The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-06-13
Yankee BIuejackets Storm and
Retain Strong Positions Held
by Enemy.
FRENCH ALSO ADVANCE
Americans Are Now in Possession OF
All the High Ground Northwest OF
Chateau Thierry-Enemy Losses
& Are Heavy.

With American Army in Picardy,
June IA gain of more than two
miles on a front Of two and one-hal1
miles was made by American marines,
who attacked the Germans and cap
tured 100 prisoners in the Chateau
Thierry sector The French, attack
ing at the same time on the left, took
f6O prisoners.
The Americans now hold all the i'm
portant high ground northwest Of Cha
teau Thierry. They killed large num-
bers of the enemy, but their, own cas-
ualties were very light.
T., The marines again attacked and the
battle is still raging. This attack
carried the Americans to the edge OF
the village Of Torcy, into positions
overlooking and commanding the rail-
road to the east.
The Americans have been pressing
the Germans so hard that the enemy
has been forced to throw three new
divisions of his best troops in the line
during the last three days.
The Americans are like tigers. Their
commanders have all they can DO to
hold the men back Even the wound
ed are enthusiastic and eager to fight.
They are proud of their wounds.
I Whistle "Yankee Doodle" Going Over.
The Americans sang and whistled
Yankee Doodle" and cheered as thy
went over the top They made their
way swiftly through the German dead
that lay strewn in No Mans Land.
German prisoners said they had not
been fed for four days. owing to the
deadly fire from the French and Amer
lean guns, which prevented the bring
Ing up of supplies.
These Germans were without he'll
NETS. They we're tired Of the war.
They had been told that the British
opposed them, as their commanders
were afraid to let them know the
Americans were opposite.
The Americans stormed the enemy
positions through a terrific hail OF ma
chine gun fire, but pressing onward,
they burst through the unconsol1dated
German defense, scattering the Ger
mans before them like chan and IN
ficting bloody losses with their rlnes
and automatic pistols.
H@ German Gunners Routed
The Americans assaulting waves
broke clear through the enemy's line,
approaching within 400 yards OF krupp
field gun positions. In two instances
Groups "infiltrated' right among the
enemy gunners routing them and pre-
venting them from serving their
pieces.
The advance was most usccessful
in mile center AS the French were
going forward on both wings, they en-
countred concentrated machine gun
fire which greatly hampered the as
sault.
The attack was aimed at obliterat-
ing a salient protruding into the Fran
co-Amerfcan lines. The men went
over the top without PRELIMINARY bonn
bardment. As it was surprise oper-
alton, artillery preparations were dis
pensed with. Owing to the compare
tive scarcity of artillery and also ow-
ing to the fact that neither side has
consolidated its lines, there were no
elaborate concrete trenches to knock
out without high explosives.
Both sides had merely dug in and
scattered along the battle zone, where
there are little hollows and shell holes
serving as miniature trenches.
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