Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-06-06
French Drive Huns From Several
Towns.
FOE GAINS ALONG THE MARINE
HeadIong Rush of Enemy on Aisne-
Marine Battlefield HaIted-Ameri-
cans Put Entire oermaR Divi-
sion Out of Action at Can
tigny-U. S. Troops Ar
rive on Marine Battle
field.

was resumed with great intensity uuI-
ing the night and the course OF the
day, according 10 the war office an
n0uncement. The Germans, with
fresh troops, attacked between the
Disc aId the Ourcq with redoubled
violence.
The Germans have been checked
west Of Soissons," continues the
statement. "We recaptured Fave
ROLES.
In the region south Of Ville-en-
Tardenois the Franco-British troops
maintained all their gains north OF
Ghamplat."
Huns Thrown Back.
Small arms fire heavy and light ar
tillery fire and tons Of bombs are play
ing havoc with the troops Of the Ger
man crown prince, who, according to
the war office statement are now held
at practically ali points, and in some
places have even been thrown back in
the battle for Paris
Having chosen his ground, General
FOch is now giving battle, and dis
patches from the front tell Of German
divisions cut to pieces and withdrawn
from the fighting.
Grand Battle Awaited.
The enemy, however, is rushing up
fresh forces and getting forward his
artillery, so all Paris awaits news of
grand battle, the crisis of the present
Marine offensive.
The enemy is lunging madly west
ward, trying to force his way along
the Chateau Thierry-PariS highway
which follows the north bank of the
Marine A terrific battle was fought
between BOureSches and Chateau
Thierry, where the French report
says Il great attack was broken up,
the enemy suffering heavy casualties.
Field MarshaI Haig, in his dispatch,
says that the British line was adj
Vanced slightly in the neighborhOod
of VieuX BprQuin and Merville Mer-
riS, on the northern side of the LyS
salient. The British casualties were
light.
In his night report Marshal Haig
announced raid southeast Of
Erazeele Flanders, and the capture
of 2SS prisoners, Il German anti
tank gun and 30 machine guns.
French Hold Part of City.
With the Amer, can Army in France,
June 3-Fighting their way along the
River Marine, the Germans have reach
ed a point to the west of Chateau
Thierry. French troops hold the west
ern portion Of the city.
Berlin Reports Gains.
Berlin, June 3.-"NOrth of the
Marine, Chateau-Thierry has been
cleared of the enepy," says the war
office announcement.
A FrancO-American depot at Fere-
en-TardenOis has been captured, says
the statement.
"On the Ourcq," the statement says
"the Fench were thrown back, the
Germans capturing the heights of
Passy and tourchamps"
Germans Rush Slows Up.
London, June 3-The headlong rush
of the German armies ON the Aisne-
Marine battlefield was checked all
along the line on Sunday by the stiff
CninS of the French resistance.
In the center of their salient the
crown princes armies won at least
partial possession of Chateau Thierry,
one of their prime detectives, and
made some progress on the wings, but
their advance was Snail-like compared
With the headlong speed of their pre-
Vious progress.
Their penetration at its deepest
point was only about two and half
miles, III comparison with their previ-
Gus gains Of five to eight miles a day.
Repulsed by French.
The Germans made a general adj
vance along their front of little over
two miles, but were unable to retain
any point of strategic Importance.
They occupied the towns Of Long
pont, Courcy, Faverolles and Tresnes,
but the REINFORCED French swept for
ward i'm brilliant counter-attacks and
drove them out again.
On the Reims-Dormans front bitter
fighting is taking place and the Ger
mans have crossed the high road east
OF Ville-en-TardenoiS.
Mont de Choisy, after being attacked
-four times by forces of the German
crown prince, was finally stormed by
the invaders only to be won again by
the French at the point of the bayonet.
Drive to Westward.
The military correspondent of the
British wireless service writes as fol-
lows concerning the operations on the
western front:
although the fighting has been Sc
we're on the Aisne front, particularly
between the Disc and the Marine, there
has been no very pronounced change
In the situation.
Heavy fighting has taken place on
the ground west of scissors. won back