The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-07
AWE ER|CAN GAIN
DECLARED MOST
INF PORTANT ONE
MARINES TAKE HIGH y
GROUND FROM ENEMY
Repulse For the Teutons in
Every Attack Along Entire
Western Front

Although the latest German ofn-
ctal communication announces that
the situation on the battle front Is
unchanged, there has been a change
on ono Of the most important sectors
in Ptcardy. And American marines
we're resp ponslble for 1t.
Attacking en- q front OF about two
and cne-haif miles In fight that be-
gan Thursday with tho break OF
dawn, the marines, In four hours
drove back the enemy over dis
tauce of vir4ually two and one-fourth
unes and occupied all the important
high ground northwest Of Chateau
Thierry, which village In previous
dEnt the American machine gUnntis
had turned into sllanbles by the ac-
curacy Of their aim rs the Germans
tricd to wrest bridge from them.
After o breathing space IN Thurs-
davis battle, the Americans late IN the
afternoon returned to the fray and at
last accounts hard fighting was In
progress for this important sector,
which commands the Narne at that
part Of the front where rhe battle
line swings eastward toward Rheims.
The marines took 100 German prts-
oners In the carly encounter, while the
French troops Gu their left also gain
ed an advantage over tho enemy and
made $50 Of his men capties.
So hard pressed have the Germans
been BY the attacks Of the American
in the Chateau Thierry sector during
the last few days that they have been
compelled strongly to reinforce theiT
front, using three divisions OF picked
troops In an attempt to hold back tas
u,cr from overseas. Thus far, how
ever, their efforts have been unnvan-
Ing. The Americans would not ne
denied their objecttves.
To tn northwest, around VeunlT-
La-poterie, where recently tho
Americans have dealt the Germans
several savage blows and captured
norton. Of tho terrain they Were oc-
cunvius, the enemy now seems fearful
of another onslaught, ana Is delug-
ing tho region with shells. no IN
fantry stack by either side has been
reported, however.
II seems not improbable thst tho
Germans soon are to ask the A1nerl-
cans to show their merit as nghters
In a battle on the st. Michel sector
southeast Of verdun. American pa
trolls report heavy movements OF
troop trains from the northeast pass
ing westward behind the Tol Sec
tor In the direction Of st. MihieL
The heavy attacks Of the Germans
along tho front from Rheims to tho
northwest Of So1ssons arc still at
halt, although offensives are being
attcmpted at isolated points and bonn
tartl1nents Of violence are being car
-ted ont on various sectors, especially
In the region Of Rheims. Every
whore that tho Germans hnve essayed
nm attack 1t has been met with sharp
repulse. There seems to be no doubt
that tho allied line has been sufncient-
ly strengthened to Withstand tho
shock troops Of the Germans, and 1t IS
seemingly not beyond the realm OF
possibility that General Fochs arrtes
soon will take the initiative Into their
own hands.
Admission has been nade by the
military correspondent Of the Berlin
Vossische Zeitung, that the German
offensive Is spent, and that the Ger
man armies cannot be expected to
proceed at present against the newly
strengthened allied lines.
In the italian theatre there has been
somewhot Of an increase In the az
tillery and patrol encounters along the
mount front and on the lower reaches
of the PLAYA river, but the expected
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