Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1918 — WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

WAR SUMMARY.

The Crown Prince’s drive against the northeastern approaches of Paris has come to a dead halt. The last flicker V a * near Antheuil village, west of the Oise. But now, in the whole area that for five days . and nights was drenched with blood, the infantry is at rest and on both sides work of consolidation is under way. Ludendorff’s attemp. to draw a straight lire from Montdidier to Chateau Thierry proved a failure, more costly in lives than anything the Germans have attempted since Verdun. However, he did succeed •in pinching off the French salient in the Oise-Aisne triangle, and the “Paris front*’ is ho longer “sectiona\” but actually extends in semicircular form, from Montdidier down to the Marne.

On the extreme wings of this sixty-mile line Americans are stationed, and in both sections they have served deadly warning on the foe. Northwest of Cantigny Americans achieved their first large-scale success with the capture of Cantigny. Northwest of Chateau Thierry and on the Marne they enjoyed a week of victory. The "center of the Paris front is now the front between the Oise and Soissons. The right runs from Soissons to Chateau Thierry and the left from the Oise to Montdidier. On these two flanks the last few hours developed considerable artillery activity. Also, for the first time in many days, the German guns showed signs of life southeast . of Amiens, in the Hangard wood region. South rs the Aisne, and between Villers-Cotterests and the Marne, gun duels are in progress. Signs have been noted of a German intention to try to push farther westward along the Marne. If they do the Yankee marines will be on the job. 1 Capture of nine additional guns by the French in the last drive is reported officially. Seven heavy pieces are among them convincing proof of the effectiveness of the French counter attacks. The German war office puts the total of guns said to have been taken since May 27 at 1,050. Berlin also makes a pretentious claim of a repulse of French attacks southwest of Ypres, in which it speaks of “great slaughter." On the British front the situation continues quiet except for successful British raids. Rome reports the sanguinary failure of an ambitious Austrian attack on Tonale Pass. The enemy prefaced his infantry movement by an extended artillery fire. Monticello Ridge was his objective. The assault broke on the first lines and the Italians later counter attacked, capturning 130 prisoners and a certain number of machine guns.