Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-13
j. S. MARINES WIN
BIG VICTORY NEAR
CHATEAU-TH|ERRY
Yankees Drive Foe Back More
Than Two Miles.
THREE TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Pershing Says Enemys Assaults
Against Yankees Northwest of
Chateau Therry Broke Down
With Heavy Losses.

Washington, June 1.-THE official
report from General Pershing follows:
Section A-NorthWest Of Chateau
Thierry the enemy made a fresh at
tack during the night on our positions
in the vicinity of Bouresches. The at
tack, which was preceded by artillery
preparation and accompanied by heavy
machine gun fire, broke down with Sc
we're losses to the assailants. In this
region and in Picardy there was lively
artillery fighting.
Our patrols crossed the Marine and
reconnoitered hostile positions.
On the Marine sector the day was
marked by increased artillery activity.
Marines Pierce Foes Lines.
With the American Army in France,
June LITTLE American marines at
tackled the Germans after daybreak
and penetrated the German lines for
about tWo-thirds of q mile on a 600
yard front in the Belleau wood, north
west of Chateau Thierry The Ger
mans now hold only the northern
fringe Of the wood.
The Americans captured two minen-
Werfer, which are the largest pieces
yet taken by them.
Capture $50 Prisoners.
Paris, June 11.-French and Amerl-
can troops, continuing attacks in the
region Of Brussiaries, on the Marine
inapn0Sn6
their prisoners to 25O and took 80 ma
chine guns, the official war statement
says.
Three Towns Captured.
Paris, June 8.-French and Ameri-
can troops operating against the Ger
mans northwest of Chateau Thierry
during Fridays fighting made addi-
tiOnal gains of ground and captured
the villages Of Veuilly in Potorie and
Bouresches, according to the French
war office report.
Americans Hold Town.
With the American Forces on the |
Marine, June S.-The American ma
rineS who began second attack on
the German lines late Thursday cap
tured the village of Torcy and edrove
their way into Bouresches, northwest |
of Chateau Thierry.
They were holding Torcy in the face
Of repeated counter-attacks and were
pushing back the Germans through the
streets of BOuresches. Virtually all
their detectives in this attack were
attained.
The American plan did not include
the taking of Torcy but the marines
swept into it and drove out the Ger
mans.
Bayonet Boche Gunners.
The sharpest encounter in fighting
occurred at BoureSches (13 miles south
OF Neuilly and just northwest of Cha
teau ThieTry). There the American
marines reached the edge of the vii
lage at dusk and sWarmed in upon the
German machine gun emplacements,
annihilating the Boche gunners. The
Germans were bayonetted at their
guns, and others that attempted to
make stand in the streets were cap
tured. Numerous prisoners were
taken.
One of the toughest of all the oD
jectives Belleau wood, some four miles
from Chateau Thierry, was swept by
the marines without serious trouble.
Use Bayonets to Clear Streets.
American marines reached the out.
skirts of Bouresches, northwest of Cha.
teau Thierry, and poured volleys of
machine-gun fire into the enemy, in
ficting terrific casualties. Bayonets
were used freely against many of the
Germans who attempted to make a.
stand in the streets. At daybreak the
marines were slowly driving the Ger
mans back.
Pershing Directed Attack
General Pershing personally direct .
ed the fighting of the American troops :
at Chantigny, where the Germans
were driven out with loss of 200 pris-
oners, members of the senate mill
tary committee were told at their
weekly conference with war depart {
weekly conference with war depart 4
ment officials.
The village was taken by the Amer Z
leans May 2, and all German at
tempts to recapture it have been in
vain.