Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-20
GREAT BATTLE !.
DIES DOWN; HUN
T: ATTACK STOPPED
Exhaustion From Enormous
Losses Inflicted by Allies
Halts Compiegne Drive.
FIGHT ENEMY TO STANDST|LL
Thrust Near Antheuil Is Thrown
Back-Artillery Is Active In
American Sector Between VII
Iers.Cotterets and Cha
teau Thierry.

organ, L'Homme Libre, expresses no
surprise at the slackenlng Of the bat
tie. The enemy, It declares, has en-
gagged about 80 divisions since May 27,
nearly half Of which left so per cent
Of their men on the battle-ground. It
expresses the opinion that General
ludendorff has a maximum Of 30 re-
serve divisions, Of which more than
two-thlrds have already taken part in
the struggle.
London, June ia strong enemy
party attacked one of the posts re-
Gently established by the British
northwest of Merris, on the Flanders
front. The attack was completely re-
pulsed. The Germans left some prls-
oners In the hands Of the British. Ac-
tiyity by the German artillery In the
region Of s-Bretonneux, to the
east Of Amiens, as well as In the
Scarpe valley, east of Arras, is re-
ported.
Paris, June 15.-Fightlng on the
front of the German attack has died
down, there being only local opera
tons according to the statement Is
sued by the war Office.
Between the forest Of Villers-COt-
terets and Chateau Thlerry (Which in
cludes the sector held by American
troops) there was artillery fighting
during the night. A German attack
near Antheuil, west of the Disc was
completely broken up. The statement
reads:
During the night there were local
GaSsSlang ne front q tas Ger%ee
attack. The French made many sue
cessful incurslons into the enemy line
norfh of Grivesnes and In the region
OF Courcelles. They took thirty pris-
oners. Near the Loge farm they also
captured prisoners. A German at
tack In the region Of Anthuell was
completely broken up.
Hun "Gets a Sklnful.'
sBetween the forest of Vlllers-Cot-
terets and Chateau Thierry heavy mr.
fiiiery fighting continued during the
night.
aFrench patrols took prisoners In
the region of Bussalres and west OF
ReIms in the Champagne battle area.
The position of the latest German
effort after five days Of fighting Is de-
scribed inelegantly, but aptly, by a
general who has Just arrived from the
front, as follows:
"The Germans got skintul."
Military commentators here are
unanimous in reporting one more Ger
man failure. The enemy has won Q
strip Of territory, not without value
but has sacrificed for II precious divl'
sions without at any point attaining
his objective and without bringing HIN
any nearer a decisive result.
Such also Is the opinion of Henr
Bidou and Colonel de Thomasson, wh'
would be the last persons TO hail vic
tory prematurely.
The report Of the war office ISSUED
Thursday night says;
'During the course Of the day TN
Germans launched powerful counter
attack from Courcelles to the north o
Merry (Montdidler sector). Caught TN
der the Are of our guns, the assaultin
troops were not able to reach our pc
sltions, but were Obliged to retreat I
their line Of departure, after havln
suffered very heavy losses.
"The material captured in our al
tacks- June IL included ten cannon
four OF them heavy pieces, and a yer
large number Of machine guns.
'Between the Disc and the Alsn
the day was calm.
-on the Aisne the enemy continue
this morning his thrust between III
Aisne and the forest of Villers Cote
cts. He was repulsed at the mnjorlt
of points, but succeeded In gaining
foothold in the village Of Lavershre
All attempts to debouch from Coe,
yres and to advance west Of Vevt
Teuille farm completely failed. tt
enemy WIS not able to renew his n
tacks.
,;In the afternoon, north Of Core
the enemy, who had penetrated o'
lines momentarlly, was driven out, NJ
we established our positions In the
entirety.
"The artillery fighting was Qui
splrited in the region Of the Our
river near Champlat and Pompel
(Reims sector). quiet prevailed
the rest of the 'front.'
Drive Held In Five Days.
With the French Army in Franc
June 15.-Five days suhlced TO st
the German offensive between Mont,
dler and Noyon, whose objective W
Complegne.
Despite long preparation the G'
mans were unable TO overcome Fren
resistance and brilliant counter-I
tacks by the allied troops took bn
everything OF Importance which {
into the hands Of the enemy durl
the first rush with large masses
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