Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-06
Twenty-Five Americans En-
counter German PATROL XIII
at Least Twenty Boches and
Wound Many Others.
AIRPlANES ARE ACTIVE ls
ALONG U. S. SECTORS
Propaganda Balloon Is Found
by Pershing's Men in Woev-
re Sector; Star Shells and
Rockets Are Used. ~

lsv "oHs'Se JouansL SPECIAL ls.sxo w,ss,
! washington, July General Per-
shing reported today on American
patrol activity in the Chateau Thierry
region yesterday and announced that
American troops were engaged with
their Fourth of July offensive which
resulted in the capture of Hamel. The
communique follows:
! Section A: In the course of succ-
ful patrolling activity In picardy and
IN the Chateau Thierry region we cans
tured prisoners. In Picardy ma
chlne gun also was taken Hostile
planes which approached our lines
near Vaux and in the Vosges were
driven back by our fire pE
our troops co-operated with tha
BRUSH In their attack made today.
-Near Cantigny one OF our raidins
parties this morning encountered an
enemy ralding party of seventy ready
TO start out. Twenty-Five of our men
penetrated the enemy's wire, killing
at least twenty Germans, woundinr
others and capturing three with ma
chine guns.
Enemy Attack Breaks Down. ,nr
Further details IRE available con-
cerning the German counter attack IN
the vicinity of Bois De La Roche the
morning of July Q. The attack broke
down completely under our fire. Be-
sides inflicting heavy losses our troops
took fourteen prisoners These were
included in the total Of 800 preyio,sIv
reported. For some time after the
counter-attack the enemy kept up a
continuous harassing fire on our frunt
lines and during the day OF Iuiy q In
termittent fire on our front iinss and
on points in our rear areas. Our bait
teries We're equally active. The Ger
man air forces met considerable op-
position from our airplanes. whose
activity is increasing. Conflicts oc-
Cured of which the results have not
been reported. In the German rear
areas troops were In position around
Bonnes wood and near Givry, Epaux
and the Picardy farm. During the
night of July Q and July hostile in
fantry showed slight activity. direct
ing bursts of machine gun fire on the
right of our line and sending out n
natrol which attempted to occupy
house north OF Vaux 1t was driven
back. Two of our own men penetrat-
ed the German lines In the same re-
eion, bringing back two prisoners.
Throughout the night the artillery
shelled our position on the right, u.s.
ing more than the usual amount '6fN
gas American artillery replied vigor-
ously. July there was some machine
gun fire and sniping on the right OF
our sector, but such aggresslveness az
was shown by the enemy was develops
ed mainly by his air forces. Ameri-
can planes showed themselves able 10
cope with the situation.
A!rplanes Active In Picardy. =
"In Picardy the day extending from
noon June 80 to noon July /. was
marked by the aggressIveness Of the
enemys airDlanes. The German mar
chimes were more active In combat
than recently. They were fired on hf
our own planes and anti-aircraft bael
terieS. No results are yet reported.
The enemy's artillery fire was mods 4
crate and concentrated on some OF
our positions In the vicinity OF Broyes
and Villers Tournelle. Few shells fSlI
on our front lines His machine gun
fire, originating mainly from the VI
cinity of Chateau Jenlis, was directed
principally on our lines near Cans
tigny.
I'm the Mulhouse sector on July 4 I
the feature OF the day was the attempt
of the enemy to raid our trenches
vance positions between the Doller
river and Balschwiler were bonn
barded between o'clock in the morn
ing and o'clock in the morning. The
bombardment involved the use of a
large number of shells but our cas-
ualties were light. The raid was re.a
pulsed by our counter -barrage. Be-
side the artillery activity on both sides
connected with the attempted raid
much shelling occurred during the
day. The most notable concentration
was In the vicinity Of the Doller river.
Our own batteries in conjunction with
the French were active along the
whole front. The German machine
the direction of Pont D'Aspach and
Burnhauppel Haut. Between o'clock
in the morning and o'clock In the
evening number OF German planes
circled over our lines and over the Z
enemy's advanced positions. Some
penetrated our lines. but were forced
back. During the night the enemy Or
fered fine exhibition OF signal lighta.
including 800 flares and rockets 1t
various points along the front. and
red and yellow balloons. Carrier Pig
cons were seen flying from his front
to his rear. Our infantry was active
in patrol and raiding operations. One
party entered the German trenches at
Pont D'Aspach on the night of June
S0-July l. Results are not yet ~
ported.
Quiet in Woevre Sector. lea
an the Woevre sector the day OF
June 20 to June 80 passed quietly.
The enemy's artillery delivered q ncat-
tered fire which concentrated durink
the evening on the Bois De Jury. a
small amount of gas was used. K3is
machine. gun and rifle fire also were
light and scattered. His airplanes
flew over our lines from time 70 time
but on more than one occasion vSfo
driven back by American guns DUR
ing the night large num6sr of 1asSG