Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-15
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HUNS ATTACK AMERICANS.
With the American Army on
the Marine, July IL, $40 a. M
l(By the Associated Press.)-The
Germans at; daylight today
launched a violent attack against
the American positions west of
Chateau-Thierry, especially near
Vaux.
VIOLENT COMMANDMENT.
The attack came after a most
violent bombnrdment of high ex.
plosives and gas shells through
out the night. che American
troops sought shelter wherever
1t vas available. When the enemy
infantry appeared, the Americans
swarmed out and met the attack
ers with q rain of machine gun
bullets.
The Americans wore their gas
masks as they fought the attack
ing Germans.
towns in the rear of the lines be-
gan shortly after 6 O'Clock a. m.
AMERICANS HOLD POSITIONS.
Tho latest reports say tho
Americans are holding their own
in the fighting, maintaining their
positions.
Heavy shells from German nav
nj gums r falling in regions far
behind the actual battle area,
many of these projectiles having
fallen in the city of Meux, rs
miles from Chateau-Thierry. In
many OF these towns the German
shell fire is constant, the projec-
tiles being from ten and twelve
inch naval guns.
Reports from American adj
vance positions said that the
American troops were ssha1sdling
the enemy well" in the desperate
fighting which is continuing.
SMOKE is DENSE.
(S:51 a. n.y. At this hour it
had not been determined how the
battle in the vicinity of Vaux was
progressing. The whole line in
both directions from that town
was dense with smoke and gas
fumes. The roar of the cannonade
was punctuated in the few inter-
missions with a terrific din Of ma
chine gun and rifle fire which
seemed of the hottest character in
Vaux itself.
In this locality 1t was moi known
whether the Germans in the at
tack had begun another offensive,
but the intensity of the fighting
indicated to those near the scene
that the operation wa a re.new-
al OF the general attack that had
been expected.
1920 a. m. Word received
here shows that the enemy also
launched an attack cast of
Rheims but on the sectors OH
that front OH which tho French
and Americans are fighting side.
by-side the positions are report
ed intact.
The American machine gun
ners here let the enemy come
to their positions and then
opened a deadly fire into the adj
Germans.
Bridging River.
In their attack on the Marne
front tho Germans threw many
bridges across tho river. Over
these the Germans r passing
under a whitening fire from the
artillery. German progress is be-
ing stayed by the machine gum
lei
The Americans and their
French comrades have resisted
the enemy to tho utmost and are
continuing this character OF re-
It is clear that the German at.
tack In the ,Vaux region. COM
pictely broke down under the
American counter-attack. Fur
liner sharp fighting is likely to
develop lin this area at any time
however.
Americans Show Bravery,
11:15. The operation at Vaux
appeared to be a feint, for soon
after it began, the German at
tacks all along the Marne, where
they were gallantly opposed by
more of the American troops and
tho French. Tho first crossing
was made at the peak Of the big
river bend. The American ma
chine gunners and infantry-men
fought and died where they stood
here. ..
Others of the American troopa
withdrew strategicolly as the en-.
envy attacked from east of Cha.
teau- Thierry to along the Marne.
east of Dor1mans. making add.
tional crossings.
Shortly after II O'Clock, one OF
the American infantry regiments
launched q counter.attaG in the
region OF the Condo.