The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-18

Germans in their post zones.
Simultaneous with the drive m the
,s0-mile front between Chateau Thierry
md Main de Mass,ges, the Germans
attempted a formidable attack on the
Durcq toward I.s. -Milon t15 miles
northeast OF Chateau -Thierry). They
encountered q crushing barrage and
were unable to debouch from their own
positions. I
The main drive appears to be an at
tempt by General Galiwitz's army.
which previously has not been en-
gagged in the German offensive, to con-
verge upon Chalons IA miles south [
east of Pheiitls) from several points.
There are numerous apparent rea-
sons for the enemy drive, aside from
the Immediate objective of ChaleAs.s 1t
is obviously II part OF the attempted
advance toward Paris. Tho enemy also
hopes 20 take rheims, which already Is
surrounded or three sides. And. cyl j
IDENTIFY. Won Gallwitz Is seeking to en-
large the salient created in the pre-
sious Ma.ne drive.
London, July 16.-The Germans have
crossed the Marine at several points in
their new drive, it was learned authorf-
tatively here this afternoon.
Trench positions have been pene-
trated az some points 10 the depth Of
wv y No NIlCa1ly lIllVS tk1tLC.Sjs rSG
Some villages have been captured.
The main attack, it is added, seems
TO be in the Champagne.
The advices to this effect anne to she
Central News.
Paris, july 15---A-new offensive by
the Germans was begun late last night
in the region between Rheims ard the
Argonne.
The struggle is proceeding on a front
CT abOlltZSO kiJnn1atarS 4 "a linfnS( IA n tGlNI
so miles,.
On the front between Chateau Thier-
ry and the Main De Massiges, the Ger
mans attacked this the wal
office The French are meet
ing the shocks OF the enemy attack
with energy, and the battle continues.
BY Associated Press.
Thirty-three days after they were
halted in their plunge toward Com
peigne along the west bank of the Disc,
the Germans today launched a new
phase Of their offensive by attacking
Champagne, north Of Massiges and
farther east Of Rheims, over q front Of
about SIS miles in length.
Latest reports state that the Ger
mans " crossed the Marine at sey-
eral places, probably between iii :
teau-Thierry and Dor1nans.
American troops are engaged in the
battle in this particular region and re-
we'll" They broke up the German
drive in the Vaux region west of Cha
teau-Thierry by a dashing counter at
tack.
Front 65 Miles Lena.
So far as the length Of the line is
greatest OF the year. Measurements Of
the line where fighting is known to
be going on, show that it Is los kilo-
meters, or 65.1 miles long. The att
tool, n -oincf %bn@ nc ~ Hra I frHrf ~,
March 21 was over a front Of as miles.
Last night a terrible artillery fire
was loosed against the allied lines from
Chateau-Thierry, on the west. to Mai
on the east.
For hours the entente allied lines
were under a tempest of the most ire
! mendoIs character.
1t had been expected that the Ger
man main effort would be against the
| line from the Marnet to the Asine, north
| of Chateau Thierry, in the Picardy
sector towards Abbeville or farther
channel ports. Along this line the
allies have been daily improving their
lines and preparing for the new drive.
But h Germans chose a sector
which, except for a surprise attack
around Rheims late in June. has been
! quiet since the offensive launched on
the Aisne May 27 came to a standstill.
The Germans hold the north bank
of the a for a distance of about
20 miles asst Of Chateau Thierry.
Their line leaves the Marine near the
village of Dormans and runs off to the
northwest to Rheims, where it turns
abruptly to the southeast and runs
down the valley Of the Vesle river to
the village of La Pompelle. where il
turns eastward and runs in a relatively
straight line to Verdun. Maiscn de
Champagne, the eastern limit of the
present battle, is 81 miles west OF
Tverdun.
The only other fighting of ONE
reported from the front has occurred
on the Villeres-Bretonneux sector in
front of Amiens, where the British
have improved their positions.
Official reports relative to the grant
offensive show that it is the most am
bilious stroke since March 81, wher
the Germns launched their assauli
against the British lines from the vicin-
1 ity Of Arras to La Fere. The front ir
that offensive was reported to be abou1
IS miles in length.
The Germans followed their most re-
cent tactics of beginning an offensive
There was a brief intense artillery
preparation and then the advance q
assault troops. =
Using Naval Guns.
There seems. however, to have beer
a new feature in this attack. Grea'
nava gun had been brought up behine
the enemy lines and towns and cite:
far behind the actual battle area wer'
taken under bombardment.
The apparent purpose OF the German
attacking along the line from Chateau
and thence eastward to Massiges wa:
similar to that in the great attack alon;
the Aisne late in May. They EVIDENT,
hoped to find the allies less we'll pre-