The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-06-13
FRENCH PRESSED
BACK TO O|SE;
WIN IN CENTER
Germans Push to RibeCoUrt on
Allies Right.
HUNS GAIN AT HEAVY COST
Furious Counter Attacks by Foch's
Troops Check Hun Advance on
French Left and Center-Town
of Merry Reganed.

French Left and Center-Town
of Merry Reesined.
London, June 12.-Wnting from
French army headquarters, Reuters
correspondent says the French have
been pressed back to the Disc.
[This evidently refers TO the re-
tirement of the allies south of Ribe-
court.l
Foe Gains at Heavy Cost.
Paris, June 12.-FuriOus counter-at-
tacks by the allies appear to have
checked, at least for the present, the
German advance from N0yon ON the
French left and center, but the war
Office cOmmunique announces the en-
envy has made some gain in his drive
down the east, or left, bank of the
Disc river.
The gains made, however, have
been at "a cost that appears TO be al
most prohibitive and nowhere has the
enemy been able to progress except
by the most reckless use of reserves,
which repeatedly were annihilated or
cut to bits by French machine gun
and artillery fire from prepared posi-
tions.
Berlin Claims Little.
Much significance is attached to the
Berlin war statement, which makes no
claims to gains for the last n hours.
rTba Earruan rauort EoyS.
ION the battlefield southwest Of
Noyon renewed counter-attacks failed
with the heaviest losses for the en-
envy"
That General Foch considers the
situation menacing. if not serious, is
indicated by the fact that he has
thrown in re-enforcements Of such
strength that II counter-attack, not
only checked the hostile advance on
the French left, but threw the enemy
back two miles in the center.
Allies Retake Merry.
Despite repeated onslaughts, the
war Office statment says, the Germans
were unable to capture La Ployron
or Courcelles, both of which lie south
aud a bit TO the east of Montdidier.
The village of Merry, somewhat fur
Their southeast, was lost, but regained
by the allies.
Further east, however, it now APP
pears, the enemy drove forward in the
center nearly to the Aronde river, only
three or four miles north and west
Of Compicgne, one of the German
high commands detectives. The war
office report says the enemy, exert
ing great effort between the towns of
Belloy and Murquglis pushed on to
the vicinity Of the Aronde.
Foe Is Thrown Back.
Here the French iuaugurated coun-
ter blows which sent the Germans
reellng backward approximately two
or three miles
This counter-strike virtually re-
established the allies line, although
possibly mile or a little more south
of the point where the foe launched
his great attack.
the Disc river, that the Germans seem
to have made the greatest progress.
Here, the war office announces, the
French withdrew their lines south and
west OF Ribecourt, which lies in n
bend of the Disc. The allies lines
now run almost east and west from
Belloy to Carelpont.
Caught in Loop.
So far nothing has been forthcom-
ing MS to whether the allies have been
compelled to withdraw from the loop,
to the east, formed by the Disc, with
the northern point at Sempgny, and
running down through Carcpont due
east TO Rihccourt Included ia this
loop, about six miles across, are heav-
lily wooded hills, which the Germans
were unable to take iu recent fighting,
which developed at the end Of the
Marine offensive
There is no doubt that the Germans
are perllously near Compicgnc, am I'm.
portant railway and highway point,
which lies ON the northern edge of the
forest of Compognc.
Fail to Reach Railway.
with the French Army In France,
June 12.-Thp strongest effort made
10y the Germans in the course Of the
night aud morning In their new often
sivc was In the direction Of the rail.
road connecting Estrecs-St Denis and
Montdldicr. The Germans met with
| such resistance that they renowned
for the moment their attempts in this
region.
Negro troops (perhaps Amcrlcan)
supported by entente allied tanks.
which dld great execution, delivered a
brilliant countcruttnck In this vlcln-
lty ind recaplurcd the forest running
southwest Of Mnrqueglso, between
| perte farm ana LOgcS farm
Late mt night the a,llod infantry re-
entered the village OF Merry, which had
formed protective point for the Ger.
man advance through the valley.
Seeing th,ir progress hindered on
this side, the Germans turned toward
the other flank ana nearly reached
Ribecourt to The north of which place
the hottest encounters occurred In the
woods of Dreslncogrt.
The Germans have found II neces-
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