Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-17
Germans Cross Marne at
Number of Points, But Al
lied Line Still intact; Foes
Efforts Declared Futile.
GREATEST PENETRATION
is NEAR CHANTfLLON
French and BitiSh War Offices
Believe Crucial Test Has
Been Withstood; Bitter
Fighting Continues.
undated War lead by the Associated
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The German offensive east and
west of Rheims has had the brakes
applied to It by the strong resistance
or the American, French and Italian
urmies
Nowhere has the enemy found IL
possible to press forward and tear his
way through to points Of vantage.
Gains Only Slight.
Some gains have been made but
they are trivial compared with those
of other attacks. Instead of in miles
they may be reckoned in yards. And
from some of the positions captured
the enemy has been elected summar-
lily under vicious counter attacks de-
livered by the American troops fight
ing alone as a unit and Americans
fighting shoulder to shoulder with
their French camrades in arms.
Tacit admission that the enemy has
been retarded in their assaults. IL not
halted, seemingly is contained In the
attest German official communica-
ten. Ii, sls-eiinE With the fighting OF
Tuesday II says allied troops on the
Mafne front have delivered violent
couater- r-attacks" and that to the east
OF Rheims 'the situation IL unchang-
ed The only claim made to any
success by the Germans IS that there
were some local successes to the
southwest of Rheims"
Valuable Positions Retakcn.
The successes of the Americans and
the French give back to them points
of strategic value on the heights dom.
mating the Marne valley. The Amer.
leans alone recaptured Fossoy and
Crezancy, east of Chateau Thierry,
and at one point near Fossoy drove
back the enemy across the river and
took a number of prisoners Aided by
the French the recapture of ST. Ag-
nan. Hill 223 and La Chapelle Mon
thodon. south of Dormans. was ac-
complished.
Foe Pays Dearly.
Throughout the region lying TO the
west of Rheims. especially south of
the Marne. the Germans made des-
perate attempts on various sectors to
increase their penetration OF the al
lied front, but where they were able
to gain any advantage 1t was only
foot at time. the French meeting
their onslaughts with the greatest
bravery and making the enemy pay
dearly for every inch OF ground he
took.
Eastward from Rheims hard fight
ing is still going on almost to the
western fringes of the Argonne forest.
but apparently the enemy here also Ia
meeting with Ill success. Attacks at
tempted near Prunay and Suippes
came to naught under the French
fire, while further east. near Crosnea
and Tahure, efforts to break the
French line were repulsed with heavy
losses.
Many Prisoners Taken.
The German official communica-
ton in dealing with the fighting OF
Monday says the Germans took 1900
prisoners. The French on their part
are reported to have taken thousands
Of captives and 1t Is known that the
Americans have made prisoner Of be-
tween 1000 and 1900 Germans. In
addition the Americans, French and
Italians have inflicted terrible losses
on the enemy by the accuracy of their
cannon, machine gun and rifle fire.
Although the allied troops seeming
ly have the situation well in hand. 1t
is not improbable that the Germans I
soon will throw large numbers of re-
serves into, the fray. They are known
to have thousands OF these men be-
hind the battle line, especially north
east of Rheims. ~
on the other battle fronts only
minor operations are in progress but
on various sectors held by the British
in northern France and Flanders the
Germans are carrying out spirited
bombardments, which may be the
forerunners of early infantry attacks.