Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-07-19
YANks TAKE 1900
GERMANS IN GREAT
BATTLE ON MARINE
U. S. Troops Rout Huns in Coun-
ter-AttaCk.
ENEMY FORCED TO RETREAT
Americans Drive Teutons Back and
Hold New Positicn-Machine Gun
ners Now Down kaiser's Men
When They Attempt to
Cross River

Paris, July 16.-Disaster, dealt by
Americans, overlook the Germans on
the Marine toward the end of the first
day of their 65-miIe drive, launched at
dawn between Chateau 7-herry and
Massiqes.
"AII the German forces on the south
bank of the Marine are in danger of
being captured" telegraphs CORE
spondent with the Americans on the
Marine.
With the American Army on the
Marine, July 16.-The German prison.
ers captured in the counter-attack by
the Americans at the bend on the
Marine number between 1000 and t.
500 They include complete brigade
staff.
The Americans are counter-attack
ing vigorously. They have hurled the
Germans back three kilometers Zone
and seven-eighths miles,, ON front of
seven lilometers flour and three
eighths miles). The fighting is contin-
uing.
Yanks Restore Positions.
London, July 16.-The American
troops yielded slightly to the Germans
between the town of Fossoy and the
River Sur Melin, which empties into
the Marine just east of Mezy, but re-
stored their positions by counter-at-
tacks, according to dispatch to the
Central News.
Germans Are Routed.
With the American Army on the
Marine, July 16.-A strong American
counter-attack south Of the Marine
river bend completely upset the Ger
mans, who broke in retreat.
The American troops drove the enc
skirtiHg the Marine, in the region south
west of Jaulgonne This position now
is being held.
Many German prisoners were taken.
They included a major, two captains
and many men.
The French general commanding the
group of armies on this sector sent
congratulatory message to the Ameri-
can general commanding the forces
which beat back the eenmy.
Americans Heavily SheIled.
At five O'Clock Monday night the
Germans were heavily Smelling the
American forces, but were getting
shell for shell in return, and their fire
seemed to be diminishing.
The Vaux district is comparatively
calm now. On the American right
heavy fighting is in progress.
American machine gunners along
the river assisted materially in break
ing up the Boche plans, for they
stuck to their posts and poured deadly
streams of bullets into the enemy and
only withdrew when their guns were
so hot they could not be fired.
One group of machine gunners hap
pened to be in place where the Ger
mans were anxious to erect a bridge,
but their efforts were fruitless.
The American bullets piled up the
German dead on the opposite side of
the river every time the enemy started
to cross.
No Match for Americans.
The correspondent talked with some
American soldiers now in hospital, who
were in the thick of the fighting. They
were in complete agreement that the
German infantry was no match for the
American.
This is evidenced by the reports
from all the American hospitals, there
being only few cases of wounds from
rife and machine gun fire, while most
of the men are suffering from shrapnel
wounds. Some of these cases are seri-
Gus.
Used Smoke Screen.
South of Jaulgonne the enemy
crossed the Marine in the morning on
six pontoon bridges hurriedly thrown
over the stream and masses Of infan-
trv swarmed forward. The artillery
constantly had the bridges under the
heaviest fire and at least two direct
hits were made, two of the bridges be-
ing blown up.
After sharp artillery work, German
troops advanced behind a great smoke
cloud, which completely obscured them
for time from view. The low visi-
bility also aided the enemy in his OPP
eratiOns.
Reports from VauX Indicate that the
Americans had advanced their line in
this region in the face of the deter
mined enemy attack.
The advance EXTENDED approximate
ly 700 yards, but the Americans sub
sequently withdrew to their original
line for strategic reasons.
The American barrage here broke
I'D the enemy waves and drove them
back in confusion.
Now Down Close Ranks.
1t is clear that the German attack
in the Vaux region completely broke
down under the American counter-at-
tack.
The American machine gunners here
let the enemy come close to their posi-
tons and then opened a deadly fire