The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-07
I Second Attack.

The second attack made today by
American marines on German posi-
tions northwest Of Chateau Thierry
early gave promise Of being as sue
cessfuI as this mornings assault.
The marines reached all their OBJ
jectives set for the first hour with
in the time limit, and pushed be-
yond them. The early reports indi-
Gated the Germans on the run for
tho time being and surrendering
right and left to the Americans.
One of the toughest of all the OBJ
jectives, Belleau wood, some four miles
from Chateau Thierry, was swept by
the marines without serious trouble.
There seemed reason to expect German
counter attacks in strength before
long, for previous to the beginning of
the afternoon attack, which began at b
p. M, the roads behind the German
lines were filled with troops, guns and
wagons, but the American artillery
turned on them and created havoc.
The marines in their forward sweep
took strong positions on either side of
Balleau wood and cleaned out the ra-
vine south of Torcy, which linked up
the line with Hill 142, which was taken
this morning. This gave them a strong
and dominating position for a contin-
uation of their attack. Their total ad-
vance was approximately two miles on
a three mile front.
The total number of prisoners taken
was not known this evening but fifty
captives were brought in after the
morning attack, which netted 500 pris-
oners.
The distinguished service cross has
been awarded to the following officers
and men of the American expeditionary
forces:
Lieuts. Geo. S. Redwood, Christian S.
Holmes, Sergt James A. Murphy,
Corpls. Ernest Burch and Henry ].
Mongeay, Privates Edward A Arm
strong, Bernhardt S. Rolt and Carson
L.. Shuman Capt. Raymond Hulsart,
Lieut.. Paul McLana and Second Lieut..
Donald Moosac.
The last three named are railway
engineers and won their crosses for
their behavior in the fight on Nov. 80,
southwest of Cambria, when the Amer
lean engineers assisted the British in
, withstanding a German attac
Lieut.. Redwood and four members of
his company. Corpl. Mongeay and Pri-
Yates Armstrong, ROlt ana Snuman,
got into a portion of an enemy trench
and were surrounded by party of
double their number. They drove off
the enemy party and made their way
back to the American lines with four
prisoners.
Lieut.. Holmes led a patrol and dis
played extraordinary GOODNESS and dar-,
ing in cutting twelve strands of enemy
wire in front of listening post ard
crawled through. There he leaped on
sentinel made him prisoner and
brought him back through mo mans
land" Sergt Murphy aided in the ex-
plot, and with GOODNESS and nerve
killed one of the sentinels who had
fired on Holmes"
A notable development was the low
morale of the prisoners, all 8. whom
are Prussians. They expressed. them
selves as tired of the war and glad TO
get out of the fighting. This was de-
spite the fact. they say. that they are
furnished with food. although the Sax
sns the Wuertemberg troops and 9TH
"rs may go without
II must not be imagined. however.
that they did not put up a fight this
morning, for their officers were among
them urging Them on hut the marines
dashed into them yelling like Indians