The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-29
.Pershing's Men Go Over
On Wide Front And
Take 200 Prisoners
TAKE VILLAGE
OF CANTIGNY
Warm Praise From Allies
For Their Workman
like Execution =
(By Associated Press.)
Counter Attack Beaten.

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London, May 29.-German troops
who counter attacked last night
against the Americans who captured
Cantigny, west Of Montdidier, were
repulsed with heavy losses, reports
Reuters correspondent at the British
army headquarters in France, today.
The enemy counter attack on the
new American positions was met by
the allied gunners with a hurricane
of fire, waves Of German infantry
men were stopped dead and thrown
back, leaving large numbers Of killed
or wounded on the ground.
Washington, May 29.-American
troops in Picardy attacked yesterday
| morning on a front Of one and a
| quarter miles, capturing the village
of Cantigny took 200 prisoners and
inflicted severe losses in killed and
| wounded ON the enemy, says General
Pershing's communtque made public
last night at the war department.
IsThe American casualties were rela-
| lively small.
The statement follows:
''This morning in Picardy our
troops, attacking on a front of one
and one fourth miles, advanced over
lines and captured the village Of
CanGfgny. We took 200 prisoners
land inflicted on the enemy severe
/ losses in killed and wounded. Our
casualties were relatively small.
"FTostile counter attacks broke
| down under our fire.
4 "In Lorraine and in the Woevre
artillery Of both sides continues ac-
tive. Early in the day our aviators
shot down hostile machine"
British View of IL.
With the British Army in France
May 2S.-The American troops on
| the French front near Montdidier
1 delivered an attack against the Ger
man positions, fought their way
i through all detectives, including the
village of Cantigny, and captured
140 prisoners.
! The American attack was along a
| two-kilometre front, and it seems
to have taken the hard-hitting
Americans just about three quarters
of an hour to complete their con-
j quest, which included that amount
| Of territory as well as the village OF
| Cantigny-an exceptionally short
time for such an operation
This remarkably fine showing
comes as a. fitting companion piece to
the brilliant work done by the Unit
ed States soldiers in repulsing an
enemy assault made against them in
the same region yesterday morning:
lone American division was attacked
at that time, and the gray coats met
with a complete reversal at all
points.
This enemy attack was not q
heavy one, however, and was easily
dealt with by the Americans who
had the situation well in hand at all
times.
Word of these two victories has
added much to the confidence OF the
British in their new comrades.
French View of It.
With the French Army in France,
May 2S-In a brilliant engagement
an American regiment captured the
village Of Cantigny and also a sali-
Sht 1000 yards wide and six hund-
, red yards deep, in addition to ITO
prisoners.
The Americans left their trenches
at SAB after a. heavy artillery prep
aration and covered the six hundred
| yards in ten minutes. They carried
machine gun positions with hand
grenades. French tanks co-operated.
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were captured.
The Americans reached the Ger
man second position and consolidat-
ed themselves within three quarters
Of an hour. French troops witnessing
| the operations exclaimed "the Amer
leans are wonderful"
"Boche For Breakfast"
With the American Army in France,
May 28.-The American line now
runs $50 to 200 yards each Of Can
| tigny. as a result Of the successful
attack today. The nearest German
trench is several hundred yards east
OF where the Americans have dug in.
The Germans, it has been found, had
many outposts and machine gun en-
placement in Cantigny.
Americas first offensive blow was
struck in a mist. The French tanks
apparently did not have much to do
as the American artillery already had
prepared the way. A bright sun came
out and shone on the Americans as
they dug in in their new positions.
AS the Americans started out across
No Mans Land, there were many
Jokes about eating Boche for break
fasf". The Americans fought as
though they were veterans and there
was no hesitation when the officers
sprang forward and shouted:
"Come on, boys!"
Several officers, describing the
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