Albuquerque morning journal., 1918-06-13
Petain'S Men Operating on.
West Bank of Disc Surren-
der Ground and Are Being
Closely Pressed Southwark,
GERMANS TAKE $4,000
ADDITIONAL PRISONERS
American Troops Are Thrown
Into Fray Southwest of
Montdidieri Yankees Cling
TenaCiouSIy to Montdidier

te' MORNING. JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WING
Further gains have been made
by the French troops i'm the fight
ing i'm the region between Mont
, didicr and NoyOn, where i'm addi-
ticn to the capture of territory
near BeIloy and st. Maur the CEN
ter of the line, 400 additional
Germans have been made pris-
OncF and some guns and machine
guns have been taken. Numerous
German countcr-attaCxs have
been rcpulsed, but the enemy sue
cccdcd at one point in crossing
the Matz river.
On the eastern side of the Disc
river the French have carried
ont a strategic retirement along
the line of Bclloy, Tracy-Le-Val
and Nimpicl unobscryed by the
enemy.
Farther south, north of the
Marnc In the region OF Chateau
Thicrry. the French have recap
tuPed the village of Montcourt
and portion of the Village OF
Brussaircs.
In violent fis:ning between the
Aisne river and the forest of Viz
lers Cottcrets the enemy made
slight gains against the French.
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 southward, according
10 the German official cpfriniHairn,
ton Wednesday The communication
also asserts that the territory on the
opposite side of the river near where
Al . lA e,tt ha-
cleared of all allied troops.
Nowhere else along the battle front
running from Montdidier to the reg
ion around Noyon is any claim made
to further advances by the Germans
On the contrary, the latest communi-
cation shows that the enemy every
where has been busily engaged ir
attempts to hold back the French
some Americans,
No mention is made in the com
munication of the allies having ad-
vanced their front east of Merry and
the Genlis wood or of the repulse
of violent German attacks along the
Aronde river and at the Loges farm
and Antheuil. Neither is there any
mention of the fact that the enemy
Notwithstanding his numerous at
tempts, has been unable to deboucf
south of the MatZ river.
Germans Take Prisoners.
The communication asserts that al
the counter-attacks of the allied
forces have been repulsed and thai
they suffered heavy casualties. II
declared the number of prisoners
taken by General Hutier's army has
now risen to more than $4,000.
1t had been admitted that the posi-
tion of the defending line on the west
bank of the Oise river was delicate
one owing to the capture by the
Germans of the outflanking hills tc
the west, and a successful drive
through the Carlepont wood on the
opposite side of the stream seemingly
would have necessitated a strategic
retreat II the troops were not to be
entirely cut off.
Southwest of Montdidier, where the
allied forces on Tuesday in violent
counter-attack made notable gains
against the enemy, American artil'
lerymen have been thrown into the
fray and are harassing the Germans
with their fire. No other Americans
thus far have been reported in the
fighting. To the north of Mont
didier the Germans several tunes
have tried to drive out the Americans
from the village of Cantigny, bu'
each time they have been repulsed
One party of forty Germans was
routed by the revolver fire of the
defenders of the village.
Northwest of Chateau Thierry tht
Germans have thrown five divisions
against the Americans fighting side
by side with the French, but without
avail. Attempts by the enemy to re
capture the village of Bouresche:
went for naught.
Fighting South of Aisnc.
South of the Aisne river there has
been fierce fighting down to the reg
ion of Villers Cotterets. where the
Germans are attempting to breaf
through and bring their line west ol
Scissors toward Compiegne.
Except that the combats were par
ticularly severe on the front o1
Dommiers, Cutry and south of Am
bleny. no further details are avail
able.
In the other war theaters there
have been noteworthy activities
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