Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-04

} The American artillery lent efficient
aid in completely breaking Up the
enemy attack, which was launched
with fresh regiments of storm troops
The number of prisoners taken BY
the Americans in the operations near
Chateau Thierry was increased today
without the American infantry operat,
ing except as skirmishers.
Enemy Fire Intense.
German shells have been raining or
the new American positions and the
enemy has been answered by the
American guns. The American lins
was the target of projectiles Of all cali.
bers. gas shells being mixed with high
explosives missiles. The shells have
been falling heavily in the areas be.
hind the battle line. The enemy fire,
particularly on the right flank of the
new positions at Vaux, was most in
tense for hours.
/ At last reports the American ma.
chine gunners were holding theii
igroand and rrepulsing small but des.
perate efforts Of the Germans to RE-.
gain the ground wrested from them
The Americans are reported to Be
we'll protected by their temporary
trenches and are not exposing them.
selves needlessly to the storm of fly
ing steel from the bursting German
shells. IT..
Pay Highest Cost Possible.
The German loss in killed is un-
known, but prisoners say that their
orders were to drive back the Ameri-
cans at all costs. They have paid
the highest cost possible. but have
failed to perform the task entrusted
to them,
From general conditions along the
battle line, it appears that further.
attacks by the Germans are likely
to develop. The Americans, however,
are just as ready for what is COM
ing as they were for what has passed,
and are just as confident Of the oait.-
come. ~-"." %~'.r'
The enemy artillery this afternoon
increased the intensity of its fire in
the Vaux region. The crash of en-
ploding shells swelled to roar,
while the ground and air throbbed
with the conclusions of shells. But
the American guns answered the
German challenge, shot for shot.
Steady Stream Of Explosives.
The American gunners, stripped to
the waist, stood in the gun pits and
on gun emplacements, feeding shells
as fast as they could handle them
into the guns and steady stream OF
steel explosives swept through space
onto the enemy lines.
At 5 O'Clock this evening the gun
fire showed no sign of abating, the
enemy artillery work, if anything,
evidencing more ferocity than ever,
The American aviators, keeping vigil
over the fighting zone, found the
ground completely obscured at places
by the smoke OF guns and shells.
Among captured material thus far
counted are six heavy machine guns,
Is light machine guns, six trench
mortars, two grenade throwers, zoe
rifles, one motorcycle machine gun
and large quantities of ammunition
and equipment.
Quentin Roosevelt is Flyer.
During the aerial fighting today
four more enemy machines were
brought down. Victories are claimed
for Lieutenants J. H. Stephens, New
York; K. L. Porter, Dowagiac, Mich.
Ralph O'Neill, Denver and Maxwell
Perry, Indianapolis.
All told, on Tuesday and Wednes.
day the patrols from American pur-
suit squadrons in this sector engaged
in about 20 combats, bringing down
seven enemy planes. Two American
aviators were lost and one was Sc
riously wounded.
Among the airmen engaged in the
fighting today was Quentin Roose-
welt, youngst son Of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Germans Claim Air Success.
Berlin, via London, July 3.--Thc
German war office today announced
that four machines attacked an Amer.
lean squadron of nine. and four were
shot down. Lively fighting is also
reported south of Arras, northwest
of Albert and between the Aisne and
Marne rivers.
Dutch Cabinet Quits