Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-09
Germans Now Standing Vir-
tuaIy on the Defensive as
Americans and French Make
Gains at Chateau Thierry
ACTIVITY SHOWN ALL
ALONG FIGHTING LINE,
IN View of This an Early Re-
NewaI of the Hun Offensive
Is Not Unexpected Woeyer
Sector Claims Attention.

In the battle field of the Marne,
where a week ago the Germans were
hurting their masses or troops against
the western side of the wedge they
had driven into the allied lines In the
battle that began on May 26, the
Teutons are now standing virtually on
the defensive IN the Chateau Thierry
sector.
American and French troops are
participating in reaction on the
making progress in this Important
region, The British are engaged on
the other side of the wedge between
the Marne and Rheims.
While the operations take the na-
ture of local attacks, they have had
their effect In driving the Germans
back from the points they reached on
the crest OF the wave that carried
them far on the road to Paris. The
attacks, which began just to the
northwest of Chateau Thierry, are
spreading northward along the line
and everywhere the allies report
ground recovered from the enemy. :
Rush Is Still Going On.
The rush of the American marines
and the French on Thursday after
as fast as 1t did at the inception of
the movement, but it is still going on.
In the meantime they have withstood
two violent attacks by the Germans
and have repulsed the enemy in de-
ci1ive fashion.
Reports from the whole battle line
In France are to the effect that there
has been renewed activity on the part
or the German artillery In several
sectors of the front. Notable among
the regions under bombardment is
the line before Noyon and Montdidier.
1t is along this line that a heavy
enemy offensive has been expected by
military experts since the momentum
of the German advance from the
Aisne died away. When the Germans
pushed west from st. Quentin late in
March and early in April, the line
from Noyon to Montdidier was almost
equal in importance to that in front
of Amiens The French forces were
rushed to this front and fought saw
agely to stop the German advance and
retake ground which was of strateglGs
and tactical Importance.
Activity in Woevre Sector.
At the same time the Woevre Sec
tor Just to the southeast ofeVerdun,
Is claiming attention. Large move
ments of enemy troops in the direc-
ton of st. Mihel have been reported
by aerial observers and there are In
dications that the positions of the
Americans along this part of the front
may be in the storm center of a ter
rifle attack soon.
The advantages to be gained by the
Germans If they succeed in breaking
this line are manifold. Eighteen miles
west of ST. Mihiel Is the town of Bar
is Vitry, which would be but q step
ping stone to dash to Chalons Sur
Marne. II the line at st. Mihiel could
be broken or driven back very far the
whole Verdun sector would be In peril
and might have to be abandoned.
In the Flanders sector, which has
been quiet since the beginning of the
attack along the Aisne, the Germans
on Wednesday sought to improve
their positions by capturing the hos
pice at Locre. This point would give
them a starting point for an attack
on the village of Locre, which Is con-
one of the keys to the allied
positions along the hills behind the
line southwest OF Ypres. The French
forces in this sector on Friday. how
ever, attacked the enemy and drove
him back to his former positions and
the allied line has been restored.
There have been no, engagements
of notable character on the Italian
front. but in Macedonia the allies.
the Greeks. have been
their aggressive operations.