The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-31
THE BIG battle
AGAIN raging
Germans Again Attacking Violently and
Have Made Some Gains With
Heavy Losses.

The Germans started the expected
drive on q wide front Monday morn
ing. Al three places the attack was
very aevero- The Germans were re-
pulsed with heavy losses al most plac-
-. but made gains along the front
The Germans according 10 both the
British and French official statements
have crossed tho Ainse at several
places on the II mile front between
Valley and Berry-Au-Bac This rep
roaanta an advance Of more than four
miles from the line as Il stood when
the offensive was resumed. u would
also seem TO confirm the German claim
that the Chemin- -Des- Danes had been
captured. The famous highway parali-
els the Aisne for about 20 miles. At
an average distance OF three miles TO
the north. II was believed yesterday
that American troops were involved In
this fighting, a. u was known they
we're training In the chemin- Des-
Danes sector. but Henry Wood. cab
ling from the front. reported that these
Americans had been replaced BY Brit
ish troops.
AMERICAN FRONT The three
German attacks delivered against the
American positions northwest OF Mont
diddier yesterday morning were reDuls-
"a with heavy losses In a counter at
tack the Americans penetrated Ger
man lines and held tho captured posi-
lions until they were ordered TO with
draw. There was fierce hand-to- hand
fighting IN all these attacks. the Am
orleans proving better masters Of the
bayonet. despite the fact that the
boohos wore armored breast plates.
The first attack was preceded by a
large barrngo and followed the pound
fnE Of the American rear positions by
enemy artillery all through the night.
Tho bocheB advanced In two waves. In
the fRco Of heavy machine gun and ar
fillory fire. They succeeded in enter
inx our lines but a counter attack
was Immediately organized and they
were driven out.
The retreafing Germans were taking
an American prisoner with them. when
several Of his comrades leaped from
the trenches. caught up with the boches
killed the entire party guarding the
prisoner and brought him back
The Fighting was extremely bitter.
Opposing forces clashed. hand TO hand.
In the midst Of smashed sandbags and
cavod IN parapefs The Germans We're
loaded down with hand grcnades. but
the Americans rushed to close quarters
and forced the enemy 70 use bayonets-
Soldiers declare the Germans were
equipped with armorcd breastplates
which turned aside a bayonet thrust
unless II Was In. the neck or stomach.
One company. cohnter attacking bsfoee
canfigny. penetrated the German lines
clear into the ruins OF the village.
where they remained until cailed back,
This dispatch IN being written I'm a
durout In the rear Of the front lines
and reports OF the details OF the fight
ine are coming in but slowly. ] have
lust learned that three privntes-B.
RoWpEN. OF KENTUCKY. Jos. law
renee. OF Allentown. Pa. and A. ID.
Nolin. OF Proyidence-were among the
several who were buried for three or
four hours when their dugout was
struck by a high explosive shell. Their
comrades dug them out under shell fire
When they we're finally evacuated, they
popped out smiling.