Show t t 1ST 2 5 Hun Jun Generals Gen Is Chain am 1 I M Men to o Machine ac ine Guns 1 To o 0 Prevent 1 Retreat f f By Bj Frank J. J Taylor United U Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE AMERI AMERICAN AN ARMIES IN FRANCE Aug Aug 2 Ainer American can troops troops' advanced their their entire right wing durin during the night as far faris as is They hold Cierges and all all' of wood Intense fighting fighting fight fight- ing is is Proceeding ing beyond Cierges where the Americans gained I dominating 1 heights from the Germans by a sudden heavy attack The rhe Ameri American an gains gams were made in the face of stiffening opposition Yesterday y este day morning our left wing attacked northeast of I a mile mil and anda a half hail east and n north rth of Fere-en- Fere Fere en I following a smote smoke cloud d which partially concealed their advance I I from enemy machine gunn gunners rs which hi 1 were planted thickly y In the fields I CAPTURE MA MACHINE HINE GUNS The doughboys w went nt forward in InI groups filtering through the German I positions and gaining all their first l I objectives s without pause Fighting hUng I centered in Nesles forest northeast of af and north of Sergy Our infantry quickly dispersed the outer line of German machine guns in a hand to hand combat The advance was discontinued here during the afternoon aft afternoon aft aft- owing to the sharp salient created f I The American right wing advancing advancing ing moved eastward in a flanking movement around Meu- Meu i wood so southeast of Cierges French troops troop's cooperated in the as as- as sault By evening the German resist resistance resist resist- ance ante had been wiped d out and nd the wood was cleared the allied troops progressing almost to Goussancourt three miles east of Cierges BAYONETS GEETS EM Fighting in 1 wood was Intense in intense intense In- In tense artillery raKing the the boches while infantry charged up a steep I hill into a row low of machine guns driving driving driving ing out the defenders with the bay bay- bay I onet American artillery continues to pound German strongholds along the I roads leading northward exacting heavy casualties indications I Iare are that the boches are massing In I increasing numbers to oppose pose further advances although no Additional defenses defenses defenses de de- de- de have been encountered other I than widely scattered sections of half dug trenches and increased increased I barbed wire entanglements The wire wire is not continuous but s used as barriers barriers barriers bar bar- for machine gun posts GERMAN BOYS IN BATTLE The Germans now opposite te the Americans American are mostly young troops and good machine gun fighters They show increased cour courage ge in hand to hand combats but no German yet encountered has proved the equal of the Yankees in the style of infighting infighting infighting I ing that goes with the bayonet Our men are exceptionally equipped quipped now having in addition to their us usual usual usual us- us ual outfit field glasses and daggers taken from irom captured German officers and shock troops troops GLASSES F- F FHE HE WANTED GLASSES While lying inside inside inside- th the American lines in Nesles wood yesterday mornIng morning morn morn- Ing a sergeant remarked t that he needed a pair of glasses He walked walled into the wood and encountered a aGerman aGerman Germ German n officer and three men He killed the officer chased the men and returned with witt the formers former's glasses and revolver All ro roads ds behind t tie the e American lIn lines s are thickly d dotted with vehicles carrying quantities of German ammunition ammunition ammunition am am- and supplies Much of it is uncounted owing to all attention being being being be be- be- be ing centered on the advance In numbers numbers numbers num num- num- num bers of cases Americans are now us usIng using using us- us ing German machine guns HUNS EAGER FOR PEACE Some of of the prisoners prisoners' brought In yesterday and nd last night were extremely extremely ex ex extremely young Several are above the average intelligence ce All repeat the substance of ones one's remark only only the German rulers expect to win We I dont don't care who governs so long as the war ends Food is so so scarce and the people are sick and suffering A group of prisoners from a hew new unit said the Germans are not at attempting attempting attempting at- at tempting to erect any permanent defense defense defense de de- de- de this side of or the Old Fismes line I CHAIN MEN TO TO GUNS I Along the Ou where the Ameri Ameri- American can right wing was in action it was I reported that many Germans were found chained to their machine guns The boches attempted to utilize an aero circus to hamper American Infantry in infantry infantry In- In fantry but our archies archles put up an effective barr barrage ge on On the other hand prisoners tell of the havoc wrought by our airplanes nes in strafing their troops five five doughboys rescued the civilians of Sergy who hailed the Americans as saviors when the latter divided their meager pack of raU rations ns the first food the French villagers had hadin hadin hadin in days REFUGEES RETURN Far in the rear y yesterday st day while on my way way to the front lines I saw a a pretty picture of Chateau Chatea Thierry Refugees were still returning to their ruined homes and men women women children children chil chil- dren and babe bable ia were eating doughboys doughboys' doughboys doughboys dough dough- boys boys' food from rolling kitchens But Dut in contrast to this picture were I I the hundreds of graves all aU about bout with earth roughly heaped above and aI a I helmet atop The fallen m mens men's ns n's names are stenciled on the tho crosses above I the American graves the Germans I are marked marke only by boche boch helmets I |