Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-19
FRIDAY. JULY 10. 1918.
SUMMARY OF WAR MEMS.

first day and were generally held
by the allies.
With the American Army on the
Marine, July 16.-American troopsl
re-enforcing the French. counter at
tackled the Germans today from the
region of ST. Agnon-la-Chappelle. |
hurting the enemy back / d miles. |
A large number of prisoners were
taken in this new advance.
Between Fossey and Jaulgonne
the south bank of the Marine has
been cleared of Germans. The re-
sistence OF the enemy elements hold
ing the railway enbankments south
Of the river was broken when Amer
lean aeroplanes and artillery de-
stroyed the German bridges. The
American attack continued through
out the night, all Germans in this
region being either killed or cap
tured.
The number of prisoners taken
by the Americans here totals more
tnan 1,500. Trench mortars and
many machine guns were also cap
tired.
East of Rheims Americans helped
the French meet the shock of the
German attackbetween Trunay and
Marquises yesterday. the Ameri-
cans going into battle as reinforce
ments when the weight of the Ger
man attack had bent back the
French line. The counter attack
helped to stabilize the situation.
Fighting OF desperate character is
progressing on this front.
Paris, July 16.-At the con-
clusion of the second days fight
ing it is safe to state that the
German offensive on the IS mile
front from Chateau Thierry 10
Massignes has proved a. failure.
At no place has the enemy sue
c-eded in advancing more than
; miles. His efforts now are re-
daced to local attacks.
The only advantage gained by
the invaders lies in slight gains
to the west of Rheims, threaten
ing to pinch off the Rheims
salient with the famous II mile
elevation dominating the plain.
Experts estimate that IS Ger
man divisions have, been EN-
glged. Sixty five per cent oil
Ludendorff's total electives have
been brought into action for the
most insignificant gains.
The bloodiest lighting took
place southeast of Rheims where
the Germans tried to break |
through to Northumberland. |
Later the Germans made seven
vicious assaults On the Mar
quises farm, all of which broke |
down with heavy losses, thet
Teutons leaving the ground |
strewn with dead.
Late tonight the war Office was
able to announce the recapture
by the French and Americans of
the towns fSt Agnanle-Chapell,
aud Montaubon and the re-estab
lishment of their lines upon the
heights domino ting the valley of
the Marine. This new victory
came as a brilliant climax to the
two days of incessant counter
thrusts and the fact that the ir-
portaut dominating positions are
again in the hands of the allies K
adds heavily to the danger in
which the Germans find them
selves on the south bank of the
Marine. II
"Durings daytime" says Cen
eral Peta1n, in his night bulle- I
tin. the Germans unable to at II
tack generally, endeavored to in. II
crease their local success 1t
Late today there were signs f Il
the battle spreading eastward. II
1t is presumed that the Kaiser's {
heir has been forced to call in ID
reserves from the Bavariap lr
Crown Prince. Il
Paris, July II Baked In tbei, a
titanic effort to break through on .
65 mile front and having found no
where a weak spot for an enteriry
wedge the Germans today sent twoI
forces into the battle and made VOL
lent and upceasing effo"fs TO elbow /
heir way forward In loo al attacks
An unofficial report states that the :
Franco American forces have launch lg
ID rev counter attack on a four M lie /,
ront south of Dormans and have
brown the Germans back 5000 yards. +
rhsii guns are sweeping the German :
BRIDGES across the Marine.
All of today's reports confirm the y
oppression caused in the German Il
aaks by the immediate mailing down
i their drive Monday. Their losses p
ave been extremely heavy-censerv- Il
tive estimates place them between :
DC, G00 to I5e, 600, while the French ~
nd American casualties have been as
light. :,
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