Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-07
(By Associated Press. J

Although the latest German
official communication an.
nounces that the situation on
the battlefront is unchanged,
here has been a change on one
If the most important sectors
in Picardy, and American ma
rines were responsible for 1t.
Attacking on a front Of
about two and one-half miles
n a fight that began Thursday
at dawn, the marines in four
hours drove back the enemy
two and one-quarter miles and
occupied all the important high
ground northwest of Chateau
Thierry, which village in a pre-
vious fight, the American ma
chine gunners had turned into
a shambles by the accuracy Of
their aim as the Germans tried
to wresta bridge from them.
RETURN TO HRAy.
After a breathing space hi Thurs
days battle, the Americans returned
to the fray and at last accounts hard
fighting was in progress for this sec.
tor, which commands the sMarne AZ
that part of the front where the bat
tie line swingsN Eastward toward
Rheims. The marines took 100 Ger.
man prisoners in the early encounter,
while the French troops on their Jeff
also gained an advantage over the
enemy and made 100 captivcs.
Fighting Like Tigers.
So hard pressed have the Germans
been by the attacks Of the Americans
in the Chateau Thierry sector during
the last few days that they have been
forced to throw three new divisions
of their best troops into the line dur-
ing the last three days.
"The Americans are like tigers,
said dispatch from the front. Their
commanders have all they can do to
hold them back. Even the wounded
are enthusiastic and eager to fight.
They are proud Of their wounds. A
general who visited field dressing
station said he was elated blythe
sight"
To the northwest around Vcuilly%
la Poterie, where recently the Amer-
leans have dealt the Germans several
savage blows and captured portions
of the terrain, they were occupying.
the enemy now seems fearful Of an.
other onslaught and is deluging the
region with shells. No infantry at
tack by either side has been reported,
however.
Troops Massed in Toul Sector.
1t seems not improbable that the
Germans soon are to ask the Amer
leans to show their merit as hghtors
southeast of Verdun. American
patrols report heavy movements III
troop trains from the northeast pass
ing westward behind the Toul sector
in the direction of St. Mihiek.
The heavy attacks of the Germans
along the front from Rheims to the
northwest of scissors are still at
halt, although sporadic offensiyes are
being attempted at isolated points and
bombardments of violence are being
carried out, especially in the region
of Rheims.
All German Attacks Repulsed.
Everywhere that the Germans have
essayed an attack it has met with
sharp repulse. There seems to be no
doubt that the allied line has been
sufficiently strengthened to Withstand
the shock troops of the Germans and
it is seemingly not beyond the realm
of possibility that General Foch's
armies soon will take the initiative
into their own hands.
Germans Gain Much Booty.
The German statement issued
Thursday night says that since May
27 an excess of $1,000 prisoners,
among them more than l.500 officers.
have been taken and that in addition
more than CSC guns and more than
1000 machine guns have been cap-.
tured.
Admission has been made BY the
military correspondent of the Berlin,
Vossiche Ze:tung that the German Of
fensive is spent and that the German
armies cannot be expected to proceed
at present against newly strengthened
allied linees.
In the Italian theater there has
been somewhat of an increase in the
artillery and patrol encounters along
the mountain front and on the lower
reaches of the Piave. river, but the
expected attempt at an advance. bx
the Austrians has not yet begun