Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-21
GERMANS UNABLE
To TAKE GROUND
WON BY YANKEES
Hurl Two Divisions at U. S. Men
in BourescheS.
MEN FACE HAIL OF SHRAPNEL
Teutons Advance In Mass Formation
Through Woods and Are Forced
to Retreat After Suffering
Terrific Losses-Marines
Hold New Positions.

London, June 13.-"The Germans
are taking seriously the American
thrust at the apex of their line in the
Clignon valley northwest of Chateau
Thierry) and thus far have used five
divisions (67,S00 men) in attempting
to counter it, but entirely without sue
cess" Reuters correspondent at
French headquarters telegraphs.
"Two fresh divisions were thrown
at the American center at Bouresches
In fruitless attempt to recapture the
village.
Broken by Heavy Fire.
Trusting to the deep woods north
east Of the village and the twisted
spur Of the hill to conceal them, the
leading divisions advanced in mass
formation. They, however, were OBJ
served from the Bots de Balleau and
were brought under destructive hail
Of shrapnel before they could deploy.
The fire was so severe that the attack
was disorganized and no progress
could be made for some time.
when the Germans did succeed in
| penetrating the defenses they were
| met with such enthusiasm in cold
steel that their only choice was death
or surrender.
Destroy Machne-Gun Nests.
'In the capture of the wood to the
northwest of Bouresches the Amer
leans had to deal with machine-gun
nests, a game at which they are be-
captured and turned upon its late pos
SCISSORS and the advance never was
materially delayed.
Fierce fighting continued when the
fringe Of the wood was reached, the
Germans being afraid of the open
slopes behind them and over which
their retreat had to be conducted.
When at last they broke from the
cover of the wood they came under a
tempest of bullets. Surrender being
impossible, they turned and ran, but
very few reached ground where they
could find refuge"
Marines Hold Positions.
With the Americans on the Marine,
June 13.-The possibility of German
advance in this sector has been prac-
tically eliminated through consolida-
ton of the new American positions
north and east Of Belleau wood.
The marines now solidly hold the
wood, the last machine gun stronghold
To- Jo, hninr FOL of tho nnint of
bayonets at ten o'clock in the morning.
The attacking party found the group
of powders filled with dead and
wounded Prussians.
The total of prisoners taken in the
wood and contiguous territory now has
reached well above 400, with 81 ma
chine guns, four trench mortars, a
great number of rifles, and large
quantity of ammunition.
Attempt German Trick.
The desire for taking prisoners was
lessened when a group of Germans
came out of their shelters with hands
I'D. Some new marine recruits adj
vanced to take them, whereupon hid
den Germans cut loose with hand
grenades. The wOuld-be surrenderers
are now noncombatants-butl not pris-
oners. Fortunately the hand grenades
had little effect on tie marines.
In the last two weeks, according to
prisoner, the Twenty-eighth and Two
Hundred and Thirty-seventh Prussian
divisions in this sector lost from 40 to
so per cent of their electives (9,OOO to
10000 men)-half of these in the last
three days.
u. S. Guns Aid French.
With the American Army in France,
lime 13.-American artillery aided
the French in their counter-attack
against the Germans southwest and
south of Montdidier by directing a
harassing fire against the enemy.
The Germans made two minor raids
against the American lines at Can
tigny at night and were repulsed each
time. One raiding party which num-
bered 40 was routed by the revolver
fire of the Americans.
Marines Drive Huns From Wood.
With the American Army on the
Marine, June IA battalion of Amer
lean marines took the northern half OF
Belleau wood, northeast of Chateau
Thierry, capturing BOO Prussians and
Saxons, including ten officers. two
Krupp field guns of three-inch caliDer,
several huge minenwerfers and num-
Der of machine guns.
The attack was delivered after two
hours of preliminary borlbardment In
which the allied artillery made the
shell-shattered wood an inferno for
the Germans.
The furious American assaults found
the Germans stunned and Keeling,
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