The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-05

a party of forty to fifty Germans came
under our rifle Are while moving In the
vicinity Of Fontaine wood. They were
scattered and put to flight. During the
morning n propaganda balloon came
down inside our lines"
In a continuation or Tuesdays report
Cen Pcrshing cabled to-day In graphic
detail on the successful American opera
lions near Chateau Thierry Monday and
described activities along the various
fronts held by Americans during several
preceding days. The despatch follows'
"The successful attack made by our
troops in the Chateau Thierry region on
the evening of July was carried QUE
by two battalions of United states In
fantry. The attack was preceded by
finely executed artillery preparation,
which was executed by American bat
teries and lasted twelve hours. The in
fantrys action commenced at o'clock In
the evening All detectives were gained
and our positions consolidated inside OF
one and n half hours. The enemy's
losses were exceedingly heavy, one of
his regiments being practically an
nihiliatod. The enemy's positions were
taken at the point Of the bayonet The
amount or material captured was very
large, and included considerable guam
titles OF ammunition.
"At 3:45 o'clock in the morning the
Germans counter attacked Thanks to
the thorough consolidation of the posi-
ton which had been made the counter
attack was repulsed with heavy losses
to the enemy In killed and wounded 1t
also resulted in the taking by us Of ad-
ditional prisoners. The number of pris-
oners so far counted is more than 500
and includes six officers Our casualties
were light considering the success OBJ
tanned
Artillery Fire Increases.
I'm the Chateau Thierry region, be-
tween noon June 20 and 80 there was
considerable activity of various sorts, al
though no important developments took
place. The German artillery was again
aggressive, delivering much harassing
fire during the morning hours. This was
directed in part on our advance positions
along the Belleau, Clerembauts and
Marettc woods and was especially heavy
on the right Of our positions. Numerous
points in our rear areas were also
shelled The fire was continuous rather
than heavy. High explosive shrapnel
and a small amount OF gas were en-
ployed Resides delivering harassing
fire the German batteries were obviously
attempting to register on some of the
roads in our rear.
Our own batteries vigorously re-
turned the fire, at one point registered
directly upon detachment of the enemy.
THE activity of the German airplanes,
like that OF the German artillery, was
not Bile In being continuous rather than
concentrated at any one time or place.
| More than the usual number of balloons
were in evidence. One OF the hostile
| planes was brought down by anti-air-
craft fire opposite the right of our sec
| tor and forced to land behind its own
| lines. Numerous groups of men passed
| frequently along the roads running be-
tween Givry, Epaux, Belleau, Bonnes
Grisolles Etrepilly. lie Tartare and
| Plaisance. Wagons ana trucks moved
| along the same routes singly and In
large groups Infantry activity on both
sides was normal.
Along the Marine on the 2Sth and
| 2eth of June the German artillery CON
tlnued TO deliver the scattered but fairly
vigorous fire OF the days preceding Or
/ this day, however. the heaviest fire was
on the left rather than on the right OF
! our sector.
| "On the other hand our left sector
| still continued to draw most of The
shrapnel The shell!ng was confined
mostly to the afternoon and evening ano
on detectives identical with those pre-
! viously reported German machine gun:
were particularly quiet. and there was
| little rifle firing. Hostile airplanes were
| also less frequently observed than ha:
been usual during the past fortnight
| Behind the German lines men were seer
strolling about in the usual fashion.
| I'm the Colmar sector the day OF June