Evening star., 1918-06-08

the two attacks by the Americans
against the enemy in the second bat
tie northwest of Chateau Thierry 900
prisoners were captured and the
Americans extended their line over a
front of about six miles to depth of
nearly 2h miles
While the losses of the Americans
necessarily have been heavy, owing
to the nature of the fighting, the Ger
man dead are piled three deep in
places.
A number of machine guns were
added to the American booty.
The German prisoners taken by tho
Americans. many Of whom were mere
boys, had only been in the line for
two days. Some Of them wore the
Goes Like Clockwork.
Private Carl B. Mills of visalia, cal.
go over the top in the Veuilly wood
ITO smoke out the Germans remaining
there. He said that after his unit OBJ
tanned its objective many of the men
went back and filled the ranks of their
advancing comrades. All worked like
clockwork. he said. The favorite slo-
gan was each man get a German;
don't let a German get you"
Many instances are related of the
heroism of the Red Cross workers in
Drawing shells In no mans land and
gathering in or aiding wounded.
The correspondent today talked with
q nineteen-year-old German prisoner
who was sitting under tree eating
American bread and drinking French
wine. The soldier said he had been
hghting Tor year and half, for
the most part IN Russia. He carried
cardboard. which he said had saved
his life from an American bullet.
The youth added that in Germany
there was talk Of millions Of Ameri-
can soldiers. but that nobody believed
It, He did not know that It was the
He thought the troops were British.
as they wore English helmets. He
added that the German soldiers no
longer hoped to reach Paris. All of
them were sick Of the war and he
was glad he had been made prisoner.
Hold the Paris Road.
The Importance Of tho operations of
the Americans on tho Marne sector
may be realised when it IL recalled
that only the day before the Ameri-
cans entered the line the Germans ad-
vanced about ten kilometers. The
Americans are now holding the Paris
road near Le Thiolet for number Of
kilometers.
Graphic stories Of last nights fight
ing were related by wounded Ameri-
cans today. They said that at one
point the Germans crouched behind
boulders and opened fire when the
them. Ono man who participated in
an encounter Of this kind said:
Some Of us had not slept for four
nights. but we were not tired. We
took a second lobe Of life and sprang
at those Germans and smothered them.
no ovry
Our men did not think of themselves
They only thought Of getting Fritz"
Takes Fifteen Prisoners.
A corporal captured three Germans
and was leading them away when
twelve others surrendered to him and
Joined the procession.
Madison Girman OF Evansville, Ind,
was in Torcy. He said:
We were not supposed to 20 there.
but the men were so enthusiastic they
kept on. They would go to Berlin II
their commanders would let them. The
only way to stop them is to kill them.
The Germans can't make prisoners of
US. They tried hard to get some of
the machine guns on them and took
them prisoner"
Floyd Gibbons OF the Chicago Tri-
bune was watching the battle with a
major and another officer early last
night from field. An enemy machine
gun spotted them and Mr.. Gibbons
was shot in the arm and in the left
eye. The officers escaped, but they
had to wait three hours ip the dark
| ness to crawl away. AS result Of
the wound Mr.. Gibbons eye was re-
moved this morning.
The Americans today were consoli-
dating their positions and compare
tive quiet prevailed.
Company Gains objectives.
A remarkable story Is told of a
company of marines. all the officers of
which. including the sergeants, were
put out OF the fighting. A corporal
then assumed command and the mon
pushed on and obtained their ob1ec-
tive.
Hundreds of French children lined
the main roadway to Paris this after
noon over which American and French
ambulances were carrying American
wounded. The children waved their
hands and oheered the Americans,
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