Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-06
FOCH HITS HUN
ON FLANK; FOE
IS THROWN BACK
French in Smashing Counter-At-
tackS Force Huns to Give
Ground.
SECOND MARINE BATTLE IS ON
Frenchmen Maintain Two Salients
Which Enemy in Vain Tries to
Wipe out-Crown Princes At
tack Continues With Re-
doubled Violence.


Paris, June 3.-The German attack
continued during the night with re-
doubled violence on the western side
of the new salient, between Solssons
and Chateau Thierry. The French
made counter-attacks and drove back
the masses Of German troops In the
region of SCISSORS and on the line Of
Chaudun-Vierzy, gaining ground every
where and taking several hundred pris-
cners the war Office announces.
Along the northern bank of the
Marne the Germans pushed forward
advance parties from the north and
east borders of Chateau Thierry as far
as Verneuil. On the French right
there was sharp fighting on the road
between Dormans and Relms. The sit
uation is unchanged northwest and
no1h of Reims.
Against the western wing of the bat.
tlefeld from the Oise to Chateau Thier-
ry, the strongest German efforts were
directed. Between the Oise and SOis-
sons the French hold a broad salient
between the two pockets made by the
German offensives of March 21 and
May q. The plateaux forming this sa-
lient offer excellent opportunities for
massing troops.
The salient held by the French con-
stitutes grave danger to the German
flank, and the enemy is striving to re-
move 1t, but with Indifferent success.
The ground won in earlier offensive
operations serves as the point of de-
parture for the present movement.
which Is operated from two bases, the
Noyon-llontdidler line on the right
and the Solssons- Chateau Thierry line
on the left.
Hun Forced to Bare Plan.
The military critics, says Havas
agency review today, still view the sit
uation as serious. but consider the
signs increasingly reassurlng. Thu
most important development Is regard.
ed as the enemy's attempt TO advance
westward and push toward Paris, thus
It is considered, revealing his strate
gic intentions unmlstakable.
In the first shock of this new rush
1t is pointed out the allies were Obliged
to give ground In some places, but they
held their own on the Alsne and the
0urcq, and their vigorous cOunter.at
tacks are considered prelude to tn,
stoppage Of the enemy advance.
With some the most important par
Of the battlefield Is that with NOyon
or the region to the south Of II, on tn,
one end. and the district north o
Chateau Thlerry, on the Marne, on tn
other. 1t is here that the German rusl
toward Paris demands undivided at
tention.
PremieTs Paper Optimistic.
The newspaper L'Homme Llbre, Pre-
mier Clemenceau's organ, Is optimlsti
over the situation. II points out tina
the enemy plan to draw the allies tC
ward the south and to push on wes
ward, only met with success as far a
the first part of 1t was concerned. Tn
remainder of the plan is being con
pletely defeated, II declares, and ever!
thing gives reason to believe the eI
emy will he totally blocked.
There was much sntisfactlO
evinced yesterday In the lobby of I'll
deputies over the information give
the members by the army control de
egates. The particulars cannot be pu
llshed, as they have to do with II
movements of troops, but the delegat,
emphasized the excellent impresSlC
that had been made upon them by Il
confident spirit among the poilus
the reserve divisions which are de
tined to fall upon the invaders.
r. clemenceau Tells Secrets.
In greeting delegation Of social
deputies, Premier Clemencenu volc,
his absolute confidence In the issue
the present operations. He gave Il
deputies details which made an exc,
lent impression.
Premier Clemenceau, In his capaci
OF war minister, has issued an ord
suspendlng until further notice all Il
loughs and leaves of absence In {
army.
London, June 3.-The German arr
lery was considerably more active
the sectors Of .Bretonneux, OF
Of Amlens, and Hebuterne, north
Albert, II Is announced officially. Il
statement follows:
"A hostile raid was repulsed nt mis-
east OF -Bretonneux, Local ng
ing has taken place TO our advantu
at Aveully wood, north Of Albert.
few prisoners have been taken by ,
troops In these encounters.
'The hostile artillery developed G
siderable activity early this morning
the Vlllers.Bret0nneux and Hebut'
\ sectors and has been active during
uight south and west of Lens aud
IA, aelghborhood of Glvenchy."