Show UNS AGAIN LAUNCH MAJOR ALLIED LINE NEW THRUST T IS AIMED T TOWARD W A ArA rA PARIS I French Dispute Every Inch of Ground and Take Heavy Toll of Attacking Divisions By Associated Press Prell THE TIlE A AMERICAN WITH I w R. R l IN FRANCE CE June 9 Attacks Attacks by br the Germans Germans' in inthe inthe the thc Marne sector have again been repulsed by the Americans who inflicted hea heavy losses on the enemy The French repulsed two attacK against Hill 20 west of or Chateau Thierry Thier ThIer- ry 7 the first at 10 o'clock last night and the second at 3 o'clock this morning mornin French troops captured a wood south of ot last I night ht A now new German division the Fifth Grenadier guards was identified by the Americans for COr the thc first time lime yesterday ester ay The artillery fire tire on the Toul front has slightly diminished in the pm pu pus twenty four hours Thero There has been little aerial activity It Is 15 understood that the entire A American force participating In the tha second battle of ot the Marne will bo be decorated by the tho French government Except for lively I el machine gun Sun firing in the Bols Bois do de Bene Belleau u and Intermittent Intermittent intermittent intermit Intermit- tent artillery fire the Marne larne sector was as comparatively quiet toda today The Tho Americans have havo had a 3 breathing spell and now declare themselves eager to get at the Germans again Paris Reports Slight Losses By Associated Press Prell PARIS Juno June 9 ln In In a 3 ne new thrust directed directed directed di di- di- di at the tho sector ector between and Noyon oron the Germans have succeeded succeed succeed- ed In gaining ground along about a twenty mile front to a depth of ot about two t anU anil a half miles at certain points om s. s according to the thc war office announcement announcement announce announce- ment The fighting was ver very heavy hean and the French offered a a. powerful resistance to the thc multiplied efforts of oC t the e enemy and finally succeeded in checking the tha advance particularly on the two wings Tho The feeling of ot confidence evident when the first announcement was made that the Germans had resumed their offensive seemed justified b by a n statement tonight that the enemy's attack on the approximately 22 mile fron had succeeded In advancing a abare abare bare four tour miles at one point only and then at an appalling cost Everywhere Everywhere Every Every- where else the statement said Bald th Germans were being held Battle Is Continuing PARIS Juno 3 The Tho Tho Germans be began gran granan an attack in force Corce at 30 o'clock this morning morningto to the thc west of or the scene of or the tho recent fighting In the region between anti and Noyon Tho The official statement of or this afternoon sa says s the French Drench resisted with valor alor In the thc protected pro pro- zone and that the battle is con con- Between the Olse Oise and the Memo Marno and south of or the the French made nade gains capturing two woods drib Ing ng out Germans who had penetrated their heir line Une and unil taking prisoners A AGerman German alt attack ck west of t Rheims failed Called I French rench Hold Magnificently By Associated Press Pren WITH THE TUB BRITISH ARMY IY 1 liN 1 FRA FRANCE CI- CI Juno Thus 9 Thus far Car the attack at at- tack launched b by the Germans this morning against the the French Noyon Noon and has developed I no conjunctive operation on the British British Brit Brit- ish front although heavy bombardments bombard ments ta last t nl night ht and early arly toda against the thc British h right gave vc for a 11 time lime of ot a more mor extensive enemy I offensive eIt e It may be that for tor th the moment th the I Continued on page pago 3 I. I NEW THRUST Continued from paso page 1 1 German high command is content with witha a a. southerly drive dilvo between Mont Montdidier and Noyon with Noyon-with with the Idea of or capturing with it Us Its railways and ani straightening out the tho salient which the tho enemy has driven into the French front between Soissons Sol and est L reports received hero here arc cheerful and It appears from the meager news that the French Tench arc are holding holding hold hold- ing mn magnificently Intense o bombardments developed ped at various points along alons the British front during the lil night ht The forward arc rc arcon arcon on tho the British right was he heavily heI I shelled shelled from midnight to 2 o'clock From roni i J. o'clock to 4 1 the sector castor east cast of or 11 V I e to to the southwest st of oC Al Albert Albert Al- Al bert was under a severe se gas as shell bombardment and between 3 and 4 the front zone west vest of Arbort Ahert was wa pounded hard The Arras sector also was put un under er a severe sevel-e barrage laSt lasi night and again early this morning In the GI sector the thc Germans Germans Ger Ocr mans attempted a raid which as was sharply repulsed During the night the British conducted a raid of considerable con con- sIze sire against the enemy trenches south of or Beaumont The operation was entirely successful success success- 1 Cut ful and thirty prisoners were brought 1 back In Jn this same sector the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans essayed s 's ayed a n ral raid laid after a bombar bombardment