The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-07
ADVANCE MORE THAN TWO MILES
ON FRONT Of THREE MILES AND
KILL AND CAPTURE HUN H0RDES
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
With the American Forces the Marne June 7-Amer-
lean marines last night reached the outskirts of Bouresches
northwest of Chateau Thery and poured voeys of machine
gun fire into the enemy nflicting terrific casualties
Bayonets used freely against of the Germans
who attempted to make stand in the streets
At daybreak today the marines slowly driving the
Germans back the face of heavy artillery fire including gas
shells. The American artillery performing magnceny
in the operation
With the American Forces the Marne June 1.-THE
American marines who began second attack on the
lines late yesterday captured the village of Torcy and drove
This morning the Americans holding Torcy in the
of repeated counter attacks and were pushing back the
objectives in this attack attained.
American plan did include the taking Of Torcy
but the marines swept into and drove out the Germans
The point where the object was not reached was on
the right of the attack in the Beleau wood The fercest fight
ing is continuing here.
With the American Forces on the Marne, 6(Thurs
day)The second attack made today by American marines on
German positions northwest Of ChaeauThierry early gave
objective for the first hour within
that time limit and pushed beyond them The early reports
rendering right and left to the Americans IN. po,,.. od
four miles from Chateau Thery swept by the ma
rnes without serious trouble.
There expect German counter attacks
in strength before long for previous the beginning Of the
afternoon attack which began at m the roads be behhd
American artillery turned on them and created
Americans Get Strong Position
either side of Beeau wood and cleaned out the ravne
south of Torcy which linked the line with hill 142 which
was this morning This them strong and dom
mating position for continuation of their attack Their total
total number of prisoners taken not known this
evening but additional capves were brought in after the
morning attack which netted about 100 prisoners.
The advancing in the Beleau wood region went
forward in four in formation The men in the
first wave for the most part armed with rifles and
bombs, while the equipped with automatic
rifles With them squads of machine gunners tuggIng
their coasbe They crossed the open space and toed
up the slope bent over like gnomes.
The trenches the marines passed were clearly vis
BILE from below but they hardly deserved the name for tiny
simply lines of little holes, big enough to hold man.
nepseed he of Beesu but the
marines pushed their Wsas9. way through an. IT. a,,v
Out in the open field artillery officers with glasses were
directing the supporting fire. while the roof of nearby
flags On all sides the flashing of them
stationed right in the field while others hidden in
Looking into the valley, only mile the vii
s of I the Ds White ov
the village of TOrcy also became brownih and flames ap
The artillery fire preceded the attack lasted an
and of especial intensity for five minutes preceding
batteries took part in the firing putting down
rolling barage and then shifting to the roads behind the
German lines .
that the marines in going in forestaed an at
Jack the Germans had planned was to have been carried
by Psans who had been put into the line for that
and to have taken place either today or tomor
With the French Army IN france; June o. o:oo p, III
advancing between and Torcy have reached
the outer edges the towns of Busssires and Torcy
On the allied line has been carried to Oranges
farm south of Gandeu, of Veuy Beeau wood east
of Torcy cleared of the Further details are
not available at this hour.
The Americans comprise the deachments the left of
the advancing line After capturing small wood shaped like
the Americans reached the cemetery at Veui
and continued press forward slowly under heavy fire from
German machine guns
During this Thursday morning at dawn the
German artillery fire against the allies feeble but the
envy front line well studded with machine In the
action and French advanced komeer into