Evening star., 1918-07-17
AMERICANS DOWN
FIVE ENEMY FL|ERS;
FIGHTING F|ERCELY
U. S. Lads, With French, Re-
capture st. Agnan and La
ChapeIIe- -Montbodon.
HOT COUNTER ATTACKS
FORCE GERMANS BACK
Huns Beaten Near Vaux-Prison-
ers Admit Many Reserves Have
Been Used Up.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, July 17.-Five German
Fairplanes and one balloon were de-
stroyed by American aviators in the
fighting over Dormans, on the River
Marne.
Zenos Miller Of Wooster, Ohio.
brought down a balloon and fought
OF three Fokker machines. Charles
Porter Of New Rochelle, N. z. knock
ed down q German, whose machine
fell q thousand feet. Francis Sim
monds Of New York city brought down
two German machines in the same
flight. Arthur Jones. from Haywards.
near San Francisco. brought down ono
airplans. and Ralph o'Nsii Of MORALES.
Ariz. destroyed . two-seater.. --ss.t
Recapture Two Towns.
By the Associated Prsss. Su
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE MARINE, July 16.-French and
American forces, fighting together.
have recaptured the village Of st. Ag-
nan. Hill 223. to the northwest, and
La Chapelle-Montbodon.
In cooperation with the French the
Americans launched a heavy counter
attack this morning between these
two villages, driving the enemy
steadily back.
On the American right tho French
made rapid progress. and all through
attacked by the allies. with the result
that they have withdrawn. for con-
siderable distance.
Comparatively largo forces Of Amer
leans have been engaged, especially
In the region Of Descrivec where
they were brought up to support the
attacking French. Within q short Pc
Rod the Americans were hotly en-
gagged in the fighting.
Germans Use Up Reserves.
From prisoners taken by the Amer
leans It 10 established that tho enemy
has used up q large portion Of his re-
serves since yesterday morning. Yet
he has been held virtually everywhere
in this seotor.
The morale Of the last prisoners
taken is excessively low, in fact lower
than any captured in recent months,
The fighting. following tho American
counter attack which drove the Ger
mans back a long distance yesterday.
has continued fiercely. Some Of the
ground has been fought over several
times.
4 Foe Is Repulsed.
West Of Chateau Thisrry. between
vaux and Hill 2o4 the enemy launched
a small local attack against the
American forces today but was speed
lily beaten OF with losses.
This operation subsided quickly, and
the enemy contented himself for the
remainder Of the day with the laying
over the positions. which availed him
nothing.
In counter attacking operations dur
ing the day the Americans increased
their number of prisoners materially,
and at this hour 1t is possible to an
going well and that all conditions are
extremely satisfactory.
Throughout the Germans fought
with the utmost stubbornness.
Americans Lauded.
LONDON. July ,17.-Prominence is
again given to the fighting Of the
Americans at Fossoy and Jaulgonne
on on A9nday a,ay,y oy the 1new,;pspers Of Lon:
commenting editorially the Telegraph
'"The feature Of the battle upon
which the eyes Of all the world are
fixed and those Of the enemy with
particular intentness, Ii tho conduct
Of the American troops.
"The magnificent counter attack in
which the American Army Corps flung
back the Germans upon the Marine
after they had crossed was much more
than the outstanding event of the
1rst days fighting. It was one Of the
historical incidents Of the whole war
in its moral Significance.
Our French comrades should admit
the chief honors in the initial days to
the resistance Of the American
troop" nays the Graphic. ''The Amer
leans showed the enemy the stern stuff
Of which they are made and also
proved by their tactios that they have
taken the measure Of Ludendorff's
the wisdom Of the policy Of hittine
at an offensive as soon a. IL ahowS