NEW BATTLE OF MARNE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14658, 16 July 1918, Page 6

NEW BATTLE OF MARNE.

GERMANS CROSS RIVER AT THREE PLACES, ' AMERICANS RECOVER GROUND. FORCE ENEMY BACK HALF-MILE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received July 16, 2.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 15. The United Press' correspondent on the American front says: — The German drive extends from west of Chateau Thierry to east of Rheims. There is bitter fighting, especially at Chateau Thierry. The Germans crossed the Marne at three places — Mezy, La Bretton-Mere Farm, and Jaulgonne. The Germans threw pontoons across the Marne under a fierce fire. The Americans quickly recovered ground at Chateau Thierry, and then forced the enemy back half a mile beyond their original line.