Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-21

gan an attack on the Reims front be-
tween yrigny and La Pompelle, the
war office announced. The French are
resisting the German blow with entire
success.
On the western front of the attack
the enemy was unable even to reach
the French lines. In the center, before
the city, the Germans were completely
repulsed and suffered heavy losses.
East of Reims the French were equally
successful.
Prepare With Big Guns.
The statement follows:
Last night at six o'clock the Ger
mans delivered a violent preparatory
artillery fire along the whole front CT
Reims, from the region Of Vrigny, west
of the city, as far east as La Pompelle.
At nine o'clock the enemy infantry be-
gan an attack on the French positions
between these two points.
*The French troops resisted the Ger
man attack with complete success, the
counter-barrage of the French artil-
lery proving very strong.
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man assault troops were stopped by
the French fire and forced to return
many times to their lines Of departure
and were not finally able to reach the
French positions.
Huns Use $4,000 Troops.
Around Relms violent combats de-
veloped during the course of which
the enemy suffered heavy losses and
was everywhere repulsed.
Fast Of Reims the fighting likewise
ended TO the advantage of the French.
The Germans, having been successful
IN penetrating the woods northeast OF
Sillery, were driven out by a French
counter-attack.
prisoners taken in the region of
Reims declared that the town was at
tackled by three divisions. which were
ordered to take the place at all costs
during the night,
The front Of the new German at
tack is the semicircle drawn by tire
enemy about the city of Keims in the
recent offensive on the Aisne front.
The Reims region comprised the left
flank of the German attack. Ground
was given by the French on both sides
of the cathedral city, but the town it.
self and the nearby protecting forts
were held against the German on
slaught and have since remained ia
French possession.
Reims, however, was hemmed in or
three sides by the enemy and it has
been considered only a question of
time when the Germans would make
concerted movement to Gust its de-
tenders.
The front of the present attack,
from yigney. west of the city, to La
Pompelle, around the semieircle to the
east, Is approximately IA miles.
Leave Many Prisoners.
In the fighting the Germans left
many prisoners, who declared that they
had been sent forward with orders TO
take the cathedral city whatever the
price.
The Berlin report seeks to dismiss
the defeat with the statement that the
Reims fighting was a Surprise bonn
hardment by artillery and mine throw
ers and that infantry detachments
brought in prisoners
keims ever since the Germans
lunged over the Cheuin dos Danes,
has wthstood all attempts of the enc
LAY to capture it.
British Raid Foes Lines.
Along other parts of the French
front there has been comparative mac
tiyity. British troops raided the Ger
man lines TO the south of Hebuterne,
north of Albert, in the AmienS thea
ter. The British also report that a
post in Flanders, recently captured by
the enemy, was regained, along with
machine guns and prisoners.
Americans Gas German Front.
With the American Army in Lor.
riine, June 20,-The first American
gas protector attack was launched
against the German troops north Of
Toul, evidently causing heavy casual
ties. The German losses We're added
TO WHEN, in attempting retaliatory
attack, the wind blew the German gas
back into their own trenches.
American engineers, using American
made projectors, di charged thou
sand .American-made gas shells into n
small German area. The projectors
We're fired by electricity.
The Germans were taken completely
by surprise The gas attack was fol
lowed by an. intense artillery 6arrage.
after which the enemy frantically
shelled The American positions.
The unsuccessful German gus at
tack followed their artillery lombard
ment.