The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-17

front have delivered violent counter
attacks" and that to the east OF
Rheims the situation is unchanged .
The only claim made to any success
by the Germans is that there were
some local successes to the south.
west OF Rheims"
The successes of the Americans and
the French give back to them points
of stategic value on the heights dom
mating the Mame valley. The Ameri
cans alone recaptured Fossoy and
Crezancy, east of Chateau-Thierry, and
at one point near Fossoy drove back
the enemy across the river and took
q number of prisoners Aided by
the French. the recapture of st. Ag-
nan, hill 223 and La Chapele Mont
Hodon. south Of Dormans, was accom-
4 pli;hed.
Throughout the region lying to the
west Of Rheims, especially south OF
the Marne, the Germans made desper-
late attempts on various sectors TO in.
crease their penetration OF the allied
front, but where they were able to
gain any advantage it was only a foot
at a time. the French meeting their
on slaughts with fhe greatest bravery
and making the enemy pay dearly for
every inch of ground he took.
Eastward from Rheims hard feht-
ing is still going on almost to the
4 western fringes of the Argonne for.
est but apparently the enemy here is
also meeting with no success. Attacks
attempted near Prunay and Suppes
came TO naught under the French fire
while further east near Crosnes and
Tahure. efforts to break the French
line were repulsed with heavy losses
The German official communication
in dealing with the fighting ON Mon
Gay says the Germans took $4,000
prisoners. The French, on their
part, are reported to have taken
thousands OF captiyes. and il Is known
that the Americans have made prison.
or of between 1000 and 1000 Ger.
J mans. in addition the Americans.
French and Italians have inflicted ter
, rible losses on the enemy by the ac.
curacy of their cannon, machine gun
and rifle fire.
Although the allied troops seeming.
lY have the situation well in hand. Il
Is not improbable that the Germans
soon will throw large numbers of re.
serves into the fray. They are known
to have thousands of these men be.
; hind the battle line, especially north
east OF Rheims
On The other battle fronts only
1 minor operations are In progress, but
on various sectors held by the British
in northern France and Flanders the
Germans are carrying out spirited
bombardments which may be the fore
runners of early infantry attacks.
Paris, July 1.-THE Germans, las
night, threw new forces into the bat
. tie line on the front south of tn,
Marne and attacked the allied lines
north OF Stagnan, the war office an
nounces. The enemy succeeded il
penetrating into Bourdonnerie Tn,
battle Is continuing in the woods i'm
II mediately to the south OF this point
3 On the front further to the east th
!. French held the enemy in the south
eTn outskirts of Bouquieny wood an,
q at the village of Nesles. A powerful
z German attack was made in the d
y rection of Montvoison, but they wer
T, driven from this locality by a Frencl
v counter attack
il London, July 1.-THE I.ieutenan
Roosevelt despatch says he was II
turning from a patrol fight when h
was attacked by q German squadron
u was seen that he suddenly lost col
troll OF his machine, apparently ha'
ing received q mortal wound.
Washington, July 17-General Pc
oi shing's communique for Monda
y, reaching the war department toda
~ reported FIVE hundred prisoners take
- ~ by the Americans in a counter attaC
20 20 which drove the Germans back to q
,s Marne east OF Chateau-Thierry.
nv nv London, July 17.-General vo
~ ~ einem's army which has been e
e1 qaged on the German left wing
Il, Champagne yesterday delivered fl
" attacks between Suippe and Massg
NV al OF which were repulsed with hea'
ami 'o7s The casualties sustained by {
IN Germans in the present offensive
ar estimated at one hundred thousa
according TO news received here frC
The French battlefront. The ALI
position Is said to be distinctly sat
factory The French losses have be
= very small and they have lost
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