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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1918.

YESTERDAY'S

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ENEMY OFFENSIVE FAILS.

Tables Turned on the Germans.

London, July 19, The counter-offensive succeeded extremely well and the situation is regarded as extremely promising The absence of artillery preparation

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ENEMY OFFENSIVE FAILS.

London, July 19. An American communique states:

TELEGRAMS.

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ENEMY OFFENSIVE FILS.

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ENEMY OFFENSIVE FAILS,

CONSIGNEES

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A French communique states:-planes and drove down four. T.. American troops, co-operating with optimistic on Tuesday when the ex- Between the Aisse and the Marne. British are missing and two crashed the French between the disno and tent of the German defeat east of overcoming the resistance of the after a collision. Car bombers fresh hindered the enemy attempts to the Marne, penetrated, the enemy Rheims was known were hardly pre enemy, who had brought lines to a depth of several miles, Pared for the dramatic speed with reserves, we last orening advanced alve the destroyer recently sunk off capturing many frisoners and guns developed. Experts compare it The battle continues bitterly. West

which Generalissinio Foch's strategy appreciably and took more prisoners. Zeebrugge." rendered the action a complete sur-

Reuter's correspondent at Ameri-

London, July 90. prise. The enemy artillery reaction

with the battle of the Ourcq in Sept- of Rheims we delivered live st Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, can Headquarters, telegraphing at

South the reporting on aviation, Yays:-We was very weak whereas the French in the evening of Thursday, sare: ember, 1814 by which General Man tacks resterday. counter-battery work was most ef-Large, numbers of American our prepared the way to the great Marne we have retaken Mon Voisie bombed many targets, including 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

French in the powerful offensive this previously brilliant episodes of the to the castern outskirts of Oeuilly court, the railway stations of Re deal more than was schieved by the morning. Numerous Tanks parti war hare given such solid ground North of the river we progressed in sieres and Bray, and the docks of 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 Never-between La Poterne and Pouney, down nine aeroplanes. Seven Brit- Rheims. The length of the front is the top with a yell, without artillery tion of defence and attack. practically the same;

while the preparation The Germans mostly theless, a warning is uttered against and carried our lines a kilometre tuish machines are missing. French advanced in six hours prac.

Farther night-fiers dropped eight tons of resisted feebly. Here and there over-sanguine anticipations. It is the west of that point.

Mons-Valenciennes. tically doable 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 Gertbaas covered in three days. Squished by American bayonets The tain to violently react against the Mill and captured ground in the Railway, also six tons on the Court far as is at present known, the junc. enemy everywhere was completely menace to his whole position on the region of Bouilly. We took over 400 rai, Sectin and Rille railways. Two tion of the line from Soissons to surprised. The attack was

most Marne, and Generalissimo Foch. prisoners and captured guns and 30 aeroplanes did not return. 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:O from Soissons towards Fines is where the final objectives were pass communications, may be content to tween Montdidier, Noyon and the night of the 18th we bombed the under direct observation of fire from ed. The whole operation is at pre-hold the territory won without at Werre, we took 100 prisoners in Benz works at Mannheim, where a the now Freach position on the Crise sont more successful even than was tempting to push the advantage raids.

fire broke out, the railway station at Ravino Those two lines are tac expected. Many guns have been further.

The French have captured as Seidelburg, the blast furnaces of only ones by which the Germans in captured. They included eighteen

Burbach and Wadgossen and also Reuter's correspondent at French guns and 16,000 prisoners. the Soissons-Rheims salient can be from one town. The whole of the Headquarters, telegraphing at 11

London, July 90. an aerodrome. Two trains were supplied, and if the French position German left flank is menaced. The jo'clock on the evening of Thursday,

