The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
j. s. MARINES MIN
BIG VICTORY NEAR
CHATEAU-T HIERRY
Yankees Drive Foe Back More
Than TWO Miles.
THREE TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Pershing Says Enemys Assaults
Against Yankees Northwest of
Chateau Thierry Broke Down
With Heavy Losses.

Washington, June 1.-THE official
report from General Pershing follows:
Section A-Northwest of Chateau
Thierry the enemy made fresh at
tack during the night on our positions
in the vicinity of DOuresches. The at
tack, which was preceded by artillery
preparation and accompanied by heavy
machine gun fire, broke down with Sc
we're losses to the assailants. In this
region and in Picardy there was lively
artillery fighting.
Our patrols crossed the Marine ana
recOnnOiteSad hostile positions.
On the Marine sector the day was
marked by increased artillery activity.
Marines Drive Huns From Wood.
With the American Army on the
Marine. June PA battalion of Amer
lean marines took the northern half OF
Belleau wood, northeast of Chateau
Thierry, capturing $50 Prussians and
SaxOns, including ten officers, two
Krupp field guns of three-inch caliber,
several huge minenWerfers and num-
Der of machine guns.
The attack was delivered after two
hours of preliminary bOmbardment in
which the allied artillery made the
shell-shattered wood an inferno for
the Germans.
The furious American assaults found
the Germans stunned and reeling,
ready. to surrender. The American
machine gunners inflicted the heaviest
casualties upon the enemy. Owing to
the excellent artillery preparation and
the swiftness of the operation the
American casualties were light.
The Germans launched an attack on
Bouresches at five o'clock.
The assault was smashed, thanks
to the GOODNESS of the American ma
chine gunners and the accuracy of the
artillery.
Marines Pierce Foes Lines.
With the American Army in France,
June 1.-THE American marines at
tackled the Germans after daybreak
and penetrated the German lines for
about two-thirds of a mile on a 600
yard front in the Belleau wood, north
west of Chateau Thierry. The Ger
mans now hold only the northern
fringe of the wood.
The Americans captured two minen-
werfer, which are the largest pieces
yet taken by them.
Capture $50 Prisoners.
Paris, June 11.-French and Amer1-
can troops, continuing attacks in the
region of Brussiaries, on the Marine
front, gained more ground, increased
their prisoners to $50 and took 30 ma
chine guns. the official war statement
says.
Three Towns Captured.
Paris, June S.-French and Ameri-
can troops operating against the Ger
mans northwest of Chateau Thierry
during fridays fighting made addi-
tional gains of ground and captured
the villages of Veuilly in POtorie and
Bouresches, according to the French
war office report.
Americans Hold Town.
With the American Forces on the
Marine. June S.-The American ma
rines who began q second attack on
the German lines late Thursday cap
tured the village of Torcy and drove
their way into Bouresches, northwest
of Chateau Thierry.
They were holding Torcy in the face
of repeated cOunter-attacks and were
pushing back the Germans through the
streets of Bouresches. Virtually all
their detectives in this attack were
attained.
The American plan did not include
the taking of Torcy but the marines
swept into it and drove out the Ger
mans.
Bayonet Boche Gunners.
The SharpeSt encounter in fighting
occurred at Bouresches (13 miles south
of Neuilly and just northwest of Cha
teau Thierry). There the American
marines reached the edge of the vii
lage at dusk and swarmed in upon the
German machine gun emplacements
annihilating the BOche gunners. The
Germans were bayonetted at theil
guns, and others that attempted tt
make a stand in the streets were cap
tured. Numerous prisoners were
taken.
One of the toughest of all the oC
jectives, Belleau wood, some four mile:
from Chateau Thierry, was swept b,
the marines without serious trouble.
American marines reached the out
skirts of Bouresches, northwest of Cha
teau Thierry, and poured volleyS O.
machine-gun fire into the enemy, in
fiicting terrific casualties. Bayonet
were used freely against many of tn,
Germans who attempted to make :
stand in the streets. At daybreak tn,
marines were slowly driving the Ger
mans back.
Mines Bring Big Royalty.