Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-19
u. S. TROOPS DRIVE
FOE BACK z MILES
IN COUNTERPART TACK
Yaaks and French Hit Germans
on Fcur-M.Ie Front.
ALLIE9' LINES STILL INTACT
Heavy Fighting Continues - Huns
Make Sight Gains at Some Points
-kaiser's Losses Estimated at
SEQ .ooo-Foeh's Reserves
Halt Drive.


French troops. counter-attacking on u
four-mile front south of Dorlnans, have
swept the Germans back 1000 yards
tnearly two nhles). bringing the Ell
enly bridges across the river under
artillery fire il was learned from an
authoritative source.
Fight East of Chateau Thierry.
With the American At5iles in
Flunce. July Isl Fighting OF the
most desperate character is in prog
ress east of Chateau Thierry.
Attacks and counter-attacks have
been in progress all day. accompanied
by terrific artillery exchanges.
at noon the American part OF the
battle line ran from Mezy through st.
Afghan. La Chapelle, La Mesnil Hutier
and thence northward.
A gain of kilometer by. the Ger
mans at La Mesnil Hutier represents
the results of two days of fierce fight
ing.
A downpour of rain over the battle
zones between Chateau Thierry and
iloi1nans, on the Marine front, has
served to slow up the operations since
carly morning. In the neighborhood
Of Fossoy the Americans further inn
proved their positions. The American
troops. cooperating with the French
ut point where counter-attacks were
carried out Tuesday, were attacked
again Wednesday morning by the en-
envy, who, by reason of the nature of
the ground. was able TO make gains
IT some places, while AZ others the
Americans again pushed their way
back.
Big Battle Continues.
The lines have been wavering back
and forth for "A hours and the result
of the entire operation is indefinite.
In the region of vaux, west of Cha
tenu Thlerry. conditions Yesterday
were normal. The Germans there
were laying low after the two minor
hut nevertheless important defeats
suffered there in two consecutive days.
Fighting continued throughout the
day in the region of the counter-attack
begun by the American forces Tues
dry.
Many Germans between the railroad
and the south bank of the river appear
to have made good their escape to the
north bank at several points during
the night
Extraordinary heavy artillery fire
WAS in progress on both sides along
the Marne front between Chateau
Thierry and Dormans before the rains.
East of Relms the American troops
in their sectors are holding all their
pcei' ons.
In some localitle the periods of
quiet equaling that preceding the Of
Tensiye prevail, but there appear To
be signs Of further activity.
French Lines intact
Paris. Auly 1S.-The French posi-
lions remain iu,act along the whole
Champagne front. according to the war
Office announcement. Heavy fighting
continued throughout the day, and at
some points the Germans were able TO
make gains. but they met with power
full resistance everywhere.
Foe ReportS 1900 Prisoners.
Berlin, July 1S.--Eighteen thousand
prisoners have been taken by the Ger
mans in the present offensive. accord
ing to the war Office report from gen
erai headquarters.
Foe Makes Slight Gains.
Paris July 1S.-The Germans CON
tinued their desperate attacks to
break through the allied lines but
with no success
AT only one point lid the Germans
succeed in advancing and then at enor-
nous costs.
After two unsuccessful attempts the
Germans. on a front of six miles.
pushed into the French lines to a
depth of one and half miles at its
deepest point, nj Reims mountain.
French Losses Small.
A semi-oflicial report says:
"Whle the enemy loses were fright
full. ours We're quiz, light, especially
cas-. Of Reims. If W. were allowed TO
state the figure It would be most re-
assuring.
whereas during the previous Of
fensive we had 10 send for reinforce
ments from other parts OF the front.
this time those on the spot sutiiced to
sustain the shock"
German Losses Terrific.
All the reports from the battle front
tell the same story of the terrific
losses suffered by the enemy.
East Of Reims the German storm
troops advancing in solid masses.
came under the direct fire of the artil-
lery and fell by thousands.
On the southern bank of the Marine
the German position at present is ditfi-
Sdit The French artillery and aerial
forces are working actively to prevent
the eneay from being REINFORCED and
TO hamper his supply lines.
Says Enemy is Held.
On the French Front in France, July