New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Pershing Reports Losses of
Enemy at Vaux Were
Severe
20 Germans Killed
During Patrol Raid
Two u. S. Soldiers Reach
Trench of Teutons and
Bring Back Prisoners


Wednesday night and brought bach
prisoners, General Pershing reported
in his communique to-day.
Near Cantigny, west of Montdidier
the communique states, an American
pstrol encountered German raidine
rarty of seventy just beginning thei,
operations. Twenty-Five American
rushed the Germans, penetrated theil
others and captured three.
Further details given by the COM
munique regarding the American ad-
vance at Vaux reveal that severe losses
were inflicted on the enemy when the
Germans attempted counter attacks
and 14O were taken prisoner.
The communicate follows:
"Section Ain the course of sue
cessful patrolling activity in Picardy
and in the Chateau Thierry region
we captured prisoners. In Picardy
machine gun was also taken. Hostile
planes, which approached our lines
near Naux and in the Nosges, were
driven back by our fire.
"Our troops, COOpeTAteu Will liC
British in their attack made to-day"
Section B-Near Cantigny one of our
ra;ding parties this morning encoun-
tered an enemy raiding party Of sew
enty ready to start out. Twenty-Five OF
our men penetrated the enemy's wire,
killing at least twenty Germans, wound
ing others and capturing three, with
machine guns.
Further details are now available
concerning the German counter attack
in the vicinity of Bois de la Roche IN
the early morning of July 9. The at
tack broke down completely under our
artillery, rife and machine gun tire;
Besides infiicting heavy losses in killed
and wounded, our troops took 140 pris-
oners. These were included in the to-
tai of 500 previously reported
"For some time after the counter at
tack the enemy kept up continuous
barassing fire on our front lines, and
during the day of July 2 intermittent
FIRE on our front lines and on points in
cur rear areas. Our own batteries were
equally active.
The German air forces also were ac-
tive, but met considerable opposition
from our airplanes, whose activity is
increasing. Conflicts occurred. of which
the results have not been reported. In
the German rear areas troops were in
position around Bonnes " ood and near
Givry, Epaux and the Picardy farm.
During the night3of July ga hostile
infantry showed some slight activity,
directing bursts of machine gun fire on
the right of our line and sending out
house north of NauX. The patrol was
easily driven back. At the same time
two of our own men penetrated the
German lines in the same region and
brought back prisoners. Throughout
the night the hostile artillery shelled
our front and rear positions on the
right Of our line, using more than the
usual amount OF gas. American artil
lery vigorously replied.
During the day of July there was
some machine gun fire and sniping OF
the right half of our sector, but such
aggressiveness as was shown by the en-
emy was developed mainly by his air
forces. Once again, however, the Amer
lean planes showed them selves able to
cope with the situation, driving some
Of the German machines back over their
own lines
"In Pcardy the day from noon June
80 to noon July l was marked only by
the aggressiveness of the enemy's air
planes. The German machines were
more active in combat than has been
the case recently. They were. fired on
by our own planes and anti-aircraft
batteries. No results are as yet re-
ported. The enemy's artillery fire was
OF moderate intensity and was concen-
trated only on some Of our positions in
the vicinity of Broyes and Villers Tour
nellie. Very few shells fell on our
front lines. His machine gun fire,
originating mainly from the vicinity of
Chateau Jenlis, was directed principally
on our lines near Cantigny.
In the Mulhouse sector, on July J.,
the feature of the day was the at
tempt of the enemy to raid our trenches
after. after artillery preparations. In con-
necton with this, our advance positions
between the Doller River and Bal
schwiller were heavily bombarded be-
tween o'clock in the morning and 5
o'clock In the morning. The lombard
ment involved the use of a very large
number of shells of medium and large
cailbre, but our casualties were exGep
tlonally light The raid itself was en-
tlrely repulsed by our counter barrage.
Besides the artillery activity on both
sides connected with the attempted
RAID, much shelling occurred during the
oay. The most notable concentration
IN the vicinity of Doller River shortly
after noon. Our own batteries, in CON
junction with the French artillery, were
active along the whole front.
Inc German machine guns kept up q
continuous fire from the direction of
ppont d'Aspach and Burnhaup lie Haut.
Between o'clock in the morning and
O'Clock in the evening a number of
uerman planes circled over our lines
ana over the enemy's advanced posi-
IONS. Some penetrated our lines, but
we're forced back by anti-aircraft bat
series IN our rear areas. During the
ssieht the enemy offered particularly
;ihe exhibition of signal lights, includ-
ing $40 flares and rockets, at various
poihts along the front, and red and yell
sow balloons. Carrier pigeons were
Seen flying from his front to the rear
posltions Our own infantry was ac-
i've IN patrol and raiding operations.
ohe party entered the German trenches
az I font d'As pach on the night of June
00.Ju uly |. Results are not yet reported.
T.. In the Woevre sector the day of
suhe o ~ to June 80 passed quietly for
Su1. Sur troops. The enemy's artillery
aeiVered a scattered fire, which in
..ltuued .led moderate concentrations during
sae early evening and about midnight
w w the Bois de Jury. A small amount
VI gas was used. His machine guns
suu rifle fire we're also light and
IGva.tered His airplanes few over our
thns tt,hnes from time to time, but on more
a"ah one occasion were driven back by
e,at. naterican machines and by anti-ar-
nnns "at guns During the night large
lumber of flares were liphted alone