GERMAN REPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1918, Page 4

GERMAN REPORTS

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GERMAN REPORTS

PARIS, July 19tli

Wireless German official. The enemy renewed the attack with great violence eastward of YiHors-Brettonneux. A great united enemy counter-attack against our whole front southward ol tiie Marne broke down with heaviest losses. Our counter-attack threw the e.ieiiiv out of small places south-west-wards of Morouil, wherein he had temporarily penetrated. Mo stormed u ridge southward of Ron re,\, eaptuiing the defenders. German evening official —Between the Aisne and Marne the French attacked with strong forces, and tanks, capturing some ground. Our reserves participated in the battle. A german message. £O,OOO PRISONERS CLAIMED. LONDON, July 20. A wireless German official states that a fresh French attack to break through at the Aisne and the Marne failed. A wireless German official states that between the Aisne and the Marne the Fieneh penetrated, by surprise, our front lines, at isolated points, and pressed us back. VVe defeated French attacks from the sodth-west of Soissons to Ncuilly. Strong enemy partial attacks against our now lines on the whole front broke down. Enemy attacks sc.’.tli-westward of Morciul road, astride of Pourcy, failed. Wo imprisoned twenty thousand since the loth.

german report. LONDON, July 20. Wireless German official. —Tho enemy obtained a footing in Mcteren. The enemy re-attempted to reach the whole front on the Aisne to the Marne. Tanks early penetrated our foremost lines, but the first enemy thrust was defeated by’mam on the heights of Hortens anc St. Nuilly and north-westward of Chateau-Thierry. Further attacks of the enemy broke down. Wo threw back the enemy northward of Hortones, beyond their original lines, Wo withdrew unnoticed to the north bank ol the Marne during the night.