The Prescott Daily News

ALLIES RETAKE MORE GROUND IN SPIRITED FIGHTING ON MARNE

Villages of Veuilly La Poterie and Bouresches Captured.

Franco-Americans Stormed Hun Lines with Great Elan.

Paris, June 7. The French and American troops operating against the Germans northwest of Chateau Thierry during Friday's fighting made additional gains of ground and captured the villages of Veuilly La Poterie and Bouresches, according to the French communication issued this evening.

With the French Army in France, June 7. The Germans, it is generally believed, are now held at every point of their recent advance. They seem unable to execute more than minor attacks, which are invariably repulsed, whereas the counter attacks which the allies are making are proving notably successful, nearly always bringing about an improvement in positions.

Throughout the daytime yesterday, except in the sector northwest of Chateau Thierry, where the French and Americans made their brilliant incursion into the enemy lines, and on the Champlat-Bligny line, southwest of Rheims, where the British and French cooperated in opposing a German attack, there was little activity along the battle line by the infantry.

As for the artillery, the enemy has increased his activity in volume during the last few days, but has confined his attentions chiefly to bombarding the rear of the allied positions. In return the allied cannon left the enemy positions very little peace, constant showers of shells being thrown in.

Wherever the Americans were engaged they gave fresh proof of their rapid adaptation to modern war conditions and they displayed the greatest initiative.

While the Americans were fighting to the north of Lucy les Bocage, 5 1-2 miles northwest of Chateau Thierry, their front lines were greatly harried by a German machine gun. When the position had been located an American patrol made a daring advance, reached the emplacement, killed all the enemy machine gunners and brought back the weapon.