The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-17

Paris, July t6.-The German often siVe has taken on a great scale equal to that launched on the 2Ist of March, says dispatch filed from the Marne battlefront today at hoon. by the cor respondent of the Temps. Fighting continued this morning, the dispatch says, in a violent storm of thunder and lightning The weather was clear ing at noon. An impression of confi- dence throughout the armies is in ditated by the latest dispatches from various parts of the battlefront
 Elite German armies are engaged plong the 60 miles of fighting front, the correspondent adds, they including three divisions of the imperial corps guards with picked regiments from Bavaria. Wurtemburg, SaAony and Silesian Prussia.
 Tho battle has teen baptized "Frienedssturm. Storm of peace. the correspondent adds
 The war office announces the re- capture of St Agnan and LaChapelle- Mont Hodon today and the advance of the Franco American lines to the heights dominating the Marne valley at various points.
 Desperate fighting is reported in several sectors of the new battlefront, particularly south of the Marne. where ground was given only foot by foot, when the allied line was obliged to lend Lack.
 German tanks. Rhich attacked north Of Soudin during the fig battle which started yesterday suffered heavily from the allied artillery, many of them being destroyed. In section of Champaigne, lying east. of Rheims, the enemy attack was broken in it's first 1, stage The point where the farthest advance was made was Prunay. where small pocket 2,000 yards in de'cth was punched out by the enemy. who. however is still northward on the Ro- man road
 Facing this point is hilly region, including Moronvilliers, Cormille;t and oebtr well known heights. On these were advanced positions of the French army, lightly held The en- emy preparations had been observed and minute precautions were taken by the allies to ho'd their man posi- tion When the attack began the French fell back on these, and the Germans were unable even with their best divisions to make any impress sion on the defenders. except about Prunay.
 This small rsult, considering the nature of the attack. is regarded very favorably by the allied staffs, while the French army holding this part of the battlefront displays the fullest confidence that any further attempt by the Germans here will meet a sim liar fate. Aviators flying over the German lines declare the German losses in this sector are tremendous Prisoners taken in counter attacks by the French are very low spirited because of their losses. A battalion commander captured inveighed again the regular officers of the German army. He declared they sent reserves officers like himself forward. while they remained in the rear. If any of the officers complained, he added, the regular officers formed court mar tial and meted out punishment. Having met defeat in every effort to advance today east of Rheims the Germans turned their attention to-
 ward pushing the advantage they had gained west of that city. Strong col 1 umns which crossed the Marne tried throughout the day to ascend the river on both banks towards Epernay Their powerful dashes were met steadily by the French who contested every foot ] of ground