Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-07
Us. TROOPS WIN
on MILE FRONT;
TAKE zoo HUNS
Fight Way Through All 0bjectiyes
in Picardy.
YANKS GAIN IN WOEVRE
Pershing Tells Washington OF Sue
cessfuI Raid in Which Foes Posi-
tons Were Wrecked-Many
Germans Killed.

With tho British Army in France.
May 2o.-The American troops on the
French front near Montdidier delivered
an attack against the German posi-
tons, fought their way through all OBJ
jectives, including the village of Can
tigny, and captured 200 prisoners.
Americans Take 200 Huns.
Washington. Nay 29.-American
troops in Picardy attacked on front
of one and a quarter miles, captured
the village of ~artigny, took 200 pris-
onerS, and inflicted severe losses in
killed and wounded on the enemy,
says General Pershing's cOmmunique,
made public at the war department.
The American casualties were rela-
lively small.
Counter-Attacks Fail.
With the American Army in France,
May 31.-The first German counter-at-
tack against Cantigny took place at
5 10 o'clock Monday afternoon. 1t
was preceded by a barrage. The Sec
Ond cOunter-attack was launched at
6 ID p. m. One enemy wave passed
beyond the American barrage, but our
infantrymen drove off the Germans in
No Mans Land.
The third cOunter-attack was made
at five o'clock in the morning, when
two German raids were repulsed with
heavy losses. The number of German
prisoners had been increased Wednes-
day afternoon to PAP.
Score Captured in Caves.
A score were captured in the morn
ing. They had hidden in deep caves
all day and night.
Yanks Win in Woevre.
Washington, June Ia successful
American raid in the WOevre sector
in which the enemy's advanced posi-
tons were destroyed and losses in
flicted in killed, wounded and pris-
Oners, is reported in General Perish
ing's communique.
Gain in Raid Near TouI.
With the American Army in France,
June 11.-American forces northwest
of Toul carried out a successful raid
against the German lines late at night.
The American troops went over the
top along a front of 500 yards.
Two prisoners were taken by the
Americans. One of them attempted
to escape on the way across No Mans
Land and was killed by Massachu-
sets corporal.
The Americans penetrated the Ger
man positions. to depth of 400
meters. They found numbers of dead
Germans who had been killed by the
American artillery fire.
Information was secured and the
Americans blew up defensive works
and dugouts. The casualties on the
American side were insignificant.
American aviatOrs shot down anOth-
er German airplane on the front north
west of Toul. 1t fell within the Amer
lean lines.
Counter-Attacks RepuIsed.
With the American Army in France,
June Flour German counter-at-
tacks against the American troops at
Cantigny, west of Montdidier, were re-
pulsed after sharp fighting.
Huns Use Tanks.
Washington, June 1.-The driving
of the Germans from Cantigny is told
in an addition to General Pershing's
communique of Thursday, given out
by the war department. The COM
munique follows:
"In renewed counter-attacks on our
new positions in the Cantigny region,
made by Germans on the morning of
May 20. tanks were used. Our lines
were firmly held. Hostile losses ap-
pear to have been very heavy. At the
conclusion of this counter-attack our
prisoners had increased to 240."