Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-14
Bio Teuton Force Started On
Paris Advance Makes Less
Than 8 Miles.
RESERVES ARE MASSED
French Artillery lnfiicts Terrible Exc
cution on Enemy-Flanking Moves
Attempted But Wings Hold
Firmly Against Onslaught.

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cost In blood, the Germans In
their new drive toward Paris,
gained a scarce two miles In the
center, but on both the right and
left wings they are being held by
tho French. r.,
In violent successive attacks
they captured tho villages Of
Merry, BeIloy and st. Mature and
also pressed forward and gained
Z footing In the village OF Mar
quealise, the last named place r.
presenting the deepest point OF
h penetration since the offensive be-
aan-between five and six miles.
London, June 1.-THE Germans, In
their latest effort to break the Allied
front against the line from Noyon to
the eastern suburbs of Montdidier,
have made comparatively slow pro-
gress, attended by losses described
as enormous. Eb
The drive, coming quickly after the
force of the offensive on the Aisne
had been spent, has encountered stern
resistance and 1t is only over COM
paratively short section of the line
that the enemy has made appreciate
gains. The deepest penetration report
ed so far is approximately 2A miles.
It has been believed since the drive
toward Amiens stopped that General
Ferdinand Foch had the greater bulk
Of his reserves in or near the area
that is now being attacked. Not only
are these troops within striking dis
lance of the front, but there are ma
tural obstacles which also initiate
against the entire success of the Ger
man assault. ur,>,. ..,.ts.
High Hills Aid Defense.
The high hills, which now are the
scene of heavy fighting, are outposts
Of the positions which are prepared
along the Disc river, which bisetcs
the field upon which the battle will
be fought if the first lines of defense
are overwhelmed.
The present assault on the line east
Of Montdidier may be considered as a
complement OF the offensive along the
Aisne and when the map is studied it
will be seen that the "pincer" sys-
tenn followed by Mackensen in Rus
STA, Serbia and Rumania is again at
work. ....s.... r., ~ .-r --
Thanking Moves Attempted.
If the thrust Just west of Noyon
succeeds in gaining extensive ground,
4. will approach the line from Sois-
r. to Chateau Thierry and positions
.t1---22-, ~ by the Allies there would
trtc.cccc,55 On the other hand, If the
I've ~a'rs ground further west, 1t
7 - c:.trank the positions held by the
french AMI Americans at Montdidier
f"d cnm7el their adjustment, with the
resultant uncoyering Of Amiens. !,
TIE wings, however, seem to be
To'Gn~ firmly and the only gains so
frr lRaia have been in almost the
.cln-er of the line where they are least
!" m ~ to tire security of the fronts
on e.. ar s;,'a Of the new battle area.
e.. 10000 in Attack.
Ac"or6;..:, to adyices from the 'front.'
the Ger, ans have thrown more han
100000 men against the line which
measures a little more than 20 miles
in length.
In the CO .er the Gavma- alta cking
waves reached Perscrs ssu~ Matz and
Mareuil, about three miles apart,
marking an advance of PA miles.
Paris reports this advance as "mur-
derous" for the Germans. On the left
wing the most the enemy could gain
was about one-third Of a mile while
on the right he was checked after
crossing the first, or covering line"
Of the French defense