Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-01
ENEMY MOVES BIG
ARMY TO THE WEST
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for artillery fire which was most
notable east of Amiens and in the
Albert region to the north.
Look to America
London newspapers reflect anxiety
in the British capital over the mill
tary situation in the west as devel-
oped by the new offensive. Stress is
laid on the assistance the American
forces are expected to give in re-
storing allied preponderance in num-
bers and confidence in the final out
come is expressed.
Paris comment is, as has been the
case all along, more optimistic, the
military critics, while viewing the
situation as serious, regarding the
indications as more reassuring.
Hurting the weight of great num-
bers against the stubbornly resisting
French defense north and south of
scissors the German crown prince
has been unable to make progress
on this vital sector of the battleline
from Noyon to Rheims. In the center
German detachments have reached
! the Marne between Chateau Thierry
anu Willis On the cast IllO
Franco-British line stands firm.
After the retirement to the line
through Blerancourt and Epagny,
the French halted and in a series of
furious attacks and counterattacks,
have held the enemy forces. West of
scissors, too, the Germans have
been repulsed with great losses and
for some ten miles south of the town
they have not advanced more than
several hundred yards in spite of as
sault after assault against the French
defense. Along the Qurcy the Ger
mans gained near Oulchyle- Chateau
and threaten Chateau Thierry, an
important railway center on the
Marne, 46 miles northeast of Paris.
Enemy on Historic Marne
In the center, where small enemy
J forces have advanced southwark to
the Marne, the French tactics in the
past few days apparently has been
to retire until the line of the Marine,
of historic memory, could be reach
ed. Standing on the Marne and with
the river in front of them, the forces
in the center may attempt more
strongly to check the German on
rush. In advancing to the Marne the
! Germans have made ineffective the
use of the Paris-Chalons railway
which parallels the river on the
south. The railway has been the most
direct of several rail supply lines to
the Champagne and Verdun.
Rheims still holds out, but little
hope Is entertained that its defenders
will long withstand the German at
tacks. However, the allied forces
there have held the enemy for small
gains for three days. North of the
city the Germans have advanced only
few miles since Monday. The line
eastward through the Champagne to
Verdun, is not yet affected by the
battle on the Aisne front.
Huns Advance "a Miles
Since Monday the Germans have
advanced southwark from the Ailette
| across the Aisne and the Ourcy to an
extreme depth of 26 miles and reach
ed the Marne. Berlin claims the
number of prisoners is now $4,000.
| Captures of war material are said to
include more than 400 guns and sew
! eral thousand machine guns.
The German salient becomes more
sharply pointed as the advance
southwark has continued and its
width at the apex is now about ten
miles. Extension of the battleline to
connect with the Somme battlefield
and the strong and vicious enemy at
| tacks on the west flank indicate the
strong probability that it is the Ger
man purpose to drive on toward
Paris and cut the capital off from
Amiens and the north rather than
to strike east.
Other Fronts Quiet
Elsewhere on the western front,
| including the American sectors, there
| has been a decrease in activity The
Germans apparently have given up
| for the moment their violent counter
attacks against the new American
positions at Cantigny. Aerial activity
by British aviators is at high pitch.
Many tons of bombs have been drop
ped on military targets in the enemy
area and 2S German airplanes and
| two balloons have been destroyed.
| Greek troops in a brilliantly execut-
ed attack near Soiran. on the Mace
donian front, have occupied enemy
positions on front of seven miles
to a depth of more than one mile.
More than 1900 Bulgarian and Ger
man prisoners and much war ma
| terial was taken. The Greek infantry
was supported By French artillery.