The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-18
P0ILUS, YANKS
PUT UP HEROIC
FIGHT ON FOES
Continued From Page One

most desperate encounter continues
20 the eastward. In the region OF
Condo wood. 81. Agnan and Ia
ChAppclie Monthodon. with the
Americans fighting elbow to elbow
with the French.
The line south OF the Marine sways
hack and forth as the opposing ar
mics continue In their grappic OF
death. The latest definite infor.na'
ton shows that the Marnc line In
volvtng the Americans extends from
Meny 90 81. Axnan. TO la Charpelic'
l1onthcdon. TO Comblixy. TO lie Mes
D1l-Huticr. thence northeastward TO
the river.
Wild Rattle Medley
A gain OF one kilometer Iesi milel
~ Le Mesnil.Hu,ier represents the
total progress made by the enemy In
two days of terrific fighting. Attacks
ana counter attacks follow each 9th
~ n bewiidering succession and arc
accompanied by unprecedented arui'
lory fire.
Crhis shows the Americans are
hc,dlnx an unbroken front Of more
than 20 miles south Of the Marine.
Prom Chateau Thierry eastward to
l0exy. five miles east and north Of
Chateau Thlcrry. the Germans have
beeu pushed across the river and
have not attempted to rccross. From
Mexy southeastward TO 81. Agnan. a
distance Of six miles. the Americans
Apparently are opposing the boches
o)onc. From there eastward and
nnrtheastward. they are brigaded
With the French. la Chappeile Mon.
tno1on h two miles directly east Of
~ AGnan. Comblixy is four miles
Northenst of La chappcile- Montho-
1on. lie Mcsnii.Hu,ier Is about four
mtIes farther 90 the northeast and
about two miles south Of the Marnel
French Praise Americans
The Americans ability and dash In
v0ntstinx attacks and In counter Mt.
tnckinx has won the highest praise
from the French officers. American
bravery and initiative and French
onVerience and Eailan,ry. coupled
Nm the most excellent artillery sup
~. both by French and American
0uns. - what has held up tho
bochea.
Along the Mont Miraii road.
Whtch the enemy expected 20 hold to
6ay. old men and women were peace
fplIy working In gardens. The stop
pagc OK the Germans by the Am>ri.
cans east OF Chateau Thierry upset
~ enemy program of operations to-
ward Mont Mlran.
The attack today was centering on
~ French on the American right. In
- attempt to reach Epernay.
Rsgimeut Wiped Out
~ m instance OF the German
lonses. prisoners said the American
0rtlllsry wiped out one entire rexi.
Woot before u Was able to cross the
0arnoL OF group OF sir boats. each
he1dlng 80 men. five were destroyed.
1he famous sixth grensdier rcgi.
0ont was utterly anninilated. every
IN being killed or captured Three
German divisions $4,000 meni were
- 6emoraiixcd that they have not APP
poared In the battle since tho first
~.
Extraordinary weather has marked
~ hattie daily. Searching sunshine
- been succeeded by clouds and
min almost every hour with rnonoso-
0ous regularity.
Ihe latest information shows that
- German divisions $4,000 menl
oFe being used on the entire front.
American aviators have broush,
1ovn another plane. raising their
bng TO seven.
The fighting In the fields and
woods In the present battle of the
Warne II most unusual. Companies.
pIafoons. and even groups OF two or
three men. are waging their own
warfare In clearing out the boches
Smash Gun Nests
sergt.-J r. Brown. separated from
his platoon. encountered the captain
az another company. Pointing at
four enemy machine guns. the cap
tain said: Lets get EN-"
The pair charged the nests. seem
tDg1y impervious 20 the hail OF bull.
lets. and killed or captured the crews
~ two of the guns. The prisoners
we're In their way. so Brown turned
them over TO the captain and clean.
"a up the other two guns alone. tax
ing additional prisoners and s-nash.
ing the pieces.
The captain had started back TO
The American lines with his captlves.
Brown followed some distance In his
wake. The sergeant encountered a
c0mrade, Corporal Pipp. who volun.
tsered to guard the prisoners Brown
readily accepted. az he had Just
caught sight OF a shallow section Of
trench. half filed with dead boches
The other half was filled with
boches very much alive. Browns
automatic rifle had become so hot
that he sould hardly hold IL. But he
latd II across his arm and opened fire
on the trench. killing several OF its
occupants.
One Of the Huns yelled, Kan.
Grad
"All right. come out" Brown re.
Piled between shots. All of the
Germans. numbering nearly n hun.
dred. dropped their guns and surren.
dered.
Brown and Pipp again started for
the rear and encountered other mem
bers Of their platoon with prisoners
Brown took charge OF them all The
wood where Brown and the others
had been fighting was being shellcd
continuously. Once Brown and Pipp
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