The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-22
GERMANY FACE To FACE WITH DISASTER,
AMERICA HAS TURNED TIDE QF WAR

when they entered. One cs the
soches said he had oversight and that
other members Of. his company failed
to awaken him when they withdrew.
The other four were telephone opera
tors who voluntarily remained behind
to maintain communication with their
retreating comrades.
Some Of the German steel pontoon
bridges are being used by the Amer
leans and French, while all along the
line up to Scissors, German cannon
have been turned around and are fir
ing on the Roches.
Weakening Of the German artillery
fire near chateau-Thierry was ex-
planned by prisoners to be due to lack
of ammunition.
Allied artillery fire along the COM
municating roads, prevented tho enc
my from bringing up supplies.
The French were the first to enter
Chateau Thierry, the Americans later
coming up and moving through the
village to positions we'll to the north
ward. One American unit, advancing
northwest Of chateau-T Thierry, encoun-
tered SO little resistance, including ar
tiIlery fire, that It marched through
one town In squad formation.
COUNTER ATTACKS REPULsED.
PARIS, July 22.-(Noon)-Desper-
ate German counter attacks on five
mile front north Of Chateau-ThIerry
were repuIsed, the war office an
nounced today. Elsewhere on the
front, the German resistance con-
sisted only of artllIry fire.
"North Of the ourcq and between
the Marne and Rheims, especially in
the courton and Roi woods, the Ger
mans simply employed artillery fire."
the communique said.
"Between the Marne and the
ourcq, in the Grisolles and Bezu-St
Germain regions, German counter at
tacks were broken up.
(Rezu,St. Germain is four miles d.
rectiy north Of chateau-Thierry. Girls
olles is five miles northwest Of Bexu-
St. Gernain.)
"on the whole front our positions
were maintained"
ONE OF WARS GREATEST BAT
Tiles.
LONDON, July 22.-contrary to tho
German offensives, the allied counter
offensive, instead of diminishing its
progress, is growing in scope and pow
er. From an r'.as srently limited at
tack, 1t has rapidly DEVELOPED into one
Of the greatest battles Of the war.
Allied troops including French,
Americans, Italians and British are at
tackine on front Of more than a hum
dred miles, extending from SCISSORS
to eastward of Rheims.
The German war office, admitting
participation of Americans In the
counter offensive for the first time, ap-
pears highly indignant at the employ
n1ent of "bIack Americans and French
subjects peoples"
Berlin claims that repuIse Of all at
taeks between the Aisne and the
Marne and between the Marne and
Rheims where the allies made substan-
tiaI gains. Along the Marine, where
thousands Of Germans were slain IN
their retreat, Berlin declares the re-
tirer,ent was carried out without In
reference. Based on the official re-
port of the French war office, the al
lied line now apparently extends from
Scissors southea stward to the vicinity
Of chacrise. southward throuat1 O"ichv
le Chateau to Rocourt, southe5stwsro
TO Ctartewes, eastward aIono the north
bank Of the Marne to Reuil, north
ward to St. Eunhraise. thence north
ward around Rheims In sem'-c'rcle
and eastward in eomparatNe'y
stra;nht iine to Maine de Mess'aes
Unofficial reports place the NUMBER
Of enemy prisoners counted, at more
than 10000 with more than 40 guns
captured.
"offensiwe For Peace
rRv Lowell Mellett, United Press
staff Correspondent
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, July 81 (night).-'Der
Friedepsturm is not yet.
n was under that name-"offen-
sive for peace"--that the German
commanders led their divisions into
battle a week ago, from the conse-
nrences of which they are now en-
dsayoring to extricate themselves.
This word, obtained from prison
ers in all parts Of the long battle
line. reveals the ambitious plans
with which the Germans entered the
battle.
thus held out to more than rfty III
visions (6OO 900 mem, the morale ell
feet of the defeat Is 1ncaicuiapie'
The material effect is more easily
summed up. Epernay is SAFER lnan
ever: the forest OF the mountain OF
pbai,,s remains an impregnable bar
r;ar north of the Marne; the Ger
mans must content themselves with
tbe seizure of Rheims if they desire
70 sooth the folks at home, then take
up new positions.
The net result has been the loss
of an appreciable portion Of the ter
ritorv taken May %, and the lines
Of communication from Scissors to