The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-07-18
LITTLE GAIN RECORDED
IN GERMAN OFFENSIVE

The German offensive east and
west of Rheims has had the brakes
savagely applied to it by the strong
resistance Of the American, French
and italian armies. Nowhere has the
enemy found it possible as in days
rome by, to press forward and tear
his way through opposing positions to
points of vantage chosen as carly OBJ
jectivcs.
True, some gains have been made
by the Germans but they are infini-
tissimal when compared with those
of other attacks. Instead of in miles
they may be reckoned almost in
yards. And from some Of the posi-
tions captured the enemy has been
elected summarily under vicious
counterattacks delivered by the Ame-
rican troops fighting alone as unit
and Americans fighting shoulder to
shoulder with the French.
Tacit admission that the enemy
hordes have been retarded in their as
saultS if not halted, seemingly is con-
tained in the latest German official
communication which in dealing with
the fighting, asserts that the allied
troops on the Marne front have de-
Evcred "violent counterattacks" and
that to the east of Rheims "the situa-
ton is unchanged" The claim made
to any success by the Germans is that
there were some local successes to
the southwest of Rheims.
Important Ground Gained.
The success of the Americans and
the French give back to them points
of strategic value on the heights domi-
mating the Marrc valley. The Amc-
ricans alone rccapturcd Fossoy and
CreZancy east of Chateau-T -Thierry and
at one point near Fossoy drove back
the enemy across the river and toot
number Of prisoners. Aided by
the French they recaptured st. Ag-
nan, Hill 223 and La ChapcRe- Mont
Hodon, south Of Dormans, was ac-
complished.
Throughout the region lying to the
west of Rheims, especially south of
the Marnc, the Germans made des-
peratc attempts on various sectors
90 increase their penetration of the
allied front, but where they were able
% gain any advantage it was only a
foot at a Tins the French meeting
their onslaughts with the greatest
bravery and making the enemy pay
dearly for every inch of ground he
took.
Eastward from Rheims hard fight
ing is still going on, almost to tn,
western fringe Of the Argonne, but
apparently meeting with i'll success
Attacks attempted near Brunay cam"
to nausht under the French fire while
further east near Crones and Tahure,
efforts to break the French line were
repulsed with heavy losses.
Germans Make Claim
The German official communication
in dealing with the fighting Monday
says the Germans took 1900 prison
ers. The French on their part, are
reported to have taken thousand. OF
captives nd it is known the Amcri.
cans made prisoner Of between 1,0OG
and 1900 Germans. In addition the
Americans, French and Italians have
inflicted terrible losses on the encYay
by the accuracy of their cannon, ma
chine gun and rife fire.
Although the allied troops seem
ingly have the situation well in hand,
it is not improbable that the Ger
mans soon will throw large numbers
of reserves into the fray. They are
known to have thousands of these
men behind the battle line, especially
northeast of Rheims.
On the other battle fronts ony mi
! nor operations are in progress, bu,
on various sectors held by the Brit
ish in Northern Farce and Flanders
the Germans are c?rryin.: nu: sTiritcd
bombardmcnts which may be the fore
| runners of early infantry attacks.