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Show Americans Put Fear in Hearts of the 1 Hans. I BRILLIANT FIGHTERS I Papers Comment on 1 "Splendid Men" From 1 America. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON I! THE MARNE, July 1G. (By the Asso- S ciated Press.) 10:45 a. m. Word re- jj ce'ived this morning from the battlo Jft front east of Rheims shows that the K allied defenses is not only still holding B up the German attempts to advance but appears to have broken tho enemy's spirit. m At one point of the offensive where! American troops are fighting they or-. m ganlzed a small counter-attack latef b yesterday on the flank of a salient es- m tablished by the Germans and drovef m them out In short order by hot fight- The American troops in this section B occupied intermediate positions in the m rear of the first lines. The Germans m were allowed to come through but H when they tried to cross the operation, fields up a slight grade, the American ft machine gunners and Infantry occupy-' B ing excellent positions fired at close; 8 range into their ranks, thc enemy C breaking and falling back at many fl places. I This operation was on a portion ot H the front to the east of Rheims. ffl Americans Capture Two Towns. Xj LONDON, July 16. American troops Wt have recaptured Fossoy and Crezancy, , ffij towns on thc south bank taken by the Sj Germans when they crossed the m Marne. m West of Rheims the enemy attacked in very considerable strength at two ffl places by way of the Marne railway and in the country south of Dormans. m In this neighborhood they succeeded. in throwing six bridges across tho a Marne between Reuilly and Dormans m but at no point on this twenty-five mile front has the enemy penetrated more than four miles into the French 45 positions. M The brilliant contribution of AinerU M can troops to the allied defense at 2 Fossoy figures conspicuously in lha :1 battle reports and is made thc subject of special mention in the editorial col- iw umns of the morning newspapers. jj "Splendid men," is the description m contained in the Times, whrlle another paper calls the'Americah defense "the i most encouraging feature of the day's M fighting." ffl London Feels Relieved. Iff LONDON, July 16. It Is regarded here as being too early to pronounce fi any opinion on the great battle oast j and west of Rheims, but the fact that m the Germans have not been able to S make any substantial advanco has L been received with relief. f As far as is known, nothing develop- 'St ed Monday to show whether the flj enemy's extensive attack is his main jH blow. 5J It is suggested that the present as-1 nj sault may be a diversion to draw the allied reserves from tho Flanders j front to prepare tho way for a German attack In that region. cl' |