Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-14
GERMANS LEARN
U.S.. IS FIGHTING
Papers Permitted to Tell
People Americans Are
on Front
ORDERS SENT TO PRESS
BY GEORGE RENWTCK
,pcciul Cable to Eppuiug Public LEDGE


Copyright. 1918, b. Nc,c York Times Co.
Amsterdam, June IA.
America has hitherto only threatened
US by means Of military statistics. but
now she appears herself on the field of
battle. She has come out of the stage
of preparation for war and entered that
of the actual fighting" So says Cen
eral Won Liebert. military critic of the
Tageliche Rundschau of Berlin. He terms
the United States ''Germany's new
enemy"
He cannot help expressing surprise
that nothing has been heard about the
sinking of American troops by U-boats,
and hopes that Germany's latest under
seas cruisers are after that prey.
The Tageliche Rundschau editorlally
informs its readers that the war has
entered the American stage, the last
and greatest of all. and that the Ger
man authorities know. full well that this
final part of the struggle is not far off.
Such statements are in keeping with
the. information ] have from a reliable
source to the effect that instructions
press informing the newspapers that it
will be advisable gradually to prepare
the country for the news Of the active
participation of American forces in
strength on. the west front.
Two hours after the Americans started
through the Bois de Belleau, the Ger
mans launched their heavy attack to
regain Bouresches. A dark and cloudy
| night had aided their preparations for
the rush; but the Americans. expecting
something Of the sort, had the northern
side of the town lined with machine
guns, and had artillery all trained on
! the railroad mbankment over which the
boche had to come. The Americans
seemed to have excellent tab on the
| German movements and when, at 6
o'clock, the Germans came over, they
| met a terrific machine-gun fire. while a
| heavy barrage was put right behind the
| attacking party and gradually lowered
on it, not only cutting off re-enforce-
ments for it, but killing many in it,
Heavy Slaughter Of Germans
The slaughter of Germans in this at.
tack was the heaviest the Americans
have yet been able to inflict. : Our. men
in excellent positions at the edge. suffer
ed almost no losses. In this operation
we took fifty prisoners, including one Of
| flcer.
This is the best reason to suppose tina
! for the present the Germans expect tc
settle down on the Soissons- Chateau
Thierry sector and let we'll enough alone
But the Americans are not satisfied sim
ply to hold the line protecting importan
roads to Paris. In eight days fighting
in which there have been Ave prominen
engagements. they have had the bes
of II every time. ...
1t is not to be Supposed that this worl
has been done without losses to ou
forces, but evidence found in tn,
captured terrain has shown that tn,
Germans suffered much more. with tn,
exception of one day. ! have talket
with officers from the other American
sectors today, and all say that the ac
complishments of the marines and tn
Ninth and Twenty-third infantry in tn,
last week have inspired the whole Amer
ican army. Every doushboy is proud tina
the Americans have shown they are no
'"buffaloed" by the terrible boche.