New-York tribune., 1918-06-07
Troops "Go Over the Top on 2h-Mile Front
Singing "Yankee Doodle" and Charge
Enemy's Positions in Solid Phalanx
Only One of 35 Mounted Uhlans
Escapes Death and He Is Captured
Pressure Forces Crown Prince to Hurl
Three Fresh Divisions Into Salient in Three
Days; 27O Germans Made Prisoner
(By The Associated Press)

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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN PICARDY June g.
American marines attacked the Germans dawn this morning
and gained three and oneha kilometres 1.-TWO hreex-
teenths mles four-kometre 1.-TWO onehalf me
front captured prisoners Thery sector
French troops attacking the same time on the left took
l60 prisoners.
The Americans hold all the important high ground
northwest of Chateau Thierry.
The marines again attacked o'clock this afternoon
and the battle is still raging.
The fighting started at 45 o'clock this morning and the
Americans had attained all their obectves by o'clock
The Americans have been pressing the Germans hard
that the mas been forced to throw three
his best troops in the line during the last three days.
The Americans veritable tigers. Their commanders
have all they do to hold the back wounded
enthusiastic eager fight They are proud of their
wounds general who visited dressing station said he
moved by the sight
Sing ''Yankee Doodle" Going Over Top
The Americans sang and whistled yankee Doodle and
cheered they went the top They their swift
through the German dead that Icy
In addition to prisoners, the Americans captured
chine guns German prisoners said they had not been fed fer
four days. owing to the deadly fire Frsnch and
American which prevented the bringing up supplies
These Germans without helmets They tired
They had been told that the British opposed hem
manders afraid let them the Ame1
The Germans cleared of Veully also by
Americans whose guns laundering against the enemy
this evening The erces fighting progress at last
ports Torcy which lies about east of
Veuiy
Americans Advance in Solid Phaanx
The French attack this morning straghen out the
ine and it brilliant performance. In this they were
assisted by the American forces infantry cleaned
out group of thirty-fve Uhans who were mounted
Don't let escapev shouted big American All but
one was killed He was captured.
The Americans advanced in solid phaanx Their strong
determined faces and great physique inspiration
their gallant French comrades who regard them with
brotherly affection.
Soon after the attack this morning the carried
Hill 42 about twohrds Of mile south Torcy) highest
point this vicinity and stopped
wheated the other side from where they
with machine guns One entire enemy machine gun COM
pany almost annihlated.
The Germans had donned French uniforms but the Amer
orewarned poured voleys of fire them One Ger
soldier had thrty-two Among those captured
two officers
The battlefield tonight urid picture with great
flashes like lightning racing the sky heavy guns
roaring in the distance like thousands of drums being
beaten simultaneously the sky being lighted here and there
with the bursting shrapne in the trail enemy aircraft
The Americans exuberant Behind the lines the Amer
sders twtted the German prisoners they marched
The wounded Germans hurried to hospitals and
given quick treatment
Some of the Germans said they had been told that the
Americans trained but that they found the Ame
cans could shoot.
On Tuesday the Americans faced a Saxon division ~
"Wednesday Guard DIVISION to-day crack Prussian division
land also battalion of the famous Jaeger sharpshooter ~