Show YANKS fANK TAKE TAK W wooD O IN fiGHT i I i Five Officers and I S Surrender 1 Privates yates One Am American Bot Both k Soldiers l' l lI I. I S' S S lers' lers ih 1 L r- r 0 T j r 4 J f By Low ll I l United Press Staff Correspondent Correspond nt I W iTIL AMERICANS I vy ON ON TilE THE MARNE June Tune 26 6 1035 O a. a in m. Tho Americans Americans- too took the the- remainder of lk Belleau l wood last Jast night l The German losses losses losses' It In killed and wounded were extremely ext rem Eit- Eit h II They lost at least prisoners In- In eluding luding a captain and si other of- of 1 leers The rhe Amt Americans ricans captured mall masi J mach machine nachine ne guns In this action the Americans Americans' further flattened the apex of the German drive toward oward Paris Palls They now i j- j Ili Old the wood wood the northern end 0 oC ot which ditch has bas been in dispute since th the the- r Americans first halted the Ge Cern Germany j t tr 4 r ri sh three weeks ago agro The The Germans Germans desperately sought to 1 retain retain etain the the advantage of holding tho theE ij wood rood without which a a. a movement tow ril the Meaux Meau is impossible They of of- the the- crowded their part forest orest with machine guns V Our success resulted from heavy shelling au all day Tuesday which was was- j followed by byan an at attack ack at 5 p. p m m. An our lour and a a. half hall later the enemy was was reported as attempting to lo leave the Cite woods They were swept by an enfiladIng en enfilading en- en machine gunfire g many fight fight- to the death others surrendering 33 83 3 HUNS QUIT t tAt At daybreak this morn morning ins Private frank rank P P. Lennart L of Chicago marched Into nb headquarters here In charge of ot eight seventy eight German Germen privates and and- I five ive officers all of wh whom surrendered had first I to 0 him voluntarily after they 1 t taken him p prisoner Lenhart enhart J insisted had He-had promised his t tr captain hed he'd take them In alone andy and 7 had r obtained l consent to lead them out t of dt the This Incident This 1 Incident I e t does not indicate the general gentral nature of thC fighting lightIng which was most desperate It U lasted until midnight when the Americans Amer Airier leans aided by bv German prisoners had hail I to maintain their gains and a ai an American an unit In the open on tho had forged forced its way as far north nort as the point of f the woods completely straightening the line FIGHT TO DEATH The The Germans the exception of ot otone one captain who knew before we e dl did diet t surrounded s fought fought- that tha t we had him until they were driven from their theirl l strongholds b by hand grenades oi or bay bay- They reserve reserve-ct their rifle and machine gunfire until the Americans cl closed ed In German losses in dead and wounded were WE're- heavy while ou our losses losses were not disproportionate to lo the success nb ot- ot Ji 0 tamed t By Associated Press Prell WITH THE AMERICAN AR ARMY Y iN IN FRANCE June 26 The The raid Monda morning In which two companies o o French and American troops near Ba J B. i lost prisoners was made by v an entire battalion of German perman troop troop- The enemy advanced In two columns after the way had been prepared prepare by u. u u. V heavy bombardment With gas shell shells tr pi- pi The official issued t lay day in RerUn Berlin said I The number of un an l.- l. French prisoners brought broghi in yesterday morning mornin east of Badonviller pr has ia iQ creased r s to o more or th n J 1 6 |