Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-18


Napoleon was exiled after the battle
of Waterloo, may be the future home
of another would-be world conqueror.
It's governor is Capt. 81. E. S. Cordeaux
Of the British army.
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this region in the face of the deter
mined enemy attack.
The advance extended approximate
i ~ 700 yards, but the Americans sub
sequently withdrew to their original
line for strategic reasons.
The American barrage here broke
up the enemy waves and drove them
back in confusion.
Now Down Close Ranks.
1t is clear that the German attack
in the Vaux region completely broke
down under the American cOunter-at-
tack.
The American machine gunners here
let the enemy come close to their posi-
lions and then opened a deadly fire
into the advancing close formations
Of Germans.
The Americans and their French
comrades have resisted the enemy to
the utmost and are continuing this
character of resistance.
Shortly after eleven o'clock one of
the American infantry regiments
launched a cOunter-attack in the re-
gion Of Condo.
Reports received here on the fight.
Ing to the east of ReimS said that the
enemy had made no progress there.
The operation at Vaux appeared to
be feint, for soon after it began the
Germans attacked all along the Marine,
where they were CALAMITY opposed by
more Of the American troops and the
French.
The Germans succeeded in crossing
the Marine at three places-at Mezy,
at JaulgOnne and at La BretOnniere
farm, north of FOssOy.
The first crossing was made at the
peak of the big river bend.
Americans Withdraw.
Others of the American troops with.
drew strategically as the enemy at.
tackled from east of Chateau Thierry
to along the Marne, east of Dormans
making additional crossings.
The German attack came after
most violent bOmbardment of high ex.
plOSives and gas shells throughout the
night
When the enemy infantry appeared
them with a rain of machine gun bull
lets.
The Americans wore their gas masks
as they fought the attacking Germans.
An enemy bOmbardment of towns
in the rear of the lines began shortly
after a. M
In the vicinity of Vaux the whole
line in both directions from that town
was dense with smoke and gas fumes.
The roar of the cannonade was pune.
tuated in the few intermissions with
terrific din Of machine gun and rifle
fire, which seemed of the hottest char.
acter in Vaux itself.
German Drive Fails.
Paris, July 15.-The great German
offensive, advertised as their supreme
effort to break the allied line and OBJ
tain a German victory, opened yester.
day.
The net result Of the first days bat
tie has been less than that which the
Germans achieved on the initial day of
any previous major offensive.
nv
point It has been bent backward for
short distances at some points, but
much of this ground already has been
recovered
The attack was made on a line more
than so miles in extent from Chateau
Thierry to Main de Massiges, far to
the east Of Reims.
The official report issued by the war
office says the American troops bore
the brunt of the attack on the wide
front between Fossoy and Dormans.
French Defeat Foe in Pcardy.
Paris, July 13.-French troops struck
a heavy blow on Friday at the German
line on the Picardy front.
Attacking on front approximately
three miles in length between Castel
and Mailly Raineval, they captured
German positions to a depth Of more
than a mile.
The ruins of the village of Castel,
which had been turned into a German
fortress, were captured. The Anchin
farm and number of other German
strongholds also fell to the French.
The number of prisoners already