New-York tribune., 1918-06-03
Germans to Continue
Smashing Tactics, Not
Stopping to Consolidate
Strength of French
Reserves Now Telling
Pershing's Men Marching
Up With French and
British Troops
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Cable to The Tribuue)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
BETWEEN SOISSONS AND
RHEIMS, June with the en-
emy's advance practically stopped,
the Germans are now hastily bring
ing up their artillery and executing
heavy strategic attacks at man,
points along the battle line. There
is no indication anywhere that the
Germans plan to halt their advance
and consolidate the ground which
they have gained.
Their greed for more territory is
causing them to continue to play a
game of decidedly open warfare-a
mad gamble-with a win big or
lose" policy.
The German right wing from the
Marine to the River Disc west of
Soissons has been the scene of
powerful enemy attacks in the past
twenty-four hours. The French
have been fighting with extreme
bravery against greatly superior
numbers.
Fontenoy Vital Point
The French we're finally forced to
withdraw to-day slightly to positions
north of Carlepont Wood, which is
north of Carlepont village. Slightly
to the southeast they also withdrew
to the ridge heights running from
west of the village of Audignicourt
to the village of Fontenoy.
Fontenoy is incidentally one Of
the nineteen villages in the Aisne
Valley which was partially rebuilt
by American relief workers under
Miss Anne Morgan. 1t was part of the
devastated region left in the enemy's
historic retreat from the Somme in
March, 1917. Now it is for the
second time the scene of violent
fighting.
The vicinity Of Scissors is also a
battle-ground of the. fiercest char
acter, where the French troops are
fighting off localized and intensified
enemy drives. In many instances
they have been pressed back by the
weight of numbers, but have re-
gained ground in dashing counter
attacks.
German Losses Great
The German losses, thanks to the
increasing French reserves, are be-
ginning to mount high in payment
FOR the slightest gains. The enemy
waves are being moved down and
stopped dead. From both west and
south of Scissors, as far as Very,
the heaviest fighting occurred yes
terday
A few miles to the southwark
still on the right flank, the enemy
chose the valley of the River Ourcq
for violent operations. Here again
he found his progress blocked, and
suffered heavy losses. The same
heavy pressure which the Germans
are bringing to bear against the
French and British forces opposing
his right wing are being repeated
against the French and British
forces on his left wing.
America is beside her French and
British allies in this big battle with
which the Germans are trying to de-
eide the fate of the world. Aside
from this statement, little more can
be said at present. America will
have to be patient and wait for the
details from official sources.
Rheims Holding Out
An epic battle is going on at this
moment up and down the great
enemy salient which dips on the map
down from west Of scissors to the
Marne and up again to historic, bat
tered Rheims. Reims has not yet
been defiled by the Boche's army
boots, although the Boche massed his
principal effort on his entire left
flank Saturday against Fort Pom
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