The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-11
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NJ YORK June s-(Asociated Press)Brlian American
continued be reported from the Marine front yes
teday accompanied the warning news to the nation that the
losses necessarily largeV
Yesterdays battle northwest of Chateau Thierry, in which
fought alongside the French polu extended the
gains along mile 'front.' and the American line fol-
lowing attacks of Thursday and yesterday been ad
vaneed along this six miles to depth OF two miles and hail. with
the advance steadily proceeding.
The Americans losses the
battle has the lives of Americans their
loss of the death toll taken the
Huns In places over which the Sames have swept the nun
dead lie three deep
SWEPT VIGOROUSLY ON
This second battle of the Marine
engaged o'clock Thursday evening with
an mpeuous BY ngha they have swept
captured the village of Tocy miles northwest of Cha
Therr, finding them driving the Germans back upon
Tho lage d Boresbes Here the Germans attempted to make
Marines be stopped They swept the
enemy into the village and charged the conflict being "
ing hand battle with the American hayonets stead
lily hrusing and beating down the German resistance
Repeatedly the Germans rallied and back in fierce count
repeatedly the Americans refused the den
sve but the counters by their charges.
Last night the Americans nea lorcy ana no"eSc"eS ana
half mile of terrain advance of these while their wings had bee"
brought alignment with these and with the ad
vanced line of the French on the American left.
TERRIBLE EXECUTION DONE
Terrible execution done the German ranks before
Yourselves where the Huns made their stand The Marines swept
the lines with machine gun voeys, then charged
Another desperate fight took place within the shade OF the
Eeeau wood objecives the attack. Here
the fighting had literally charged
through the hail Of machine bullets and bayoneted the gun
artillery fire. German shells being poured into the American
tanks The American artillery magnhCeny served however
and Of the German batteries put out OF commission
while the German lines heavily bombarded
OVERCHARGED OBJECTIVE
The capture Torcy part OF the original plan when
Marines forward Thursday evening" but the Amer
can driving the etreang Germans swept and occupied
the village, clearing it of Germans, imprisOnng many
The captured by the Marines who Outnumbeed
stage of the fighting valuable because where the
hoped be the way open continuation
This completely blocked and
held by Americans eager for more fighting
night according French DESPATCH AMERICAN patrol
northwest OF Chateau Ierry made daring advance charged
German machine killed the gun and brought back the
weapon trophy.
WAR DEPARTMENT SATISFIED
The general battlefront Of the past three days
treasured the officials of the department and the
who consider the German drive has been least
temporarily halted Whether the enemy exhausted whether
the due plans OF the Germans organize for fresh
blows elsewhere clear.
Army consider that the situation demands that the Ger
their widen their Marine salient the
certain regardless of the determination the Allies
their that they will glazing Ger
Secretary Of War Baker announced last night that he is
sideng sending Assistant Secretary Stenu Europe
necon with American ordnance supplies and with the proposal
for Allied ordnance cabinet.