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uHuns Make Tremendous Efforts to Bend Allied Lines, But the French, Supported by Americans, Have Parried All Blows.j Jf 1 I t XI IVeUaeii Wrecked on Rocks of ! Stubborn Defense.I lack driving powerj Huns Dissipated Strength in Earlier Drives for Paris.Willi ilic American Army inParis, July 17.—Despite the use of fresh reserves and the re-i doubled violence of their assaults, the Germans are everywhere * held in their battle positions along the 50-mile Marne-Champagmer° -The third day of the fifth and latest German offensive found ithe tide of battle raging .most violently from Rheims to the_posn | ^ - r 1 G __Thp fi fthtions south of the Mime. In that zone of fighting bngaded, • • : .-.Klisi.r bailie.” inAmerican and French troops are withstanding the brant of thej haf!^The mSSmWSns of the Germans is about three miles and j Fiv* hnn-s since th* wn-jii it is estimated that this insignificant advance has cost them close* ^l° ^ProbabTy^fty German divisions (600,000 men) have been; a military 1thrown into the combat so far but despite the superiority of num-j Americans could arrive fence.hers the allied lines stand with rock bound firmness.Following the character of the St. Agnan and La Chappelle by French and Americans, on the right flank of the American . _ _ . _ ii _ _ — — . ..1. a #1 f* Vh O PP fvo AT: Used Up Good Troops.Twice be nearly succeeded—In Pic-hj i'rencn ana Americans, OH Wit* iifcuu ‘ arflv% !n March, and on the A Ism?army south of the Marne, the Germans pushed forward'masses ot Hv,_ir in May_• p .. ___i...__.1 +n tirTnpf tliQ kolffllt.tl 111 tllP chorpi'r Snrltlx. j_Li y ouMvii ux uub — x • • ,reinforcements and attempted to wrest the heights in the northern part of this sector from the allies.•but. the present check is sharper and moro severe then theother two—at Armenllcros in Aprilinotti, OI TB1S secLOr irom Tne *uwb, • • , ' , • {he Moiudidier-Noyon’ frontThe attempt failed, although-the Germans succeeded at one;,n June. point in penetrating a short distance. At last reports a furious j* BlU Hindeni,Brfi: had used up too battle was raging there.ALLIES COUNTER CHARGE VICIOUSLY• manv xlrst class troops in The earlier* . !„« «attorn put and xiow the German isGn cling the comparatively untrained• Since the very beginning of the battle the struggle has been Americans too toush r$ antagonists, marked by the violence of the allied counter attacks. No sooner The smallest imaginable woportion SS cS™S legions roll forward than they find the French and of £/£?£Americans hurled forward to meet them. And, in the lew ..Kiii50r ba;tle.•, but everywherestances where the Germans gained ground they had the utmost.th* Americans appear they .flghi tin* difficulty in holding on to any Of it. * • p i Soche. Off their ^. not oniy re-The Americans have been especially successful in three;-Piunm: ^ counter thrusts, beating back the seasoned German “veterans with, vvh0JTl ^ernians had previously- —Z4. ~j flmavpr! t.Vio 7lt;Vpnch nfficerR. , !—.—*,t}a spirit and dash that amazed the French officers, s, icapuircd. ,East of Rheims in the Champagne district, the Germans have; The Americans have been engaged.ta. to n. Although they .deliveredL y^n,r«counter thrusts m the Prunay sector and along the, Vesle river, Dormaii9 anlt;1 ln lh0 ymmxy region*they have not been able to break the allied lines. Everywhere j (Chlimpaffn0 front inflicting uie _the Franco-American positions remain intact. [cruellest losses upon the attackersAMERICANS m THICK OF FRAY stormed Way Back.Americans are in the thick of the fighting everywhere. South' |n™«Q A.of the Marno, at the bend of the river, east of Fossoy, the United |then stormed their way brickStates troops threw the Germans to the northern bank of the jorIgrlnal positions. carturhIn: to* !or:ihunder the j is Americans tic ur TVjo theirtroops threw the Germans to me nortnem oaxm ui whs joripina, positions. capturing many Stream and kept them there. • ' [prisoners. machine guns anfl trenchOther Americans were sent into the fray east'of Jaulgonnes,j m^T\merlcaxiB were s:rat*SicRiiy, where the French were hard pressed. Detachments were rushed. rcad. lD entftr inlo tho fighting eke-to the north of the Marne and in Champagne and wherever they1 j wherPi }n fact; „nus participated-at. wpnt they lost no time in plunging into the thunder pit of battle, st. Agnan. La Chappoue and Mon-getting to grips with the Gorans in deadly hand to hand flghtrag. to “.tGERMAN POSITION PERILOUS hncu the enemy a couple of ktlo-There lwvo been no important changes in the buttle lines during the meters towards the Manie.mst twenlv-fonr hours. The nrmic« have rtn-Relt;3 foi^verd and haektvard., The German leaders .are now tin-with the \ilLctl lines disputing every inch ot ground they have been com-iable !o prevent their men fromnetwi m vleld j learning the Americans real wortu onIn the Champagne in tnnny places the French are re-occupying some I the battlefield, despite lies that the,• . •.. .1.. it ..... /' Aii.Mr rtAlAjonm.AiBithpr;)ifithaZ their oUl'first'Hnc’*U0DChpR, io.st in the llm (leiman rusli. rnro raw*’ troops. 1The.c”lilt;|#Bo^ I™‘ The poslLion of the German columns which had gained a footing on. the jarmy is repldly JeumuiK .h-th«.ou^baSk S Thc.Manic l«u. brromc porilou,. ivhllo to the. coat of Rheims j Americans are the toughtcsl oppo-; ihe German efforts to advance have each time .been foiled. Comparatively ] nems Imng-mable.snsz 'XX .2. rrs jand. well equipped.The morale of tiie Germansnuns j« masniaiH4*i»5 --- . . .No French troops from other points on the western front weie Sent to the nrescnt tlsluins line, says a review issued-by the Havas agency. Onlj the troops in the-line and their reserve bore and countered ‘shock oC Je drive Is very 1cm. German nttack.. All circumstances, it Is added, .point .to a.fa*orablo out-.wlIn tbisjpf th.. . fsiF00n TAKESOn ihe°southern bank o£ the Mnrnc the German lo,rllfflatlt. The h'rencH artillery'and' aerial forces■ are woiking actheh -lo . . prevent the onem^ from being reinforced, and to hamper, h.s .supply lines.The spirit of‘the French Uoops rcnuuns strong.» ALLIES READY FOR B0CHE5. . •Naturally, having this, information at band, the allies were ready for the Boches. . • •; -The Germans In the present ngnt-jng arc using an antitank Irxr io*the .Manser rifle. It is five, feet long and weighs thirty-six pounds. Tho ’ cartridge la four inche« long.[grUid!Glt;i•It has been noised about for more than a fortnight that tho Germans were- preparing something in th*? Champagne, where enemy troop concentrations were noted.• on Thursday last it became known with absolute definiteness that a German attack was Imminont. between Chateau -Thierry and the Argon ne forest. * .- • :vA correspondent heard from several sources tha t tho ^attack was to begin on July .VnlV• For military reason, tho censor deemed it Inadvisable to pass the dispatch mentioning the date, at thattmm • * ' * ' ' l k .(Continued on. Page 2/.Column 1.)VSpecial meeting Retail- Uquor_ Dealers nssoclfttlou Tlnirsday. • July 1 Sth, atSyracuse Escort halL-Bactable Bldg./nt n2M P. 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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Wed, Jul 17, 1918
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