GERMANS FEAR AMERICANS' ARRIVAL.
LONDON, Jnly 24. '
The MDaily Chronicle's" Paris -corresp'ondettt.states that the battle 'of the fh'ree plateaux continued throughout yesterday, its intensity equally that' of the Somme. On the Meu'se the German bombardment for six hours was unprecedentedly severe. Then came waves of Guards and storming troops with reckless daring, who were tepeatedly driven back. Eventually they gained only a part of our, first line trenches on the northern edge of the California Plateau. It is difficult' to understand the enemy's efforts to regain the' Chemin dcs Dames line. Nearly 40 serious assaults have been delivered since May 4. The mystery is probably due to the failure of the submarines, and 'is an endeavour to force peace before the Americans come.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9053, 25 July 1917, Page 5
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