Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-07-24

REAL OFFENSIVE LATER.

Washington, July 19.-War "
= Department officials expect the =
y real counter offensive against =
the Germans to be launched later "
y in the present year. This was =
y disclosed to-day to members of "
the House military committee "
= by Gen. March, chief of staff, who =
y indicated that the employment =
of possibly eight American divis- =
ions in the present double battle "
on the sne-Marne-Rheims front =
y would not affect materially plans "
to hurl overwhelming man-pow- =
er into the great struggle to =
come when the effort to beat the =
enemy back off French and Bel =
= gian soil begins.
1t was made plain that the =
y smashing effect of Franco =
= American forces on the Aisne- =
y Marine line is as yet regarded as =
only minor operation in COM
y parison to what Is to come. The =
success OF the drive launched :
= yesterday by Gen. Foch, however =
has already been stratling. Off,
= cial reports from Paris tonight =
said 1900 prisoners and $50 =
guns had been captured. The =
y Berlin statement admitted =
= French advances, but ignored =
y American participation, and >
y claimed 10000 prisoners had =
= been taken by the Germans in
= their drive launched Monday.
- Apparently the enemy CO.
manders dare not admit to the =
Germ an people that American =
armies are already fighting over
y a long front and scoring repeat
ed successes over veteran Ger
man divisions.
4
French and Americans Advance.
With the American Army Between
the Aisne and the Marne, July 49,
The Franco-Amreican troops made al
advance late this afternoon on the
Observation-Disclosures front, av
eraging about two kilometres (about
mile and a quarter). Vicious Ger
man machine gun fire southwest O.
scissors hampered the advance fol
only a short period.
In the same section the Germans
attempted to use tanks against the
Americans, but hot fire soon com
PEELED the tanks to retreat.
The advance began with a barrage
opening at $50 o'clock. Tanks were
sent in by the allies to assist the in
fantry and machine gunners. and The
Germans endeaVored to stem the tide
with heavy shell fire. Southwest o
Soissohs the Germans repeatedly at
tempted to reach the allies big guns
The German firing continued unit
long after dark, but the French ant
American guns responded in kind
and gave full protection to the allied
forces as they advanced along the
line. Several tWons were captured
Heavy reinforcements were rushed
up from the north by the German
command in a desperate effort tt
head off the hard-f1ghting allies
whose rapid advance would, If con
sever the German lines o.
communications.
There are still strong German
forces south Of the Marne.
Germans Admit Rcverses.
Berlin, July 19.~-Admission i.
made In the German official commu
nication issued to-day that the allied
troops, through a surprise counter
offensive Thursday, broke into thu
German front infantry and artiller!
lines at isolated points between tn,
Aisne and the Marne and forced bacl
the German line. Later a strengthen
ing OF the German positions prevent
ed the allies from breaking through
the statement claims.
Americans Take Prisoners.
With the American Army on The
A1sne-Marne Front, July 20.-Ont
American unit since Thursday ha.
taken 2,S89 prisoners, including 81
officers, while another American uni
on the northern front has taken g..
261, including 80 officers.
The firing on both sides increased
after daylight, but the allied guns
were much more effective as reports
from the aviators and observation
balloons on the enemy positions
came in. There we're numerous
bombing raids by the airmen this
The northern half OF the Soissons-
Chateau Thierry line Is now far be-
yond Vierzy, to the east, and there
have been bitter struggles in this ter
ritory The allies big guns com
mand the bridges southeast of Sois-
sons.
Americans Raid Alsace Sector.
With the American Army, Alsace,
July 20.--A raid undertaken by the
Americans last night southwest OF
Munster resulted in a penetration of
the German lines for distance of
from 500 to 600 metres and the cap
ture OF five prisoners. The raid was
by effective artillery prepa-
ration which lasted As minutes. The
enemy suffered heavy casualties.
These Germans All "Gaood."
London, July 20.--"No Germans