Evening star., 1918-07-02
Large Slice of Paris Highway
West of Chateau Thierry
Also Seized.
275 TO 800 PRISONERS
ARE TAKEN IN ACTION
Allied Line Improved-French
Garry Out Successful Raids.
British Attack Near Albert.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN
FORCES ON THE MARINE
FRONT, July I'm a brilliant
operation after hard fighting
American troops on this front
last night captured the village of
Faux, together with a large
slice of the Paris highway west
of Chateau Thierry and two
patches of wooded land.
The Americans took. us Ger
man prisoners, including five of
ficers, and captured quantity of
machine guns and other equip
ment.
took the Germans completely by sur
iprise. Most of the prisoners were
taken out of cellars and dugouts. How
many Germans were killed, of course,
Is unknown, but from the number of
dead in plain view at various places
the total must have been considerable.
German outposts Rush to Rear.
It was exactly o'clock last even
Ing when the Americans went over
the top under the protection of hail
of machine gun bullets from our
machine gun barrages. The infantry
action was preceded by short but
terrific artillery preparation. When
the Germans saw that formidable
attack was developing many of those
in outposts yelled and ran toward
the rear to nests from where hot
IRE began pouring.
While the artillery preparation was
going on many American airplanes
Dew high overhead. Some were pro-
tecting the. observation balloons.
white pthexs were ceunhilg the -skies
To- keep Of enemy machines.
EAriy this morning the American
pilots again appeared for similar
duty and were soon found contesting
with the enemy for supremacy In the
air.
A number Of the aerial battles were
observed. but reports on the results
are not yet available.
The Americans paused for moment
while the automatic rifles and ma
chine guns with the advancing troops
fought duel in front of Vaux briefly
but effectively with the enemy. Then
the Americans whose number was
considerable, went on. most OF them
running in their eagerness to get at
close quarters with the Germans; At
the sans time the boche began hurl-
Ing gas shells to the rear Of the
American lines.
Sweep Beyond Village.
Within a brief time the Americans
had wrested from the enemy the Bois
de la Roche and the woods adjoining
1t. Then came word that the Ameri-
cans were in Vaux and finally. after
sharp fighting there in the streets and
houses, they overcame all resistance
. and swept on beyond the village.
The Americans reached sas ed eve every one
tion they have eliminated a salient
and have Strengthened out their line.
Over an area of several miles the
Americans now have the enemy un-
Daylight this morning saw the
Americans digging in almost undis
turbed far beyond the old German
defense line To the rear patches Of
prisoners and piles of material are
going. The number of prisoners has
steadily mounted until it has reached
275. The guns and material have not
yet Deen taDuldCeQ.
Paris Report of Victory.
PARIS. July 1.-The village of Vaux,
west OF Chateau Thierry, and the height
to the east Of Vaux were captured last
night by American troops in an op-
GRAFTON on the Marine front. carried
out in conjunction with the French.
the war Office announced today.
More than three hundred prisoners,
including five officers, were captured
In this action.
Provement in the allied line between
Sill 2o4 and the vicinity of vaux.
The French carried out raids on the
front between Montdidier and Noyon
and eastward Of Rheims. in which
prisoners were taken. German raid
crs were driven off by the French fire
near Belloy and in Upper Alsace.
Text of Statement.
The text of the statement reads:
TO the west of Chateau Thierry a
local operation carried out in conjunc-
f:on with the Americans enabled the
French to improve their positions en-
iage of Vaux and the heights to the
west of the village were captured by
American troops. The number of pris-
oners taken during this action exceeds
500, including Ave officers
"Raiding operations carried out be-
tween Montd:dier and Noyon and to
the east of Rheims resulted in the
taking of few prisoners,
Attempted German raids near
Belloy and in Upper Alsace failed un-
der the French fire."
Germans Attack British.
LONDON. July German troops
last night. after a strong bombarl-
,nent, attacked to the northwest of
Albert, north of the Somme. in an at
tempt to regain the positions lost to
the British Sunday night. The enemy
succeeded in gaining a footing in one
Of the British trenches. the war Office
announces. but elsewhere were re-
pulsed with losses.
The statement reads:
AN attack carried out by the
enemy last night under heavy bonn
hardment northwest of Albert to re-
capture the ground taken by US Sun
Gay night was repulsed with loss. ex-
tept at one point. where the enemy
succeeded in gaining a footing in one
OF our trenches.
The enemy attempted raids in the