Republican farmer., 1918-07-19
[Bv The Associated Pressl

The German offensive is in its third day and according to the views of Entente observers longer has the character of general attack already they declare has worked sef into series of comparatively local operations.
 The of at least of these operations however would amount considerable achievement for the Germans however much it might fall short of their original designs
 What the German high command intended the offensive to be cannot be surmised apparently encountered defense that sufficiently stubborn to prevent the immediate achievement of important obiecves and the Germans have pursued their usual tactics of making the most of local successes at various points along the front.
 Thus the offensive appears largely to take the pect of turning movement against the Rheims salient
 Reports from the battlefield show the eerman during the last night made progress two sectors of the front South of the Marne they attacked the positions the heights mandng the river crossing taken by the French in their ter offensive Tuesday, The French reached the Bourbon and Clos on farms north of St. Agnan and La Chapee Monhodon but there they encountered fresh enemy troops who appear have again forced them back The battle tnung the slopes and in the woods south of the heights
 Further east the Germans seem to have made little progress their attempt to debouch from the Bouqugny wood and through the village of Neses.
 Nearer the Marne the Germans apparently took ground southwest of Venteu Monvoisn but counter attack by the French ejected them from this locality.
 North of the Marne the turning movement againstRheim quite apparent On Tuesday the Germans had been held up Chaon and Rodemat wood Since that time the Germans have forged forward along the line farher northeast toward Rheims
 Today report tells of violent fighting the Courton wood tell of of the struggle there The point in this wood where the combat taking place is not known but concedng that the enemy has reached the middle of this
 
 Fere Tardenois which approximately the location the line Sunday Here and farther west in Rodea wood the Germans making the steades and most threatening gains pushing southeast toward Epernay which lies south of Rheims
 Nearer Rheims the Germans have been repulsed Vrgny and fighting is reported the district immediately rounding the cathedral city,
 East of Rheims the Geermans have attacked the new French positions the south side of the Vesle to which the French retired Tuesday, The French official statement ports the attack failure.
 From this point eastward there is report of fighting the French official statement saying however that their lines have been maintained intact throughout the region east of Rheims.
 Unofficial reports from the battle say the German losses since Monday morning estimated at 100000 This slaughter if the report be evidence of the erocy the fighting and the mighty efforts made by each of the testing armies.
 Reports declare the situation is viewed being sasfao by the Allied commanders There will, however be an anxious period until the German turning movement threaten ing to pinch off the Rheims salient definitely stopped interesting feature of the fighting is that the French according to unofficial reports, have lost
 Raids have been carried out by the British region and to the north, at Hauch The German artillery said to be active notably in the region around the ArrasLen salient