The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-06-13
FRENCH LAUNCH ATTACK
DRIVING GERMANS BACK

The French troops fighting south
', east of Montdidier have turned upon
the Germans in a violent attack and
administered a severe defeat to the
enemy over a front of about seven
and half miles between Rubescourt
, and st. Maur. 1t was over this front
! that the French since Sundays often
sive began had held back the Ger
mans from keeping pace with the ad-
vance they were making from the
center of the line south of Ressons-
sur-Matz towards the Ooise River and
where the onslaughts of the invaders
were met with defense in man and
gun power that brought to the Ger
mans enormous casualties.
The village of Belloy, Genlis wood
| and the heights rising between Cour-
celles and Mortemer, were recaptur-
ed by the French and in addition to
the infiiction of heavy casualties in
the engagement General Foch's
men took more than 1000 prisoners
and also captured guns.
In the immediate center of the
line between Montdidier and Noyon
where the German had been able to
extend the apex of their drive to
Antheuil the enemy also was attack
ed and driven back, but southwest of
Noyon he succeeded in reaching
Machemont and Bethancourt. Hard
lighting is still in progress in this re-
gion.
The American marines fighting in
The Chateau-Thierry sector have COM
plcted the capture of the Belleau
wood from the Germans and with its
occupation took 800 prisoners. The
latest eGran official communication
asserted that the Germans had re-
pulsed several attacks in this imme-
diate vicinity.
The third day of the German of
fensive on the front between Mont
didier and Noyon saw the Germans
still making progress from the center
of the line eastward of the Disc Riv-
er, but being held back in their at
temps to bring their positions south
west of Montdidier in alignment.
Everywhere they were continuing
to pay an exorbitant price for the
gains they made.
Having reached the Disc in the re-
gion of Ribecourt the enemy, if he
intends to try to fight his way along
the west bank of the stream, soon
must emerge N force upon the low
lands bordering the waterway, wrere
he troops v General Foch are SAID
t" he in strong array, both meo ai.d
guns, waiting to dispute the road to
Paris.
Although nearly 10000 men are
being employed by the Germans in
their efforts to open a way to the
French capital, their progress is slow
when compared to that on other days.
Numerous divisions of the attacking
troops have been cut to pieces by
the French gunners and forced to
withdraw from the battle in order to
fill gaps with fresh men. Not an
inch of ground has been given up
without exacting by the French of
terrible toll in men killed or wound
ed and nowhere has the defending
line been pierced.
French Check Move.
The apex of the salient driven by
the Germans is still in the center,
south of the village of Marqueglise.
TO the west Of this point, the Ger
mans at one time almost reached the
Aronde River, but were driven back
considerable distances by the French
The French are counter attacking
southwest of Noyon, according to the
German official communication which
says, however that renewed efforts Of
the French to regain lost territory
were repulsed.
| The German war office claims the
capture Of 10000 additional prison
ers which with the number of cap
tives reported Monday would bring
the total to $4,000 in the present
fighting.
| Another German Claim.
Comparative quiet still prevails on
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