Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-07
Capture Ground on Ten-Mlle
Front Along Stream.
FOE HAS $4,000 PRISONERS
Berlin Also Reports Capture of 400
Guns and Thousands of Machine
Guns-AIIies' General Staff
Calls Situation Very Seri-
GUS French Hold
at scissors.

guns anu lnOuSdHuS vi uudCIlluS gums
have been taken by the Germans, ac-
cording to the German official COM
munication issued.
South of Fere-en-Tardenois," says
the statement, I'VE have reached the
Marine The rear positions of the
French army at Grand Rozoy have
been pierced"
Huns Reach the Marine.
London, June 1.-The Germans in
their Champagne offensive in France
have now reached the right bank of
the River Marine on a ten-mile front,
according to statement given by
the British general staff.
The announcement, which is said
to express the opinion of the general
staff, continues:
1.-THE situation around Reims is not
quite clear, but if it is not already
lost it seems clear it. must fall very
soon.
1.-THE French were driven back to
line from NOyOn to scissors.
"A new development is the German
attempt to extend their attacks to the
east of Reims.
Situation Is Serious.
"The situation is a very anxious
one, not only because the Germans
have made such rapid progress--an
advance of 26 miles in four days-but
also because they still have such large
reserves available to be thrown into
the battle at amp point.
"Our transport of reserves has
worked very we'll and there is rea-
son to hope that the Germans will not
make any further progress, although
the situation must remain anxious as
long as they have plenty of reserves
THE immediate future depends on
what course the enemy takes.
Seek Enemy's Object.
at remains to be seen whether the
enemy will use his reserves to develop
his original intention in striking to-
ward Amiens with a view to cutting
the allied armies in two.
ut must be remembered that the en-
envy has three great geographical OBJ
jectives as means toward his great OBJ
jective of destroying the Franco-Brit-
ish armies-the channel ports, separa-
ton of the allied armies by an attack
through Amiens and an attack on
Paris.
HE has achieved considerable sue
cess in the center. but on the TANKS
hoII
heights west of scissors and the Brit
ish are similarly fighting hard on the
heights around Reims.
U. S. Troops Praised.
mo review of the past week would
be complete without mention of the
fine exploit of the American troops in
the capture of Cantigny. 1t was an
extremely we'll conducted operation
and, in view of the fact that the troops
were untried, it is notable that they
not only captured their objective, but
held it,
at is always much more difficult to
consolidate and retain q position than
to capture it, and the performance of
the Americans shows the very high
standard as well as their training,
bravery and fighting qualities"
French Statement.
Paris, June 1.-The Germans ex-
tended their right as far as the Disc
by violent attacks in the region of the
Ailette. The French fell back, fight
ing, on positions to the north of the
line Bierancourt-Epagny.
In the region of scissors and fur
Their south the German attack broke
down before the heroic resistance of
the French, who maintained their po-
sition in the western outskirts of the
town and along the road to Chateau
Thierry.
In the center, the Germans succeed
ed in making slight advance in the
regions north of the Marine.
Further east as we'll as northwest
and north of Reims, all German efforts
to make progress were vain.
An energetic counter-attack deliv-
cred by French troops won back Thil-
lois.
Refugees in Paris.
Paris, June Numerous refugees
from scissors, Reims, Chateau-Thier-
nv, ON the Marine, and other points,
arrived in Paris and were sent on
ward to the center of France. They
had been ordered to evacuate their
homes and were carried on motor
trucks to the nearest railway.
Terrific Fight for scissors.
With the French Army in France,
NAV 31.-Altaough the Germans en-
tered scissors it was only after some
of the most severe infantry fighting
in the present battle. The struggle for
the city began early in the morning,
when large numbers of German troops
obtained a footing in the eastern sub
urbs of the town. Shortly afterward