CHAMPAGNE POSITIONS INTACT

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 17, 19 July 1918, Page 7

CHAMPAGNE POSITIONS INTACT

FURIOUS COMBATS BETWEEN THE MARNE AND REIMS

(Received 1 July 19, 10.30 a.m.)

■. „ , LONDON, 18th July. Al> rench communique states: The battle has continued -with unbroken determination on the whole front west of Eeims, but, notwithstanding his efforts, the enemy has not succeeded in increasing the advance. Our troops' heroic resistance and their incessant counter-attacks stopped the enemy thrust after all the fluctuations of advance and retirement of the day. Actions are progressing south of the Marne, on the wooded slopes northward of St. Agnan and Mont Hodon. chapel. The ahaijwat fighting w*e north ci

Comblizy and Festigny, and resulted in our holding the enemy to the southern outskirts of the Bouquigny and Chataignies Woods. The enemy succeeded east of CEuilly in regaining a footing in Monvoisin. Between the Marne and Reims the battle continues north of Beuil, in King's Wood, which the Germans penetrated. We are defending foot by foot. The forest of Courton is the theatre of furious combats. The enemy continues to be held. West of Anteuil the Germans have not succeeded in reaching Pourcy Ditch, which has been the objective of several renewed powerful attacks. A brilliant Italian counter-attack westward of Anteuil drove the enemy back. Enemy corpses lying in the front of the lines in the Valley of Ardre de ombreux testify to the heavy losses. The situation is unchanged in the Vrigny sector and south-west of Beims.

'East of Beims we broke an attack between Beaumont-sur-Vesle and Sillery. Our positions are intact on the whole Champagno front.