The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-07-03
AMERICANS TAKE
AND HOLD VAUX.
RepuIse All German Counter
attacks on Marine.
SHELL HILL NO. 2O4I
Our Men Capture 500 Prisoners and
Wrest WOODS Near Chateau Thierry
From Enemy in Dash.

With the American Forces on the
Marine Front. July BIN Il brilliant
operation. after hard fighting, Ameri
can troops on this front captured the
village OF NauX.
They also occupied large slice of
the Paris highway west OF C!ateau-
ThierrH and two patches oi wnodci
land.
The Americans took 100 German
prisoners, including seven officers. and
captured Il quantity of machine guns
and other equipment.
\ counter a1!a, X made by the Ger
mans west nf Chateau Thierry W">
completely broken p. The Ameri-
cans did NOT give UP II foot Of th@
ground they had taken.
There was hot fighting in front of
Hill 2Ol which is in the hands of the
Germans. NJ five o'cIcck Monday
evening 1}r American artillery was
heavily she - the position.
An c'tirr German regiment (abOut
5000 ~ has been virtually annihi-
lated III The fighting west of hill 2ot,
according 10 oUltlGl iuiti liiltltil.
The Americans, i'll the attack, took
the GernanS rear NauN completely by
surprise. Most of the prisoners were
taken ont Of cellars and dugOutS.
How many Germans We're killed. of
course, is unknown. hut from the mum
Der of dead in plain view at various
places the total must have been con-
siderable
General PershingS communication
for Monday reports the capture of
thIrty-three Germans, including one
officer, near Chateau Jenlis, Picardy)
While the artillery preparation was
going "a many American airplaneS
were overhead. Some We're protec ing
the observation balloons, while others
were comhin" - sl1ieS to keep off
enemy machin
II was exac.. p. o'clock Monday
night when the Americans went over
the top under the protection of a hail
Of machine gun bullets from our ma
chine gun harrageS The infantry ac
ton was preceded ry short but ter
rife artillery PREPARATION. When the
Germans saw that q formidable at
tack was developing many of those in
outpos;s yelled and ran toward the
rear to posts from which hot fire
began pouring.
The Americans paused moment
while the automatic rifles and machine
guns with the advancing troops fought
duel in front Of Vaux briefly. but
effectively
Then the Americans, whose number
was considerable, went on. most of
them running in their eagerness to get
at the close quarters with the Ger
mans. At the same time, the BOche
began hurting gas shells to the rear
Of the American lines.
Within a brief time the Americans
had wrested from the enemy the Bots
de La Roche and the woods adjoining
It. Then came word that the Ameri-
cans were in Vaux, and finally, after
sharp fighting, in the streets and hous-
es, they overcame all resistance and
swept on beyond the village.
The Americans reached every one
of their detectives, and by this oper-
alton thov have eliminated a salient
and have Strengthened out their line.
Over an area of several miles the
Americans now have the enemy under
their guns.
Daylight saw the Americans digging
In almost undisturbed far beyond the
old German defense line. To the rear
batchhes of prisoners and piles OF ma
terial are going. The guns and ma
.arLal have not yet been tabulated.