The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-21
ANOTHER GERMAN
DRIVE IS HAL TED.
THOUSANDS OF TEUT TROOPS
FED TO ALLIED CANNON IN
THREE DAYS.
NEXT MOVE is UNCERTAIN
Not improbable That Britons Will
Be Hit Next by Germans.-Huns
Still Have Many Unusued
Divisions in Reserve.
(War Review for June 15)


The attempted drive by the armies
Paris seems definitely to have been
checked With thousands of their
men having been fed to the guns on
the Neutrality-suspicious. and scissors
Villers Cotterets sectors in the mad
rush to pierce the allied lines in these
regions and thus gain fair way to
the French capital, the maneuvers of
the German commanders apparently
have brought to the German arms
nothing more than the obiteration of
the Noyon salient and the capture of
a few unimportant positions southwest
of scissors near the outskirts of the
Villers Cotterets forest.
5 Friday, the sixth day of the often
sive between Noyon and Montdidier,
witnessed only smalr local actions, the
depleted German forces evidently fear
ing again to test the mettle Of The
French and allied troops whose can
non, machine guns and rifles had work
ed such havoc among them. Less than
three days was required by the allies
TO bring the enemy to virtual halt
south of the Aisne.
The feeling still prevails in military
circles in France that the main effort
of the Germans has not vet been
launched, and speculation is rife as 10
when it will come and what the gen
eral objective will be-whether Paris
or the channel ports. 1t is known that
the enemy still has large effeetiTes be-
hind the lines, thousands fof them
brought from the Russian front.
Fcch Armies Alert.
The armies of General Foch, how
ever, everywhere are watchful and of !
such strength and good morale as to
lead to the belief that no matter where |
the enemy chooses to oppose them, |
they will be able to give a splendid ac-
count for themselves.
Seemingly it is not improbable that |
Field Marshal Haig's forces will be |
asked again to measure their strength |
against the Germans, and that the ter
ritory near Arras, or in the Scarpe |
sector, or before both positions. may be I
chosen by the Germans as the theatef.
In both these sectors the German guns
again are working with the violence
that generally presages an atatck. At
last accounts, however, the infantry
had not been unleashed.
In the Marine sector there is almost
continual artillery activity in the re-
gion of Chateau Thierry, where the
are fighting beside the
French. On the other sectors of the
front comparative quiet prevails.
American, British and French air
men continue to carry out aerial oper-
atoms above and behind the enemy
ines. Fights in the air are numerous
and large quantities of explosives daily
are being dropped upon military posi-
ions far beyond the battle area.
American airmen have participated in
he bombing assaults and returned
safely to their stations, although they
we're heavily shelled by the anti-air- ,
raft batteries.
AS vet the Austrians have failed to
start their expected offensive against
he Italians. Several fresh attacks
rave been made against the lines in
he mountain region, but the Italian
var office announces that they were
epulsed.
British casualties reported during :
he week ending yesterday aggregated :
All. OF this number 4,447 men were
illed.