The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-21

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ~ france
June c0.--At dawn this morning Amer.
lean troops stormed German ,-enche.
and machine gun nests In front OF Cam
tigny. in the Montdidier sector.
Those OF the German garrison who re-
nsained to hsht and carry out their
orders to hold the positions at any cos.
we're killed by rifle and machine gun
hre and bayonet.
The Americans also took prisoners.
The American artillery put down a
heavy box barrage on the rear Of the
enemy positions. A few minutes later
the infantry swarmed over the top and
rushed the trenches. Some Of the Ger
mans had tried to escape through the
barrage. crashing TO their rear, but few
OF them got through. for numerous Ger
man dead were found later.
Great Many Gernans Killed.
Prisoners captured declare that they
had orders TO hold on at all costN, and
this was apparent BY the desperate man
ner in which they fought. The battle
was short. but deadly. for the enemy
Positions were swept clean o. Germans
| many Germans were killed.
One machine g,in nest containing eigh,
| men. which had been sprinkling Can
! tigny for some days. was blown up by
, q direct hit by trench mortar bomb.
Tho official report from Berlin asserts
that German troops have penetrated
deeply into American positions at Seich-
eprey. which lies to the east OF St
Mih!e!. and inflicted heavy losses on the
| defenders.
The enemy artillery has been more
| active on the Toul sector since the heavy
| gassing to which the Americans sub
tected them yesterday. Tho infantry
| action has been confined, however. to an
| attempted raid. in which only sixty mcr
| participated, in spite Of the German off,
| cial statement which said that they had
penetrated the American lines at Seich-
eprey.
The Germans have thrown about six
| thousand shells along the American from,
In tho woevre
The Misses Emma s. and Katharine
F.. Lansing. sisters OF Secretary OF state
| Lansing. who have been members o.
the Red Cross in France since last Sep
tember. have had n thrilling experience
and learned the horrors OF modern war
fare hrst hand.
| Recently when German airmen bombed
a village near the front where thu
Misses Lansing conducted a cantecr
they were forced. with many other per
sons. virtually to live In n champaign
cellar until they could close the can,eei
and leave the village. Tho Germans
| had advanced In that sector and sub
jected the village to almost incesan
bombing. 40 that II was not easy tc
leave the place in a minute.
! The correspondent and another wer,
| rear OF the French British front whcI
a chauffeur told them that two nurses
had been talking to him and inIuirni
| II the Americans were coming there
They appeared to he lonely. said tn
chauffeur. and desired TO see some o
] their countrymen.
| Later the correspondent found tn,
NURSES" who proved to be the Misse
Lansing. In front OF a neat home, wher'
they were comfortably billetcd. The!
said they were thirsty for news from
home and eager to learn from American
| what the American troops We're doinl
In the Marne and elsewhere. They de
clared they had heard so much Favorable
comment concerning the Americans from
the British and French soldiers whom
| they had met that IL made them all tn
| more anxious to see and talk will
| ANcricaps