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig hit by bombs, brought to a standstill can be maintained the German situ enemy must bring op troops from says: The importance of to-day's reports: The Scottish troops cap and machine gunned. We attacked ation there will be extraordinarily

the Marne front or leave them is success has become hourly clearer.tared Meteren village, gaining a powder factory át Oberndorf on difficult. Possibly, however, the

danger. The Americans, trained to On the left wing our troops captar-their objectives and taking over 300 the 19th: Bursts were observed on Germans may have succeeded in the last Dutch, behaved like veted the high platean overlooking prisoners and a number of machine buildings All our machines otherwise linking up the lines. The erans. Nothing stopped them. There Soissons from the south west, and guns. Under cover of this operation returned French counter-attack may be

was the closest co-operation between cut, or have under fire, the Sois the Australians advanced their b gard as one of the most brilliant the artillery and infantry Lightsons-Thierry highway, which is the short distance southward of pieces of work in the war. They and maur heavy guns were moved main feeder of the enemy front on Meteren, taking over 90 prisoners obtained most important strategic

up and very "swiftly deluged with the Chatean Thierry sector, Soie- and ten machine-guns. "We als positions and the advance has end shells the enemy forces retreating sors-Villers Cotterets railway is also captured a few prisoners in raids

DES COMPAGNIE ed the German offensive, Rheims iu reserve. The Tanks did all out. At several points infiltration and patrol encounters in the Niepp 'is now considered comparatively

that was expected of them, preced movements were effected by cavalry

AGERIES MARITIMES, safe. The French reached all their ing and accompanying the infantry riding through gaps in the enemy's states:-Between. the Aise and the NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

A wireless German official repor first objectives. They lost some and clearing many places that es retreating line, establishing them- ground in local scrapping south of caped the artillery. Hastily organ-selves in villages further ahead. The Marne the French pentrated by a the Marue, but are still within eised enemy counter-attacks here and haul of men and guns is the largest isolated points and pressed us back.mediate po:ts ex s S.

suprise attack our front lines at fective range of the

Cargo from Europe and intere there wero all broken up.. Resis-the Allies have made German bridges, though possibly they have tance was most stubbom

**Andre We defeated French attacks to the Lebon." east of one day since the battle of lost direct observation. The Allies Chaudaz. Fighting is likely to be Malmaison in October.

south-west of Soissons to Neuilly. regained ground further east in a

come heavier as the German re-ting of the railway

Strong enemy partial attacks against good many sectors, especially west

serves arrive.

effective co-operation by the Ger new lines on the whole fren: of Massiges

Reuter's correspondent at Frenchmans, north and south of the Aisme. broke down. Enemy attacks to the Amsterdam, July 19.

Headquarters, telegraphing at It is going to be a serious problem astride Pcursy, failed. We have south-east of Mareuil and Roi Wood, There is considerable German ac-

o'clock on the evening of Thursday, for the Germans to remain on this tivity in Flanders. A thousand says:-The Germans were so comsalient Another important factor is taken 20,000 prisoners since Juis will tare place at the Hongkong young recruits and over 900 aviators Plotely surprised that officers were the Crown Prince's remaining re- have been sent to the front and much captured and able men taken, while serves. They must be gradual states: A fresh French attempt to A later German official report repaired war material is being cutting rye in the fields behind the absorbed in the adjustment of their break through between the Aisne transported to the south.

first lines, Heavy "thunderstorms line, which will be necessary if the and the Marne failed Washington, July 19.

and violent rain last night.. erabled French retain the gains. However, Mr. Baker, Secretary for War. the storm troops" to take up posithe situation for the. Allies is not

Melbourne, July 19... attend. says the Americans co-operated with tions unobserved and this may actres

The Assembly cheered the favour- The Crown able news from France, and also the the French both as complete Discount for the enemy's lack of vigil Prince Rupprecht still possesses for sions and battalions in French Divince.

King Suinerous prisoners were midable reserves, which cannot long sion.

taken during the first hour. The remain inactive against the British.

London, July 20. New York, July 19.

