Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-17
HILL 223 RECLAIMED
!. BY AMERICAN AND
FRENCH BATTLERS
Nowhere Has Enemy Found
1t Possible to Tear
Way Through.
GAINS MADE MEASURED
IN YARDS, NOT MILES
Berlin Claims Capture of $4,000
Prisoners in Latest e.
Smash. -
BIG FIGHT is STILL RAGING
BIG FIGHT is STILL RAGING
United States Forces Take Between
1000 and 1900 Germans and
Inflict Terrible Losses.

undated War Lead By the Associated
Prcss.) .tat. $50
The German offensive east and west
of Rheims has had the brakes vigorous.
ly applied to it by the strong resls-
tance of the American, French and
Italian armies.
Nowhere has the enemy found 1t pos
sible, as in days gone by. to press for
ward and tear his way through oppos-
ing positions to points OF vantage
chosen as early objectives.
True. some gains have been made by
the Germans, but they are intinitesimal,
when compared with those of other at
tacks Instead of in miles, they may be
rockoned almost In yards And from
some of the positions captured the
enemy has been elected summarily
under vicious counterattacks delivered
by tho American troops lighting along
as unit and Americans lighting
shoulder to shoulder with their French
comrodes in arms.
Tacit admission that the enemy
hordes have been retarded iu their. as
saults. il not, halted. seemin z lyN IS con-
tanned in the latest German ofticia com
munication. which. In dealing with the
allied troops OH the Marne front have
delivered violent counterattacks," and
that to the east of Rheims the situa-
ton is unchanged" The claim mado
to any success by the Germans is there
were some local successes to tho
southwest of Rheims"
The successes Of the Americans and
the French give back to them points OF
haiC
mating the Marne Valley The .Amerl-
cans alone recaptured Fossoy and
Crezaney. cast of Chateau -Thierry. and
at one point near Fosaoy drove back
the enemy across the river and took
number of prisoners Aided by tho
FRENCH. the recapture OF st. Agnan. hill
223 and La Chapelle- -Monthodon. south
OF DormanS. was accomplished sh
GERMANS MAKE MANY go
ATTEMPTS TO SMASH LINE
Throughout the region lying to the
west of Rheims, especially south of the
Marine. the Germans made desperate at
temptS on various sectors to increase
their penetration OF the allied front.
but where they were able to gain any
advantage it was only foot at a time,
the French meeting their onslaughts
the enemy pay dearly for every inch
Of ground he took
Eastward from Rheims hard lighting
is still going on almost to the western
fringes of the Argonne forest, but ap-
parently the enemy here also is meet
inE with i'll success. Attacks attempt-
ed near Prunay and Suippes came to
naught under the French fire. while
further east. near Crosnes and Tenure
efforts TO break the French line were
iopulsed with heavy losses
The German official communication,
in dealing with the lighting OF Mon
day. says the Germans took $4,000 prls-
ohers The French on their part are
reported to have taken thousands OF
cGptires. and it is known that the
Americans have made prisoners OF be-
tween 1000 and 1900 Germans In ad-
dition. the Americans. French and
Italians have inflicted terrible losses
en- the enemy by the accuracy of their
cannon. machine-sun and rife fire.
Although the allied troops seemingly
have the situation we'll in hand. II "a
not improbable that the Germans soon
VIII throw large numbers of reserves
Into the fray. They are known to have
thousands OF these men behind the bat
tie line. especially northeast of Rheims.
HIGH COMMAND MAY
YET HAVE CARD TO PLAY
The battle Is not over as yet. and
there may be a possibility, IL not a
probability, that the German high COM
mand has not played its TRUMP card
IN the mighty game tha. is going on.
There is. however. a feeling Of satis-
faction over the first phases OF the new
drive. and confidence that the allied
forces will continue TO resist as Wig
orously as they have during the ter.
ribie first hours OF the conflict. Ger
man artillery is reported active In the
Albert sector and in some other regions
along the British front. but there have
been no portentous developments there.
The British have improved their posi-
tions slightly in the Villers -Bretonncux
sector.
Colossal as was the artillery prcpara-
tions along the great fshting front, 1t
was met by an allied fire that was fully
as destructive. The German infantry
against machine gun kre that