Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-07-18
Hun Brigade Staff Captured
by Americans - Germans
Gain Along Certain Sectors
in First Days Fighting, But
Are Repulsed by Yankees.

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tured thousand or more prisoners
south of the Marne after having driv-
en- back the enemy.
The German prisoners captured in
the counterattack BY the Americans
at the bend of the Marne number be
tween 1000 and 1900. They include
complete brigade staff.
Mr.. Bonar Lawsrea the following
communication to the house:
'tThe enemy attacked early this
morning on front of 80 kilometers,
pretty evenly divided east and west
of Rheims. The city itself was not
attacked.
"West Of Rheims the Germans PEN
etrated on a front of Sc kilometers
(22.37 miles J to an: average depth of
from four to five. kilometers.
''South Of the Marne, by a brilliant
counterattack the American troops
drove the enemy back and took a
thousand or more prisoners.
east of Rheims the enemy has
been heavily repufsed and has suf-
fered a complete check"
Americans Congratulated.
With the American Army on the
Marne, July 15.-A strong American
counterattack south of the. river bend
completely upset that ofthe Germans,
who broke in retreat. The American
troops drove the enemy back all the
way to the railway tkirting the Marne
in the region southwest of Jaulgonne.
This position now Is being held.
In the counteratkack many prison
ers- were taken. T1y included q MAJ
jor, two captains and 100 men, 30: far
counted.
! The French general commanding
the group of armies on this sector
sent congratulatory message this
afternoon to the American general
commanding the forces which beat
back the enemy.
At S O'Clock this evening the Ger
mans were heavily shelling the Amer
ican forces, but were getting shell for
shell in return, and their fire seemed
to be diminishing.
The Vaux district is comparatively
calm now. On the American right
heavy fighting is in progress.
| American machine gunners along
the river assisted materially in break
ing up the early Boche plans for they
stuck to their posts and poured dead
ly streams of bullets into the enemy
and only withdrew when their guns
were so hot they could not be fired.
One group of machine gunners hap
pened to be in place where the Ger
mans were anxious to erect a bridge,
but their efforts were fruitless. The
American bullets piled up the Ger
man dead on the opposite side of the
river every time the enemy started to
cross.
Capture High Officers.
The German prisoners captured in
the counterattack by the Americans
at the bend of the Marne number be-
tween 1000 and 1900. They include
a complete brigade staff.
~ The fighting continues with fierce
intensity in this district while the
battle RACES with equal ferocity on
the right, where the French are re-
ported to have delivered smashing
blow against the enemy. From this
section of the battle front it appears
that the German offensive, at least
for the time being, has been badly
shattered.
The Americans now command the
river front at the bend. At the left
Of the bend the famous German tenth
division has made repeated attempts
all day to cross, but all assaults have
been smashed by the well=directed fire
Of the American gunners, and not a
single German had succeeded in get
ting over at this point up to 9 o'clock
tonight.
Cross ON Pontoon Bridges.
South of Jaulgonne the enemy
crossed the Narne this morning on
six pontoon bridges hurriedly thrown
over the stream and masses Of in
fantry sWarmed forward. The ar
tillery constantly had the bridges un-
der the heaviest fire and at least two
I.direct hits were made. two Of the
bridges being blown UP.
After sharp artillery work, Ger
l5man troops advanced behind q great
smoke cloud which completely obs
scured them for time from view.
The low visibility also aided the en-
! envy in his operations. 4.
The correspondent talked with
some American soldiers now,in hos
pitfalls. who were in the thick of the
fighting this morning. They were in
complete agreement that the German
Infantry was no match for the Amer
leans. (, . q ss s
This IL evidenced 81 the reports
from all the American hospitals,
there being only few 81 lcases OF;
Wounds from rife and machine-guns
|shre. while most, Of the men suffered
from ehrapnel wounds.