The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-06
ALLIES STAND UP
UNDER ATTACKS
ENEMY UNABLE TO BREAK THE
LINE ALONG THE MARINE.
AMERICANS PUNISH THE BOCHE
Back and Hold Their Positions On
the somme-Desperate Fighting
Is In Progress.
(BY Henry Woods.l

With the French Armies On the
Marne, June 5.-The Germans have
been completely checked in their new
battle on the Marine.
Following the successful resistance
to all enemy attacks yesterday the
battle has now reached a point where
the allies are holding the Germans on
the entire front between Noyon and
Chateau-Thierry.
Elsewhere attempts by the enemy
to advance along the battle front ap-
parently have been abandoned.
Americans Work Destruction.
BY Henry Woods. With the French
Armies on the Marine, June s.
American machine gunners killed at
least one thousand Germans at Cha
teau-Thierry it was estimated today
by the French military experts.
The Yankee gunners who succeed
ed in taking the city fired tens of
thousands of machine gun bullets in
to the place.
The city's streets were filled with
the German dead.
In the repulsing of the Germans by
the Franco American forces at Jaul-
gonne the enemy tried three times to
advance before the bridge was finally
destroyed by an American detach-
ment.
French Official Report.
Paris, June 5.-"The Germans con-
finnp tn nnInh hn
the Western portion of the Marne
battle front, but are being held at all
points," the French war office state.
ment announced today.
Particularly violent enemy thrusts
were made against the village of Che
~, south of the Ourcq, near where
the American units recaptured Neuil.
ly, which resulted in heavy losses to
the Boches.
Quiet On Southern End.
"The fighting on the southern and
eastern portions of the battle field
was confined to artillery activities.
Local attacks continued last night
and early today, along the outskirts
OF Carlepong, five miles to the south
of Noyon."
French Are Using Tanks.
Two German attacks were hurled
back by French machine gunners in
the Autreches region three miles
north of the Aisne river. Another
attack failed east of Bomieres six
miles southwest of scissors towards
Corey five mile souh of Dommieres.
North of Corey infantry activities
with the help of tanks enabled the
French to rectify their lines of battle
in the forests of Villers.
South of the Ourcq violent German
attacks against Chizy two miles north
OF Neuilly and southwest of that To-
cality were broken up with heavy
losses to the Huns.
Active cannonading was under
way in the neighborhood of
Rheims"
Somme Lines Hold Also.
London, June 5.-An attempted en-
envy raid south of Molancourt be-
tween the Ancre and the Somme I'M
der cover of a heavy bombardment
was repulsed, the enemy leaving
prisoners behind, Field Marshal Haig
reported today.
North of the Scarpe and the Lys
river and in Mervis and Ypres-C Com
mines canal sector there wa shostiIe
violent artillery fighting this morn.
ing.
Concentrating at Metz.
By Frank J. Taylor, With the Amer
lean Armies in Lorraine, June 5.-Un-
usual enemy concentration is under
observation near Metz just opposite
the Toul front this afternoon. MANY
troop trains are moving to that city.
II is reported that Austrian forces are
arriving at Metz from the neighboring
Rhine cities.