Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-07
FRENCH AID IN
 ATTACK AND TAKE
 |60 HUN CAPTIVFS. Americans Now Hold All Important High Ground
 Northwest of Village. LOOK FOR ATTACK
 BY HUNS AT FOUL Troop Concentrations Noted Behind German Lines Where They Face
 American Sect0r-May Mean New Drive.
Associated Press Summary)

\ASSOCldICu I ItSS summary
 Atho the latest German official
 communication announces that the situation on the battle front is un-
 changed, there has been change on
 one of the most important sectors in
 Picardy and American marines were
 responsible for it.
 Attacking on front of about 1-2
 miles in fight that began Thursday
 with the break of dawn, the marines l in four hours drove back the enemy over a distance of virtually IA
 miles, and occupied all the important
 high ground northwest of Chateau Thierry, which village in previous fight the American machine gun gun
 ners had turned into a shambles by the accuracy of their aim as the Ger
 mans tried to wrest bridge from them. FN After breathing space in Thurs days battle the Americans late in the afternoon returned to the fray, and at last accounts hard fighting was in progress on this important sector, which commands the Marne at that part of the front where the battle line swings eastward towards Rheims. The marines took 100 German pri- scners in the early encounter, while the French troops on their left also gained an advantage over the enemy
 and made 160 of his men captives.
 So hard pressed have the Germans been by the attack of the Americans
 in the Chateau Thierry sector during the last few days. that they have been
 compelled strongly to reinforce their front, using three divisions of pick
 ed troops in an effort to hold back
 the men from overseas. Thus far, ! however their efforts have been
 unavailing, for the Americans would not be denied their Objectives. To the northwest, around Veuilly-
 la-POterie, where recently the Ann
 ericans have dealt the Germans sev eral savage blows and captured some of theterrain they were occupying, the enemy now seems fearful of an-
 other onslaught and is deluging the
 region with shells. No infantry at
 tacks by either side has been report ed, however.
 It seems not improbable that the 1 Germans soon are to ask the Am- ericans' to show their merit as fight
 CTS in battle on the St. Mihiel sec tor, southeast of Verdun. American 1 patrols report heavy movements of 1 troop trains from the northeast pass ing westward behind. the Foul sector 1 in the direction of St. Mihiel. Marines at It Again With the American Army in Picar- | dy, June 6.-By the Associated Press American marines attacked the Germans at dawn this morning and 1 gained 1-2 kilometers over a four 1 kilometer front, and Eaptured 100 prisoners in the Chateau Thierry sector. The French attacking at the same time on the left took 160 pri-
 soners. The Americans now hold all the important high ground northwest
 of Chateau Thierry.
 The marines again attacked at 5
 o'clock ths; afternoon, and the battle is still raging. The fight started at 3:45 o'clock this morning. and tie Americans had
 obtained all their objectives by 7:45 o'clock
 The Americans have been pressing the Germans so hard that the enemy has been forced to throw three new divisions of his best trScEs into the line during the last three days, The Americans are like tigers Their commanders have all they can do to hold the men back. Even the wound
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