The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-07

trouble. There seemed reason to ex
pect German counter attacks il
strength before long, previous to be
ginning of the afternoon attack. which
began at ) p. N. the roads behind the
German fines were filled with troops
with guns and wagons, but the Ameri
can artillery turned on them ana
created havoc.
The marines in their forward sweep
took strong ground on either side OF
Belleau wood and cleaned ut the IA
vine sout hof Torcy, which linked VI
the Line with Hill 142 and which was
taken this morning. This gave them
strong and dominating position for
continuation of their attack. Their
total advance was approximately two
miles on three mile front. The to-
tai number of prisoners taken was not
known last evening bu additional cap
tives were brought in after the morn
ing attack which netted about lOG
prisoners.
lieutenant Redwood and four mem
bers of his company, corporal Mon
geay and Privates Armstrong, Rolf
and Shuman got into portion OF an
enemy trench and were surrounded by
a party of double their number. They
drove off the enemy party and made
their way back to the American lines
with four prisoners.
. Lieutenant Holmes lied a patrol
and displayed extraordinary GOODNESS
and daring in cutting twelve strands
Of enemy wire in front of a listening
post and crawling through" There he
Ieape don a sentinel. made him prfs.
oner and brought him back through
No Mans land Sergeant Murphy aic.
ed in the exploit, and with GOODNESS
and nerve killed one of the sentinels
who had fired on Holmes"
MAKE GAINS.
With the FRENCH Army on the
Marne, Thursday, June Cup to this
hour the Americans and French troops
between Veuilly-la-POte
and Torcy have reached the outer
edges of the towns of Bussaires and
Torcy. u., -...
On the west the allied line has been
carried to Oranges farm south Of Gan
delu and west Of Veuilly. Belleau
wood east of Torcy has been cleared
of the enemy. Further details are not
availa 0le at this hour.
The Americans comprise the detach-
ments on the left of the advancing
line. After capturing a small wood
shaped like the letter 49, the Amert.
cans reached the cemetery at Veuilly
and continued to press forward SLOW
|y under heavy fire from German
machine guns. During the attack this
morning at dawn, the German artl-
ery fire against the allies was feeble,
but the enemy front line was well
studded with machine guns. In the
action this morning the Americans
and French advanced one kilometre
nto the German lines and captured
20 prisoners, including 10 officers.
Forty.five minutes after the fight
ng started one French regiment had
lttained the border Of Mares wood
md the edge Of triangular WooG
800 yards southeast of Bussaires, not.
sharp resistance. This
egiment at one point took more than
90 prisoners.
London, June German troops
led before the bayonets of the Ameri-
AN marines in the. action between
Ieuilly and Toreys Thursday according,
Q the correspondent of the Daily Mail
With the American forces in France.
Wounded soldiers. he adds, tell how
me company Of marine fighting in a
Wheat field. became surrounded by
uperior numbers, but they eventually
ought their way out in the face OF
evere German machine gun fire. In
edition they captured several Of the
machine guns. w.,
The American troops, the> corrs-
ondent adds, showed considerable
kill in using cover and thereby re-
uced their losses appreciably. De-
pite this caution. however, they
made the pace too hot for the Ger
mans. The full hald Of prisoners, it
sadded. may reach 300.
Several wounded Germans compli
nented the Americans on their fight
ng, saying they were as good sol.
iers as the Germans. The Ameri
ans adapted themselves quickly to