The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-07
Yankee ValOr Captures All
Important Points North
west Of Thierry.
BIG NIGHT BATTLE ON
Marines Fighting Like IT.
gers ROut Enemy and
Take 100 Prisoners.
TEN GUNS PART OF BOOTY
Germans Use Three New hi.
visiOns-Begin Massing
Troops Near Toul.
TEN GUNS PART OF BOOTY


cARDY, June 6.--American marines at
tackled the Germans at dawn this
morning and gained three and a half
kilometers (slightly more than two
miles) over a front Of four kilometers
Approximately two and a half miles)
and captured 100 prisoners in the
Chateau Thierry sector. [Gen. Persh-
ing reports the American gain at
about a mile" The French official
report places the distance at one kilo.
meter two-thirds Of a tnile).l
The French attacking at the same
time on the left took 100 prisoners.
The Americans now hold all the i'm
portant high ground northwest Of
Chateau Thierry. ,..
The marines again attacked at s
o'clock this afternoon and the battle 10
still raging.
The nght started at 3:45 o'clock this
morning. and the Americans had at
ta!ned all their objectives by 7:45 o'clock.
Tho Americans have been pressing the
Germans go hard that the enemy has
been forced to throw three new divi.
ing the last three days
Marines Take Hlgh HilI.
Soon after the attack this morning
the Americans carried Hill "a. tabout
two-thirds Of a mile south of Torcy).
the highest point In this vicinity, and
swept on and stopped At the foot In Q
wheatheld on the other side. from where
they raked the Germans with machine
guns Ohe entire enemy machine gun
company was almost annih!lated.
The Germans had doned French
uniforms. but the Americans. fore.
, warned. poured volleys of fire into
them. One German soldier had thirty.
two wounds. Among those captured
were two officers
The battlefield tonight presents lu-
rid picture. with great flashes like light
ming racing across the sky. The heavy
guns are roaring in the distance like
thousands OF drums being beaten. Stimuli
taneously the sky Is being lighted here
and there with the bursting shrapnel in
the trail Of enemy aircraft.
Tho Americans are exuberant Behind
The lines the American soldiers twitted
the German prisoners as they marched
back. The wounded Germans were hur-
ried to hospitals and given quick treat
rnent.
Some Of the German. said thew had
been told that the Americans were not
trained. but that they had found the
Americans could shoot.
Ihe Americans are veritable tigers
to hold the men back. Even the
wounded are enthusiastic and eager to
fght. They are proud OF their wounds
A General who visited field dressing
station said he was moved by the sight
The Americans sang and whistled
Yankee Doodle and cheeresi as they
went over the top. They made their
way swiftly through the German dead
that lay sirewn in No Mans Land.
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