Evening star., 1918-06-15
Came Like a Green Wave.

They came over just like a green
wave, the men almost touching shoul-
derS. but our machine guns cut them
down like scythe through a field of
oats" said one of our fighters, mere
boy.
The Americans drove the Germans
back to their trenches and then re-
turned to their own positions. The
Germans Immediately launched a sec
ond attack, which was met in the
same way. This time the America ms
drove them back of their lines and
captured quantities of supplies.
The Germans. evidently determined
to break our line, attacked persist
emily along its whole length, not ex-
pectfng any counter attack Even the
German mail bag of coarse mesh
woven paper cord. with thousands of
letters to soldiers, were brought back
to our lines.
Some of the engineers. interrupted
IN their work with pick and shovel by
the attack grabbed rifles or swinging
their intrenching tools. charged the
enemy. The engineering unit alone
captured nine machine guns and six
ty prisoners. Two unarmed stretcher
bearers brought in two prisoners. who
said they had been trying to desert
Tor three years and that this was their
first opportunity Other prisoners
said that this drive was the Germans
greatest effort, and that boys of four
teen and fifteen had been taken from
school and put in the army.
Indian Style of Fighting.
Because of the German habit of
shouting "Kamerad" and then hurling
taken is diminishing The Germans
also are making a special effort to
riddle ambulances with machine guns.
In the four days of grueling fighting
which resulted in cleaning the Ger
mans out of the Bois Belleau. the
Americans went back to the old In
dian style of fighting from tree to
tree and stone to stone. Hiding be-
mind whatever was possible, they
staiked the nests of German machine
guns and surrounded them one by one
until their activity ceased. The artil-
lery. which was effective at other
points of the advance. could not be
used here on account Of the hand-to-
hand fighting in which friends and
Toes were hopelessly mixed
The credit for taking this wood,
which overlooks the Villages of Torcy
and Belleau, and the Funicular rail-
road. is due to (deleted by censor),
while the (deleted by censor) infan-
try Strengthened the line between
Bouresches and Vaux on the western
slope of Hill 204, where the (deleted)
infantry was stationed.
Stirring Scene Presented.
At the headquarters of the (deleted)
division yesterday, after the nights
lighting, the scene was a stirring one
Messengers were dashing in from the
front, and others were going out with
new orders for strengthening the
lines. At intervals trucks would ar
rive from the line of battle and un-
load an assortment of German ma
chine guns. rifles. grenades and other
equipment, which had been captured
In the neighborhood of 400 prisoners
marched down the road. Six of them
Were officers and all of them were
husky "stosstruppen" (shock Iroops).
presenting striking contrast to some
OF the prisoners taken in earlier en-
gagements. BY touch of fate twenty
of them were killed by German
shell in a dugoUt. where they had
been put for safety.
Your artillery was so effective that
one night only one load of ammuni-
tion could come up, while rations and
other supplies never appeared" said
q German officer, referring to the
bombardment at certain cross roads
by regiments of field artillery.
I'VE were two exhausted to counter
attack" he continued. Our electives
were reduced by a half. The 40th
Fusilier Regiment of the 2Sth Division
expected relief from the 18th Land
wehr Division, as they were unable to
withstand the intensity of the Ameri-
can fire.