Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-17
FANkS WHIP
BOO OF BEST
HUN TROOPS
foes Given Awful Beating
When They Make Long
Planned Attack.

Washington, June Ire.
mise of 6cal enemy attacks
in the Woerre and in the Cha
team Ihierry region was re-
uor,<d today in General Per-
Sings communique 1Or last
night.
With the American Army in
France, June l6.-t BY the As
soeIated PreSS.l-AbOut 800
German shock troops raided
the American first line posi-
lions at the village of Xivray,
10 the Toul sector, early this
morning. Some of the enemy
got into XiEray. but were soon
driven ut. At other points the
Germans were badly beaten.
In their attack on XivTay. on the
oul sector today. the Germans
oped 10 enter the village and car
of q large number CT prison
rs but the alertness OF the
msrican artillery observers COM
letely overturned the enemy plan.
ranination Of the Germans cap
red in the fight disclosed that
enemy planned the raid week
advance and that the six hun
red special troops who took paIt
il were rehearsed behind the
erman lines.
The enemy plan was TO send for
ard a large party without pre-
aratory artillery fire. This party
as to take up a position near the
merican barbed wire and then
End up a signal rocket Tor a box
arrage to cover Xivray village
I'd the approaching communica
on trenches.
Beat Huns TO 1t.
American artillery observers
aw a large number of Germans
reep.ng about in NO-Man's Lani
nd thinking they composed
srge working party. the artillery
gnslled for barrage-
The American artillery and ma
line guns went into action inn
edistely and before the enemy
arrage could get started had in
icted heavy losses.
The original enemy plan was
u the attacking party to divide
70 three sections and TO enter
ivray from three different direc-
0ns Only one section actually
Eached the outskirts Of the yillags
| 1t only after it had been cut up
'Edly by American barFage fire.
these only a small group got
to Xivray where they were
lickly surrounded by tae Amer
Is and either captured or killed
ght prisoners. including a lieu
nant, remained in the American
nds.
A majority Of the American cas-
lties, which do not include ans
ssing, resulted from the Ger
an artillery fire.
Foe Shell Hits ChuI ch.
Casualties among the French cI-
ians occurred when 2 German
ell burst near a ChuI ch as q
ooession Of villagers was emerg-
3 from mass. Many Of the
ench wounded we're cared for il
nerican hospitals.
| In the afternoon the American
|-lllery opened q re,aliatory fire
ainst the area behind the Ger
II lines, while the Germans, ap-
rently angered by the failure o.
raid, bombaTded villages as far
eight miles behind the Ameri-
P lines. The whole Toul sector
now echoing TO the heaviest
nIlre IN many weeks.
Capture Yankee Mt!
ne Germans captured an Ameri-
soldier in their attack on Xiv
today, but he did not remain q
soner very long.
| II the edge Of the village three
mans came upon a wounded
erlcan. He vas placed under
4rQ OF a German private and
rted for the enemy lines. Reach
point near the enemy wire
anglements the American sud
" drew a revolver and forced /
surprised custodian to march /
across No Mans Land into the I
erican lines. After turning his I
Soner over to fellow soldiers. the /.
lnded man fell unconscious from
; Of blood
arls, June 1.-THE French I.
ops improved their positions ,
u and northwest OF Haute- /
ye, between the Disc and the .
Ne In local operation early .
ay- One hundred prisoners ami /
le machine guns were taken, (
The official statement.
ondon, June IA successful {
was carried out last night (,
OF Arras by the British. who
few prisoners, it is an
need officially.
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