The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-15
COUNTER ATTACK
HALTS HUN BLOW
French Victory Kept $4,000 Germans
From beginning New Drive
Enemy Masses Moved
Down.


5000 yards in extent no fewer than
four German divisions (more than
$4,000 mem were preparing to hit
"a hard blow, when the French yes,
terday launched a highly successful
counter-attack southeast of Montidid-
Ter. The density of the German troops
was fatal for them, because the en-
tente allied artillery, machine guns.
riflemen mad aviators were able to
aim at point blank rsnge into these
masses of men. This concentration
OF fire did terrible execution.
The battle continued throughout
the night and in the early hours this
morning, when the entente allies
made further advance to the east
of Merry, which is most important
point, as it commands the valley.
Toward the center the enemy
launched several attacks today, but
the line held firmly, although some
enemy attachments succeeded in fill
tering into the Matz valley through
the wooded country
Huns Use 10000 Men.
Details concerning the beginning of
the battle between Montididier and
the Disc show that on Sunday morn
ing IA German divisions (aibout
100000 mem Joined in the first on
slaught. Of these, five chosen divi-
sions were detailed to break through
the center of the French line These
included regiments of guards and
Jaegars.
All the units engaged had been
brought to fullest strength, having
been reinforced after the March AMI
May offensives. Since the beginning
of the battle other divisions have
been thrown into the line.
The allies, who had suspected that
an attack in deep formations, the first
lines being just sufficiently manned
to delay the enemy's rapid progress
until the action developed, and in
the meantime falling back, fighting
to the real line of defense
Owing to his great strength, the en-
envy succeeded in forcing his way
through depression forming the
center of the allies position, but the
TANKS held more firmly.
Good Day for Allies.
The allied troops Tuesday showed
the Germans they could not have it
all their own way by executing a
number of counter-attacks which were
invariably successful. Some import
ant territory was won back and in
roeds even were made into the Ger
man positions. 1t was, In fact, a
thoroughly good day for the allies,
who, in edition to regaining ground,
captured more than 1000 prisoners
The principal counter-attack occur
red before Confront, near Rubes-
court and Wacquemoulin, south of
Belloy, a front of about IL kilome-
ters. Allied infantry, supported by
tanks, achieved an advance averag
ing 1900 meters. They retook Bel
10y, reached the edge of St. Maur,
arrived north of Porte and Loges
farm and obtained foothold at An
theuil
The French troops displayed re-
markable courage and willingness to
get at the fot, who appeared complete
ly Disconnected by their DASH Horses
could be seen rushing forward to
save their guns and some of the Ger
mans lost their heads completely.
The battle ground is literally COW
cred with German dead
The counter-attack on the French
left wing, which was the first car
ried out. today took the French close
to the original lines as they stood
Sunday. The allies also got beyond
Merry in another assault, while a fur
Their fierce return blow enabled them
to reach the vicinity of St. Maur.
Guns Reap Heavy Toll.
French cannon and machine guns
have reaped heavy toll since Sun
day. An entire division of the IA
nous Jaegers was cut to pieces at
Rossens-sur-Matz. while guards
division lost a great proportion of it's
electives. Other divisions, is is
learned suffered equally during the
preparation for the attack and the
advance to the narrow valleys, all
the passes of which were dominat-
ed by the allied guns. Every pris-
oner taken seems horror-stricken at
the slaughter of his comrades.
The heroic stand of detachment
OF dismounted cavalry on the right
of lie Plemont will be remembered as