Evening star., 1918-06-26
ZIG Prisoners Already Taken
in Fierce Fight to Clear
BeIIeau Wood.
FRENCH AND BRITISH
RAID AT MANY POINTS
Prisoners and Machine Guns Taken
in Local Actions-Germans
Repulsed Near Scissors.
BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN

BY tho Associated Fress.
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE. June %.
In an attack upon the Germat
lines on the Marine front las
night the American troops ex-
tended their line northwest of
Belleau wood. Up to 10 o'clock
this morning 2l6 prisoners had
been counted. together with a
number of machine guns and
other booty Additional prison.
ers are coming in.
The Americans made an ire
sistible rush for the complete
clearing of the wood. in which
it was discovered yesterday the
Germans were still occupying
small strip of the underbrush.
Germans Pay Tribute.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 26-The attack was
preceded by a thirteen-hour lombard
ment from the American artillery.
German prisoners taken pay tribute to
the brilliant dash of the Americans,
declaring the men in the assaulting
party fought like demons.
The Germans were virtually cleared
out of Belleau wood several days ago.
but the discovery was made yesterday
a 80 II In f1at@ n n
planted machine guns behind huge
boulders, in sunken roadways. in shell
holes and in trees in narrow area on
the edge of the wood. 1t was most
difficult to get at them in these posi-
tions and some fierce hand-to-hand
fighting occurred during the night
while the clearing process was being
carried out.
New Sector in Alsace.
The new sector held by American
troops in Alsace. is in the region
northwest of Gebweiler. This sector
is not far from the famous Harmans-
weiler-kopf. the scene of so much
hard fighting in the past
The Americans are now holding
considerable front in three different
sectors in Alsace.
Attack Called Brilliant.
PARIS. June 26.-American troops
carried out brilliant attack near Bel
leau wood last night, capturing $50
prisoners one of whom was a captain.
according to the statement issued by
the war Office today.
Badonviller Raid.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Tuesday, June 25.-The raid
Monday morning, in which two COM
panies of French and American troops
near Badonviller lost prisoners, was
made by an entire battalion of Ger
man troops. The enemy advanced In
two columns after the way had been
prepared by heavy bombardment
with gas shells.
The official statement issued Tues
day in Berlin said: c'The number of
American and French prisoners
brought in yesterday morning east of
Badonviller has increased to more
than sixty.o
French Carry Out Raids.
PARIS. June 26.-The French car
ried out a number of raids during the
night in the regions of Mailly- -Raine-
val Gin the Somme sector). Meltcoq
(west of the Oise). Einly north of the
Clignon river and northwest of Cha
teau Thierry) and at Mont Carnillet
(east of RheimsD. capturing prisoners
and machine guns. The statement
reads:
of raids during the night at Mailly-
Raineval. Melicoq. Vinly. Mont Carni1-
let and in Lorraine. Prisoners and
machine guns were taken.
New German attacks against small
posts north of LeDort twest OF Sois-
Sons) were repulsed.
American troops carried out bril-
liant operation during the night near
Belleau wood. One hundred and fifty
prisoners, one of whom is captain,
have already been counted.
British Take Prisoners.
LONDON. June 26-German prison
ers and machine guns were taken by
the British last night on the Picardy
and Flanders battlefelds. says the off,
cial statement from Field Marshal
Haie TO-DAY. On these two fronts the
enemy artillery fire has been active.
The statement reads:
I'VE captured few prisoners and
machine guns last night in raids and
patrol encounters in the neighbor-
hood of Sailly-le-Sec Picardy) and
west of Merville tFlanders). The
hostile artillery has been active in
the neighborhood of ille-surAncre
and Gommecourt and on the Bailleul-
HaZebrouck sector.
Berlin Official Report.
BERLIN, via London, June e5.-The
official communication issued by the
war office today says:
The artillery fire. which had been
moderate throughout the dav. ir
creased in the evening on isolated
sectors Reconnoitering activity con-
tinued lively.
South of the Scarpe and on the west
bank of the Avre we captured prison
ers After strong artillery prepara-
ton the enemy attacked with several
on the north bank of the
Aisne, but was repulsed by counter
thrusts.
The number of American and
French prisoners brought in yester-
day morning east of Badonvilier has
increased to more than sixty"