The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-06-06
FRENCH SMASH
BLOWS OF HUNS
BATTLE MOVES TO WEST WITH
RENEWED FURY As FOE
THROWS IN 10000 MEN.
TOWNS RECAPIUREO
AMERICANS REACH IMPORTANT
POSITIONS EAGER TO JOIN IN
FIGHT ON BIG BATTLE LINE.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
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-Cotterets 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-C otterets.
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 Cantigny.
London. June 3.-Another raid on
Karlsruhe has been made by British
cir sQIadrons, according to the Off.
cial statement on aerial operations.
Twenty German machines were de.
stroyed in air fighting and six were
driven down out Of control. One other
hostile machine was shot down by
anti.aircraft fire.
With their left wing touching the
Marne 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 million
men in this effort.
On the front between Scissors and
Chateau Thierry the Germans occu.
pied LongpOnt, Corey, Faverolles and
Troesnes. but later were driven out
Of these places by energetic French
counter attacks.
The main trend Of tie enemy ef.
fort is westward. and with this pur.
pose seemingly fully developed. Gen.
Foch is disposing his forces to re.
sist It.
Just below Scissors the crown
princes troops were forced back ON
the Crise river. which runs on Q 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.
II Develops that American troops u.
ready hre in the battle area. stationed
At points whence their Intervention
will be easy when the time 10 consid.
cred favorable.
With the French Armies In France.
June 3.-Fightins their way along the
River Marine, the Germans have reach.
ed . point to the west OF Chateau.
ThierrX. French troops hold the west.
srn potion Of the city. On the east.
ern side Of the Champagne salient the
Germans have succeeded in crossing
the acknowledgements road south Of
Olizy.violaine and ville-en.Tardsno
Taken all In all. the seventh day Of
the new battle found the allied line
from Scissors to Rheims. although It
had been bent back at various points,
not 30 hard pressed a. on previous
H.