Evening star., 1918-07-18
GERMAN FORCES IN DANGER
AS RESULT OF new BATTLE
FocRs Men Recaptme Montyoisin and Chene-La RENE
on Marne-halans Take Clairzet- Enemy
Repulsed in Champagne.

y the Associated
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
July 49, pm-The entire offensive operation begun this
morning on the front between Asne and the Marne is
going this hour for the most part even better than had
been expected enemy far haseen unable to with
stand the Americans and their allies have deiiv
cred and still delivering.
AS whole German left flank is menaced the enemy
must his troops from the Marne front risk their
being caught where they This means that the tnsh-
ing blow possibly has been administered to his dying
offensive.
Hastily organized attacks against the Aeri-
cans developed there but all broken and
our troops continued to advance
The towns of Torchy and Givry and the Givry wood
were taken by the Americans in their advance
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE
Iuly 18-Anercan troops in large numbers
launched in cooperation with the French powerful
offensive the line the north of Chateau Therry this
morning.
The Americans passed beyond nearly all their OBJ
jectives, including the Paris-Sossons road
The of scissors is well within the range of
the American guns
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
July 1s-American troops the top with acheer
this morning the launching of the allied surprise attack
on the front northwest of Chateau Thierry.
The enemy taken completely by surprise all along
the line
The American troops were brought up in the night
together with their French of crack units and
lay their positions until o'clock this morning. At that
hour the American and French artillery opened fire.
The Americans advanced behind terrific barrage to
their first obectives in less than half hour. While they
digging in Americans in most passed
the first objectves and then advanced behind the
resumed barrage to the second objectives which
speedily taken especially the north end of the
opposite the Paris-Soissons road
Numerous tanks participated in the offensive.
The American infantry went into the attack without
previous artillery preparation In their advance behind
the rolling barrage they captured many guns machine
guns, prisoners, equipment and material.
The Germans in most places offered feeble resistance
but here and there they put stubborn fight which the
American shock units quickly the point Of
the bayonet and at the muzzles of their weapons.
~ ne Asscia Press.
LONDON July 1s.-The French have gained from
four miles everywhere the mile front
of offensive today between the Aisne Marne
according to reports reaching London this afternoon
The French have captured several thousand prisoners
and about twenty guns
The French have reached point menacing the most
important German railway which feed entire
front of Rheims. The French artillery is now with
easy shelng distance of these railways and should be
able life miserable for large section of the Ger
army.
"This is the moment Foch has been looking for said
military authority here today, "and all goes well his
endidy executed attack should bring the whole
German offensive the Rheims to halt innedi
7tely"
North of the Marine the French have regained the
whole of the Rois wood and the vilageof venteuil
LONDON, July 1s-Reports received in London
showed the situation up to all along the line Of the