American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
GERMANS GAIN CARLEPONT;
LOSE NEAR MONTDIDIER
Heavy Engagement Between German-
French and American Forces in
Disc River SectOr-AmericanS Re-
pulse German Attack.


The French forces operating on the.
east bank of the Disc river south of
Noyon have evacuated the Carlepont
wood and the Germans are closely
pressing them southwark. according
TO the German official communica-
ton Wednesday. The communication
also asserts that the territory or the
opposite side of the Disc river, near
where the AIatz enters the stream, has
been cleared of allied troops.
Nowhere else along the battlefront
running from Montdidier TO the region
around NoyOn is any claim made to
further advances by the Germans On
the contrary, the latest communication
shows that the enemy everywhere has
been busily engaged in attempts to
hold back the French and other allied
troops, among them some Americana
No mention is made in the commu-
nication of the allies having advanced
their front east Of Merry and the Cen
lis wood or of the repulse of violent
German attacks along the Aronde riv-
er and at the Loges farm and AntheuiI.
Neither is there any mention of the
fact that the enemy. notwithstanding
his numerous attempts, has been IN
able to debOuch south of the Matz
river
Further gains have been made by
the French troops in the lighting in
the region between Montdidier and
NoyOn, where. in addition to the cap
ture of territory near Belloy and St
Maur, the center of the line. 400 addi-
tional Germans have been made pris-
oner and some guns and machine guns
have been taken. Numerous German
counter attacks have been repulsed-
but the enemy succeeded at one point
in crossing the Matz river.
On the eastern side of the Disc riY-
er the French have carried out a strat-
egic retirement along the line of Bel
10y Tracy-le-Val and Nampcel. un-
observed by the enemy.
Farther south, north of the Marne.
in the region of Chateau Thierry, the
French have recaptured the village OF
/ Montcourt and portion Of the village
I of Brussiares.
/ In violent lighting between the
Aisne river and the forest of Villers
COtterets the enemy made slight gains
against the French
The Berlin communication asserts
that all the counter attacks of the.
allied forces have been repulsed and
that they suffered heavy casualties. It
declared the number of prisoners.
taken by General Won Hutler's army
has now risen to more than 1900
Germans Outflank Allies.
1t had been admitted that the posi-
tiOn of the defending line on the west
bank of the Disc river was a delicate
one, owing to the capture by the Ger
mans of the outflanking hills to the
west. and a successful drive through
the Carlepont wood on the opposite
side of the stream seemingly necessi-
tated a strategic retreat if the troops
were not to be entirely cut off.
Southeast of Montdidier. where the
allied forces Tuesday, inviolent coun-
ter attacks, made notable gains against
the enemy. American artillerymen
have been thrown into the fray and
are harassing the Germans with their
fire No other Americans thus far
have taken part in the fighting.
Americans Repulse Huns.
To the north of Montdidier the Ger
mans several times have tried to drive
out the Americans from the village Of
Cantigny. but each time they have.
been repulsed. One party of 40 Ger
mans was routed by the revolver fire
of the defenders of the village.
Northwest of Chateau Thierry the
Germans have thrown five divisions
against the Americans lighting side by
side with the French. but without
= avail Attempts by the enemy to re-
capture the village of Bourezches went
J for naught.