Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-24

He has been placed in charge of cloth
ing and supplies generally for the
army. His only orders so far are:
"Get the stuff"
eighths miles), on a front of seven kilo-
meters flour and three-eights miles).
The strong American counter-attack
south of the Marine river bend COM
pletely upset the Germans, who broke
in retreat.
The American troops drove the enc
my back all the way to the railway
skirting the Marine, in the region south
west of Jaulgonne. This position now is
being held.
The French general commanding the
group of armies on this sector sent
congratulatory message to the Ameri-
can general commanding the forces
which beat back the enemy.
Americans Heavily SheIled.
AT five O'Clock Monday night the
Germans were heavily Smelling the
American forces, but were getting
shell for shell in return, and their fire
seemed to be diminishing.
American machine gunners along
the river assisted materially In break
ing up the Boche plans, for they
stuck to their posts and poured deadly
streams of bullets into the enemy and
only withdrew when their guns were
SO hot they could not be fired.
One group of machine gunners hap
pened to be in place where the Ger
mans were anxious to erect a bridge,
but their efforts were fruitless.
The American bullets piled up the
German dead on the opposite side OF
the river every time the enemy started
to cross.
1t is clear that the German attack
in the Vaux region completely broke
down under the American counter-at-
tack.
The American machine gunners here
let the enemy come close to their posi-
tons and then opened a deadly fire
into the advancing close formations
of Germans.
Yanks Force Foe Back Two Miles.
London, July 1S.-American and
French troops, counter-attacking on
four-mile front south of Dormans, have
(nearly two miles,, bringing the enc
my bridges across the river under
artillery fire, it was learned from an
authoritative source.
Fight East of Chateau Therry.
With the American Armies in
France, July 1S.-Fighting of the
most desperate character is in prog
ress east of Chateau Thierry.
Attacks and counter-attacks have
been in progress all day, accompanied
by terrific artillery exchanges.
At noon the American part of the
battle line ran from Mezy through st.
Afghan, La Chapelle, La Mesnil Hutier
and thence northward.
Foe Reports $4,000 Prisoners.
Berlin, July 18.-Eighteen thousand
prisoners have been taken by the Ger
mans in the present offensive, accord
ing to the war office report from gen.
eral headquarters.
Foe Makes Slight Gains.
Paris, July 1S.-After two unsuc
cessful attempts the Germans, on
front of six miles, pushed into the
French lines to depth of one and a
half miles at it's deepest point, at
Reims mountain.
A semiofficial report says:
while the enemy losses were fright
full, ours were quite light, especially
east of Reims. If we were allowed to
state the figure it would be most re-
assuring.
"WhereaS during the previous of
fensive we had to send for reinforce
ments from other parts of the front,
this time those on the spot sufficed to
sustain the shock"
Says Enemy Is Held
On the French Front in France, July
weight hours have sufficed
for the holding of the German masses
launched in the crown princes great
offensive on Monday. The enemy units
which were turned back from the di-
rection of Paris and are endeavoring
to ascend the Marine are being held in
check by the fresh troops.
Yanks Fight East of Reims.
London, July 1S.-Dispatches from
the front show that American forces
have joined the French east of Reims.
A semiofficial report says: 1.-THE con-
slant arrival of Americans reduces the
unequal proportion of the forces
Casualties sustained by the German
troops in the offensive up to the pres
ent are estimated at 100000, according
to news received in London from the
battle front in France.
The position for the allies at the
present stage of the German offensive
in France is said to be distinctly salts
factory in reports received. The
French losses are said to be very
small. They have lost ne guns. the