Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-06
HUN RAIDERS BEATEN
BY AMERICAN TROOPS
u. S. Fighters in Many Thrilling
Encounters, During the Week,
Pershing Reports.

Ivy Associated Press 10 Every vonlne
Washington July g. The cornmunlque
from General PershnR yesterday do
acribes nj length the fighting IN which
the Americans have been engaged the last
few days II says:
"Tn tho course Of successful patrol
ling activity in picardy and in the Cha
teau fhierry region we captured prisoners
In picardy n machine gun was also
taken Hostile planes, whirh approached
our lines near Naux and IN the Nosges,
were driven back by our fire. our iroops
eo-opcrated with the British IN their
attack made Friday
Near Cantigny ono nf our ralding
parties Friday morning encountered IN
enemy raiding party of fcventy. ready
Ia start ont twenty-five oi our men
penetrated the enemy wire killing at
least twenty Germans, wWlndIng others
and capturing three with machine gun
Further details are nov available
concerning the German counter-atthek
in the vicinty Of Bols de Ia Roche n
the carly morning Of July The attack
broke down completely under our arr
lery riac and machlnc gun fire Bcsldre
indictlng heavy losses IN killed and
wounded our troops took 40 prisoners.
previously reported
For some time after tho counter
attack The enemy kept up continuous
hnrnssiug fire on our front lines and
during the day II July 2 lnteimlti"ai
FIRE on our front lines and on points
III our rear areas Cur own batteries were
equally active
The German mr. forces were also nc
tive. bui mot considerable opposition IRON
our altplanes. whose activity IS increasing
Conflicts occurred, ~ which the results
| have not been reported IN tho German
rear areas troops were ~ position AROUND
| Bounos Wood and near Gtyry, Epnu'
and he rlcardv farm
During tho night ~ July Z and July
| hostile infantry showed some slight actiV
itv. directing bursts If machine gun fr'
| on ho light ~ orr lnc and sending ont
patrol whlch attempted 70 occupy Z
| house north Of Nnnx Tho patrol wns
eaaly driven back ~ The shmo fiun W
| If our mon penetrated the German lines 7
| tho same region and brought back tyr
prisoners
Throughout the night the hostile artH
| lerY shells orr front and rear positions 81
! tho right side of our lnF, using more thar
| the usual amount of gas AMERICAN artfl
lerv vigorously replied During tie DAY q
| July Z hero was some machine gun Hr
| ing and sniplng If The right haIf Of en-
sector. Int such aggrrssl vrncse as va
shown by he enemy WAS developed mann
! n ~ ms ar forces Onre again, however
| tho Am"rlran planes showed themseivc.
able to cope with the situation, drIvlnG
some % the German machines back over
lhclr puu lines
. ,f H, II Frrr
n lpn Juno 30 T. noon July | vas marked
only hp the aggresslvencss nf the enemy
alrpIancs Tie enemy I artillery fire vas
II moderate intensity and was roncentrat
ed On ,ome az orr positions IN the vicinlt j
| ~ Brnyes and Nillcrs- fournclc
IN the Mnlhousc scctor on July /
the feature Of the day was the attempt
OF the ncrny 10 raid our trenches afte
| artillery preparation. In connect : .ltl
| this orr advance positions be- thr
| Doller River and Balschwl were
! heavily b0mbarded between 3 clocl
in the morning and ) clock in th'
morning The raid itself Waa eHtIrel'
rcpulsrd by oar counter barragc Re
side the artillery activity on both side
connected with the attempted RAID nuci
Smelling occtrred during the day
In the Woevre sector tie day Of Jun
% 10 june 30 passed quietly for or
troops The enemy ARTILLERY deIyere'
a scattered ire which included moderat
concentration during the oariY cvenln
and about midnight On the Bos dc Jnrs
| \ small amount Of gas Was used HIS ma
chine gun and rife ire were also light an
scattered His alrplanes flew over CIR IN,
from time - time. but on more than on
occasion we're driven back by America
| maeh.ncs and by antI-aIrcraft gun.