French advanced most dashingly. It is now definitely ascertained that advise caution in predicting the Authoritative quarters in London The brokers on the Stock Exenan-Battalion crossed the river" at Savi-not more than 30 Divisions were course ge cheered the Allied success on the eres waist deep, singing. So far used in the German offensive, 23 of Front. Undoubtedly the German at of events on the Western Western Frant and prices rost, The the operation may be judged to be a which were drawn from the general tack on July 15th was intended to Mayor gave an order that the City big diversion on the flank of the reserve. The Germans yesterday re-bring off a great strategic success, Hall bolls should ring for 15 minutes enemy salient between the Aisne captured Prunay. in the afternoon in celebration of the and the Marne with a view to arrest.

but as this has not materialised, it at San Francisco on Wednesday, July victorious Allied advance.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig is not improbable that they will uti- 17th, 1918 ing his offensive towards Epernay, London, July 19.

drove off raiders se a large number of Divisions, still reports:-We and Montagne de Rheims. It is the in the Villers Bretonneaux and Mer in reserve, to deliver an even more A French communique states: first time since March 21st. that the lancourt sectors. After breaking the German "offen Allied Command has taken the raided in the neighbourhoods of But-

We successfully powerful blow elsewhere.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig sive on the fronts in Champagne and initiative on such a scale, doubties: quoy, Willerval and Locre, securing reports: The Yorkshires successfully Montague-de-Rheims on the 15th, owing to the wearing down of the 16th and 17th, the French, in con-enemy and the arrival of the Ameri

raided south-eastward of Eoberq, | junction with American troops on

The Commander of the counter prisonering thirty. · the 16th, advanced an attack on the

offensive is General Mangin. He The Admiralty announces that be- German positions between the 'Aisne

London, July 19."

Tought with General, Gouraud in tween the 11th and 17th July air- Reuter's correspondent at Ameri several Colonial campaigns, and was force units, co-operating with. the and the Marne on a front of 45 can Headquarters, telegraphing at responsible for the re-capture of Navy, bombed and machine gumed s kilometres. "Starting from the front 8.30 last evening, says: After pass- Douaumont in 1916. It was he who enemy destroyers off the Flanders of Amblemy, Longpont, Troeages ing this morning's third objective arrested the German tide near Montcoast, directly hitting & destroyer. Th. and Bucresches, we considerably ad- the Americans and French south of didier after the falling back of the On one of these occasions five enemy f vanced into the enemy's lines and Soissons launched a second attack British, while recently he command-seaplanes approached, but immedi- Sez reached the plateaux commanding at noon, which swept on so fast thated the big counter-attack at Belloy, ately withdrew. Soissons on the south-west and the cavalry was thrown in, late in the which pulled up the enemy's thrust have been active and attacked our

Enemy aircraft an region of Chiudia Violent fighting afternoon. All the Headquarters towards Compeigne. is going on between Villers Helong staffs were to-night well inside, the

bombers. We destroyed three zero-i

on

cans.

and Normy-sur-Ourcq. The troups territory captured this morning. south of the Ourey passed the ge The Americans south of Soissons up eral line of Marie3-St, Genevieve to noon had counted 2,500 prisoners; Hautevestes Bolleau. Over vil Fifty guns were captured and im lages wore re-captured and several

mense material, including a number thousands of prisoners and impor, of seroplanes 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 bri-The Americans north of Chateau liantly in the battle of the 16th and Thierry captured 17th. Bombing machines

more prisoners the and an equal quantity of material 16th ceaselessly attacked the Mame 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. They 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 ORdashing than that of the morning. voys crossing were engulfed Twer Only here and there did badly frigh- ty-one tons of explosive were drop toned Germans attempt to stand, ped during the day, and 14 tons at and the Americans rushed these with might. on the enemy rear. There

revolver, rille were explosions and fires, and much

Bad bayonet. damage was observed. There were

London, July 19. The news of the splendid counter- numerous air fights. Twenty-nine offensive he read most, rapidly, German machines were brought down or disabled. Five balloons The Parisians are overjoyed. The were set on fire. In spite of a gale general opinion is that the Gerzees and tozzential showers on the 17th, have shot their last bolt.

The at-

good results were obtained. Twelve The stroke with which General- German machines and four, balloonsissima och so swiffy, transformed wens brought down or destroyed the battle position is welcomed by Bix toon of explosives were employ the, newspapers as equally, skerprising ed in attacks on the Marus cross- and brilliant în îla resulta. It is |perhaps the most cheering to the

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