Edwin Leland James

“ After the battling for many hours the American troops in a magnificent counterattack threw a whole division of Germans back across the Marne River in the curve of the river west and southwest of Jaulgonne. There are now no Germans across the Marne in front of our troops. ”

“ I have just received a semi-official report that, following the Vaux attack, the American troops advanced on the west side of Hill 204 so far that the Germans expected an attack and evacuated the hill they had paid so much to hold the last three weeks. This is not yet positively confirmed, but I do know that at this moment our guns are pouring high explosives over the German lines of communication to the north of the hill.
So far the Germans have made no attempt to advance directly through Chateau-Thierry. ”

“ Should the allied strength prove too much for this, the German command may concentrate its driving power just east of Chateau-Thierry, in an attempt to widen the front before Paris, which now extends from Montdidier to Chateau-Thierry. It is too early to state definitely what the real plan is. ”