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YESTERDAY'S
TELEGRAFES.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service so the "Telegraphy.
ENEMY OFFËNSIVE FAILS.
numbers of
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph.")
ENEMY OFFENSIVE FILS.
Allies since 1914 Even those most optimistic on Tuesday when the ex- tent of the German defeat cast of Rheims was known were hardly pre pared for the dramatic speed with
TELEGRÅMS.
(Beater's Service to the Telegrapòl”. ENEMY OFFENSIVE FAILS.
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ENEMY OFFENSIVE FAILS.
London, July 20. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
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ENEMY OFFENSIVE FAILS.
London, July 19.
A French communique states:-planes and drove down four. Two An American communique states: Tables Turned on the Germans.
Batween the. Aisha and the Marae. British are missing and two draahed after a collision Our bombers American troops, co-operating with London, July 19. The counter-offensive succeeded the French between the Aisne and
evercoming the resistance of the enemy, who had brought up fresh hindered the enemy attempts in extremely well and the situation is the Marne, penetrated the enem
reserves, we last evening advanced salve the destroyer recently sunk off regarded as extremely promising. lines to a depth of several miles,
which Generalissinic Fech's strategy appreciably and took more prisoners: Zeebrugge. The absence of artillery preparation capturing many prisoners and guns.
developod. Experts compare it The battle continues bitterly. West Reuter's correspondent at Améri rendered the action a complete sur-
with the battle of the Ourcq in Sept- of Rheims we delivered, livey at can Headquarters, telegraphing at prise. The enemy artillery reaction was very weak whereas the French 6 in the evening of Thursday, says: ember, 1914 by which General Man-tacks yesterday. South of the reporting on aviation, Bass-We Americanopy prepared the way to the great Marno we have retaken Mon Voisin bombed many targets, including counter-battery work was most ef--Large
None of the and have thrown back the enemy dumps at Armentieres and Meri. fective. A noteworthy fact is that "storm troops" co-operated with the victory on the Marne. the French accomplished a great
French in the powerful offensive this previously brilliant episodes of the to the eastern outskirts of Ocuilly court, the railway stations of Bo. deal more than was achieved by the morning.. Xumerous Tanks parti war have given such solid ground North of the river we progressed in sieres and Bray, and the docks of Never between La Poterus and Pourcy, down nine aeroplates. Seven Brit German "drive on both sides of cipated. The Americans went over for confidence as this double opera Bois-du-Ros and Bois-du-Couston Bruges and Ostend. We brought Rheims The length of the front is the top with a yell, without artillery tion of defence and attack
Farther Right-fliers dropped eight tons of practically the same,
while the preparation, The Germans mostly theless, a warning is uttered against and carried our lines a kilometre to isu machines are missing.
It is the west of that point. French advanced in six hours prac
resisted feebly. Hore and the over-sanguine anticipations. tically double the distance that the stubborn fighters were quickly van-pointed out that the enemy is cer north the Italians carried the Ardre bombs on the Mons-Valenciennes Germans covered in three days. Squished by Americaa bayonets The tain to violently react against the Mill and captured ground in the Railway, also six tons on the Court- completely menace to his whole position on the region of Bouilly. We took over 400 rai, Seclin and Rille railways. Two far as is at present known, the june.demy everywhere was
most Marne, and Generalissimo Foch. prisoners and captured guns and 30 aeroplanes did not return. tion of the line from Soissons, to surprised. The attack was
and the night of the 18th we bombed the Ouchy-le-Chateau, and also that successful in the region of Soissons, now that he has reached the enemy machine-guns in these actions. Be- The Air Ministry reports:-On from Soissons towards Fines is where the final objectives were pass communications, may be content to tween Montdidier, Noyon
Ere broke out, the railway station at ander direct observation of fire from ed. The whole operation is at pre-hold the territory won without at Wavre, we took 100 prisoners in Benz works at Mannheim, where a .The French have captured is Seidelburg, the blast furnaces of To Owners, Captains & Engineers of the new French position on the Crise sen more successful even than was tempting to push the advantage
Burbach and Wadgossen and also Ravine, Those two lines are
the expected. Many guns have been further.
