The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-15

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this morning the war ONCE an
nouncee.
,ondon July 15.-The Germans
have crossed the Marne at seVeral
nlaces in their new offensive, accoru-
ing 10 advices received here. Inc AT
tack began on thirty mile front DC.
tween Chateau.Thierry and bhshy
sonthwest of Rheims and extends east
of Rheims between Prunay anu
Maison de Champagne on twenty
five mile front.
Oaicial reports show todays grand
offensive to be the most amplliou'
since March 21 whe nthe Germans as
saulted the British from Arras 10
I.afere The Americans are engasea
AZ Chateau Thierry and eastward
General Liggett has about two nun
dred twenty thousand men in his sec
tor. II is now known that anysAheil.
oa,s arn In the neighhorhood I"
Rheims which seems to be the center
OF the tremendous storm Tossed Dy
the enemy. There have been italans
kouth west OF Rheims under attack IN
the presnt drive.
washington, July 15.-The Ger
mans have selected the road 10 rarls
for their drives Of renewal the officers
here believe. Whether the EFFORT is
designed actually against paris or TO
pave the way for later assault nortn
of Amiehs on the road to the channel
ports was the subject OF interested
speculation.
The new battle line runs clear
around Rheims in its fifty mile sweep
from Chateau Thierry where the hrst
and second American divisions are in
line. The American troops in the
Jaulgonne sector OF Marne east OF
Chateau-Thierry also are involved
Paris. July l5.-The inhabitants OF
Paris and its suburbs heard violent
artillery firing early today. The SKY
toward the east constantly lighted as
il by great electrical storm.
With Americans on Marne, July 10
The Germans at daybreak launched
violent attack against the Americans
west OF Chateau-Thierry, especially
near vaux. The attac followed
most violent bombardment of high ex
plosives and gas shells throughout the
night. The Americans sought she TEL
wherever available. When the eneml
infantry appeared the Americans
swarmed out and met attacks viii
rain OF machine gun fire. The Ameri
cans wore gas masks. The enem.
bombardment OF towns in the rear o
the lines began at six.
The latest reports say that TN
Americans are holding their own AM
maintaining their positions. Heay
shells from the German naval gun
are falling In the region far behin'
the actual battle area. Many pre-
iectives have fallen in Meux City
twenty-five miles from Chateau-Thiel
ry. In many of these towns Germa
shell'fire Is constant Reports fror
American advanced positions said tn
Americans were handling the cncm
we IN desperate nghting,
Paris, July 15.--The new orfensiy
by the Germans was begun last nigl
between Rheims and Argonnn. IN
French meeting the shock Of III
enemy attacks with energy. Tn
struggle Is proceeding on front
approximately nifty miles
Paris, July 14,-The official repo
covering the lighting on the Balka
front, dated yesterday, says
West of Doiran, British troops ca
ried out a successful raid on the Bt
garian lines,
In Albania the French troops GO
inued their successful advance. I'll,
drove the enemy from Hill 800 al
from the village OF Marta, at the CO
huence of the Tomorica and Dew
Rivers On the right bank of the |
vol we occupied Granshi
This reports indicates an advance
the French troops OF about FIVE mil
on the east bank OF the Devoli. Th
have also completed the operation
expellng the Austrians from the
angle bounded on the east by the
vol. and on the west by the Tomori
river the lated OF which. branch
the DegOli, IL clear OF Austrian troo
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