The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-29
(By Associated Press.)
No Let Up in Drive,

W. 1Ct 0P VI 0TIVCs
There has been no let up in the
German drive south from the Aisne
ann both the French and British have
been forced to give further ground.
Confidence is expressed in Paris, how
ever, that the allied reserves now rap
idly coming up will shortly turn the
scales and stop the enemy advance.
Apparently the Germans already are
being held in the center of their ad
vance along the Vesle river, in the
vicinity of Fismes. where the point of
the German wedge has been thrust.
The pressure on both the allied tanks,
however, had been such that both
have been compelled to fall back.
On the west, the French lines have
been withdrawn to the easterly out
skirts Of scissors, which town is about
seven miles south of the nearest point
of the battle line as it existed before
the new German drive was begun on
Monday. This considerably broadens
to the west the front on which the
enemy is advancing
On the west the Franco-British line
has been pulled back from St Thierry.
northwest of Rheims. where it rested
yesterday to the heights south and
southeast of that town. This also
has the effect of widening out the
front of the enemy thrust
The bringing of scissors into the
battle area may indicate that the
weight of the German blow has been
shifted in this westerly direction and
is being exerted along the railway
that leads to Paris from that town
The possibility of the trend of the en-
emy push teing turned in this direc-
ton has been forecast by the com
mentators.
Americans in it Again.
The Americans west of Montdidier
have further proved their worth by
resisting another German counter at
tack on the new positions won by the
American troops yesterday when they
drove into a depth of nearly a mile
and captured the village of Cantigny.
The Germans were repulsed in their
second effort, as in their first, and
suffered heavy losses
Apparently Is Slowing.
The German attack across the Aisne
apparently is slowing down as the
Franco-British troops begin counter
attacks on the wings and French re-
serves are rushing in to stem the en-
emy onslaught in the center, where 1t
has reached the Vesle river
Around Fismes, about half way be.
tween Scissors and Rheims and the
center of important allied communica-
tions, desperate battle is being
fought. Berlin claims the Germans
have crossed the Vesle on either side
Of Fismes, but the French still are in
the town and are holding it stubborn
ly, while the reserves come up
On the right, northwest of Rheims.
the British are maintaining a COM
manding position on the Massif OF ST
Thierry, north and west of the town
of st. Thierry. French troops on the
left have stopped the German on
rushes by strong counter-attacks and
are holding firmly to the high points
of Neuville-Sur Margival, and vregny,
north of the Aisne, and the heights
between Ciry-Salscogne and Vasseny,
which dominate the Vesle Heavy
fighting continues all along the front
from south of Pinon to almost to north
of Rheims.
Overwhelming numbers enabled the
Germans in their first attack to pene-
trate the allied lines to beyond the
Aisne and capture more than a half
score of villages and $1,000 prisoners.
The greatest advance was made in
the center, four miles to the Aisne
and then six to the Vesle, a total of
ten. AS in the offensives in Picardy
and Flanders, the enemy advance has
assumed the form Of a blunt-nosed
wedge with it's apex less than three
miles In width lying between Base
oches and Fismes.