The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-31
ACTIVE WORK Of
our BAYONE IS
ROUTED GUARDS
American Soldiers Whipped
Kaiser's Shock Troops.
BATTLE FOR VILLAGE
sergy Changed Hands Nine Times
But Is Now in Possession Of
Americans.

With The American army on the
Marine. July 80. -Sergy changed
lands nine lines in twenty-four
.1urs. That tells the story OF the
litter dghdng when The German
command threw two fresh Guard di-
,lsions against the Americans north
lr Tie OuroQ ierday, in an endea
or 20 pa, them pack across the
ream
The result may be best tolG by say
ng that the Americans are not only
IN the north side Of the Ourcq this
morning, but in positions further ad-
anCed than when the Crown Prince
lurled his Violent attacks against our
me early yesterday At east one
ierman Guard division was rendered
shtloss tor como time to come.
iIad the Americans not held back
hese fighting prussans the French
would not have been able to make
,heir advance north Of Fera-en-Tar-
lanoi5 and also on our right
The prussians and Bayarians now
rying to hold back the Americans
ere brought hurrielly from the rear
here they mad heen held to make an
tack against the English, prepara
3ry TO lhe Crown Princes grand
rive i'm August
It should be source of the great.
ST pride to America that her youth.
n soldiers are able 20 bold their
@n against the Kaiser's best shock
yocps, for such The Prussian and
payarian Guards are.
At Dsrey was an American divi
ION which met the iih prussian
'uard Division The result speaks
'or itsel
1t was part of the German plan to
tend on the north bank Of Ourcq aud
old The Americans while the with
travail behind the lines was made
mere easily The charge OF the
NmcTlcaus aloss the river on sun
s, ia which they took Serinses and
sergy and established themselves.
lroke up this par, of the German
Ia
Early Yesterday morning the
Americans in Sergy were attacked
The 9Th Prussian Guard Division,
which bad arrived only a few hours
efoTa from the raining area in Lor-
aine Overwhelmed by vastly SUI
oerior numbers the Americans with.
lrew before q terrific small artillery
ard machnegnn fire
But when the Prussians got into
he town the German artillery could
rot longer shoot into it, That gave
chance FOR man TO man in a hand
c-hand fight and the Americans
rasped the opportunity
They rushed back into the village
~ against a withering fire from ma
'hine gums placed practically in
every building. When the charge
vas at It's height from a building
hcTine ihe Red Cross five machine
guns smoke with telling effect but
con the Americans cot hand.to-hand
ith he Prussi0nsA In repayment foi
'he deadly machiue-gun work oul
men go. their hayonets into action
md no German has yet been known
stand before Dayonet with an
american behind Il. IN ha'f an hom
ya had possession Of the town
Down came The German artillery
re again. and We had to retire
rio the village came the prussians
rd when the artillery fire stopped
rack went the Americans Again
we drove them ont No sooner hat
we got into the village, when bacl
( me the Prussians The German
l'rplanes rendered their men .grea
aid, sweeping down close to thr
round and rakine our lines wifi
machine guns They also use,
bombs against us. Neither sid
I would throw ras into Sergy for fca
7f niuring their own troops
The fighting went back and fortl
/ MI morning First we had tn,
mauled village and then the prus
slams had a. Both sides made ad
yances from edges OF woods and rC
treated 10 that shelter FINALLY
iust after NOON when Il was our tur
In ihe village. the Ame lean artiler
got down a heavy barrage. whic
c7ught ihe prussian attackers an
drove them back by the time III
I enemy came again we We're to
( strongly aituaiod For them. and IN
result OF the bloody battle was thu
we held Serey