Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-19
Thousands of Germans Are
Slaughtered in Battle.
BIG GAINS MADE BY ALLIES
PoiIus Win Near Belloy and st. Maur
CAPTURE Town of Montcourt and
Southern Part of Brussiares-
Foch Strengthens Line
on the Disc.

They scored further gains of ter
ritOry near Belloy and st. Maur' on
the center of the line, taking 400 ad-
ditional prisoners, some cannon ana
machine guns.
On the right wing, east of the Disc,
they withdrew from perilous POCKET
lust south and southwest of NOyon
woods before discovery by the enemy.
In addition to these achievements
a series of German attacks between
the Aisne and the forest of Vlllers-
Cotterets, which threatened to deVel-
op into a new offensive, were smashed
with the Germans gaining only slight
~ in the neighborhood of Cutry and
DOmmierS.
Win Point on Marine.
On the Marine front, the French
scored a fourth success; they occu-
pied the town of MOntcOurt and part
of Brussiares, northwest of Chateau
Thierry. in the same district where
American marines completed the cap
ture of Belleau wood.
General Foch's withdrawal from the
slender salient in which his troops
were pinned, pointing to Noyon, was
q mastery stroke. The operation was
perfectly masked from the enemy.
The French took up positions on the
line running just north of Ba1lly,
through Tracy-le-Val, to Nampcei.
This represents a retirement OF
about six miles, and the abandonment
of the Carlepont and Ourscamp woods.
AIigns Compiegne Line.
This withdrawal has forced the
German advance southwest of Ribe-
court, in the angle of the Matz ana
Disc. Carlepont and Oursecamps
woods were so pocketed in a slender
salient that they became subjected to
enemy fire from three sides and were
made untenable.
Therefore, in the present withdraw
al, General FOch is simply pulling in
his right wing to align with the cen
ter and left, which at the nearest point
Is about six miles north of Compiegne,
the northeastern rail gate to Paris.
The narrow salient which the
French had held, pointing to Noyon,
had lost its tactical value as result
of the German advance down the west
bank of the Disc.
This retirement has been expected
for several days and does not alter
materially the general situation,
which is regarded as satisfactory from
the allied point of view.
The outstanding claim of the Ger
man official reports is an increase in
number of allied prisoners taken to
1900. Eight thousand prisoners
previously had been reported.
Kill Germans en- Masse.
With the French Army in France,
June 13.-On Il width of battle front
5000 yards in extent no fewer than
four German divisions (more than So
600 men) were preparing to hit a hard
blow when the French on Tuesday
launched a highly successful counter
attack southeast of Montdidier The
density of the German troops was IA
tai for them, because the entente al
lied artillery, machine guns, rif1emen
and aviatorS were able to aim at point
blank range into these masses of men.
French Take 1000 Huns.
London. June l2-French reserves
fighting on the MontdidierNoyon front
have struck terrific blow at the Ger
mnnS.
They have regained Belloy, south
east of Moutdidier. and have reached
~f
The Poilus have inflicted terrific
losses on the Germans. capturing 1000
prisoners and heavy guns and recap
turing important heights.
The French blow was struck on a
front of approximately seven and a
half miles between Rubescourt and st.
Maur.
Foch's reserves are in action all
along the line and are delivering heavy
blows against the enemy.
Drive Teutons Two Miles.
In one great smash Tuesday night
they drove the Teutons northward for
a distance of more than two miles
from the Aronde river. which flows in
to the Disc. as far as Antheuil.
This village, Il mile and seven
eighths south of MarQueglise, repre-
sents the deepest penetration of the
Germans into the French lines on the
center.
The days lighting shows less gain
for the Germans than any other day
since their blows in this area started.
The special feature of the news from
the front is the terrific losses which
the enemy has sustained
The French were intrenched in posi-
lions where a strong defense was pos
sible and with strong artillery and ma
chine gun fire they exacted the utmost
toll from the enemy for every inch OF
ground gained.
The German losses are described as