Arizona republican., 1918-07-16

(Continued from Page One) this morning. They were in complete agreement that the German infantry is no match for the American.
 Few Small Arms Wounds.
 This is evidenced by the reports from all the American hospitals. there being only few cases of wounds from rifle and machine gun fire, while most of the men are suffering from shrapnel wounds. Some of these are serious. The German prisoners captured in the counter attack by the Americans at the bend of the Marne number be- tween 1000 and 1,500.
 They include a somplete brigade staff. The fighting continues with this fierce intensity in this district while the battle rages with equal ferocity on the right, where the French are re- ported to have delivered a smashing i blow against the enemy. From this section of the battle front it appears that the German offensive, at least for the time being, has been badly shat tered.
 Hold Command At Bend The Americans now command the river front at the bend. At the left of
  | division has made repeated attempts all day to cross, but all assaults have | been smashed by the splendidly di- | rected fire of the American gunners, and not single German had succeeded in getting over at this point up to nine o'clock tonight.
 The Germans apparently deliberately attempted to shell several of the Amer | ican hospitals near the Marne front | today A number of shells fell in termittently short distance from | them. They did no damage, beyond disturbing the patients
 1 Up to Old Hun Tricks Five German airplanes, modelled after the machines the American avi- ators are using and carrying American 1 insignia on the wings, attacked one of the American sausages south of Chateau Thierry this evening and man. aged to get so close under the dis | guise that they were able to fire in : cendiary bullets into the balloon. which burst into flames. The occupants of the sausage. however, made their escape by means of parachutes. l Seventeen American pursuit planes immediately left the ground and when last seen all were fighting we'll inside | the enemy lines.
 Along the front as far as the eye can see the big guns were still flashing and roaring tonight and the battle gave no sign of diminishing
 American staff officers expect the position will be even more improved by morning.
 l Drive the Enemy Back
 Along one extended sector of tho Marne front. the Americans were ir the open ground. The Germans were on nils on -he opposite bank, shower ing high explsoyies and gas shells upor them. But the boys from the United States went forward with gas masks crawling at times on all fours Il When they came close enough tt come to grips they drove the enem, back quickly.
 In measure they repeated toda, the heroic deeds of these who defended the road to Paris in the second battle of the Marne.
 Bring Germans Up Short
 Southwest of Jaulgonne this morn. ing the Germans crossed the river witt a rush and started to fight their wa, south. The Americans and Frenci held up this advance so that tws hours after the time set by the enem, for reaching his objectives nine mile. away he was still far away. While fighting in the open con tlnued. the American counter attacl was organized. Light artillery wa. hurried into position. It concentrated a heavy fire at short range and whel this fire had ceased the American in fantry dashed from cover and met tn oncomlng boches. Machine gunner moved forward, and lying on tn ground poured a stream of bullets int, the enemy The fierceness of the fir brought the Germans up short. They would not face the steel, and