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PARIS, May 30
Increasing violence marks the prog
ress of the fighting south Of the Aisne.
The Germans are fighting against time
and are throwing every ounce Of weight
OF manpower into the struggle.
On the centre the enemy has again
pushed forward, but his efforts TO broaden
his advancing front have met with less
success The allied wings have been
Obliged to give some ground This action
was carried out slowly and the full price
was exacted from the enemy.
BRITISH FALLING BACK TOWARD RHEIMS.
SCISSORS has gone, and the British
have fallen back toward Rheims, but
IN either case the enemy has only won
couple Of miles of territory
The Germans have been obliged to
leave their guns on the northern side OF
the original line which can be crossed
only at a certain number Of points which
are highly vulnerable to allied alrplanes.
ENEMYs PLANS ARE REVEALED.
The enemy thus prevented from reap
ing the full benefits Of his rapid advance.
As the battle proceeds, the enemy
purpose becomes plan Ii is tuo-fold,
First of all, eighteen miles south OF
the Vesle flows the Marne which formss
with the Disc, one of the avenues of ap,
proach to Paris Along its course run
the Chalons railroad, the main eastern
artery.
STRONG TO GAIN FOOTING At MARINE.
To gain footing in the Marne valley,
or even to approach within artillery
range Of it, would be an appreciate re-
suit
That Is sufficient to show why the
Germans continue 10 push southwark so
vigorously.
Their advance there yesterday, how
ever, amounted to only 312 miles, as
against 80 on the first day of the attack,
and seven on the second.
. This indicates the growing force Of
the opposition which the enemy Is en-
countersag.
AIMS TO CAPTURE PARIS.
The second objective, which the Ger
man staff considers even more important
Judging bv the efforts made at Scissors,
IS to broaden the salient 70 the west
ward BY enlarging the action there
the German crown prince intends TO
approach nearer 10 Paris on the direct
route.
FRENCH HOLD SCISSORS ROADS.
The French command Is fully aware OF
the Importance of this movement. Al
though scissors was evacuated to pre-
vent needless sacrifice of men, the French
hold all the roads leading out OF the
town.
SEE END or HUN DRIVE.
Heavy fighting still lies ahead for the
Allies, but those most competent tC
express an opinion are now satisfied that
the German drive viii be stopped In the
near future.
The statement follows.
The battle continues with undnmlnlsh-
ed violence during the night French
| troops energetically maintained the west
ern outlets of scissors. and the enemy
Notwithstanding repeated efforts, wa,
not able to debouch from the town
Further south engagements of extreme
violence developed in the region OF the
road between Scissors and HartenneS
and on the front between Ferc-kn-
Tardenois and Nezliy where French
troops, supported by reserves, arc op
posing the German advance with IN
domtahlc tcnaeity.
.On the right Franco-Rritish troops
along the front between Brouillet ano
Thlllois and also northwest of Rheims
broke all assaults and maintained then
positions