New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-06-07
FRENCH CHECK
HUNA7 SCISSORS
BATTLE MOVES TO WEST WITH
RENEWED FURY As FOE
THROWS IN 10000 MEN.
TOWNS RECAP1URED
AMERICANS REACH IMPORTANT
POSITIONS EAGER TO JOIN IN
FIGHT ON BIG BATTLE LINE.

Paris, June 4.-The battle in France
was resumed with great intensity
Monday. according to the war office
announcement. The Germans, with
fresh troops, attacked between the
Disc and the Ourcq with redoubled vio-
lence. The Germans have been
checked west Of Soissons," continues
the statement. 1--WE r%ecaptured Fave
ROLES. In the region south OF Ville-en-
Tardenois the Franco-British troops
maintained all their gains north Of
Champlat."
Although it cannot be said that the
Germans in their new offensive have
been definitely stopped, there Is. new
ertheless, a marked iminution in the
speed with which they started out, and
their gains since Saturday have been
relatively small when compared with
those of previous days. So great have
been the casualties suffered that the
Prussian guards division, the pride
of the German crown prince-is de-
clared to have been withdrawn from
the battle.
Paris, June 3.-The French held the
Germans everywhere Sunday night.
The enemy losses were heavy. The
French took prisoners, the war office
reports.
The French counter attack along the
whole front between the Ourcq and
the Marine and made progress at sew
eral points.
A violent German attack on both
sides of the road between Chateau
Thierry and Paris was broken up by
the French.
Heavy fighting continued all day
Sunday east of Villers-Cotteret and
the forest of the same name east Of
the town. Late Saturday the French
had retaken four towns in this region.
Under the enemy pressure the French
again were compelled to give up
.Faverolles, about three miles south
east of Villers-Cotterets
With the French Army in France,
June 3.-American troops are reach
ing useful positions in the battle area.
These troops display the most ardent
desire to share in the present great
battle with their European comrades.
Washington, June 3.-After several
repulses, the Germans apparently
lave abandoned, temporarily at least.
their efforts to retake the ground cap
tured by the Americans at C%antigny.
London, June 3.-Another raid on
Karlsruhe has been made by British
cir sqLadrons, according to the off,
cial statement on aerial operations.
Twenty German machines were de-
stroyed in air fighting and six we're
driven down out of control. One other
hostile machine was shot down by
anti-aircraft fire.
With their left wing touching the
Marine and their right linking up with
the battle front at NoyOn, the Ger
mans in their new offensive are ham.
mering the allied line apparently with
the hope of crushing the scissors sa-
lient and opening up the way to Paris
by way of the Marine and the Disc.
They are reported to be using well
on toward three-quarters Of a million
men in this effort.
On the front between Scissors and
Chateau Thierry the Germans Occu-
pied Longpont, Corey, Faverolles and
Troesncs, but later were driven out
of these places by energetic French
counter attacks.
The main trend of the enemy ef-
fort is westward, and with this pur-
pose seemingly fully developed, Gen.
Foch is disposing his forces to re-
sist 1t.
Just below scissors the crown
princes troops were forced back on
the Crise river, which runs on a north
and south line through that town. In
the engagements on this front several
hundred prisoners were taken by tho
French, and in the Scissors fighting
especially the Germans suffered ter
rifle punishment.
1t develops that American troops Al
ready are in the battle area. stationed
at points whence their Intervention
will be easy when the time Is consid-
cred favorable.
The British in the regions of Arras,
Lens and Bethune are keeping up their
trench-raiding operations against the