The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-28
Germans Push South Between
Montdidler and Noyon But
Again Are Checked.
BLOODIEST FIGHTS OF WAR
Americans Drive Huns Out Of 5eIIeau
Wood-False Statements by Frus-
sian Minister Of War--oallant
Exploit Of ItaIiF-y Tor
pedo 5oata
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARo.

Aiming at Compiegne and EHtree ST.
Denis, with the evident intention OF
forcing the French out of the Noyon
salient, the armies Of Gown Prince
Ruprecht OF Bavaria, under the imme-
date command of General Won Huuer,
started a great drive southwark be-
tween Montdidier and NOyon on sun.
day. The result was the most desper-
ate and bloOdiest fighting OF the entire
war, for the French resisted fiercely
and slaughtered the enemy in tremen-
dous numbers. by sheer weight the
Germans We're able To push forward
down the valley of the Matz for several
miles, making their greatest advance
TO the southwest. but by Tuesday they
were brought almost to a standstill.
Then General FoCh struck back with
force and on the west side OF the enc
my salient drove the Huns 10 the east.
retaking Courcelles, lie FretoS, Merry.
Belloy wood and other strong posi-
lions and reaching the edge of st.
Maur. The defense OF Courcelies. Inn
portant because OF It's commanding
heights. WIS especially heroic, the Ger
mans trying by every means to gain
and hold the village. In vain.
On the east OF the salient the Ger.
mans. by tremendous efforts. were
able to force their way past Hlbccourt
and by Tuesday they had reached the
Disc at MachemOnt and BethancOurt
the latter village being the scene OF
especially sanguinary fighting. This
so threatened the French troops In th'
thin wedge extending toward Noyou
that IN the night they were quietly
withdrawn without the knowledge oil
| the enemy. and the line, thus short
ened and Strengthened, thereafter wal
| held. In this move the Cnrlepont for
est was abandoned and the new lin'
extended through Ballly. Tracy lie Va
and Nampcel.
With the west jaw OF the pincer'
/ thus pushed down the MAtz. the Ger
mans tried 10 shove the other Jaw II
/ from the east, between scissors ant
! the Marine. but there they APPARENT!
/ were almost unsuccessful. for thu
/ French gave ground only slightly OF
! the plateau west Of the villages Of Cut
/ ~ and Dommlers and repulsed attack
against St Pierre Aigle and Ambleny
/ At Haute Bray, north Of scissors. III,
( Huns met a smashing defeat.
/ ID
Further to the south, In the rcgiol
Of Chateau Thierry. the American
and French continued their good wori
4 Of the previous week. Each day Pet
shlugs men struck al the foe hard an
+ by the end 81 the week they ha,
scored considerable advances, 10
! most valuable gain being the fakln
Of Belleau wood. which had been ful
Of machine gun nests. In the CiignO
valley. Just north Of this. the German
used up FIVE divisions In futile a,
saults on the American positions. Tn
/ French IN this region occupied Mon
court and part Of Eussares.
IN the latter part 81 the week the lr
. G0mliable French struck heavy blow
AZ the Germans on the eastern win
Of the new front md drove them bac
across the Matz with severe iossc
Between the AlsRe aud the Niilers-C0
trrets forest the enemy made som
progress. but southwest % scissors hi
attack was broken.
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The outstanding fact Ia last week
fighting is that the Germans sufTere
sUarTnous losses. In return for wbiC
they gained ground that ls coInpar'
lively unimportant. Certainly al IA
beginning 81 the week there WAS fee
Er 81 nervousness Emong the allies
the civilians. not the soidiers-but thi
quickly disappeared and WIS replace