Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-14
In but One Place, Near Mont
didier Has the Enemy Been
Able to Make GainSl and for
These He Paid Dearly
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
BY TROOPS OF ENTENTE
Ten Cannon and a large Num-
Der of Machine Guns Fall
Into Allied Hands, Yankees
Still Hold Chateau Thierry,
lev MORNING ,ouasAl s.se'A, tsAsso WINS,

lev MORNING JoUHHAL SPECIAL LEAsEo wi"sl
The offensive movements of the
Germans beteween Montdidier and
Noyon and from south of the Disc
river to the eastern fringe of the for
est of Villers Cotterets apparently are
on the wane. In the former region
the fierce resistance of the French
and the allied forces, for the time be-
ing at least, have checked the enemy
at all points and on some sectors the
allies have even turned vigorously
upon the foe and forced him to cede
ground he had gained.
Only one attempt apparently was
made by the enemy Thursday to bet
ter his position near Montdidier. Here
he launched violent counter-attack
from Courceles to the north of merry
IA front of about a mile and half
but was badly cut up by the fire of
the allied guns and forced to retreat.
leaving numerous detd and wounded
on the field.
Likewise, south of the Aisne the IN
vaders are meeting with unexpected
opposition, and notwithstanding the
large numbers of men they nave
thrown into the battle, their gains
have been relatively small East OF
Scissors they penetrated to the village
of Laversine, but were unable to ad-
vance on any of the other sectors, al
though at one time north or Courcy
French trenches were entered under
the force of the impact counter
attack resulted in these trenches pe-
ing recaptured almost immedlately'
Germans Paid Dearly for Cams.
The whole result of the enemy's at
tack on the Montdidier-Noyon line up
to the present is that he has by the
violence of his attacks east of the
Oise and the forced retreat of the
French from the region west of the
stream. blotted out the awkward
Noyon salient and brought the battle
front more into direct alignment WIN
that beginning at the Aisne. Ana
terrible price has been paid by the
Germans for this rectification of the
line. Whether they are prepared
again to offer huge sacrifices IN penu
ing back the other salient from tne
Aisne to Villers Cotterets ana nrile
the Picardy and Aisne battle lleius
into a more continuous front remains
to been seen. u,,o. y,
nrisoners taken by the allied forces
Ten cannon, -four being heavy weap'
ons. and a large number of machine
Guns have fallen into their hands
THE German war office admits tht
loss of some German guns but assert,
their forces have taken at least lo'
allied guns and more than l5,Ooo pr's
oners.
The Germans again have endeaV
ored to force the Americans from po'
sitions captured northwest or Cha
teau Thierry, but again met with de
feat and the loss of numerous men
The attack was delivered betweef
Bouresches and and the Belleau WOOD
but nowhere was the enemy aple y
gain his objectives.
American officers and men to the
number of 10S, fighting on the Tou
sector, have been awarded the frencf
war cross for bravery and fidelity.
Aside from Macedonia, the opera
tions in the other theaters of the wal
continue of a minor character, con
sisting of mutual bombardments anC
patrol encounters. In Macedonia tn
French troops have captured terrltor!
to a depth of nearly nine and hal
miles over an eleven-mile front, oc
cupied eleven villages and taken III
of the enemy prisoner.
According to an unofficial repor
emanating from Berlin, the Germal
admiralty is to declare the waters OF
the American coast from Mexico t
Canada q dangerous zone for neutra
shipping.