The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-21
Germans Push South Between
MontdldIer and Noyon But
Again Are Checked.
BlOODlEsT FIGHTS OF WAR
Americans Drive Huns out OF ReiIeau
wood--F aise Statements by prus-
sian Minister Of War--callant
Exploit Of italian Tor.
pedo Boats.
az HOWARD ". plcKARp.

Aiming az complegne and Estree 81.
Denis, with the evident intention Of
forcing The French OUT Of the Noyon
salient. the armies OF Grown Prince
Rupreehs OF Bavaria, under the imme.
diate command Of General Won Hutier,
started great drive southwark be-
tween Monlddier and Noyon on Sun.
day, The result was the most desper-
ate and bloodlest lighting Of the entire
war for the French resisted tiercely
and slaughtered the enemy 10 tremen-
dous numbers by sheer weight the
Germans were able 20 push forward
down the valley OF the Matz for several
miles, making their greatest advance
30 the southwest. but by Tuesday they
were brought almost 10 a stRndstill
Then General Foch struck back with
force and on the west side OF the ene-
my salient drove the Huns TO the east,
retaking Coureelles, lie Fretoy, Merry,
iielioy wood and other strong post
tons and reaching the edge of st.
Aiaur. The defense OF Courcelles, Inn
portant because of It's commanding
heights. was especially heroic the Ger
mans trying by every means TO gain
and held the village, In vain.
on the east OF the salient the Ger
mans. by tremendous efforts. were
able TO force their way past Ribeeourt,
and by Tuesday they had reached the
Oiae at Machemont and Bethancourt,
the latter village being the scene Of
especially sangulnary fighting, This
30 threatened the French troops In the
thin wedge extending toward Noyon
that IN the night they were quietly
withdrawn without the knowledge Of
the enemy. and tho line, thus short
ened and Strengthened. thereafter was
held In this move the Carlep0nt for
est was abandoned aud the new line
extended through Railly, Tracy " Va
and Numpcel.
with the west Jaw OF the plncer'
thus pushed down the Matz. the Ger
mans tried to shove the other Jaw Il
from the east. between scissors an,
the Marine. hut there they apparently
were almost unsuccessful. for thu
French gave ground only slightly OF
the plateau west of the villages Of Cut
IS aud pommlers and repulsed attack
against st. Pierre Algle and Ambleny
AZ HRuge Bray. north of Soissons, III,
Huns met smashing defeat.
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Further 10 the south. In the reglol
Of Chateau Thlerry, the American
aud French continued their good worl
~ the previous week. Each day PEI
khinEs meH struck at the Zoe hard nm,
hy the end Of the week they ha,
scored considerable advances, IN
most valuable gain being the takin
og Belleau weed. which had been ful
u machine gun nests. IN the Cilgno
valley. Just north of this, the German
used up Eve divisions In futile Al
sauits on the American positions Th
Freneh "a this region occupied Moni
court and part ~ nuSslaresL
Ia the latter part Of the week the II
fonitHble French struck heavy blow
at the Germans 90 the eastern win
~ the new front and drove them bnc
aernss the Astz with severe losse
tsetwesn the Aisne and the ylilcss- CO
terets forest the enemy made som
progress. hut southwest Of scissors h
, attack was broken
81
: The outstanding fact Ia last week
4 figftlnE Is That the Germans suffers
enormous losses. In return tor Viii,
they gained ground that is compar
lively unimpsrtnnt Certainly at q
: beginning o. the week there was fes
4 Ing ~ nervousness among the allies
!. the civilians. not the soldIersb but Ia
+ quickly disappeared and was replae,
b. the former confidence In the sblli
! Z the allied armies to resist the hal