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The Seattle Star
Seattle, King County, Washington
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American and French forces repelled German attempts to cross the Marne River on June 3-4, 1918, the first since 1914, hurling back advances near Jaulgonne and Neuilly wood, taking prisoners, and destroying a bridge amid violent fighting.
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Germans Cross Marne for First Time Since 1914, But Are Hurled Back—Enemy Makes Slight Advance.
PARIS, June 4.—American troops have struck their first blow in the new battle of the Marne. Fighting side by side with the French, they hurled back a German force which reached the southern bank of the river—the first time the Marne has been crossed by the enemy since early in the war.
The new battle of the Marne was raging with great violence over the entire western portion of the front yesterday evening and last night, the French war office reported today.
Slight gains were made by the Germans at some points.
The Germans crossed the river south of Jaulgonne, midway between Chateau Thierry and Dormans. The Franco-American force took a hundred prisoners. After the boches had been hurled back the French and Americans destroyed the bridge.
An American force also stopped the German advance before Neuilly wood, hurling the Huns back by a magnificent counter-attack.
"In heavy fighting south of the Ourcq, the Germans, with the help of heavy artillery concentrations, carried Mosloy, Neuilly-La-Porterie, Torcy and Bouresches," the statement said.
"The French, by a counter-attack, retook Mosloy and Neuilly-La-Porterie. In violent fighting these villages were taken and re-taken."
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"An American force stopped the Germans attempting to reach Neuilly wood. By a magnificent counter-attack, they hurled the Germans back north of the wood.
"Further south, the Germans realized no gain on the Marne front. One German battalion which reached the left bank near Jaulgonne was hurled back by a Franco-American counter-attack with heavy losses. The bridge was destroyed and prisoners taken.
"The Germans were held without progress by the French between the Oise and the Aisne. Between the Aisne and the Ourcq, the battle was going on with great violence last night.
"Violent attacks were made in the region of Pernant, Baconin-Et-Breuil, Missy-Aux-Bois and Troesnes. Pernant was taken by the Germans at the cost of heavy losses to the assailants.
"Further south, the French withdrew a little to the west of Saconin and Missy-Aux-Bois. Faverolles and Troesnes were held by the French."
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Marne Front, France
Event Date
June 3 4
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germans hurled back with heavy losses; franco-american forces took 100 prisoners; bridge destroyed; villages taken and re-taken
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American troops fought alongside French to repel German crossing of the Marne south of Jaulgonne, destroying the bridge and taking prisoners. Americans stopped German advance before Neuilly wood with a counter-attack. Germans carried some villages south of the Ourcq but were countered; French held positions elsewhere with slight withdrawals.