Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
GERMAN ATTACKS EvERyvvE HERE REPUL LSED
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7 of, Big Offensive

Furiousiy launching new attacks
against the allied positions on tho
Marne front from Chateau Thierry
to Rheims the Germans are con-
tinuing their efforts to break thru
the French and American defense.
They have made progress during
the past night but it has been do.
cidedly slow in comparison with the
sweep Of the teutonic Iegions in
their attacks in Picardy and FIand-
ers and along the Aisne.
It appears that the enemy, after
crossing the Marne, between Dor
mans and chatiIlon, has reached in
this area the villages Of st. Aenan,
La chapeIIe and Monthedon, ap-
proxirhately mile and three-quart-
ers south of the river, but in the
outskirts Of these towns they have
been held up.
Just to the northeast the Ger
mans managed to traverse the
6ouguigny wood beyond the south
ern side Of which they have been
stopped.
West Of Dormans, which is twen-
ty-four miles east Of Chateau
Thierry, American troops are hold
ing the battle line. Unofficial ad-
vices state that in this area they
have retaken the villages of Fossoy
and Crezancy, south Of the Marne,
where the Germans gained ground
in the first rush across the river.
From the French official report it
is evident that between Dormans
and Rheims the Germans are driv-
ing toward the Marne at Chatilon
and to the northeast. Only at one
point, in the HodsH1at wecd, mile
and half from Chatillon. however,
did they advance. Even there
they have been checked by the
French fire. From shet point to
Rheims there is no change in the
situation.
The deepest penetration along
this line approximately is three and
three -fourths miles northeast Of
ChatilIon, in the Rodman wood.
This marks the greatest advance Of
the Germans at any point along the
line since their offensive began.
East Of Rheims the situation
also appears reassuring. The
French battle positions are de-
clared intact and the Germans
have not been able to advance
southwark farther than the out
skirts of the woods that parallel on
the north tho ancient Chaufee Ro-
maine, tho main highway running
eastward from Rheims, Thsy are
being ,heldqalI along this Fine as far
as the region north Of Suippe.
In the German offensive during
the spring and summer, delay was
one Of tho prime factors in the sit
uation. Tho Germans had mover
been able to gain materially and
faced by forces that were num-
ericalIy equal and all Of their
drives have come to pause when
allied reinforcements were rushed
up to the threatened points.
The Germans are now more than
twenty-four hours behind their
schedule and there is little to indi-
cate that they still have a striking
power greater or as great as they
possessed on Monday morning
when their attacks began.
The allies, therefore, seem to
have reason to believe that the So
claimed test Of their defense has
been most successful.
The battle is not over, as vet.
and there may be possibility, If
not probability, that the Goldman
high command has not played it's
trump card in the mighty battle
that is going on. There is, how
ever, a feeling Of satisfaction over
the first phases Of the new drive
and confidence that tho allied
forces will continue to resist as
vigorous as they have during the
terrible first hours Of the conflict.