Reuter's correspondent at French guns and 16,000 prisoners.
an aerodrome. Two trains were all Ships Trading to Saigon.
only ones by which the Germans in captured. They included eighteen
London, July 20 the Soissons-Rheims salient can be from use town. The whole of the Headquarters, telegraphing at 11
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig hit by bombs, brought to a standstill supplied, and if the French position German left fank is menaced. The o'clock on the evening of Thursday, can be maintained the German situ enemy must bring up troops from saysThe importance of to-day's reports:The Scottish troops cap and machine gunned. We attacked success has become hourly clearer.tured Meteren village, gaining all a bowder factory at Oberndort on ation there will be extraordinarily the Marne front or leave them iu difficult. Possibly, however, the danger. The Americans, trained to On the left wing our troops captur- their objectives and taking over 300 the 18th: Barsts were observed on Germany may have succeeded in the last notch, behaved like veted the high plateau overlooking prisoners and a number of machine the buildings otherwise linking up the lines. Theerans. Nothing stopped them. There Soissons from the south west, and suns. Under cover of this operation retained. French counter-attack may be re
was the closest co-operation between cut, or have under fire, the Sois-the Australians advanced their li
Meteren, taking over S prisoners gard as one of the most brilliant the artillery and infantry. Lightsons-Thierry highway, which is the to a short distance southward of pieces of work in the war. Thes and many beavy guns were moved main feeder of the enemy front on obta ed most important strategie up and very swiftly deluged with the Chateau Thierry sector. Sois-and ten machine-guns. We als positions and the advance has end shells the enemy forces retreating sous-Viliers Cotterets railway is also captured a few prisoners in raid-
Forest sector. ed the German offensive, Rheims or in reserve. The Tanks did all cut. At several points infiltration and patrol encounters in the Niepy.
nox considered comparatively
A wireless German official repor that was expected of them, preced-movements were effected by cavalry safe. The French reached all their ing and accompanying the infantry riding through gaps in the enemy's states:-Between the Aisne and the first objectives. They lost some
and clearing many places that es-retreating line, establishing them
our front lines at ground in local scrapping south of caped the artillery. Hastily organ-selves in villages further ahead. The Marne the French pentrated by a
suprise attack
Cargo from Europe and inter- the Mare, but are still within etised enemy counter-attacks here and hand of men and guns is the largestiscated points and pressed us back.mediate posts ex ss. "Andre fective range
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We defeated French attacks to the Lebon." day since
south-west of Soissons to Neuilly. Consignees are informed that bridges, though possibly they have ance was most stubborn east of one
Chaudun Fighting is likely to be Malmaison in October. The cut-2
Strong enemy partial attacks against they will be required fi sizn on come beatier as the German reting of
railwar prevents serves arrive.
effective co-operation by the Ger- our new lines on the whole from: average "bond and a privis ora! Beuter's correspondent at French mans north and south of the Aisne broke down. Enemy attacks to the contribution of all is he paid. Headquarters, telegraphing at
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lost direct observation. The Allies regained ground further cast in a good many sectors, especially west of Massiges.
Amsterdam, July-19. There is considerable German ac- tivity in Flanders. young recruits and over 200 aviators have been sent to the front and much repaired war materialing
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A thousand says:-The Germans were so comsalient Another important factor is taker. 90,000 prisoners since Juli ta' e place at the Horgkonig
transported to the south
15th,
pletely surprised that officers were the Crown Prince's remaining re-
A later German official report They must be gradually states: A fresh French attempt to captured and able men taken, while serves. cutting rye in the fields behind the absorbed in the adjustment of their break through between the Aisne first lines. Heavy thunderstorm line, which will be necessary if the and the Marie failed. Washington, July 19.
and violent rain last night enabled French retain the gains. However,
Melbourne, July 19. The Assembly cheered the favour- Mr. Baker, Secretary for War. the storm troops" to take up posi- the situation for the Allies is not
Crown able news from France, and also the says the Americans co-operated with tions unobserved and this may ac free from anxiety. The the Freach both as complete Diyi Count for the enemy's lack of vigil Prince Rupprecht still possesses for King. sions and battalions in French Divince. Nuinerous prisoners were midable reserves, which cannot long
London, July 20.
sion,
New York, July 19. The broker
on the Stock Excuae ge cheered the Allied success on the Western Front, and prices rose. The Mayor gave an order that the City Hall bells should ring for 15 minutes in the afternoon in celebration of the victorions Allied advance.
