The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-07-18
PAY HEAVY TOLL
FOR THEIR GAINS
Germans Open Marne.C Cham
pagne Operations in Mum.
ber Of Local Battles.
F0CH ADOPTS NEW TACTICS
Gen. Gouraud Issues Orders
July 7, Foreoasting Latest
German Drive.
F0CH ADOPTS NEW TACTICS
international News Service

tHiteTnutiOfidl NcWb ociNiCeJ
Paris. July 1s.-The fourth day of
the German offensive on the Marne-
Champagne front opened with savage
local fighting in various sectors.
The Germans were able to make some
slight gains on Wednesday, but lost
enormous numbers of men and had to
withstand violent counter assaults $
from French, American sand Italian
troops. s a.
! Positive evidence was Siyen today
that the allies knew OF tkc Gelnaa n
plans and were prepared. Officials
inute pubiicthe following order of the
day. issued to the American and French
forces by Gen. Gouraud, allied com
,mander east Of Rheims, on July {:
"The fourth army may be attacked
momentarily. Never will a defensive
battle be wagcd under more favorable
conditions. We are forewarped and
forearmed, and have been powerfully
reinforced with infantry and artillery.
You will fight on a terrain transfor-
med into rcdouble fortress. All the
passages are well guarded Your posi-
tion and armament is formidable. Each
man will have but one Thoughts: Kill
until they have had enough OF 1t. You
will break the coming assault"
And break it, the gallant allies did.
the Germans have thrown
forward mighty masses of men, they
have been able to make only slight
progress and that in isolated sectors.
At no place has the allied line been
bent.
The battle has continued with great
South of the Marne and
west Of Rheims the Germans re-
doubled their efforts, but were met by
shock on shock by the Franco Ameri-
cans and their Italian allies.
There were heavy combats all day
On the wooded slopes north of the St |
agnan-La Chappelle sector.
The Germans tried TO debouch north |
)f Combizy and Festigny, but were
1eld on the southern outskirts Of Bou-
luiSny, and Chataignieres.
BY the dint of great numbers and at
he cost of extreme losses the Germans
succeeded in gaining precarious
'oothold in Mont Voisin. east of Oeu- |
lily.
(Mont Voisin is about six and a
les on the southern bank of the
'larne.)
North Of the Marne violent strug-
.le has ragged in the Bois du Roi which
he Germans penetrated, The French
defended their ground, Civ
ng way inch by inch before the re-
'cated German attacks.
uBois du Roi is about two miles
asst OF Chatillon- Sur Marne, just
lorth of the Marne river)
Further north he Germans con-
entrated heavy pressure in the forest
+ Courlon. through which they have
een trying to advance to the wooded
lateau south of Rheims.
The French war office, in it's report
asst night. said the German lines in
his district now lie west Of Nanteuil-
"a Fosse.
(Nanteuil-L La -Fosse Is oil the west
IN edge of the forest De La Montague
)e Rheims. II is between nine and
en- miles southwest of the city Of
,hems. and from four to five miles
orth of the Marne river. 1t lies on
small tributary of the Ardre river)
Italian troops made n gallant defense
{ the village OF Pourcy. which the
Germans tried in vain to take in
torn attacks After the Germans had
'orn themselves out in their furious
ssaults the Italian counter attacks
lrew them back to the Ardre valley.
Pourcy is near the Ardre river. IT
es seven to eight miles southwest of
helms, and six and one quarter miles
orth Of the Marne.)
Spirited encounters around Vrigny
1T the situation there unchanged.
(Vrigny Is four and one half miles
,uthwest of Rheims, and three miles
)uth Of the Vcsle river.) fN Hr
The fighting in the Champagne dis
'ict on Wednesday was confined to q
arrow front The Germans tried to
rive in southerly direction, in or
er to close tighter the pocket" they
ave been attempting to forge about
helms. but were repulsed and thrown
ack. This attack centered between
eaumont- -Sur-Vesle and Sillery.
beaumont Sur-V -Vesle Is nine and
ne-half miles southeast Of Rheims, on
ne of the main roads running from
halons Sur Marnc to Rheims. Sill
ry Is three and one-half miles north
est Of Beaumont.) l.