Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-05
U.S.MENPLAY
BIG PART IN
HOLDING FOE
Americans Wip3 Out En-
tire Sections of German
Troops at Marne.

With the French army on
the Marne. Tuesday. june T.
fBT the Associated Press. -
American troops made their
presence felt nj several points
in the big battle yesterday and
today and won the admiration
OF their allied comrades. The
town of Neuilly La POterie. be-
tween YiIlers Cotteret and
chateau ThicTry. was the scene
OF tie most violent cOmbatS i'm
Waich the Americans took part.
There. with their French conn
rades, they succeeded in
throwing The Germans back.
When the Americans first came
into action here, the Germans were
trying to enter VeliIly wood. The
enemy battaEO2s were moved
down by the transatlantic ma
chine gunneCs who later support
ed the French infantry in a coun-
ter-attacs in which the enemy was
forced 10 retire beyond The north
eTn edge OF the wood.
Wipe Germans Out.
A serious effort by the Germans
10 cross the MaTne ii the neigh
borhood OF JauIgoule also brought
American machine gunuers into
fight. A German battalion sue
ceeded in obtaining a footing on
the southern bank. but uOt for
long The Americans and French
together resisted with the greatest
Tigor and killed or captured all
the Germans who had crossed the
river.
The other parts of the new bat
tle-line are almost without change,
but there are signs that the Ger
mans are withdTa wing their spe-
cially trained storming divisions,
which executed the first assault.
Rush in Face OF Gunfre.
with the American Army in
France, Tuesday. June 4.-tBy tn
Associated Press The American
troops thrown into the present
great battle on the front northwest
OF Chateau ThierTy. in a brilliant
bay0Bet attack, drove the Germans
from VeuilIy wood, in which the
enemy was attempting TO establish
himself after occupying tie yillaee
Of Feuilly La POteTie in the severe
lighting. The Germans poured
heavy machine guutire into the
American ranks, but the Ameri
cans rushed forward and destroyed
the hastily erected machine gul
positions on the edge OF the woods
Continuing their advance they en-
gagged the Germans at close quar-
lers and cleared them entirely
from their positions, driving them
back upon the ruined Vii age.
In a sharp combat marked by
the ferceuess OF the allied ma
chine gundTe, French ard Amerf-
can troops, fighting side by side.
almost wiped out small German
forces which had rea ched the lett
bank OF the Narue near Jaulgonne,
east OF Chateau Thierry- Most OF
the enemy survivors were rounded
up II small groups and made pris-
oners.
Gain to Big Depth.
On Monday in the attack against
lhe Germans at EeuilIy he Ameri-
cans drove them back one and q
haH klometers On the front Of 1
narrow salient. The ground was
cleared OF the enemy and the
now are holding their
position, though the American .
iosses, according 10 the latest re-
Ports available. were exceedingly I
hglJ, most OF them resulting from +
shell fire.
lne Americans 10 enter the bat
tie zone were troops Of q machine .
gun battalion. They rode on trucks .
al Of Friday night and arrived IL +
Laeir new position on Saturday
Hofning, These were the troops .
"Alch repuised the enemy forces .
=, sh4eh attempted 70 cross the .
aarne river.
me machine guuneTs were sta
,aoned within certain town and
oegah operations by p0king tn
t--l-Z4es -. Of their weapons through
olokeu walls, bushes aid holes
A1iocAed II the side OF houses. The
s@ls We're skilIiulIy hidden and
.ti7 - Germa-s were unable 10 Locale
zen, The Germans shelled the
-osh heavily and the Americans
-S0t positions accordingly. Late
~ - the enemy entered the outskirts
5Atg 10 be gg.r4a4 E,. tE.a .1F5<,f
artillery
Men in Fine Shape.
me poudent today went
.sef : The battle area and iuterview-
s : many Of the American and
.'5 iehcn soldiers. They are in ex-
I'.'sht : spirits and confident that
'1s Lne VIII hold.
me batlie is raging over q hsIIv
e.sALry where crops are growing
- - mere are no prepared trenches. +
zen l4e Americans entered the
.,.ei lAe hgbting was shifting back
rsll siq ana forward like a seething
- IRON, The Americans each
- "a and they went al il like ex-
-eilced hands. One Of the Amer
al officers said
Dig, Shoot and Smile
h.. Oermans are now learning /
"a Il llie Americans are as resource : !
:. any. The Germans do no.
- s me Americans because they
- ~ ls in with one hand and fight ]
So -. Lhe other and smile at the
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