The sun., 1918-07-16
AMERICAN CHARGE
ROUTS ENEMY LINE
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| eral points and advanced before the
strategic retirement Of the Americans
until they reached Condo en- -Brie,
| where the Americans turned with a
mighty counter attack.
| Between 1000 and 1900 prisoners,
including the entire staff of one bril-
gade, were captured by the American
troops when they made their counter
attack on the Germans at the bend
of the Marine. Casting up the ac-
count OF the fighting. wounded men
in the hospital who were in the thick
OF the battle with the Americans are
in complete agreement that the Ger
man infantry Is no match for the
boys from the United States. The
reports from all Of the hospitals.
where the American wounded have
been taken. bear out this idea. But
few of the men have been wounded
by rifle or machine gun fire. while
most Of them are suffering from
shrapnel wounds. Some Of these
| cases are serious
| Attack on T.. y. Hospitals.
| The Germans made apparent at
tempts to shell several OF the Ameri-
can hospitals near the front along the
Marine during the fighting. but the
shells that fell internationally did little
damage outside Of disturbing the pa
| tients.
| The strong American counter thrust
nj the river head completely upset the
Germans, They broke into retreat.
and the Americans drove them back
lon ha ta II lit r.
Marine In the region to the southwest
Of Jaulgonne. The Americans inflicted
heavy casualties upon the Germans.
The French commander Of the group
Of armies guarding this sector, which
Is the one nearest to Paris, sent his
congratulations this afternoon to the
commander OF the American forces
which beat back the enemy. At .
o'clock this afternoon the Germans
were Smelling the Americans with
might and main, but the Americans
were giving them as good as they sent
and then some.
While the Naux district. where the
fighting OF the morning had COM
nenced was comparatively quiet and
calm this evening, the fighting on the
American right, which takes in the
Marine district where the Germans had
made new crossings, continued in
heavy fashion.
Fight in Gas Masks.
| Along one extended sector the
Americans were in the open ground
making use as best they might OF
whatever shelter offered The Ger
mans were on hills on the opposite
side Of the river. showering high ex-
plosives and gas shells upon them
But the boys from the United States
went forward. nevertheless, with gas
masks adjusted. and crawling at
times for a considerable distance on all
tours.
In this way they advanced bit by
bit, and when they came within
range close enough to come to grips
with the Germans they drove the
enemy back in quick order.
| In measure they repeated to-day
the heroic deeds Of those who defend
ed the road to Paris in the second
battle OF the Marine.
Yankees End Roche Plans.
1t was the American machine gun
OUTFIT along the river that assisted 80
materially in breaking up the early
plans OF the Boche. They stuck to
their posts and poured streams OF lead
into the advancing enemy. Only when
their guns got so hot that they might
no longer be operated did these valiant
lads withdraw from the action along
the river banks. At one point where
the Germans were particularly anxious
to erect a bridge the machine gunners
played their deadly streams upon the
pioneers until they had to abandon the
project.
Every time the Germans started across
tho river the American guns piled the
German dead high on the river bank.
The day broke with every indication
OF perfect weather. As the fghting pro-
gressed low clouds began to make their
way over the scene, and this evening 1,
looks as though rain would come to play
a part in the events OF the new advance
A most violent bombardment Of heavy
shells. with gas and explosive shells in
termingling in the proceedings. opened
the hight. They had been coming over
all during the night and the American
troops sought shelter when II was posi-.
BILE.
Americans Are Congratulated.
But whsa the German infantry an.
peared the story was another one From
their dugouts came the Americans &c
meet the closely formed lines with ma.
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