South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-08
BY BERT FORD.
international News Service:

At THE MARINE Is p. m.), June :.
-American marines who are stand
ing with the French between the
German armies and Paris, have eX-
tended their gains of Thursday.
They have advanced 10 a depth of
nearly two and one-haf miles over
a front OF about six miles north
west OF Chateau Thierry, capturing
several villages and 800 prisoners.
Not one OF the marines has been
taken prisoner.
4 railway station on the right
wing Of the line was the scene OF
the most sruelling fighting. There
the men fell fast, but / hear that the
euemy's losses We're very great.
At no front has the enemy mass
ed such a formidable array of ma
chine guns. In fact, the lighting de
veloped into machine gun duel
IN the open.
Our troops drove back the Ger
mans steadily, despite the hot ire
from batteries Of boche machine
gunners.
Hid Behind BOulders.
The Germans took cover behind
large boulders and were thus able
TO check our men somewhat, but as
fast as a blonde head showed it was
knocked off by an American sharp
shooter. It was like the old time
Indian fighting, with the men hiding
behind t-ees and stones. 4 majority
of our men We're compelled 10 de
pepd entirely upon the tall grass
OF the growing wheat for screen
ing purposes. As the wind would
hatten the grain and the grass
thus exposing the Americans, the
Germans would open up with con
tlnuous volleys.
The village of Bouresches, three
miles northwest of Chateau Thierry
was taken by a company of Ameri-
cans that had seen action in Hayti
Corporal Takes Command.
When the officers Of another com
pany were Killed or disabled a
young corporal took command, ral
lying the men. lie led them In a
brilliant charge right up TO the
muzzles OF the German machine
/ guns where the German gunners
/ we're either killed or captured,
{ Some Of the captured machine
/ guns we're afterwards turned against
/ the Germans.
The fighting during the two
American assaults on Thursday last
b cd nine hours The first attack be-
gan al o'clock in the morning and
/ continued for three hours while the
I second started at o'clock in the
/ afternoon and lasted for six hours.
/ During the interval there was skir-
mishing. Our men found heaps Of
/ Germans dead as they advanced.
Mass Machine Guns.
Crack Prussian troops massed
machine guns and one FOUNDER can
non and made desperate efforts 10
break up the American attacks. put
ting down terrific barrage.
The most of the Americans were
wounded by being struck by ma
chine gun bullets and flying shrap-
mel
Torcv Gust west OF Bouresches) and
capturing the machine guns amidst
the village ruins. The marines re-
tired establishing their line just
outside OF Torcy This movement
was made because the order for the
battle did not call for the capture
Of Torcy In their enthusiasm the
marines swept forward faster than
they had been ordered 10 go.
4 salient was established there
however, and today Torcy lies at
the mercy OF our men.
The Hun HypnOust.'
During the fighting an American
gunnery sergeant captured three
boches and started back with them.
Twelve others threw Up their hands
and surrendered voluntarily. All
joined the procession. The Amer
leans howIed with delight a. they
saw the sergeant with his cooked
rife leading his u csptives into the
line
You had better hike TO Berlin
md Try 10 hypnotic Kaiser Bill"
yelled one husky doughboy.
On the spct the doughty sergeant
was nicknamed the Hun hypno-
list
Not only did the Americans cap
tUre villages I'm their dash OF the
Marine, but they advanced over q
long strip OF the Paris-Chstesu u
1'hierry highway. Nearly score OF
German machine guns tel into our
hands.
Many oil the marines late Thurs
day were enjoying the first sleep IN
four days AID nights living I'm the
Soods where th- trees screened
them from enemy =nIpers and air
planes. Al 4:f5 o'clock jon the aft
trnoon they were awakened and
gwen the order TO - over he Top