The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-02
YAuKS' SHARE In
"NIBBLING" IS A
GENEROUS BITE
AT GERMAN Line
Conduct Brilliant Offensive
In Vicinity Of Chateau
ThierrY ..
CAPTURE GUNS
AND EQUIPMENT
First American Army
Corps Has Been Organic
ed Baker Announces
COMMANDED BY
GEN. LIGGETT.
Consists Of Six Divisions,
Holding Line In Mont
didier Sector
COMMANDED BY
GEN. LIGGETT
(Bv Associated Press.l }

With the American Forces on
the Marine Front.-In a brilliant
operation after hard fighting.
American troops on this front
last night captured the village
of Vaux, together with a large
slice of the Paris highway west
of Chateau Thierry, and two
patches of wooded land.
The Americans took 275 Ger
man prisoners including five of
ficers, and captured a quantity
Of machine guns and other
equipment.
In the Vaux region the Amer
leans took the Germans com.
.pletely by surprise. Most Of the
prisoners were taken out of cell
lars and dugouts.
How many Germans were kill
ed Of course is unknown, but
from the number of dead in
plain view at various places the
total must have been consider
able.
While the artillery preparation was
going on many American airplanes
flew high overhead. Some were pro-
tecting the observation balloons
while others were combing the skies
to keep off enemy machines. Early
this morning the American pilots
again appeared for similar duty and
were soon found contesting with the
enemy for supremacy Of the air, A
number Of the aerial battles were OBJ
served but reports on the results are
not available. It was o'clock last
evening when the American went
over the top under the protection of
hail Of machine gun bullets from
our machine gun barrages. The in
fantry action was preceded by a
short but terrific artillery prepara-
ton. When the Germans saw that
formidable attack was developing.
many of those in outposts yelled and
ran toward the rear to nests from
which a hot fire began pouring.
The Americans paused for a mo-
ment while the automatic rifles and
machine guns with the advancing
troops fought a duel in front OF
Vaux, briefly but effectively with the
enemy.
Then the Americans, whose nunv
Der was considerable, went on, most
of them running, in their eagerness
to get at close quarters with the
Germans. At same time the Boche
began hurling gas shells to the rear
Of the American lines.
Within brief time the Americans
had wrested from the enemy, the
Bois de Ia Roche and the woods adj
joining 1t. Then came word that the
Americans were in Vaux and finally
after sharp fighting there in the
streets and houses, they overcame all
resistance and swept on beyond the
village.
The Americans reached every one
of their detectives and by this opera
ton they have eliminated a salient
and have Strengthened out their lines,
over an area Of several miles. The
Americans now have the enemy un-
der their guns.
Daylight this morning saw the
Americans digging in almost undis-
turbed far beyond the old German
defense line. To the rear patches Of
prisoners and piles Of material are
going. The number of prisoners has
steadily mounted until it has reached
z75. The guns and materials have
not yet been tabulated.
The fighting qualities Of the Ameri-
cans were certified to by virtually all
the prisoners taken. They said the
Americans fought like wild men.
sweeping everything before them as
they plunged over the ground.