The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-14
Thousands of Germans Are
Slaughtered in Battle.
HUNS WIN SEVERAL TOWNS
Teutons Occupy Small Villages After
Making Repeated Attacks and at
Cost Of Great Sacrifices-French
Capture 500 Prisoners
Berlin Claims 5000
Captives.

fighting on the MontdidierNoyon front
have struck terrific blow at the Ger
mans.
They have regained Belloy, south
east Of Montdidier, and have reached
the southern outskirts of st. Maur.
The Poilus have inflicted terrific
losses on the Germans, capturing l,OOO
prisoners and heavy guns and recap
turing important heights.
The French blow was struck on a
front Of approximately seven and
half miles between Rubescourt and ST.
Maur.
FOch's reserves are in action all
along the line and are delivering heavy
blows against the enemy.
Drive Teutons TWO Miles.
In one great smash Tuesday night
they drove the Teutons northWard for
distance Of more than two miles
from the Aronde river, which flows in
to the Disc, as far as Antheuil.
This village, mile and seven
eighths south of Marqueglise, repre-
sents the deepest penetration of the
Germans into the French lines on the
center.
A night dispatch from Reuters cor
respondent at the front states that the
Germans, in the course of attacks,
reached the Disc, on their left TANKS.
Their nearest approach to the river at
the end of Mondays fighting was one
mile That was south and slightly
west of Ribecourt.
Berlin Claims Heights.
An early Berlin statement claimed
the domination of that billy section ~
ing between NOyon and Montdidier
which had been strongly organized by
the French.
French reserves for centralized
cOunter-attacks had come up to the
battle front, it declared.
The Germans in their early report
also claimed advances on the center
and both TANKS. These advances were
admitted in the French morning state
ment, but Berlin neglected to mention
that terrific French cOunter-drive had
thrown the German troops back from
the ArOnde.
The days fighting shows less gain
for the Germans than any other day
since their blows in this area started.
The special feature of the news from
the front is the terrific losses which
the enemy has sustained.
The French were intrenched in posi-
tons where a strong defense was pos
sible and with strong artillery and ma
chine gun fire they eXacted the utmost
toll from the enemy for every inch of
ground gained.
The German losses are described as
frightful by correspondents at the
front.
In the Amiens sector Field Marshal
Haig's Australian troops carried out
an ambitious effort, advancing half a
mile on mile and a half front in the
region of Marlancourt. They captured
300 prisoners, 81 machine guns and
trench mortar.
French Take 500 Prisoners.
Paris, June 11.-Several small vii
lagos were occupied by the Germans
on the center in the -Noyon
sector, including Merry, Belloy and st.
Mature, according to the war office an
nouncement.
On the French left wing furious Ger
man attacks, made time after time,
were broken by the French fire.
On the French right wing the French
took more than 500 prisoners in vari-
Gus engagements.
Germans Are Slaughtered.
With the French Army in France,
June 11-Fighting in this war prob
ably never has been more severe than
that going on in the great battle of
French and German armies between
Montdidier and Noyon. The Germans,
attacking on ground where the en-
tente allies were ready to receive the
shock, have found themselves thrown
into slaughter house whence most of
them never will make an exit.
When the German infantry began
coming over in the densest masses
! they encountered Immediately an ex.
tremely hot fire from both machine
guns and artillery, which moved them
down. Ever since, as fresh waves en-
tered the conflict, they were subjected
to similar punishment.
Berlin Claims 5000 Prisoners.
Berlin, June 1.-THE German war
office, in it's official communication,
claims the capture of 5000 prisoners
and some guns in the new offensive in
France.
southwest of Noyon we have made
progress in fighting with newly
brought up French forces,' says the
war office communication.