The Robesonian., 1918-06-03
THE BATTLE
;@.c FOR PARIS
Strength Of Foch's Reserves Has
Reen Felt-French Have Re-
captured Several Vantage
y. Points.
a TURN IN THE BATTLE
SEEMS NOT FAR DISTANT

The strength of Gen. Foch's reserves
has been felt by the armies OF the
German crown prince in "the battle
for Paris"
East of the line running from Sois-
sons to Chateau Thierry, where the
Germans Saturday in continuation
of their mighty strokes gained sever
al additional villages and then at
temnted to proceed further westward, ,
magnificent opposition was imposed
hv the newly strengthened lines and
with terrific smashes the French
forces recaptured Longpont, Corey,
Fayerolles and Troesnes, vantage
noints in the center of the line lead
mo to the forest of Villers Cotterets,
which seems to be the present objec-
tive here of the enemy.
The Germans, however, still have
in their possession the village Of sau-
rezis. living to the west of scissors,
and further south of Saconln Et
Breuil, Chadun, Licy and Bouresches,
the last named directly west of Cha
taau Thierry A little to the south
west of Chateau Thierry the enemy
has reached the Marine.
Nowhere has there been any at
tempt by the invaders to, cross the
river and at all points east of Chateau
Thierry they are hugging the north
ern bank Of the stream. 1t IS not
improbable, however, that the tactics
of the Germans have in view the ford
ing of the river when the time is
more propitious, for in the center of
the line between Chateau Thierry and
Rheims they have pushed back the al
lied front across the Rheims-Dormans
road between Olizy-Voilaine and
Ville-en-Tardenos and are pressing
onward toward the Marne. This is
the only point on this left wing, how
ever, where the enemy has been able
to make fresh gains, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he has thrown new
divisions into the battle, some Of them
the best trained in the German army.
Having failed in all their efforts to
conquer Rheims. by direct assault it
now seems to be the intention of the
Germans further to widen their oc-
cupation Of the territory lying south
of the Rheims -Dormans road and
thereby outflank the cathedral city
and bring about its capitulation. In
the fighting in the immediate vicinity
of Rheims the enemy won Fort de la
Pompelle. but his tenure was short
lived, for the French in a counter
attack recaptured it.
Taken all in all the seventh day of
the new battle found the allied line
from Scissors to Rheims, although it
had been bent back at various points,
not so hard pressed as on previous
oxL nj
resisting the enemy's onslaughts. Just
how many men the Allies are oppos-
ing against the As German divisions
that are now actively engaged on -he
Soissons- Rheims front has not become
apparent, but the fact that on the
west the enemy is being not only
held but driven back at some points
and on the southern end Of the salient
progress is evidence that turn in the
battle is not far distant.
The British in the neighborhood Of
Arras, Lens and Bethune are keeping
up their trench raiding operations
against the Germans. Saturday night
contingents from the London forces
invaded German trench suotheast of
Arras and took 27 prisoners and a ma
chine gun while east of Lens and
north of Bethune similar maneuvers
were successfully carried out and 9TH
er Germans made prisoners.
There is considerable activity by
both sides on the northern sector OF
the western front.
AS yet the expected battle has rot
broken in the Italian theatre. There
has been only moderate artillery ac
hn 1Iyhn front
Italian and allied aviators, however
are busily engaged in reconnaissance
work and bombing raids over the
enemy works.
German airplanes again have deli
vered an attack on Paris. Several per
sons were injured.