but were thrown back Local fI fighting has hus continued east of or ch lake lal e and at last reports tho the Germans by a violent counterattack counterattack counterattack counter counter- attack appear to have ha regained tho the ground which was wrested from them Saturday morning on thy thu Ia eastern castern e edge ge of oC Paris Apparently Is Objective By Associated Press Pres The Tho armies of Crown Prince Rup- Rup I precut of Bavaria aria again are Hrc hitting the allied line In a now offensive c with Paris Pans apparently their objective c 1 Between and Noon Noyon over o I Ia Ia a front rant of or about twenty miles preceded by a heavy bombardment with shells and noxious gases jases the enem enemy's s initial I cr evidently has In view the bending bending- back bael of or the allied front toward the town of St St. Just on the northern wing wins and towar toward the railroad Junction Junc June tion lion of on the southern flank getting astride the Olse Oise river rl and drIving southwest toward the French capital The Tho French troops are aie resisting the Impact with their usual valor alor but the Germans on their right and In the I center have o been able to penetrate the theline theline theline line for distances ranging from two- two I thirds of a mile south of or to relatively two an and a half miles at Sur Matz In the center I Thence to Noyon Noon however the allied line Is holding strongly strong I If success should rest with the enemy enem en en- em emy erny on the new battle front It po slI sl- sl I I bly might badly affect the stability of ot I II I the line lino o of the defenders from Crom the Olse Oise to the Marne larne and compel a a. falling falling fall fall- fallI I ing ins back westward from rom the Oise Olse to the region legion of the Marne northwest of I Chateau Thierry In order to straighten out the deep salient that would then I project east eastward ward with the Sols Soissons sons I sector as Its apex 1 The allied commanders it St is asserted were not taken unawares b by the new C offensive I Comparative quiet prevails In the region of tho the Marne and on un that portion portion por por- tion of or the line in Handera held by the British From the AsHor region Ion to the tho PIa c I river in the tIme Italian theatre there have ha been Intense artillery artl duels hut but no in- in engagements o of great ta tanco tance ii cc Fourth Push of f Year Started By International News Service Luden orf at daw dawn n yesterday day ay hurled his le legions Into the fourth great offensive of- of i of or the year In dense masses i picked German shock divisions surle surged o cr the top on a two twenty front between Montdidier ler and the Olse I time tilE southern lc leg of th the we wedge C The attacking forces headed straight in the direction of Paris Pans i In th the first few hours It was a drive dri though hard harassed from the start Soon It became a shove sho B By nightfall 1 It had developed Into a gigantic battle which may well prove pro to be the su suI supreme su- su I preme prenie clash of and allied re reserves re- re serves A maximum penetration of or lye five miles In the center and between two and three miles miles' pro progress ess on the flanks Clanks was the German reward atthe at the end en of oC the first day of an effort equally as pretentious pre pro I and determined as his three thrusts lists ts DEFENSE STONE WALL Instead of breaking cI clear ea I and dashing with whirlwind speed through closel closely held lines the enemy enem met a stone wall wali this time timo and that caused his blow to go 0 In the all air and while he sta ere backward war under his balance balance balme bal bal- the Impact quickly regained ance me and stood to to It Is too early earl to tosa sa say the new drive o Is checked But on the tile face o ot of the days day's news now from Puls official and unofficial unofficial there there are the strongest est indications that Foch means to make mak his stand hero here and anel now and that if tho foe persists In throwing dl- dl WhilO bo lIe h staggered lar r d backward hackward under miller division after division Into the fray he fray he has a half haIr huri hundred to spare it Is iR said and then no iio more more more-he he will have havo to see seo it through Briefly I tIle the net nt results of oC the tho days day's fl fighting were I IThe The Pi ouch loft left quick to parry parr the Wow low c onh it advanced ad positions lulls took look up uj Its covering o zon zone an and there It Il lid did not budge That zone Is I lv h held the Paris Pails war wai of office nee 11 last n night 1111 t. t A battle lattie rags rages mi the tho o Court Ic Ie Frel I line I rh Tho hr 1 French rench center Paris Pails frn frankly sa was pushed lack back at a hi high h toll to tollof tollof of German Mood blood The Tho G Germans reached th time tho villages e of Sur MaU datz and rull Mf eleven clevon and nine millie and anda a n. half haIr miles ref respectively cl southwest of Not Noyon oron on FRENCH FIGHT HARD In tho the streets of thc tho these c e hamlets savage sav say age to hand fighting was under underway underway underway way at ai last official accounts with the tho thoI I French front line units battling like I tI tigers ers for every foot As AR usual Ual the Germans pro progressed resse farthest