Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-06-14
Montecourt and Part of Bus
siares Won-4o0 Taken.
GERMANS ADVANCE ON olsE
Foch's Troops Evacuate Positions in
carIepont Wood, East of River--
French Now Down Thousands
of Teutons Southeast
of Montdidier.

wood and st. Maur and took 400 pris-
Dners, the communique announces,
There is no change between st. Maur
and Antheuil.
German attacks on Ambleny and st.
Pierre-Aigle were broken up by the
Freueb. The enemy, however prog
ressed ca the plateau west of the Dom
miere-Cutry line the statement says.
Yanks Help Take Town.
North of the Marine (where Ameri-
cans are fighting with the FRENCH the
village Of Montecourt, north of Eloup,
and the southern part of Bussiares
have been captured from the Germans,
the official report states.
Supreme Effort to Break Line.
London, June 13.--The Germans are
engaged in what appears to be their
supreme effort to break through the
French line.
The battle during the day extended
along the entire front from Montdidier
10 Chateau Thierry
The Germans were successful at
some points and the Berlin official
report claims the capture of addi-
tional men. bringing the total to 1900.
Attempt "Pincers" Move.
The main efforts of tie Germans
were directed southwark, with the CEN
ter of the battle at the Matz river val
ley, and westward In the region be-
tween scissors and the Marine river.
II is apparent that the Germans
have again adopted their famous
'pincers movement and hope to drive
forward in these two general drec-
tons until their armies, If successful.
can join and capture, or at least force
the retirement of, the allies between
the points of movement.
French Give Up Salient.
The only arpreciabIe advance which
the Germans have won so far is in the
region directly to the south of Noyon.
The official report issued in Berlin
says that the French forces, through
The loss OF the heights to the SOUTH
vest of Noyon, have been forced 10
eyacuate the positions in Carlepont
wood to the east of the Disc.
Berlin claims the Germans have adj
sanced past Carlepont and Caisnes and
have reached a line which runs di-
rectly to the north of Bailly, through
rracy-le-yal to Nampoel
Salient Costly to Hold.
This shows the retirement of the
allied forces from the long, narrow
tongue of territory to which they
chung during the advance of the eue-
my to the west of them
This salient, with the enemy both
to the east and west and thanking 1t
deeply, would have been too costly to
hold and the French undoubtedly gave
1t up to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.
ON the remainder of the long battle
front the struggle goes on without a
pause, but with little change in the
front.
French Gain at Merry.
On the French left, General Foch.
continuing the commensurate which
he began Tuesday. pounded at The
Germans during the entire day. The
Paris report says additional progress
was made east of Merry and Genlis
wood.
a little further TO the south and
east the French repulsed great at.
lacks In the region of St Maur. the
Loge fara, and AntheuiL They also
prevented the attempt of the Germans
to cross the Matz and held their posi-
tons near Cheviucourt and Marest-
sur-Matz.
On the front between scissors and
the Marine the Germans attacked along
the whole line from the south of Am
oleny, south through Outre and Dom
miers to the eastern side of yiners
CotteretS wood.
Allied Success Great.
With the French Army i'm Franco
June 13.-The advantage gained nv
the allies Tuesday was greater than
as first reported.
Besides carrying out remarkable
successful counter-attacks resulting in
the restoration of some territory and
the capture of many prisoners. thev
repulsed fierce German attack in. the
region of Bethancourt, Machemont and
Chevincourt.
The enemy by employing large
forces was able to obtain footing in
Machemont and Bethancourt. but an
immediate counter-blow drove tbem
from the latter, while they never
reached Cheyincourt.
XIII Germans en- Massa
With the French Army in France
June 13.--On width of battle FROM
5000 yards in extent no few, than
four German divisions tmore than so
ovJ men) We're preparing to hit hard
blow when the French on Tuesday
launched highly successful counter
attack southeast of Montdidler. The
density of the German troons was ia