South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-18

following order or the ddN issued 10
the American and French forces by
Gen. Gouraud, allied commander
east OF Rheims on July ::
Guard All Passages.
The fourth army may be attack
cd mOmentariIy. Never viii a de-
fensiye battle be waged under more
favora BILE conditions. We are fore
warned and fCrearmed and have
been powerfully reinforced with in
fantry and a&tillery. You Will fight
on terrain transformed into a re-
doubtable fortress. All the passages
are well guarded Your position
and armament is formidabl Each
man will have but one thought. Kill
until they have had enough OF it.
You will break the coming assault.
And. break il the gallant allies
did Although the Germans have
thrown forward mighty masses Of
men. they have been able to make
only slight progress and that in iso-
lated sectors At no place has the
allied line been seriously bent.
The battle has continued with
great stubbCrnness. South OF the
Marne and west Of Rheims the Ger
man redoubied their efforts but
were met shock on shock by the
Franco Americans and their Italian
allies.
Hold Encmy at COmblizy.
There were heavy comDats all day
on the wooded slopes north of the
Sr Agnan- La Chappelle sector
The Germans tried 20 debouch
north OF Comb blzy and Festigny. but
were held on the southern outskirts
of Bouauicny and Chataignieres
By the dint OF great numbers and
7t the cost Of extreme losses the
Germans succeeded in gaining pre-
carious toothold in Mont Noisin.
east Of Oeuilly
Mont Noisiu is about siN and "a
quarter miles west OF Eperpay, and
lies on the southern bank OF the
Narne1
Would Advance on Rheims.
Further north the Germans con-
centrated heavy pressure i'm the for
est of Courton. through which they
have been irving 10 advance TO the
wooded plateau south Of Rheims
The French war office i'm It's report
last night said that the German
lines i'm this district now lie west
Of Nanteuil-Ia Fosse.
tNanteuil-Ia FoSse is on the
western edge of the forest de la
Montague he Rheims Gt is between
nine and ten miles southwest of the
city % Rheims and from four TO
dre miles north or the Marine riv-
o. 10 lies ou small tributary OF
the Andre riverl
Italians in Gallant Defense.
Italian troops made ssliant de-
rense or the villaSe or rourcy
which the Germans tried in vain to
take in storm attacks After the
Germans had worn themselves ou'
IN their furious assaults THE Itai-
ans counter attacks threw them
back 70 the Arde valley
fPourcv is near the Andre rtv-
er 10 lies seven 70 eisht miles
-7tifhveSt of Rheims and Sis and
one-qusrter miles north OF The
MerueN
Spirited encounters around NriS-
rv left the situation there un.
changed
(Nri=rV ls four and one nal
miles southwest of Rheims and
three miles south of the Nesie riv
-
Enemy Thrown Back.
The lighting bon the Champag
district ca Wednesday was confined
70 a narrow front The German'
tried 90 drive ln southeriy direc
lion 600 order fo close tighter th,
pocket th-y hate been attemPt.n-
tp foise about Rheims but We're re
poised aud thrown back This at
tack conferred between Beaumon
sur Ne~le and Siuery
beaumont sur Nesie is nine AN,
one hair miles ~outhesst ~ Rheims
or one ~ the msin roads runrln'
from Chslons sur Nsrne TO Rheims