Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-31
ALLIED FORCES IN DESPERATE STANDS HALT HUN ADVANCE
Summary of War Situation Is Assuring, Though Progress of Teutons Threatened Fall of Ancient Rheims.
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 SlOwiv. but surely. the plunge of the German crown princes armies is being halted Dy the French and British arm ies. While the momentum of the Ger man mass has not as yet spent itself, there has been a notable slackening in it's advance during the last day The chief efforts of the Germans now seem to be devoted to the widening of the gar they have torn in the posi- tiOns of the allied between PinOn and BrimOnt. This work seems to be pro- gressins slowly against the desperate resista lee of the allied forces.
 The FrCrch, having fallen back from the limits of the city of SOissons, have stood theI- ground against the attacks of the enemy. and the German official statement fails to show material ad- vances there during the days fighting
 Fight on Historic Ground
 The French are here fighting on fa- miliar ground which has been made historic by numerous battles, some of which are named among the decisive combats of history.
 On the eastern end of the fighting line some of the forts before Rheims are said tc have fallen. which was to be expected from the fact that they have been outflanked by the tide of invasion that has swept far to the south nf the city.
 The fighting has taken on the fa- miliar aspect of the first invasion Of France in 1914. the advance of von along the Dunajete and the fighting iu Picardy of March. After breaking the French and British de- fensive positions, but not breaking the Allied line. the Germans are again moving their forces out in a faD- shaped figure. fighting hardest on the Hanks of the extreme front of their 
 Situation Not Serious
 The situation while apparently ex- tremely serious. has not assumed the critical aspect of the fighting late in March.
 The allies are resisting the enemy's attacks stu0bornly. giving ground when over powered, and always main taining a solid front
 The wave of the advance is now ap- preaching the valley of the MarDe. the nearest approach to that avenue toward Paris being at the village of Vezilly. hich lies at the extreme apex of the German wedge and is about seven miles from the river. In 1914 the Germans advanced on a front ex- tending fiom Braine. just east of Sios- sons, to Vauquers. a little west of Yer dun. After having reached the Marne, the Teutons turned the force of their advance toward the west and they may he expected to repeat their tactics of four years ago.
 Bringing Up Reserves
 The reserve forces at the command of General FOch are now coming into action on ground chosen for the com bat bv that master strategist. and it is possible that a blow of tremendous may he struck somewhere along the front of the German wave. or on it's western side. which seems 70 he open to an attack which might crumple up the German armies to the east Of Soissons.
 The Americans who captured Canti- gny have beaten off attack after at tack by the Germans. Large German forces are said to have been gathered to retai-e the village and they have launched savage assaults at the Amer jeans. hut the latter with rifle and ma
 
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