Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-07
TEUTON ATTACKS
ARE BROKEN Up
AT EVERY POINT
Military Correspondent of
Vossische Zeitung Admits
That Offensive Is Spent.
FRENCH AND OUR TROOPS
ADVANCE ONE KlLOMETER
Soldiers of Sea Capture 100
Prisoners in Chateau @
Thierry Sector.
HOLD IMPORTANT HIGH GROUND
Boches Forced to Throw Three OF
Their Best Divisions
Into Line.
HOLD IMPORTANT HIGH GROUND
Boches Forced to Throw Three OF
Their Best Divisions
Into Line.

Although the latest German official
communication announces that the sit
uation on the battle front is unchanged,
there has been change on one OF the
most important sectors in Picardy. And
American marines were responsible for
il.
Attacking on front OF about two
and half miles. in fight that began
Thursday with the break of dawn. the
marines in four hours drove back the Z
enemy over distance of virtually
two and quarter miles, and occupied
all the important high ground north
west OF Chateau-Thierry, which village
in previous fight the American ma
chine Gunners had turned into shambles y
by the accuracy of their aim as the
Germans tried to wrest n bridge from
them.
After a breathing spell in Thursdays
Sattle. the Americans late in the after
noon returned to the fray. and at last
accounts hard fighting was in progress
for this important sector, which COM
names the Marine at that part OF the n
front whore tho battle line swings east-s
ward toward Rheims. The marines
took 100 Germans prisoner in the early
encounter, while the French troops on
the left also gained an advantage over
the enemy and made 1000 of his men
captives.
GERMANS COMPELLED TO
itE-ENFORCE THEIR FRONT
So hard pressed have the Germans
been by the attacks of the Americans
in the Chateau Thierry sector during
the last few days that they have been
compelled strongly to rc-enforce their
front. using three divisions of picked
troops in an attempt to hold back the
m from far h0u
their efforts have been unavaiiing.
The Americans would not be denied
their objectivcs.
To the northwest around 'Neuilly-
la-Poterie. where recently the Amer
leans have dealt the Germans several
savage blows and captured portions of
the terrain they were occupying, the
enemy now seems fearful of another
onslaught. and is deluging the region
with shells.
NEW ATTACK At ST.
MIHIEL SEEMS LIKELY
It seems not improba BILE that the
Germans soon are to ask the Americans
TO show their merit as lighters In a
battle on the st. Mihiel sector. south
east OF Nerdun. American patrols re-
port heavy movements of troop trains
from the northeast passing westward
DcHlnu tle lOul sector IN inc direction
OF st. Mihiel.
The heavy attacks of the Germans
along the front frcm Rheims to the
northwest Of scissors are strl at a
halt. although sporadic ofensives are
being attempted at isolated points and
bombardments OF violence are being
carried ont on various sectors, eSpe-
cially in the region OF Rheims Every
where that the Germans have essayed
an attack II has met with sharp re-
pulse. There seems TO be no doubt
that the allied line has been sufficient
ly strengthened 10 withstand the shock
troops Of the Germans and it is seem
inciy not beyond the realm of possi.
bility that General Foch's armies soon
will take the initiative into their own
hands.
Admission has been made by the
military correspondent of the Berlin
Nossische ZeitunS that the German Of
fensiNe is spent. and that the German
armies cannot be expected to proceed
Mt present against the newly strength
ened allied lines.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY
On THE ITALIAN FRONT
In ihe Italian theater there has been
somewhat of an increase in the artil-
lery and patrol encounters along the
mountain front and on tile lower
reaches OF the Piave River. but the
expected attempt At an advance by
'he Austrians has not yet begun
sun another vessel--;his time a
lf'tish steamer-aas been sunk by a
ierman subn,arins in American wa.
t"rs The sinking occurred of the
Virginia capes.