The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-18
Germans Were Laying Low
 in the Region of Vaux After Their Two Defeats
 in Two Consecutive Days
East of Rheims the American Troops in Their Sector Are Holding All Their Positions--The Huns Principal At, tacks Yesterday Were in the Rheims Sector.

With the American Army in France, July I7.-OBy the Associated Press.J The American troops cooperating with the French at point where counter attacks were carried out yes- derday, were attacked again this morning by the enemy who by req son of the nature of the ground Wis able to make slight gains at sone places, while at others the Ameri- cans again pushed their back back The lines here haaye been wavering back and forth for the past twenty four hours and the result of the en- tire operation IS indefinite.
 In the region of Vaux, west of Cha teau Thierry, conditions today were normal The Germans there were laying low after the two minor, but nevertheless important, defeats they had suffered there in two consecutive days.
 A downpour of rain over the battle zones between Chateau Thierry and Donmans, on the Marne front, has fallen since early this morning.
 In the neighborhood of Fossoy, in the river bend district, the Ameri- cans further improved their positions today.
 Fighting continued throughout the day in the region of the counter at tack began by the American forces yesterday. Many Germans between he railway and the south bank of the river appear to have made good their escape to the north bank at several points during the night.
 Extraordinarily heavy artillery fire has been in progress today on both sides along the Marne front between Chateau Thierry and Dormans.
 East of Rheims the American troops in their sectors are holding all their positions.
 In some localities periods of quiet equailing that preceding the offen sive prevail but there appears to be signs of further activity.
 This mornings fighting on the active front of the Genman drive was marked by purely local attacks which, however, were very fierce in character.
 The Germans had sent heavy col umn against lthe Bourbonnrie farm, in the vicinity of St. Agan, which had been recaptured by Franco-American forces yesterday and succeeded in re- occupying 1t after a furious battle.
 Further eastward along the south ern bank of the Marne, the Germans attacked and temporarily occupied Montvoison until the French came back and elected them.
 W hiie the enemy was attempting 8 strong push towards Epernay in an effort to cause the evacuation of the mountain of Rheims, he also was making number of attacks on each side of that city. So far all these assaults have been bitter failures.
 The eastern side of Rheims re- and the fluctuations on the western side, according to the military com manders, are absolutely insignificant.
 At the hour of filing this dispatch (S D. m) there have been no changes on sectors of the battlefront held by the American troops or those where they are fighting with their allies The fighting continues sporadically throughout the Marne region and tn artillery activity is rather heavy all along the line.
 French observers reported today that thirteen enemy airpanes fell m the region ever which an American pursuit squad was patrollins ana fighting Tuesday.
 Within the American lines it had been considered sure that the Amer jeans had downed eight and possipD nine enemy planes.
 American negro troops are hefpihg to hold the allied fines against the fifth German offensive. They re- uuested the favor of being permitted to take over a part of the line of attack, though they had been holding mart of French sector for the last three months without relief.