The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-06-11
Vicinity of the Marine Where
Drive Was Halted is
Abandoned.
MAKE GAIN OVER 2 MILES
But the French Are Resisting
the Impact With Their
UsS Valor-Allied Line
Holds.

the allied line in a new offensive
with Paris apparently their objec-
tive.
Between Montdidier and Noyon
over a front of about 20 miles pre-
ceded as usual by heavy lombard
ment with shells of all calibres and
with noXious gases, the enemy's ini-
tial maneuver evidently has in view
the bending back the allied front to-
ward the town of ST. Just, on the
northern wing and toward the rail-
road junction of Compiegne on the
southern flank, getting astride the
Oise river and driving southwest to-
ward the French capital
The French troops are resisting
the impact with their usual valor,
but the Germans on their right and in
the center have been able to pene-
trate the line for distance ranging
from two-thirds of mile south of
Montdidier to relatively two and a
half miles at Ressons-Sur-Matz, in
the center. Thence to Noyon. how
ever, the allied line is holding
strongly.
If success should rest with the
enemy on the new battle front, II
possibly might badly affect the sta
bility Of the line of the defenders
| IN hn
pei a falling back westward from the
Disc to the region of the Marine
northwest of Chateau Thierry in or.
der to straighten out the deep sa.
lient that would then project east
ward with the scissors sector as its
apex.
The allied commanders. it is as
serted, We're not taken unawares by
the new offensive. On the Other
had they had anticipated. since the
failure of the army of the German
crown prince to gain it's objective
| between Soissons and the Marine and
thence on the southern part Of the
! line running to Rheims that the
German high command would decree
another maneuver to the north and
preparations accordingly were made
| to withstand the shock.
The fighting is of extremely san
culinary character, and whether II
Will be confined to the area at pres
ent affected remains to be seen. AT
last accounts IL had not spread north
of Montdidier TO the village of Can
tigny, which the Americans are
holding.
Comparative quiet prevails in the
region of the Marne, and OF that
portion of the line in Flanders held
by the British there have been no
occurrences of interest, according to
Field Marshal Haig's latest COM
munication.
The only attack reported in the
French official communication in the
region of Rheims was delivered by
the Germans who suffered serious
| losses but gained no ground.
From the Astico region to the
| Piave river in the Italian theater
there have been intense artillery
duels, but no infantry engagements
of great Importance. although the
| British south of the Assa and the
Italians east of the Brenta river car
ried out successful surprise attacks.
inflicting considerable losses on the
enemy and taking prisoners and ma
chine guns. Similar attacks by the
enemy in the Val Arsa and Astico
valleys were repulsed.
The American casualty list issued
Sunday was the largest yet of any
single day since the war department
began TO make public the American
losses 1t contained 1913 names.
Thirty-three men were killed in ac-
ton and nine died from wounds. In
addition. 4 men died OF disease, one
from accidents and other causes.
The aggregate of deaths in the
service from all causes reported up
10 the pregas is 2s27, while 4,047
have nded and S42 are
' Hissln9 .