The evening world., 1918-06-17
THREE GERMAN
RAIDS REPULSED
BY AMERICANS
COO Shock Troops Beaten in
Hand-to-Hand Fighting
in Toul Sector.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June II (By the Associated
Press) Three enemy attacks have
been repulsed by tho Americans in
different parts OF tho battle front on
two mornings.
The FIRST. south OF Thiaucourt, in
the Toul sector. Saturday. was broken
up by machine gunnersL A worse one
yesterday morning. also In the Toul
sector. at Nivry. was beaten back.
The third was against the new posi-
tions taken by Pershings men in Al
SAGE. Riflemen backed by the ma
chine guns blocked the blow.
The fighting at Xivry early yester-
day morning was obstinate. About
500 German shock troops attacked
the American first line positions.
Some OF the enemy got into the viii
lage. but we're soon driven out In
other points the Germans were badly
beaten.
Tho attack began after an ex-
tremely violent bombardm ment OF the
front line. American batteries and
villages far In the rear. The Ger
mans advanced swiftly. but were met
by a heavy Are. Those who pene-
trated XiVry were forced speedily
10 withdraw. and elsewhere the enemy
was completely repulsod In hard
fighting lasting more than two hours.
The Germans hoped to enter the
village and carry off a large number
OF prisoners, but the alcrtness OF
the American artillery Observers COM
pletely overturned the enemy plan.
Examination OF the Germans cap
tured in the fight disclosed that the
enemy planned the raid q week In ad-
vance.
The original enemy plan was for
the attacking party to divide into
three sections and to enter Xivray
from three different directions. Only
one section actually reached the out
skirts OF the village. but only after
II had been cut up badly by the Am
erican barrage firo. or these only a
small group got into Xivray where
they were quickly surrounded by the
Americans and either captured or
killed. Eight prisoners. including q
lieutenant, remained in the American
hands
A majority OF the American cas-
ualties, which do not include any mis-
sing. resulted from the German artil-
lery IRE.
The Germans captured an Ameri-
can soldier in their attack on %ivray.
but he did not remain n prisoner very
long.
At the edge OF the village three
Germans came upon a wounded
American. He was placed under
guard OF German private and
started for the enemy lines. Reach
ing n point near the enemy wire en-
tanglements. the American suddenly
drew q revolver and forced his sur
prised custodian 20 march back
across No Mans Land into the
American lines. After turning his
prisoner over to fellow soldiers the
wounded man fell unconscious from
| loss OF blood.
In the attack south OF Thiaucourt M
2 o'clock Saturday morning The
enemy lost at least twenty killed.
Suoh OF the Germans as attempted
To proceed toward the American rear
lines In search OF prisoners were
driven back or killed in close quartered
lighting.
One American. when surrounded by
a German officer and ive prtvates, re-
fused TO surrender. Instead. he threw
a bomb which killed the ofiicer and
wounded the others OF the enem,
party.
An American observation balloon
was shot down yesterday morning b,
a shell from a German gun. Their
were no casualties as = result vi la,
incident
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