Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-14
PROGRESS OF THE FIGHTING
Summary Of Developments Of the
Week Up to Yesterday Morning.


tAssociated Press.)
Further gains have been made by
the French troops in the fighting in
The region between Montdidicr and
NoyOn. where in addition To the cap
| ture OF territory near lSelloy and ~.
Maur the center Of the line, 400 addi.
tional Germans have been made pris-
oner and some guns and machine guns
have been taken. Numerous Ger
man counter-attIckS have been re-
pulsed. hut the enemy succeeded al
one point IN crossing the MatZ river.
On the eastern side OF the Disc
river the French have carried out !,
strategic retirement along the line of
t3elloy. Tracy lie Val and Nampc.l.
unobscrvcd by the enemy.
Farther south. north OF the Marnr.
in the region OF Chateau Thierry. the
French have recapturrd the village ui
Montcourt and portion Of the vii.
lagr OF l5ruSsiarcs.
In violent lighting between The
.Aisn" river and the forest OF Nillrrs
coirrcts the enemy made slight
gains against the French.
The French force operating on the
| east bank Of the Disc river south oi
NOyOn have evacuated the Carlrpunt
wood and the Germans are closely
pressing them SOuthward, accor,linl
to the German official commrinica .
iion Wednesday. The communication
| also asserts that the territory on the
opposite side of the river. near whcr,
| the Matz enters the stream. has been
cleared OF allied troops.
| Nowhere else along the battle front
| running from Montdidirr 10 the re-
gion around Noyon is any claim
/ IN. "a, .l...,
/ mans. On the contrary. the latest
communication shows that the cnrmy
everywhere has been buSily engaged
in attempts to hold back the French
and other allied troops. among them
| some Americans.
No mention is made in the com
inunication OF the allies having ad
N"nrcd their front east OF Merry and
the Genlis wood or of the repulsc OF
violent German attacks along Tho
Aronde river and at the Logcs farm
ami Antheuil. Neither Is there an,
mention OF the fact that the enemy
Notwithstanding his numerous at
tempts. has been unable 10 dehouch
south OF the Matz river.
| The communication asserts that all
the countcr-attacks Of the allied
forces have been rcpuIsrd and tha,
they suffered heavy casualties. II Is
declared that the number Of prisoners
taken by General Won Hutier's arm,
has now risen TO more than $4,000.
| II has been admitted that the posi-.
tion OF the defending line on the wes,
bank Of the Disc river was a delicate
one owing to ne capt,ire bv the Coz
mans outfianking hills to tn,
| west. ana n successful drive through
The CarlepOnt wood on the opposit,
| SIDE or the stream seemingly woul,
nave ncccssitated Il strategic retreat
if the troops were not to be cntircj,
cut of.
| Southwest OF Montdidier. where tb,
allied forces on Tuesday in violcn,
cotntrr-attacks made notable gain.
against the enemy, American troOp,
having been thrown into the fray. but
now many or to what branch of IN,
service th"y belonged has not yet beer
indicated
To the north OF Montdidicr the Ger.
mans several times have tried Il
drive out the Americans from IN,
NlIlage or tantigny. bnt each time
thcy nave been repulsed. One part,
OF 10 Germans was routed by the re.
volv"r fire of the defenders of IN,
village
| Northwest Of Chateau Thierry IN,
Germans have thrown five division,
against the Americans lighting sid,
by side with the French, but withou,
avail. Attempts by the enemy TO re-.
capture the village OF Bourrschcs went
for naught.
South of the Aisnc river there has
been fierce fighting down TO the re.
gion OF Nillcrs Cottcrcts. where IN,
Germans are attempting to break
through and bring their line west OF
Soisso1s toward Compicgne. Except
that Inc c0mlat were particular,
severe on the front Of DOmmicrs. Cut
ry and south of Amblcny. no further
details az" available
| In the other war theatres there hay,
been no noteworthy activities.