Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-12

u. S. Troops Turn Back Huns
on North Bank.
VIcT0RS I'M NEUILLY WOOD
Pershing Says Yankees Broke Up At
tempt TO Adyance-Fcrced Enemy
to Retreat TO Right Bank Of
Stream and Inflicted Heavy
Losses-Drive on Paris
Stepped.

With the American Army in France,
June 5.-Aided by Americans, the
French have stopped the German ad-
vance in the second battle OF the
| Marine.
The flower Of our troops was hurled
against the enemy at the pivotal point
/ in the worlds greatest offensive. The
Americans turned back the German
horde on the north bank of the Marne,
west Of Chateau Thierry. where the
enemy had penetrated farthest east
OF Paris
Yankee Charge Wins.
With the American Army in France,
June 6.-The American troops thrown
into the present great battle on the
front northwest OF Chateau Thierry in
a brillian bayonet attack drove the
Germans from Veuily wood, in which
the enemy was attempting 10 establish
himself after occupying the village OF
Eeuilly-la-POteries in severe fighting.
The Germans poured a heavy ma
chine gun fire into the American
ranks. but the Americans rushed for
ward and destroyed the hastily erect
ed machine gun positions on the edge
OF the woods. Continuing their adj
vance, they engaged the Germans at
| close quarters and cleared them en-
tirely from their positions. driving
| them back upon the ruined village.
In the attack at Veuilly the Ameri-
cans drove the enemy back one and
half kilometers on the front OF a mar
row salient
The Americans now are holding
their position there. The American
losses, according to the latest reports,
available, were exceedingly slight,
most of them resulting from shell fire.
The most savage fighting that the
Americans have taken part in since
their arrival in France took place at
Neuilly wood (north Of Chateau
Thierry), on the Aisne-Marne battle
front.
The Americans swept the Germans
back from the northern fringe of the
wood and here proved themselves
adopts with the bayonet
Boches, the Americans broke up first
one group and then another, needless
OF the machine gun fire directed
against them.
Machine Guns Rake Foe.
When the Germans reached the out
skirts OF Chateau Thierry the allied
artillery severely pounded their ma
chine gunners. compelling them 10
take up new positions.
The Americans first entered the
fighting near Chateau Thferry and
blocked the attempts of the Germans
10 effect lodgment on the southern
bank Of the Marine. Hundreds Of
Boches were slaughtered by machine
gun fire as they tried to force cross
ing and hold ii.
Comparatively few of the Germans
in the battalion that crossed the
Marine near Jaulgonne escaped death
or capture
British Take Prisoners.
London June German troops at
tempted to raid the British lines south
west of MorlancOurt in the region east
of Amiens, the war office announced.
Although the enemy was supported by
heavy artillery fire, he was repuIsed
and left prisoners in the hands of the
British
Huns Continue Attacks.
Paris. June 6.-The Germans con-
tinued local attacks in the evening and
during the night on the main battle
front, the war Office announced. At
tempts made on the French lines at
Carlepont wood, Dommiers, Corey and
in the neighborhood of Chevy failed.
In the region north of Cercy ac-
ton by the French infantry, assist
ed by tanks, rectified the French line
on the borders of the forest.
Pershine's Statement.
Washington. June 5.-Further con-
frmation of the heroic action OF
American troops in hurting back Ger
man forces across the Marine and de-
feating them in Neuilly wood is given
in the official communique from Gen
eral Pershing.
The conmunique follows:
in the fighting northwest of Cha
teau Thierry our troops broke I'D an
attempt of the enemy to advance 10
the south through Neuilly wood and
by a counter-attack drove him back to
the north of the wood. On the Marine
front a German battalion which had
crossed the river at Jaulgonne was
counter-attacked by French and Amer
lean troops and forced to retreat TO
the right bank. 1t sustained severe
losses in killed and prisoners
French RepuIse Huns.
Paris. June 5.-The Germans tenn
porarily penetrated the forest of vii
lers-c orterets t43 miles northeast of
Paris) in the region of Longpont. but
a French counter-attack threw the in