In the center centerS but lUt not 1101 as s usual they the soon found themselves es fare face t I face lace with re- re istance that vIll 1 force orce an awful drain drainon on I r received if mean to J keep I up liP The nie attn attacker eJ pi IHu progress ogress on this thin I letOr was tas dun duo mainly to lo their taking GUI height ht In tile the first sweep sv Th The Tho I h hill laos hes just above un and dominates the two tto tell f peru t 1 I rl Tho fh Punch Fi II ht lii IH uha h was most successful In stemming th the tho attacking I tide lido Again and a again aln tho ho Germans Cernans threw f themselves into the rm fmay hut but uv tr-uv did not 1101 get ct further than thon the lIne lino linof I f fad icing ng the rt front e tile they tic u-o held I The rime Ki push lUMli Is a n. great ef effort ort II by llio tho Germans to tn swing time the Southern side of their Picard lino IIno southward I so a as to gain L La Fero Fere Paris I rail if po possible at That line i reached cached or even closely I threatened the thy French positions in m the i Com Soissons pel re iller 3 I triangle w become unbearable The German German- would have ha a parallel attackIng attacking attack- attack Ing Ins route to Paris open In the rails leading leading- to the capital from Crom Soissons end ami Su Successful In tho the larger outline of or his present strategy strate would tr try to accomplish before Paris what he ho failed falle to do before Amiens rip a hole In the tho allied allie front ml separate the al allied allied al- al 1 lied noi northern thorn an and southern armies But nut Francs Frances fighting fo for Paris snap through gritted teeth They The shall not pass pass pass'S Hostile Attacks Are Repulsed By International News Service WASHINGTON June 9 The The following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing lowing- official was issued by the war wai department tonight Headquarters of American expeditionary expeditionary expeditionary forces June S Section S. Section A ANo A- A No Northwest rth w est of Clia Chateau t Th I erry- erry Hostile attacks were made on a front I oj tS two miles during the time night after artillery preparation These were ic ic- pulsed with hea heavy 10 losses ses to the enem enemy without having i reached cached our lines at an any point There Is 15 nothing to report from the othi othel points occupied hy our troops Haig Takes Prisoners By Intern International News Service LONDON LO-DO June JuneA 9 A A dispatch from fromField fromField fromField Field Marshal HalS' HalS follow follows a ac We c carried carriel out omit a raid last night south Ii of Bt Hamel Beaumont taking thirty prisoners A few rew prisoners also were tal taken en bv by the rench in a successful suc sue I raid north of or Hostile raids were repulsed yesterday yester yester- ster day clay evening enin mal and luring during the tho night southeast and east enst of or Arras and in the neighborhood of oC I The file hostile artillery was above normal normal nor nor- mal inal on the southern portion of or the front from the illers 59 6 miles mites east of Amiens to Albert as well as between and Robecq Flanders Flanders Flanders Flan Flan- ders By International News Service I LONDON Juno June 9 Tonight's report from Marshal Halg says There is nothing of interest to re report report report re- re port from rom the British front I Berlin Makes I Usual Claims By International News e. I BERLIN BEHLI- via Ma London June JunC 9 All An An attempted attack northwest of or Chateau Chateau Cha Cha- te-au te Thierry Maine front failed with a n war office an announcement an- an heavy hea losses says ays Prisoners were taken b by bythe bythe the Germans It adds adda By International News Service BERLIN EHLIN via Ia London Juno 9 To To- To nl wai wal announcement says tIL's West Ve t of or the tIme Ol Olse we captured Gury Gary lel heights adjoining the enemy enem lines The text of the passage In iii tho the official official oUI- oUI I cal cial day dRY report bearing on tho tim Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans CallS follows Americans attempted again to tb at attack attack attack at- at northwest of Chateau tack our position were driven hack back beyond be- be Thierry They The we yond vond their positions of with wih Wo captured prisoners heavy ea losses I Italian talan Planes I Down Austrians By International News Service HOU via London Juno Junt j Ten Tell Ten airplanes were shot down I own by bytho t tho lie 1 tal inns esterla y Destructive i raids aids were carried out un oil Austrian staton sta- sta stans There wasI was vai works I artillery ton ns and actiVitY military along alom the Piave c and andI andIn I In iii the Coastal zone tile the war Wai wa offie office an- an I 1101 1 J official orical Purt to tonight tonight to- to of five ad- ad destruction the tile night told of ac- ac machines Austrian attacks In iii II the Aistro Austro I Astico and nd Arsa I valleys ales were broken up tip bv Lv the Italian artillery Intense gun un actions be between between between be- be I There was wat tween the tho Astico and Flat Flat-c rivers front mountainous along the successful Halo British forces were 1 In local ocal enterprises I French Slow Up Advance By Bv international News Service I P. PARIS P. HIS Juno June 9 The 9 The war wai of |