Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-10 | Page 5 | [Illegible] Attack [Illegible] Yanks Expected by U. S

NESDA Y EVENING ATTACK r YANKS LL S ding Abnor- Abnor Reports j in Air Aird d Behind Lines Fac- Fac American Troops By UY United Press Pres TON SHING-TON July 10 r Excessive troop move move- continue hi the enemy Before before American positions ance General Pershing k d in his of July hing here today Indications of the possible gath- gath Germans for a storn against were further by increased aerial activity dur- dur week On July 5 and 6 ng rig reported enemy aeroplanes ver the American lines in great j rs in the Chateau Thierry ThIery re- re REPORT I By a Associated Press July 10 General General gs g's daily made madeI I by the war department today I American merican Expedition Expedition- July 9 1918 tion A There is nothing of Jm- Jm ceto to report tion B In the Chateau Thierry ThIery Conditions were practically nor nor- 5 to 6 the outstanding ex- ex the activity of the Ger- Ger Ii forces The enemy's Intermit Intermit- illery fire was heavier in the theof of f Vaux aux than usual but the of shells used was con con- bly less than on the days imme- imme precedIng TIle The majority of the were of small nd medium callIn call call- In n enemy attempt to raid one of positions was driven off and machine gun fire with y v. MOVEMENTS ere ere re was much movement of or orn n the German rear areas The was ivas also excessive r servers reported buildings on oni ij i J f the explosion slon by our batteries at lat Is believed to have have- been a ammunition dump Our Ours s were were continuously active in amid am- am ld id reconnaissance n nc e p patrols and were active During the dment ment of or Vaux we replied with offensive preparation pre firc fire sector on July 6 to 7 n U Increase in enemy artillery 1 t on fl the right half hat of our line Inhere here was c considerable use of ot l and high explosIveS explosive shells t f the shells were of small or caliber Barrage Barrale fire tire was put r the vicinity of ot Vaux and hill hm The rHe German Grman air forces s were still The planes flew In ri groups groups of or orn n size At about noon a aGer a Gerp Ger- Ger p of five German machines tacked ed and driven off by five of lanes ines r movement of troops and traffic G GermanS Jerman rear areas areas' areas continued r ral rial Our own troops troops- continued in patrolling Our bat- bat were also active I the Marne sector between July d 7 conditions were quiet t. t The Iy artillery fire was was' light and arid ered Fed and his airplanes made less Sered the customary number of ts Q Machine guns fired inter- inter ly i and some rifle and hand barid ia d dades ades ages were thrown at our patrols ROLS ROUTED the tIie ie Colmar sector the patrolling Ly y troops and our own troops troops' J ho only incidents of particular e et e. on July 6 An enemy patr patrol l bout twenty men was seen at Ight outside of our wires Rifle Rl Je ade fire ire was Immediately put L Jand nd the enemy withdrew At o'clock in rn n the morning another t ollor eight men was heard beard Flares led that the patrol was attempt- attempt ing t to reconnoiter our 11 positions Our troops fired and they scattered into the brush brish At daylight several of the enemy were discovered in shell holes Our troops In Lorraine experienced a quiet day on July 5 and 6 6 There was little of interest except increased machine gun fire and abnormal train movement in the German rear areas I. I Our antiaircraft raft batteries were active against the German air forces