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EitE:5.:dY BACK
Now Engaged in Big Battle
For faTiS.
CONFLICT RIGGING FURIOUSLY

Americans Stop Huns at Point Above
Marne and f4eip Drive Off Force
That Crossed River.
Paris. June j.-American troops
thrown into the battle on The western
side Of the Champagne salient have
stopped the German advance neal
NeuilIy wood
In dasling counter attack they have
thrown back the Germans. The war
office in Paris announced this
On the Marine front German troops
which had forced a passage of the
river were driven back again by
French and American troops.
The battle continued with the great
est violence between the Aisne and
the Ourcq. The Germans captured
Pernant. Further south the French
lost Il little ground
The Germans have made a further
advance 1T one point between the
Marine and the Ourcq. capturing the
village of Neuilly III Poterie (seyen
and one-half miles northwest of Chau-
teau Thierry).
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
Germans were prevented from making
any progress.
The statement follows:
"EejWeeH jhe Disc and the ASne
the Germans. held in check by The en.
er@etic resistance of The French
,l.I
progress.
Between the Aisne and the OurcQ
the battle was continued during the
night with intense violence. Beginning
AT seven o'clock =. NJ. violent attacks
took place in the region of Pernant
Sacronin. and Missy. to Tropanes
wood. Pernant fell into the hands of
The enemy after a stubborn defense
which cost the aSSailants heavy losses
Further south, the French yielded
a little ground. West of Saconin and
Missy 10 FavOerrlles wood, and also
II Troesnes the German attack was
held in check by the French.
The fighting was no less spirited
in the reign south of the Ourcq. The
Germans. heavily supported by artil
Iery. directed their efforts against
Mosloy, Neuilly la Poterie. Torcy and
Bouresches a counter attack enabled
) sifee I.rcfeh 10 ! fssfost6y. Neu7
lily Ia P0rterie was the scene of vio-
lent combats. The village passed from
hand to hand, finally remaining in the
possession of the Germans.
american troops checked German
advanced forces which were seeking
TO penetrate NeuiIly wood. and by a
magnificent counter attack hurled back
the Germans north Of this wood
Further south the Germans were
not able to make any gains. On the
Marne front an enemy battalion whicl,
had crept across To the left bank Of
The river above JaulgOnne was counter
attacked by French and American
troops and hurled back to the other
bank after having suffered heavy loss
eS \ foot bridge which the enemy
used was destroyed, and 100 prisoners
remained in our hands"
(The official statement from the
French war office definitely places for
the first time American forces stand
ing with the French and British in til,
path of the new German rush. One
body Of Americans is mentioned as
defending Neuilly wood. TIPS littt"
patch of forest lies Just to the south
of the Hamlet Neuilly Ia Poterie. |
is eight miles west of Chateau Thier
ry and seven miles due north of Nan
teuil which is situated on the north
bank of the Marne river below Cha
teau Thierry. The Americans nartici
patirg in the fighting near Jaulgonne
are about six miles northeast of Cha
teaU Thierry and n the middle of the
German line along the Marne. The
Germans now hold the bank of the
Marne from Chateau Thierry to Yer
neuil about twelve mileS)