Evening star., 1918-06-05
u. S. Lads Frustrate
Germans at Every
Turn In Battle.
DEEDS OF VALOR WIN
PLAUDITS OF ALLIES
Struggle at Chateau Thierry
Particularly Violent-Foe's
Losses Heavy.

Americans have fought the
Germans to standstill. Details
of the fighting in which Ameri-
can units have taken part show
that Gen. Pershing's men have
gone into battle with a spirit
which is magnificent. In their de-
fense of the bridges across the
Marne they repulsed the enemy
in decisive manner and with
their rifle fire prevented the Ger
mans from making further seri-
ous attempts to cross the Marine.
American machine gun fire
has converted the northern part
of Chateau Thierry into no
mans land. The Germans, un-
able to hold their positions un-
der the storm of bullets poured
into them by the Americans,
have withdrawn to the outskirts
of that section of the city.
Busy on Four Sectors.
In addition to the present battle,
American troops are actively engaged
on four sectors and preparing to en-
ter the front line on a fifth-Flanders.
Northwest of Toul. east of Luneville
north of st. Mihiel. along the Meuse
and west of Montdidier, in Picardy,
Gen. Pershing's men had given a good
account of themselves before the en-
trance of American units into the
Thierry.
With the halting of the offensive on
the new salient military observers ex-
pect the Germans will make another
attempt to reach the channel ports
through Amiens. and crush the Anglo
French forces before the full strength
of the American effort can be brought
into play.
Combats Are Violent.
By the Associated Press
THE MARINE. June i-American
troops made their presence felt at
several points in the big battle yes
terday and today and won the ad-
miration of their allied comrades. The
town of Neuilly-la-Poterie, between
Nillers Cotteress and Chateau Thierry
was the scene of the most violent
combats in which the Americans took
part. There with their French COM
rades they succeeded in throwing the
Germans back.
When the Americans first came into
action here the Germans were trying
to enter Neuilly wood. The enemy bat
talions were moved down by the
transatlantic machine gunners, who
later supported the French infantry
in a counter attack in which the
enemy was forced to retire beyond
the northern edge of the wood
Kill or Capture All Germans.
A serious effort by the Germans to
cross the Marine in the neighborhood
of Jaulgonne also brought American
machine gunners into the fight A
German battalion succeeded in OBJ
tanning a footing on the southern
bank. but not for long. The Ameri-
cans and French together resisted
with the greatest vigor and killed or
captured all the Germans who had
crossed the river.
The other parts of the new battle
line are almost without change, but
there are evident signs the Germans
are Withdrawing their specially
trained storming divisions which exc
cuted the first assault.
Whether the enemy intends to make
another desperate effort of the same
kind somewhere else cannot be fore
seen. The German crown prince has
not thrown all the divisions of his
general reserve into the furnace and
probably is saving them for another
dash.
Americans Use Bayonets.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, June (Tuesday).-The
American troops thrown into the pres-
ent great battle on the front south.
west of Chateau Thierry In a brilliant
from Neuilly Wood. in which the
enemy was attempting to establish
himself after occupying the village
of Veuilly-La-Poteriei in severe fight
ing.
The Germans poured a heavy ma
chine gun. fire into the American
ranks, but the Americans rushed for
ward and destroyed the hastily
erected machine gun positions on the
edge of the woods. Continuing their
advance. they engaged the Germans
at close quarters and cleared them
entirely from their positions, driSine
them back upon the ruined village,
In a sharp combat marked by the
flerceness Of the allies machine gun
fire French and American troops
fighting side by side wiped out small
German forces which had reached
the left bank Of the Marne near Jaul.
gonne, east OF Chateau Th.erry.
Are Holding Positions.
On Monday in the attack against
the Germans at Neuilly the Ameri-
cans drove them back one and a half
on the front of a narrow
ralient. The ground was cleared of
the enemy and the Americans are now
holding their positions there. The
American losses. according to the lat.
est reports available. Were exceeding.
ly slight, most of them resulting from
shellflre.
The first Americans to enter the bat.
tie zone were troops of q machine
gun battalion. They rode on truclea
during all of Friday night and ar4
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