Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-05
From Drives on Wide Fronts
the Teuton Sweep DWindIes
to Isolated Attacks in Direc-
ton of Rheims,
AMERICANS BEAT OFF
STRONG ENEMY RAID
lighting Shoulder to Shoulder
With French They Prevent
Foe Contingent From Cross
ing Marne River,

Isr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtsE1
From drives on wide fronts the Ger
man offensive in France has deterior-
ated into isolated attacks along the
area between Scissors and Chateau
Th:erry and cas- ward along the Marine
in the general direction of Rheims.
Although in these attacks the cne-
nv is still using large forces
and great numbers OF guns, he is be-
ing held almost everywhere from fur
ther progress and on various sectors
compelled to assume the defensive
against vicious blows delivered by the
American, French and British troops.
The Americans on the sectors where
they are alone or brigaded with the
allied troops everywhere are fighting
with a spirit of abandon that places
them rightly in the category of vete-
rams. Near the Neuuiy (Neuilly?(
wood which lies northwes: of Chateau
Thierry and at the point where the
drive has brougn, the enemy nearest
Paris, the Americans have beaten off
a strong German attack, and on the
Marine at Jaulgonne, some six miles
northeas of Chateau Thierry, fighting
shoulder to should with the French,
they have aided in forcing the first
contingent of the enemy to cross the
Marne again to seek refuge on the
northern bank of the stream. In this
last engagement the Germans suffered
severe casualties and also left 100
prisoners in the hands of the defend
ers OF the lLAc.
Germans Take Pcrnant.
Between the Aisne an dOurCq rivers
the Germans have captured Pernant
and to the south of that village the
French have added little terrain.
In the Ourcq valley they also took the
town of Neuilly-La- Poterie, (Veuilly-
aL-Poterie?) p, seven and One-half
miles northwest of Chateau Thierry in
fighting during which the place
changed hands several times. In the
region between the Oise and the Aisne
the Germans have been unable to ad-
vance anywhere. The losses of the
Germans near Pernant were extreme
ly heavy owing to the stubborn de-
fense of the French.
There still Is only moderate activity
along the line held by the British in
Flanders and Picardy, where patrol
activities and bombarding continue.
On the fmiens front the Germans are
heavily bombarding British positions.
Full confidence in the outcome of
the war again has been expressed by
the supreme war council OF the allies,
which has Just gone over the entire
situation resulting from the big Ger
man offensive, although it was stated
that the allied nations may be still
exposed to critical days" The report
of the council says that the aid of the
American troops will make It impos-
sible for the enemy to gain victory by
wearing out the allied reserves be-
fore he has exhausted his own.
Additional attacks on shipping by
submarines off the Atlantic coast
have been reported. A majority of
the persons aboard vessels SUNK by the
underwater craft have reached shore,
but sixteen from the steamer Carolina
perished during storm while in a
motor boat of the vessel Sunday night.