caution “în" ` predicting the of events on, the Western
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taken during the first hour. The remain inactive against the British. Authoritative quarters in London French adtanced must dashingly. It is now definitely ascertained that advise battalion crossed the river at Savinot "more than 20 Divisions were courso eres waist deep, singing. So far used in the German offensive, 23 of Frout. Undoubtedly the German al- the operation may be judged to be a which were drawn from the genera: tack on July 15th was intended to big diversion on the flank of the reserve. The Germans yesterday re-bring off a great strategic success, enemy salient between the Aisne captured Prunay. and the Mame with a view to arrest ing his offensive towards Epernay, and Montague de Rheinis. It is the A. French communique states-first time since March 21st. that the After breaking the German offen- Allied Command has taken the sive on the fronts in Champagne and initiative on such a scale, doubtless Montagne-de-Rheims on the 15th, owing to the wearing down of the 18th and 17th, the French, in con-enemy and the arrival of the Ameri- junction with American troope on cans. the 15th, advanced an attack on the
but as this has not materialised, it at San Francisco on Wednesday, July Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig is not improbable that they will uti-17th, 1918. reports:-We drove
off raiders lise a large number of Divisions, atill
London, July 19.
| German ̈positions between the disne
in the Villers Bretonneaux and Merin reserve, to deliver an even more lancourt sectors. We successfully powerful blow disewhere.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig raided in the neighbourhoods of Bue- quor, Willerval and Locre, securing reports: The Yorkshires successfully raided souto-eastward of Hobecq, prisoners.
prisonering thirty.
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9
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The Commander of the counter
The Admiralty announces that beak an offensive is General Mangin. He London, July 19, fought with General Gouraud in tween the 11th and 17th July air- Reuser's correspondent at Ameri- several Colonial campaigns, and was force units, co-operating with the and the Marne on a front of can Headquarters, telegraphing at responsible for the re-capture of Nary, bombed and machine-gunned kilometres. Starting from the front 8.20 last evening, says: After pass Dousumont in 1916. It was he who enemy destroyers off the Flanders d of Amblemy, Longpont, Troesnesing this morning's third objective arrested the German tide near Montcoast, directly hitting a destroyer. and Bouresches, we considerably ad-the Americans and French south of didier after the falling back of the On one of these occasions five enemy vanced into the enemy's lines and Scissons launched a second attack British, while recently he command scaplanes approached, but immédi reached the plateaux connaanding at noon, which swept on so fast thated the big counter-attack at Belloy, ately withdrew. Enemy aircrafts. Soissons on the squil-west and the cavalry was thrown in late in the which pulled up the enemy's thrust have been active and attacked our region of Chaudin. Violent fighting afternoon. All the Headquarters towards Compeigne.
bombers. We destroyed three aero-l
The st
is going on between Villers Helong staffs were tonight well inside the and Normy-sur-Ourcq. The troops territory captured this morning. south of the Ourcq passeil the gen The Americans south of Soissons up erat lie of Marizy-St, Genevieve to noon had counted 2,500 prisonera: Haslevesner Belleau Over 20 vil-Fifty guns were captured and im ages were re-captured and several mense material, including a number thousands of prisoners and impor-of aeroplanes which the enemy were tant booty taken. There is nothing unable to remove.
Many of the important to report elsewhere. prisoners bave not been counted Aviators participated very bril. The Americans north of Chateau liantly in the battle of the 18th and Thierry captured more prisoners 17th. Bombing machines on the and an equal quantity of material 18th ceaselessly attacked the Marce The attack progressed: so far that bridges. The Germans debouching the enemy in the vicinity of Chateau on the northern and southern banks Thierry is in a risky position. Ame were machine-gunned and bombed, rican troops are most elated. Ther They lost heavily and were frequent-received the very warm thanks of ly scattered. The bridge thrown in the French Commander. front of Dormans was flooded with tack in the afternoon was even more projectiles and collapsed; and con: dashing than that of the morning. voys crossing were engulfed. Twen Only here and there did badly frigh ty-one tons of explosive were drop: tened Germans attempt to stand, pod during the day, and 14 tons at and the Americans rushed these with night on the enemy rear. There were explosions and fires; and much revolver, rifle and bayonet. damage was observed. There were
The news of the splendid counter- numerous air fights. Twenty-nine ofensive ben sad most rapidly. Gorman machines were brought The Farisians are overjoyed. The down or disabled, Five balloons 14 were set on fire. In spite of a gale general opinion is that Die Gaznos
have shot their lest bolt. and torrential showers on the 17th, good results were obtained. Twelve German machines, and four balloons issima Foch, so swifty, transformed were brought down or destroyed Siz tons of explosives were employ ed in attacks on the Marne cross
London, July 19.
The stroke with which Generaă-
the battle, position is welcomed by the newspapers as equally murprising and brilliant in ita results. It is perhaps the most chearing to the
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