Mexico Missouri message., 1918-07-18

| begin a drive on a 65-mile line.
with Chateau Thierry as the center
of the new thrust. About 20 enemy
divisions were engaged in the fight
ing between Reims and Chateau
Thierry and the same number be-
tween Reims and Massinges Other
divisions were in reserve and ready.
These divisions represent the
elite of the German Army, showing
Germany on Monday delivered an
extremely powerful effort. They
suffered heavily. Statements made
by prisoners are to the effect that
their officers had assured them of
an easy victory, asserting that they
would be opposed by troops in no
great numbers and who are COM
pletely demoralized. Never before
were the enemy losses so high.
piles of bodies cover the ground.
The fighting of the Americans
and Italians was extremely bril-
liant.
In region of Prunay the heavy
attacks of the enemy were repulsed
outright. The German losses at
that point are estimated as 65
per cent of the effectives engaged.
All France rings with the valor
of the Americans, attacking like
veterans they smashed the German
forces who crossed the River Marne
throwing them back in complete
disorder. Today not German is
alive on the American side of the
river.
London, July 16.-The Germans
used 35 divisions in their attack be-
tween Chateau Thierry and Dorman
in the sector on the Marine They
of the Marne on a front of less than
four miles and the greatest depth
attained was less than two miles !
An American counter attack threw
the Germans back across the Marne
and capturing 1900 and smashing
an entire brigade. The German plan
was to take Chalons the first day
and the railway and then to occupy
the Champaign mountains.
Reports from the battle lines say
that except in a few localities the
great German offensive so far is a
complete failure for the Germans.
With The American Forces on
Ihe Marine, July 14.-There was in
creased artillery firing and, in par-
ticular' long range shelling on the
American front along the Marine
thruout the night, no infantry
fighting.
Rome, July, 14.-"The usual ar
tilery actions" says the War Office. !
yesterday from the Valarst to the
eastern sector of the Asiago Plat !
eau. Our fire dispersed moving en-
emy troops north of Borcola Pass |
"At Cornone new attacks by en-
emy patrols and detachments were
promptly repulsed
Three enemy airplanes were
brought down in air fighting"
Paris, July Military opera
tions on the French front last
night, according to War Office state
ment, were confined to big-gun
bombardments in the district north
of Montdidier and raids by French
detachments in the Champagne re-
gion. North of Montdidier there
were local artillery actions, notably
in the region of Bois de Senecat
and Santigny, and in the ector of
Gourney-Sur-Aronde.
I'm the Champagne French re-
oonnaissance troops executed a
number of raids on enemy lines and
returned with prisoners"
London, July 14.-British Avia-
tion communication tonight says:
Twelve enemy airplanes were de-
stroyed by us July 13 and four
were driven down out of control. !
Three of our machines are missing.
"On the night of July 13 our
bombing machines were very active.
More than 4 100 bombs, 10 tons,
were dropped down upon enemy
camps, railway lines, trains, trans
ports and billets. All our night fly-