Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14
j. s. MARINES Win
BIG VICTORY NEAR
CHATEAU-TH|ERRY
Yankees Drive Foe Back More
Than Two Miles.
THREE TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Americans Renew Battle and Force
Huns to Throw Three New DiVI-
sions Into Fght-French At
tack at Same Time and
Seize 100 captives-
Huns Driven
Over Disc.

over Disc.
Paris, June S.-French and Ameri-
can troops operating against the Ger
mans northwest of Chateau Thierry
during Fridays fighting made addi-
tional gains of ground and captured
the villages of VeuiT1y in Potorie and
Bouresches, according to the French
war office report.
Americans Hold Town.
With the American Forces on the
Marine, June 8-The American ma
rineS who began a second attack on
the German lines late Thursday cap
tured the village of Torcy and drove
their way into BOureSches, northwest
of Chateau Thierry.
They were holding TOrcy in the face
of repeated cOunter-attacks and were
pushing back the Germans through the
streets of Bouresches. Virtually all
their detectives in this attack were
attained.
The American plan did not include
the taking of Torcy but the marines
swept into it and drove out the Ger
mans.
Bayonet Boche Gunners.
The sharpest encounter in fighting
occurred at Bouresches q3 miles south
of Neuilly and just northwest of Cha
teau Thierry). There the American
marines reached the edge Of the viii
lage at dusk and swarmed in upon the
German machine gun emplacements,
annihlating the Boche gunners. The
Germans were bayOnetted at their
guns, and others that attempted to
make a stand in the streets were cap
tured. Numerous prisoners were
taken.
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 Ger
man cOunter-attacks in strength be-
fore long, for previous to the beginning
of the afternoon attack, which began
at 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.
Use Bayonets to Clear Streets.
American marines reached the out
skirts of BOuresches northwest of Cha
teau Thierry and poured volleys of
machine-gun fire into the enemy, in
flicting terrific casualties. BayOnets
were used freely against many of the
Germans who attempted to make a
stand in the streets. At daybreak the
marines were slowly driving the Ger
mans back.
The second attack made by Ameri-
can marines on German positions
northwest of Chateau Thierry early
gave promise of being successful. The
marines reached all their detectives set
for the first hour within that time limit
and pushed beyond them. The early
reports indicated the Germans on the
run for the time being and surrender
ing right and left to the Americans.
Marines Advance Two Miles.
With the American Army in Picar-
dy, June 7.-American marines at
tackled the Germans at dawn Thurs
day morning and gained three and a
fOur-kilometer front and captured
more than 100 prisoners in the Cha
teau Thierry sector. The French at
lacking at the same time on the left
took $50 prisoners.
The Americans now hold all the i'm
portant high ground northwest of Cha
teau Thierry.
10Th cfnr fN1 ID
Thursday morning and the Americans
had attained all their detectives by
7:45 O'Clock.
The Americans have been pressing
the Germans SO hard that the enemy
has been forced to throw three new
divisions of his best troops in the line
during the last three days.
U. S. VaIor Stirs French in Ecstasy.
Washington, June TN addition to
telling of American operations near
Toul and Luneville, General Pershing's
communique includes French official
report on American participation in
the fighting at Chateau Thierry. The
French Statement is as follows:
On May 81 the enemy threatened to
flank the town on our left, and a
breach was produced. The ma
chine gun battalion, United States
army. was Immediately thrown into
Chateau Thierry simultaneously with
a colonial infantry battalion. Immedi-
ately the Americans REINFORCED the
entire defense. especially at the ends
of the bridge. Their courage and abil-
tty as marksmen evoked the admira-
ton of ali.
Crushed by our fire, the enemy hest
tated and, as a result of counter-at-
lacks. vigorously supported by Ameri-
can machine guns. they were thrown
beyond the edge of the town. Chateau
Tbierry remained entirely IN our
hands.
On taa 1st of June, towards evening