Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-27
AMERICANS SECURE
COMPLETE CONTROL
OF BELLEAU WOOD.
Administer Another Smash
ing Defeat to Kaiser's Vet
erans on Marine Front.
BRILLIANT NIGHT ATTACK
NETS OVER 200 PRISONERS.
General Diaz's Legions Allow
Beaten Austrians No
Rest.
CLEAN UP PIAVE RIVER FRONT
Successful Assault After Terrific
Concentration Of Fire From 4
Artillery Guns.
BRILLIANT NIGHT ATTACK
NETS OVER 200 PRISONERS.
clean UP PIAvE RIVER FRONT
Successful Assault After Terrific
Concentration Of Fire From q
Artillery Guns.

While the Italians have been Ybusily
engaged in cleaning up the Piave bat
tie front. gathering together the spolls
of war and making struggling Aus
trians prioner. the American troops
stationed in the Belleau wood. north
west of Chateau-Thierry, have been
dcvoting their time to showing the
Germans again the fighting timber of
which they are made.
In the demonstration the Americans
gained control of the wood in its en-
trety, advanced their position material
ly northwest of the wood and made
prisoner 264 of the enemy, In addition
to intlicting heavy losses in men killed
or wounded.
me attack was launched Tuesday
night. with the purpose OF driving our
me lew remaining nests of Germans f..
IN the woods-nests from which enemy
parties constantly were harassinr the
Americans. 1t followed hurricane of
artillery fire. the intensity OF which
stunned even those of the Germans who
previously had gone through the ter
rlhc dTmfires OF the British and French.
i"c hammertng OF the guns was kent
up lot thirtcen hours before the in
tantry set out to accomplish ts tosl
"iouSHl Dy the Amer
'cah shells. many of them OF high ex
plosives. was evident from tho nm,
per or enemy dead strewing the rround
and the state Of general den,o,;,io,, 49,
prevailed.
CAPTURE OF wOoD
OF STRATEGIC IMPoRTANcA
The capture OF Bellcau wood is OF
cohsideraole strategic Importance,
hn f,,t
Germans had been able to rake tbe
allied positions on all sides Of n r;ith
their artillery. Its eastern and nor,hC
ern edges also command the railroad
oehlnd the German lines 'runninr n
Chateau Thierry
Hii the positions still held l,y .ha
Austrians on the lower piaye. consti.
'u''hs the Capo Si!c bridgehead. bnye
now oeen taken by the Italians. and
the entire western bank OF IN, pt,yn
Is clear of the enemy.
nearly 400 prisoners were taken in
the enterpris" Aside from this ir,,.
ing there has been little activity IN
'he southern section OF the Jtal,an
'"e'ter. seemingly the chase of tho .
enemy OH the eastern bank Of .hcy
i'Nc mas ended. at least for tho time
being. In the mountains. heavy h,n,
- III pioSFcSS IN various
sectors and intensive aerial opcrat:op,
are going on along the entire from.
Inc Rome War Office reasserts that all
me artillery lost by the Italians 10
the Austr!ans in the initial stage q,
the lighting has been recaptured.
MINOR OPERATIONS IN
FRANCE; AND FLANDERS
On the battle front in France AMI
fEandcrs, the operations continue or
minor character. The British. both
IN FLANDERS and Picardy. have carried
out successfully attacks against the
Germans and taken further prisoners
and machine guns. LiEewisr. the
FRENCH northwest of Montdidier. have
raidee an enemy position. inflicted
losses and taken prisoners.
1T is reported that 5000 German
troops have beer landed at rot, /,
Iranscaucasian port on the Black Sea,
which has rail connections with the
important centers OF Tihis. Batum and
Baku. Batum is In the hands of the
Turks.
British aviators Wednesday bombed
the powder works station at Karlsruhe
Good results were observed accord
ing to the Admiralty announcement
British aviators Tuesday downed
fourteen hostile machines.
Seven british machines are missing
IL was announced last night
-Four tons of bombs were dropped on
the docks at Eruges and Ostend