Arizona republican., 1918-07-06
GENERAL PERSH|NC GIVES ACCOUNT OF
 AMERICAN FOURTH
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 WASHINGTON, July 5.-General pershing reported today on American patrol activity in the Chateau Thierry region yesterday announced that American troops were engaged with their Fourth of July offensive, which resulted in the capture of Hamel. The conmunique follows:
 Section A; In the course of suc- cessful patrolling activity in Picardy and in the Chateau Thierry region, we captured prisoners. In Picardy a ma-. chine gun was also captured. Hostile planes. which approached our lines near Vaux and in the Vosges, were driven back by our fire.
 Our troops co-operated with the British in their attack today.
 Raiding Parties Clash
 Near Cantigny, one of our raiding parties this morning encountered an enemy raiding party of 70 ready to start out. Twenty five of our men penetrated the enemy's wire, killing at least 20 Germans, wounding others and capturing three with machine guns.
 di luti dlt eiNdlldDiC NOll- corning the German counter attack in the vicinity of Bois de la Roche the morning of July 9 The attack broke down compeltely under our fire. Be- sides inflicting heavy losses, our troops took 14O prisoners. These were includ- ed in the total of 800 previously re- ported. For some time after the coun- attack the enemy kept up a con- tinuous harassing fire on our front lines, and during the day of July ? intermittent fire on our front lines and on points in our rear areas. Our bat teries were equally active. The Ger man air forces met with considerable opposition from our airplanes, whose activity is increasing. Conflicts oc- cured of which the results have not been reported.
 Two Capture Two
 In the German areas troops were in position around Bonnes Wood and near Givry, Epaux and the Picardy farm. During the night of July to 4, hostile infantry showed slight ac- tivity, directing bursts of machine gun fire on the right of our line and send ing out a patrol which attempted to occupy a house north of Vaux. It was driven back. Two of our men pene- trated the German lines in the same region, bringing back two prisoners l Throughout the night the artillery i shelled orr positions on the right, us- | ing more than the usual amount o1 1 gas. American artillery replied viz orously. July there was some ma chine gun fire and sniping of the right half of our sector, but such aggres- siveness as shown by the enemy was developed mainly by his air forces American planes showed themselves able to cope with the situation.
 Enemy ArpIanes Active
 Tn Picardy the day extending iron noon, June 30, to noon, July l. wa. marked by the aggressiveness of thu enemy's airplanes. The German ma chimes were more active in comba than recently. They were fired on by our own planes and aircraft batteries No results are yet reported. The en. emy's artillery fire was moderate anC concentrated on some of our position! in the vicinity of Broyes and Villier. Tournelle. Few shells fell on our iron lines. His machine gun fire originat ing mainly from the vicinity of Cha ;eau Jenlis. was directed principally or Odi llHIo ltdi 1dullSHN.
 Enemy Attempts Raid
 Tn the Mulhouse sector on July 1 the feature of the day was the attemp of the enemy to raid our trenches afte atrilelry preparations. Our advanc positions between the Doller river an, Baischwiller were bombarded betweel 3 o'clock in the morning and o'clocl in the morning. The bombardmen involved the use of large number O shells, but our casualties were ligh, The raid was repulsed by our counte barrage. Besides the artillery activit, on both sides connected with the at tempted raid, much shelling occurre, during the day. The most notabl concentration was in the vicinity of tn Doller river. Our own batteries, il conjunction with the French, were ac tive along the whole front. The Ger man machine guns kept up a continu ous fire from the direction of D'As bach and Burnhauppel Haut. Between ' o'clock in the morning and 6 o'cloc Tn the evening a number of Germa planes circled over our lines and owe the enemy's advanced positions. Som penetrated our lines but were force back During the night the enemy of fered a fine exhibition of signal lights including 300 flares and rockets a various points along the front, and re and yellow balloons. Carrier pigeon were seen flying from his front to hi rear. Our infantry was active in pa trol and raiding operations. On party entered the German trenches a Pont d'Aspach on the night of June 30 July l. Results are not yet reported. Propaganda Balloon Seen
 "In the Woevre sector the day c June 29 to June 30 passed quietl, The enemy's artillery delivered
 scattered fire which concentrated dur ing the evening on the Boir de Jury A small amount of gas was used. Hi machine gun and rifle fire also wer light and scattered. His airplane flew over our lines from time to tim, but on more than one occasion wer driven back by American guns. Durin the night a large number of flare were lighted along his entire front. propaganda balloon was found by U containing copies of La Guerre Ql Vient,' 'L'Aglaise tel qu'n Est an Gazette des Ardennes. Action Behind Lines
 'In the same sector, June 30 to Jul
 1, was marked only by activity in tt German rear areas. Men on foot me on horseback, trucks and wagons wei seen on the road. The enemy's airplane were normally active, while the nun
 Der of balloon ascents was above u average. None of the balloons rt
 mained up longer than an hour and | quarter. The enemy's batteries shove slightly increased activity, his ant | aircraft batteries being greatly on Il | alert. The area which seemed espet