The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-06-09

New York June S-n the battle
field Of the Marne, where a week ago
the Germans were throwing their
masses of troops against the side of
the wedge they had driven into the
allied lines in the battle that BEGAN
on March %, the Teutons are now
standing virtually on the defensive in
the Chateau Thierry sector Ameri-
can and French troops are partici-
pating in a reac ion of the extreme
type in that salient and are making
progress in this important region.
The British are engaged on the
other side Of the wedge between the
Marine and Rheims.
While the operations take the ma
ture Of local attacks, they have had
their effect in driving the Germans
lack from the points they reached
on the crest of the wave that car
ried them far on the road to Paris
The attacks, which began Just west
OF Chateau Thierry are spreading
northward along the line and every
where the allies report ground re-
covered from the enemy The rush
or The American marines and the
French on Thursday afternoon has
not continued to gain ground as fast
as it did at the inception of the
movement, but it is still going on.
In the meantime they have Rithstood
two violent ATTACKS Ay the Germans
and have repulsed the enemy.
Reports from the whole battle line
in France are to the effect that there
has been renewed activity on the
part of the German artillery in sev-
eral sectors of the front. Notably
among the regions under lombard
ment Is the line between Noyen and
Montdidier.
1t is along this line that heavy
enemy offensive hase been expected
5y military experts since the mo
mentum Of the German advance from
the Aisne has died away
When the Germans pushed west
from St Quentin late I'm March and
early in April. the line from Noyen
Il Montdidier was almost equal in
importance to that in front Of
Amiens The French forces were
rushed to this front and fought saw
aeely to stop the German advances
and retake ground which was of
strategic and tactical Importance
At the same time in the Woevre
section just southeast of Verdun is
claiming attention Large movement
Of enemy troops in the direction of
St Mihiel has been reported by aerial
observers and there are indications of
American position being stormed
The advantages to be gained by
the Germans are manifold Eighteen
. miles west of St Mihiel is the town
of Bar-Le-Due and still further west
ward, twenty miles away is Vitry,
which would be but d stepping stone
to dash to Chalons- Sur-Marne If
the line at st. Mihiel could be broken
or driven back very far the whole
erdun sector would be in poril and
night have to be Abandoned
In the Flanders sec or whica has
'been quiet since the beginning o; the
attack along the Aisne the Germans
on Wednesday sought to improve
their position hy carturipg the hos
lice at 14oere. This point would give
them stact.ny Iu mt for "o attack
on the village r.? ocre. vli,1 j,
considered one O. the &eys t) the
allied positions along the hills be-
hind the line southwest of Ypres.
The French forces in this sector on
Friday. however attacked the enemy
and drove him back to his former po-
sitions end the allied line has been
restored
There has been no activity OF i'm
portance on the Italian front but in
Macedonia the allies, particularly
the Greeks have been very aggres-
sive.