Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-14
OFFENSIVE A FAILURE,
Says FRENCH REPORT
Great Battle About to End Without
Germans Getting AppreciabIy
Nearer to Paris.
SATISFACTION SEEN IN FRANCE
No Notable Changes In Situation
After -Four Days OF Heavy Fight
fng-Enemy Gets Footing South
OF Matx.
Try Associated pr.s..1

WASHINGTON. June l3.-Results Of
Inc fierce lighting between Montdldicr
and the Disc arc viewed with general
satisfaction In France. says an official
dispatch to-day from paris. The Sit
uation on the left Is regarded as par
ticularly encouraging, the dispatch
noting that the powerful German coun-
iertt,acks against positions won by
inc French have been unsuccessful.
Fonrtecn hundred prisoners from four
divisions. several cannon and numerous
machine guns were taken.
The battle. which has .been going
on for four days" says the dispatch.
is continuing with the same Intensity
"itnout bringing any notable changes
IN tho situation. On the left tho Ger
mans launched powerful counterattacks
In order TO rctake tho ground won on
the Eve by the French troops ,tu:
they only succeeded In still aggravat-
ing their losses. already very heavy,
winch they suffered during the day.
total OF 400 prisoners. belonging to
more than four different divisions. re-
manned In the hands Of the French II
the end OF this brilliant affair. az well
AN several cannon and nuinerous ma
chine guns.
"on the center. the enemy again
vanity tried to throw back the French
troops On the Arondc. but he broke
himself against an invincib!e resist.
anc~
On the right. after whole series
OF fruttless and costly assaults he sue
ceeded in getting a footing on tna
south bank IF the Matz. which is still
ut eight .kilomcteTs away from Com
piegne. the objective that he was sup
posed to reach on the second day OF
the battle.
Between the Disc and the Aisne. the
French troops fell back 10 tho south
OF the forest Of Caricpont The Ger
mans only perceived this falling back
t~enty-four hours aftcrward Suffice
10 say tfat II was carried out without
the slightest difficulty. The fight
spread itself out TO the south Of tn.
Atsne The Germans attacked between
the river and the angle north Ct the
forest OF Filleurs- Cotterets, In order
10 threaten Compiegne on the flank
The most violent struggle. took place
during tho day
Tho Germans only obtained slight
progress on the plateau west OF Dom
niiercs without being able TO take
either Ambleny or Saint pierre-AiElc
Thus, on the whole OF thic front. the
enemy has been entirely held back
Resides. his Offensive tendencies arc
being considerably hlCnt.d Ecca,ombs
that he has suffered are beginning 10
take effect. rhe French press notes
these symptoms with satisfaction The
Journal writes:
On TIC whole. the dag marks
stationary state OF affairs. The ad-
vantage obtained by the French lcf;
wing. which Is threatening the com
munlcntion OF the enemy center tire
HilnTneie:s away appears more irIm.l,-
ate!y effective than the ncnare Of the
German left wing
L'Homme Ltbre says; on the whole
the impression which stands out from
this Immense battle IL that II is abou,
TO terminate by failure which is on
the far distant advanced posts OF Paris
ha,
able 70 break through after nftccn
days OF incessant lighting"