Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-06-12
GERMAN ARMY MEETS SHARP SETBACK
ON FRONT OF MORE THAN SEVEN MILES
Important Positions Recapured by General Fochs Troops
in Counter Attack Southeast of Montdidier; Enemy
Reaches the Ose Southwest of Noyon; u S.
Americans Carry Out Move Successfully.
(By Associated Press

French troops fighting southeast of Monddier have turned
upon the Germans in violent attack and administered
defeat to the front of about and oneha
miles between Rubescourt and st. Maur.
1t this front that the French Sundays Of
fensve began had held back the Germans from keeping
with the advance they making from the center of the line
south of toward the Disc river where
siaughts of the invaders with defense and
power that brought to the Germans casualties
HEIGHTS RECAPTURED BY FRENCH.
The village of Beloy Genls wood and the heights rising be-
tween Courcees and Moremer recapured the French
and in addition to the inicon of heavy casualties General
Fochs men took more than 1000 prisoners and also captured
In the immediate center of the line between Montdder and
Noy where the Germans had been unable to extend the
of their drive to Aneu the enemy also attacked and driven
back southwest of Noyon succeeded in reaching Machemont
and Bethancou the last named place lying the bank
Of the Disc river Hard fighting still in in this region
with the French dpug the attempts Of the Germans to
onward.
US MARINES CARRY BELLEAU WOOD.
The American marines fighting in the Chateau Therry
tor have completed the capture Of the Beeau wood from the
Germans and with its occupation took 800 prisoners Belleau
wood lies just the west of the village Of Bouresches and south
marines have been fighting vaany and praise be-
upon them their drive of the Germans through the
Beeau wood which had been considered almost mpreg
rable position by the Germans.
ENEMY REACHES THE oIsE NEAR RIBEcoURT.
Having reached the Ose in the region of Rbecourt the
enemy proposes fight its way along the west bank of the
stream emerge upon the owands bordering
the waterway where the troops of General Foch are said to b
road to Paris.
The apex of the salient driven by the Germans still in the
center south of the village of Marquegse To the west OF this
point the Germans at time almost reached the Aonde river
but driven back for considerable distances by the French
heavy counter attacks The French also counter attacking
southwest Noyon according the German official commun
cation which however, that renewed efforts Of the French
to regain lost territory repused with heavy losses
GERMANS REPORT CAPTURE OF $4,000 PRISONERS
claims the 10000 additional
which with the number eaptes reported Monday would bring the total
to $4,000 the present fighting.
Since along the scissors Rheims May H
the
taken about $4,000 allied captive
quiet still the front between Sossons and
Rheims although the that northwest of Chateau he
fighting side by side with the French have
pued
heavy losses attacks delivered against their front
. BRITISH STRIKE IN AMIENS SECTOR.
of the ambitious operations carried days. Field
Germans hard
blow Australians succeeded advancing their line half mile mile and
half and took nearly 300 prisoners including five officers In addition
Il machine and trench mortar captured 81
Another peace offensive by Germany and Ausa Hungary apparently
Berlin and the high
command discussing declaration OF aims while from Vienna comes
Austro-tlungaan
adheres the policy by understanding and
that the dual monarchy seeks annexatons