Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-07
GERMAN GUNS FAIL
To CHECK SWEEP
OF OUR MARINES
Huns Beaten at Every Point of
Contact With Land Fighters
of u. S. Navy.
BOCHE SHOW THEIR HEELS

Ry Associated Press 20 Every Evening
With the American Forces on the
Marine. June 7. The American marines
who began a second attack on the German
lines late yesterday captured the village
of Torcy and drove their way into Bour-
esches, northwest Of Chateau Thierry.
This morning they were holding Torcy
in the face of repeated counter attacks
and were pushing back the Germans
through the streets of Bouresches.
Virtually all their detectives in this attack
we're attained
The Amer leans plan did not include the
taking of Torcy, but the Marines swept
into IL and drove out the Germans.
The one point where the objective was
not reached was on the right of the attack.
in the BaIeau Wood. The fer est
fighting is continuing here.
An earlier report of the action read.
American marines last night reached
the outskirts Of Bourescbes, northwest Of
GhateauThierry and poured voleys Of
machine gun fire INTO the enemy, lnflictlng
terrific casualties Bavonets were used
freely against many Of the Germans who
attempted to make a stand in the streets
At daybreak today the marines were
slowly driving the Germans back in the
face Of heavy artillery fire, including gas
shells
PERFORMING MAGSTFfcEVTLY.
"The American artillery was perform
ing nagnihcentlv in this operation.
The second attack made today by
American MARINES on German positions
northwest Of Chateau Thierrv early gave
promise Of being rs successful as tins
morning. assault The marines reached
all their detectives set for the first hour
within that time limit and pushed beyond
them The early reports Indicated that
the Germans are on the run for the time
being and sirrendering right and lett
to the Americans
One of the toughest Of all the detectives
Pelican Wood some four miles from
Chateau Thlerry was swept by the marines
without serious trouble.
There seems reasons to expect counter
| attacks in strength before long The
road behind the German lines are filed
| with troops. guns and wagons. but the
American artillery turned on them and
created havoc
MADE TWO-AILE ADVANCE.
The marines ii their onward sweep
| took strong ground On either side OF Bell
i eau Wood and cleared out the ravine south
J
Hill l42. which was taken this morning.
i THIS gave them a strong and dominating
position for q continuance OF their attack
/ Their total advance was approximately
| two miles on three mile front 4 total
number Of prisoners taken was known this
evening, but additional capuves were
j brought IN after the morning attack
The aggregate was about one hundred.
notable development was the low
morale OF the prisoners, all OF whom are
Prusaans They expressed themselves
as tired OF the war and glad 70 get out
of the fighting THIS was despite the
fact. they say that they are furnished
with food although the oaxons, the
| Nuertentperg troops ana Others may 20
without
1t must OF he imagined, however,
that they did not put up "a fight this
morning. for their officers were among
them urging them on, but the Marines
dashed INTO them yelling ike Indians
and plying bayonet and rife One Ma
rine who was taking back a prisoner ran
into two German officers and ten men
He tackled them single handed with ms
rifle and hayonet. killed both the officers
and wounded seven OF the men.
PUNISH GERMAN rRIcKERY.
Another sergeant Was about to take
II prisoner when the German threw him
self on the ground and discharged ms
revolver at the American after calling
"comrade That Sc tiled the German,
for the sergeant shot him, Us he did four
others who also had surrendered but re-
fused TO put up their hands.
The Marines advancing IN the Belleau
Wood region, went forward IN four waves,
In open formation The men in the first
wave were for the most part armed with
rifles and bombs. while the rear waves
were equipped With automatic rifles,
while with them came squads Of machine
guuners Juggling their collapslble guns.
They crossed the open space and tolled
up the slope bent over ike gnomes
The trenches the marines passed over
were clearly visible from below but they
hardly deserved the name for they were
simply lines of little holes. each big
enough 10 hold a man, while barbed wire
was lacking there There was some,
however, interlaced among the trees OF
Belleau Wood, but the Marines pushed
their way through IT.
GAIN VANTAGE STRONG FONT.
The American and French troops
advancing between Neuilly -La-Poterle and
Torcy have reached the outer edges Of the
town Of Bussaires and Torcy
On the west the Allied hne has been
carried to Oranges farm. south Of Gandelu.
west 81 Neullly. Belleau wood, east Of
rorey. has been cleared by the enemy
The Americans comprise the detach-
ments on the left Of the advancing line.
After capturing small wood, shaped
like the letter ). the Americans reached
the cemetery at Naullly and continued to
press forward slowly under heavy fire
from German machine guns
During the attack this morning at
dawn the German artillery fire against
the Allies was feeble but the enemy
front line vas well studded with machine
guns In the action this morning the
Americans and French advanced one
kilometre into the German lines and cap
turcd 30 prisoners including ten officers
Forty-fve minutes after the fighting
started, one French regiment had attained
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