Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-05

been engaged In force in the great war
the first time. in fact that any Amer
lean army, as such. ever fought on Old
World territory.
Soldiers from the United States aided
materially. perhaps vitaily, in com
pleting the check of the Germans in the
latters efforts to advance toward Paris
The Americans fresh from their train
Ing, were thrown against the advancing
Germans northwest of Chateau-Thierry.
the point where the Germans are making
one of their most determined efforts to
break through to Paris. They stopped
the Germans and drove them back
In the other action the Americans, in
conjunction with the French. drove a
German battalion which had crossed the
Marne at Jaulgonne back across the
river in hasty retreat
General Pershine's Report
General Pershings official report.
which stirred officials here, Is as fol.
lows:
Section AIN the fighting north
west of Chateau Thierry our troops
broke up an attempt Of the enemy
,,,l to advance to the south through
attack drove him back to the north
of the woods. On the Marne front,
German battalion which had
crossed the river at Jaulgone. was
American troops and forced to re-
, treat to the right bank. II sustained
severe losses in killed and prisoners
Patrolling was active in Pcardy
and Lorraine. In the Woevre we
shelled the enemy positions, using
gas.
Minor activities by American troops
were reported bx General Pershing to.
day in continuation of the communiuue
made public by the War Department last
night II was as follows:
Section BON the night Of June 3
to !, one of our patrols operating in
Lorraine destroyed a concrete observa-
ton post in the enemy's lines During
the same fighting and in the same
district an encounter took place be-
tween an American and hostile patrol
in which three Germans are reported
to have been killed.
Secretary Of War Baker regarded the
report of the dashing American attach
near Neuilly wood as splendid.
The report that American maChine-gur
troops played an active part in the de
fense<of Chateau Thierry has likewise
been hailed with enthusiasm and pride
here It is noted that the southern
portion of this place has not been yielded
to the Germans.
Important Feature
The important feature of the new:
concerning the work of American troop.
near Neuilly Wood in the Champagne
salient and in Chateau Thierry is that Il
means the beginning of American mill
tary cooperation with the Allies on {
major scale.
We shall be in everything from now
on" was the statement made by one o,
the ranking officers at the War Depart
ment. Every battle of consequence will
see Pershings men playing their part
and this part will be of constantly in
creasing Importance
1t was explained that the time has a
last come when really important Amer
lean forces are so mohilzed and read,
that they will figure in large operations
resulting from the renewed German er
forts. Hndenburg's boast that he woulc
strike the Allies before America wa!
ready to help has signally failed. &C
cordng to General staff officers
Regard Drive rs Stopped
The general view in military circle
is that the latest German drive has nov
been effectively stopped The effort 4
broaden the salient by pushing west
ward has met with such energetic re
sstance that the Teutons are unabl
/ apparently to secure their positions o.
the Marne by removing the menace o
! flank attacks from this quarter.