday morning east BadOnviller
has increased to more than sixty
French Capture Huns.
Paris. June 26. tOMciaa.-The
French carried oat number OF
raids during the night. the otficia!
war statement says. in the regions
IF Mailly- -Raiueval lin the Somme
5ectorl Melicoq lwest of the Oiset.
Vinly. north OF the CliEnon river
and northwest OF Chateau Thierryt
capturing prisoners and machine
guns.
London, June % German pris-
,ners and machine guns were tax
IN by the British last night on the
eicardy and Flanders battlehelds.
lays the official statement from
Eield Marshal Haig today. On
hese two fronts the enemy artillery
ire was active