The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-02
AMERICANS
TAKE VAUX
IN BIG PUSH H!
Huns Completely Taken by Sur.
prise ly United States
+. f." Soldiers
TAKE LARGE SLICE LAND
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Airplanes and Artillery Prepare,
tion of first order-Nests
Planted by Teutons
TAKE LARGE SLICE LAND
BY ;ASSoGiArED~P SIS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. n
Paris, July 2.-The village Of
Vaux, west of Chateau Thierry and
the height Of the west Of vaux were
captured last night by America IN
troops in a noperati ion on the Marine
front carried out in \conujnction with
the French, the war office announced
today. >
Brilliant Operation.
In a brilliant, operation after hard
fighting, American troops on this
front last night captured the village
of Vaux, together with a large slice
of the Paris highway west of Chateau
Thierry and two patches of wooded
land.
The Americans took 275 German
prisoners including five, officers and
captured quantity Of machine guns
and other equipment.
Take Germans oy Surprise.
In the Vaux region, the Americans
took the Germans. completely by SUR
prise. Most of the prisoners were ta'
ken out OF cellars, and dugouts. How
many 'Germans Wete tkillsdf course is
unknown bu from The $nuAibt r. of dead
In plain view !*at yarIous\ places the
total must have been. lconSiderable. .
\ - y Air Planes Active. -,
While the artillery pfepafation was
going on many American airplanes
flew high overhead: Some were pro,
tecting the observation balloons
while others were combing the skies
to keep of the enemy machines. p
7 Early this morning the American pt
lots again appeared for similar duty
and were soon found conteSting with
the enemy for supremacy of the air. A
number of aerial battles were OBJ
serve ed hut reports on the results are
not available. ~,.:~~ :,
1t was exactly g o'clock last fveh:
ing when the. Americans went over
thA ttep under 1pEotectiop sof aihatl Of
gun barrages.- The infantry action
was preceded Jbvv 0 shor. 'tb,t terrific
artillery preparation. Wren the Ger
mans saw that formidable attack
was developing many OF those in out
posts yelled and ran toward the rear
to nests from which hot fire bega
pouring. 81
The Americans paused for q mo,
ment while the automatic rifles and
machine guns with the advancing
troops fought a duel in front of Vaux
briefly, but effectively, with the en-
emy.
Then the Americans. whose number
was considerable went on, most ol
them running, in. their eagerness to
get at 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 Bois Ola Roche and
the woods adjoining it. Then came
word that the, Americans were II,
Vaux and finally, after sharp fight
ing there in the streets and houses,
they overcame all resistances and
swept on beyond the village.
. The Americans reached every one
OF their objectives and by this opera.
tion they have eliminated a salient
and have Strengthened out their line.
Over an area of several miles the
Americans now have the enemy un~
der their guns.
Daylight this morning saw the
Americans digging in almost undis>
turbed far beyond the old German de-
fense line. To the rear patches OF
prisoners and piles of material are
going. The number of prisoners has
steadily mounted until it has reached
275. The guns and materials have
not yet been tabulated.
ANOTHER QUIET DAY.
Washington, July Another quiet
day alng the American fronts was re.
ported by General Pershing tday in
communique for yesterday. sent be.
fore the successful operations last
night west Of Chateau Thierry describ.
ed in press dispatches.
An American aviator shot down an
enemy machine in the Toul region.
Capture of 33 prisoners, including
one officer, within the space of 20
minutes, in the Picardy sector in the
region Of Chateau Jenlis on June 20
at 3 q. m. was mentioned. The Amer.
ican party penetrated the GERMAN lines
and took the enemy completely by
surprise.
The fighting qualities of the Ameri-
cans were certified to by virtually all
the prisoners taken. They said the
Americans fought like wild men.
sweeping everything before them as
they plunged over the ground. So,
fierce was the attack that many Ger
mans who were in the zone assaulted
made. their escape by running when
the fight got too hot for them and they
sow 1t was impossible either to slow
down or halt the American plunge.
-BUY.w. S. S..