Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
MEN BRAVE STORM
OF DEADLY SHELLS
. AND HOLD GROUND
Prussians Try Gas and Pro-
jectiles, but Fail to
Dislodge Them.
HAIL OF BULLETS CUTS
DOWN TEUTONlC RANKS
Area About Vaux Is Strewns
With Enemy Dead and
Wounded.
BIG BATTLE is STILL RAGING
! French Move Line Forward for Half
Mile, While Italians Renew 3s .ss
Attacks on Austrians.
HAIL OF BULLETS CUTS
DOWN TEUTONlC RANKS
BIG BATTLE is STILL RAGING
French Move Line Forward for Half
Mile, While Italians Renew 10
Attacks on Austrians,


American troops standing at Vaux,
northwest OF Chatcau-Thierry, have
completely smashed repeated and del
termincd counterattacks by the Gerra
mans. who sought to oust the Amer
leans from their new positions. That
the Germans have tried desperately
TO reverse the decision in the battle s
is an indication that the occupation OF
Fai,N is viewed as important by the
enemy commanders. x
over the lines held by General Pcr.ti
shinE's men there has been bursting. a /,
storm OF steel frnm tho German CAM
non, high explosive and gas shells
inE intermngled in the proicck
hurled by the foes cannon. The Ak "a
leans, however. have not yielded a foot
of ground, and. when the enemy sas
attacked, he has been permitted to
approach close to the American lines
before a storm of bullets. has cut4
through his ranks and broke his at
tack. .y,$f
The enemy artillery yesterday af-S
ternoon Increased the Intensity of its
fire IN the-NauS region. l'heecrasIi Of
exploding shells swclled 10, a troar,
while the ground and, air throbbed with
the conclusions of shells. But the
American guns answered the German {
challenge shot for shot y
The American gunners, stripped to-
the waist, stood In the gun pits and
on gun emplacements. feeding shells
as fast is they could handle them into;
the guns. and u steady stream OF steel
explosives swept through space on to-
he enemy lines.
At !, O'Clock last evening the gun
FIRE showed no signs of abating, the.
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dencing more ferocity than ever. Tho
American aviators, keeping vigil over
the lighting zone, found the ground
completely obscured at places by the
smoke of guns and shells.
Among the captured material thus (,
tai counted are six heavy machine
guns. eighteen light machine guns. siy
trench mortars, two grenade throwersss
200 rifles. one motorcycle machine gun
and large quantities of ammunitioG
and equipment.
AS a result of these assaults thc-.
Germans have lost very heavily. the
ground being covered with their dead
and wounded. They have, in addition
lost many prisoners The battle is
still being fercely .wagcd.
French units are said to be engaged
In the region OF VauS. but 1t Is prob
hDie tnal tney are not very numerous
The battle Of Vaux has seemingly.
absorbed the most of the activity on.
the western side OF the salient run-S
ming north from the Marine. but far u1
toward the Disc River. at Moulin Sous
Toutvent, a little village east of the
De Laiguc forest. the French have
struck the German line over front OF
nearly two miles and have penetrated
to depth of approximately halffn
mile. Prisoners to the number OF i57
have been reported captured.
DRITIsH ARE UNABLE
TO HOLD POSITIONS
The British were unable to retain
the positions they seized on Sunday
rear Bouzincourt. north OF Albert Af-s
ter terrific bomhardment. the Ger-t
mans succeeded In rccapturing the
ground. On the north side Of the Pi-
cardy sector at Boyelles and Moyenne-
VILE and in the Lys sector. at Merris
the British have taken prisoners In
raiding operations.
The Italians have again shifted their
attack. and this time have chosen tho
Piave front for n demonstration OF their
strength. After u bombardment which
reached drumflre intensity. the Italians
crossed the Piave northeast Of Capo,-
Sile. In spit of the flooded areas be-
fore them, they made some progress.
which IS admitted by Vienna. and cap- q
tured 1000 prisoners. as we'll as taking
valuable war material. Austrian coun-
terattacks in the Grappa region. east
OF the Brenta, have been repulsed.
American air lighters have partici-
pated in combats during the fighting
at Faux and are credited unofiicially
with destroying seven German ma
chimes. In the fighting OH Tuesday,;
the British destroyed thirteen, enemy
airplanes and forced nine moro to
descend out OF control
RUSSIANS SEEK AID
OF THE ALLIED FORCES
The Ukraine government. which sasE
set up by the German military au-&
thorities, Is totteriug to It's fail, 1t is
reported Tho alleged attitude OF the
government toward the peasants Is said
to be the cause OF the impending crisisgSs
\ dispatch from Archangel Russia,
under date OF Wednesday. July .. says
that tho consuls OF France. tho United