The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-06-07
ALLIES TURNING
TABLES ON HUNS
British, French and Americans
Are Pounding Forces Of
Kaiser viclOusIy.
ONLY ISOLATED ATTACKS NOW
sammlss AID French In Driving Teu.
tons Back Across Marne-Many
Prisoners Are Taken.

Washington. June 5.-From drives
on wide fronts the German offensive
In France has deteriorated into iso.
lated attacks along the area between
scissors and Chateau Thierry, and
eastward on the Marine, In the general
direction OF Rheims.
Although in these attacks the enemy
still is using large electives and great
numbers of guns, he is being held al
most everywhere from further prog
ress and on various sectors COM
PEELED to assume the defensive against
vicious blows delivered by the Amerl-
can. French and British troops.
Americans Beat OFF Huns.
The Americans on the sectors where
they T alone or brigaded with allied
troops everywhere are fighting with a
spirit Of abandon that places them
rightly in the category Of veterans.
Near the Neuilly Wood, which lies
northwest Of Chateau Thierry, and at
the point where the drive has brought
the enemy nearest Paris, the Ameri-
cans have beaten off a strong German
attack, and on the Marine, at Jaul.
gonne. some six miles northeast Of
Chateau Thierry, fighting shoulder to
shoulder with the French. they have
aided in forcing the first contingent
Of the enemy to- cross the Marine again
to seek refuge on the northern bank
Of the stream. In this last engage
ment the Germans suffered severe
casualties and also left 100 men pris-
oners in the hands Of the defenders
of the line.
Between the Aisne and Ourcq rivers
the Germans have captured Pernant
and to the south of that village the
French have coded a little terrain. In
the Ourcq valley they also took the
town of Neuilly-l a-Poterie (veuilly-la.
Poterie), seven and one-half miles
northwest Of Chateau Thierry, In
fighting during which the place
changed hands several times.
In the region between the Disc and
the Aisne the Germans have been un-
able to advance anywhere.
German Drive at Stand still.
Washington. June Although II
cannot be said that the Germans in
their new offensive have been def
nitely stopped, there is, nevertheless,
a marked diminution in the speed
with which they started out, and their
gains since Saturday have been rela.
lively small when compared with
those Of previous days.
And, according to the accounts of
unofficial observers, wherever they
have been able, since the ~stiffening
OF the allied lines, to attain new po-
s%itions, an exorbitant price in lives
has been exacted from them. So great
have been the casualties suffered that
the Prussian Guards division-the
pride Of the German crown prince
Is declared to have been withdrawn
from the battle.
Particularly hard fighting again has
been in progress between Scissors
and Chateau Thierry, where the Ger
mans are endeavoring to push for
ward toward Paris, but not alone have
the French troops almost everywhere
successfully withstood the onslaught
but on several sectors themselves
have taken the initiative and gained
ground. AS a whole, the situation
along this line ls relatively unchanged
No Effort to Cross Marine.
The German war office at last hal
admitted that the allied line on tn,
west has been reinforced by fresl
units, but It asserts that they hayi
not been able to hold positions I,
which they were assigned. Never
theless. the fact is patent from al
observation Of the war maps that Al
most everywhere in this region tn
German line, for the moment at least
Is being hard held.
From Chateau Thierry eastwar
along the Marine and thence t
Rheims, the situation is virtually III
changed from that OF Sunday. Tn
enemy nov holds the northern ban
Of the Marne for a distance OF abou
fifteen miles but as yet he has mad
no serious endeaYor to cross Ia
stream.
The Germans. however, stun hay
In their possession the village {
Vaurezis, lying to the west Of Sol
sons, and further south Saconln I
Breuil, cheudun. Licy and Boureache
the last named directly west Of CHI
teau Thierry. A little to the soutl
, west Of Chateau Thierry the enem
has reached the Marne.
H----a ~ al. Am.