The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-13
Violent German Attempt BrOk-
en- Up With Big Losses.
British Make Daylight Raid and
Take Prisoners.
FRENCH TAKE 400 PRISONERS
Capture MOntcOurt and South
ern Part of Bussaires.
Everything Quiet in the Amer
lean Sectors Today.
ropAY.s WAR SUMMARY.

TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY.
German forces which succeeded in cross
ing the MatZ river to the west of the Ofse,
ON the battle front south of Noyons, held
their positions there for but brief period.
have hurled him back to the north bank of
the river and checked his advance toward
Compiegne.
The news from the scene of the tre-
mendous struggle, as told in official state
ments, shows that on the field west of the
Disc the Germans have come to a halt for
the present at least. The enemy has not
renewed his attacks on the line from
brilliant counter attack of the French
swept the invaders back and re-established
the French lines on the plateau overlook
This places many of the Germans most
important lines of communication under
the direct fire of the French artillery.
Further east the Germans similarly have
not continued their advance toward the
Aroude river.
Germans Tuesday night constituted a very
serious threat to Compiegne. 1t also
tended to weaken the French positions on
the east side of the Disc river. The French
are now strongly posted on the south bank
of the Matz.
Protect Strong Line.
East of the Disc the French have with
drawn their lines south of the Ourscamp
and Carlepont forests, but are protecting
very strong. This change in the line was
expected since the Germans occupied
Ribeeourt the west bank of the Disc.
nun FrORress SLOW.
The attack on the front southwest of
Soissons is making ground, but the prog
ress is apparenu too slow for the Ger
mans to realize their plan to cut in behind
positions further north. In the fighting so
far the Germans have made less than
from south of Ambleny to st. Pierre -Aigne
With Americans and British.
The Germans realize, evidently, the
danger to them in the Chateau Thierry sec
Tnr Mar H1n tnla
attack the line held by the American
troops northwest of that city. The
Americans have held their ground and re-
pulsed the 1clny with heavy losses.
In the Flanders salient the British have
improved their positions near Meris on the
western angle of the battle line while the
French have extended their lines near
Apres.
The German effort to capture Com
piegne has been definitely halted. The
price in human lives appears too great for
ven Hindenburg to pay at the moment.
The German offensive has now been
shifted south Of the Aisne, about midway
toward Chateau Thierry. Paris is still the
fort to reach the capital along von Kluck' s
old pathway thru Compiegne, Hndenburg
is seeking new road about fifteen miles
way.
Paris, June 13-French forces, de-
liverinG their first counter attack on
the eastern wing of the new Disc front,
last night hurled the Germans back
across the Matz river.
There was no new German attack
on the western flank and the center.
Violent combats continue between
the Aisne river and the Villers- Cot
terets forest. The Germans have prog
ressed as far as the ravine east OF
Labersine north of Cutry.
Yankees Took 80 prisouerS
With the Americans on the Marine,
June 13 a p. m.).-The Americans
holding the three-mile front between
German attacks in their twelfth day
and night of fighting. They took
fifty prisoners, including a captain
and captured a number of machine
guns. The enemy suffered heavy cas-
ualties.
There were some American victims
chiefly from the heavy bombardment
of Bouresches last night
The prisoner haul resulted from a
company of boches quietly filtering
into a ravine to the left of Belleau
wood. The Americans cut them off and
after brief fight the German cap
tain surrendered.
Wipe Out a Company.
The bonn bardment of Bouresches. in
which some eight-inch shells were
used, was believed to presage an at
tack in force. But the only fighting
that followed was when a company o1
Germans appeared at the edge of the
city early this morning. due to losing
their way.
When discovered. the German:
sought to attack. Their pugnacity LASTED
only few minutes before the wither-
ing fire poured into them by the Amer
leans. They fled. leaving the ground
strewn with dead.
Four hundred mounted Germans
were sighted south of Etrepilly Give
miles northeast of Bouresches) yester
day evening. An American batter.
scattered them with heavy losses.
The twelve days work of our troops
in this vicinity has led the command
ing general to report that the con
duct of the men is magnificent"
Yankees Break Up Attack.
The Germans last night made vio
lent attack upon the American secto
between Bouresches and Belleal
Wood. on the Marne front
The Americans broke up the attacl
and inflicted serious losses on tn
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