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a. ETE : bodied i th FIFTH GERMAN DRIVE AT CANTIGNY HALTED | WEATHER—Showers To-night and To-morrow. EDITION btn acces Books ¢ Open to Open to All. | . [« Circulation Books Open to All.” | —— —— PRICE TWO CENTS. Corti, 416 the Frees NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918. 12 PAGES _ _ PRICE TWO ‘CENTS. GERMAN ARMY HELD BACK AT SOISSONS; CHECKED BEFORE RHEIMS AND IN CENTRE SOLDERS OF THREE WARS Yim. 4.6,Fanderbittto Wed: REPEATED ASSAULTS FAIL JOIN IN MEMORIAL PARADE Director. of Mint, in June = TQ ADVANCE GERMAN LINES IN TRIBUTE 10 HEROIG DEAD AMERICANS AT CANTIGNY British and French Troope Repulse | USE CAPTURED MACHINE GUNS; Assaults Around Rheims, and Soldiers at 10 Fough French Reserves Help Hold Back ey ‘DR.CURTINFORCED FIFTH ATTACK IS REPULSED Centre of the German Advance. Prisoners Taken Increased to 240 and Total PARIS, May 30.—The Allies are holding the Germans at all | HOSTS s OF SR EC oT ATORS. BY HYLAN 10 RESIGN | German Loss Is Placed at 1,000— points on the Aisne front. In Flanders the British troops com- Boche Waves Mowed Down. pletely repulsed & strong German attack northwest of Festubert. some Turnout S 1 Pe 7" FOR SERVING | . | WITH THE AMERICANS IN PICARDY, May 30 (United Press) It is announced by the French War Office that the battle nthusiastic—Other Fea- along the Aisne front continued all night, with the French main- taining the western outlets of Soissons. Northwest of Rheims the Franco-British forces broke all the German assaults and main- tained the defensive positions. ; sirvieee (livetie {h reRATdLses OF cunstant Bocher sellin, In the centre of the German advance fighting is (aking place -_— See ae ee te , place early ‘Tuesday night and in the neighborhood of Vezilly (approximately eighteen miles |—The fifth successive counter attack against Cantigny was repulsed by tures of the Day. | sith e Americans last night. Yankee artillery responged to Machine guns niked enemy posi- Bars Leave tor Spaeth Now Greater New York to-duy with more Army Captain, After 18 haps n Years’ Work for City. | Jbarrage with heavy aud effective tire, {tions. The new American positi are rapidly being strengthened, solemnity and w feeling of the meaning of t ee eae ‘he fourth yesterday morning, All were easily beaten ott. The number! south ef the Chemin ces Dames, where the German attack wns t Denes ao. € " pre ne of Hoche prisone taken in this area now swiumbers 240, launched on Monday). thin, attenuated but they i] Alihough they advanced in thick waves in each athick, only ene French reserves aré continuing to arrive on the front and | Attended by the song of a later ge Have succeeded in teaching the American line This happened about 7) the German advance is being resisted with great tenacity. eee Weird OhaGe up: in’ RUNNERS levelock at night, ‘The infantry and machine gunnery ivok heavy toll as The Germans made repeated attempts to break through the and physical Hit partmer A French defense in the Soissons region, but were each time held y were When the Survivors reaghyn y litte the who renained Hed in disorder ur Two idvanced . geking in the van v r shot ¢ Viv . re Mer art re ; . : r shot down sacle a up by the determined Freach resistance. soo) ' fiw ur y ot s E . 1 Brooklyn ‘ i ; The Germans have been obliged to leave their guns on the meee ' py Phealuctel wt N northern side of the original line, which can be crossed only at a se ad ly * ass 6 counter certain number of points which are highly vulnerable to Allied a r enone ‘ 9 J tunity: wipins Be | airplanes, The enemy is thus prevented from reaping the full 0 pe rt lary » v ee ond y "we te isla i a | : . t ani Lattersertit i PY ab! qkiht re howe benefits of his rapid advance. three wars ¥ an vin I ew ea veiled. : The stunt of the French at the western side of Soissons shows an usual custom ¢ preadin : ma 4 tear ga wh ty S. t , pilates bh the waves y Mar i” a ei . hwo fron ‘ , cheouriging stilléning of the resistince and partly compensates for the sankts ; arr promy nd properly Widow of Lusitania Victim es F ro ee a Ne joss of the main part of the town, evacuation of which was ate waited un ; Busy With Wau Work ’ melt The Americans now have a nounced last night, Neiilwr this loss, the retirement of the British forces Bhat s 1 number of German machine quns nth ee wee Livers | te army than at ‘home Dr Curtin ince Death of Husband re fay pouring man machine them |Combais Continuon MCC toward Kheims, nor the German claim of 25,000 prisoners tas daunted 7 1 Y 1 t 1 f an y side nd yas coms t de CHIME RUNER EO IM et into the enemy, The infantry also | [)aybroak—Pour bake hice | ihe Allies, The following semi-olticial note was issued toatay: : e Veterans of the Grand | * wed P WHS) WastINGTON, XN M \ sre using Bocho rifles which they \\ 2 nl . ae , . Runt ng {td Af Dh hapten! nee a i ituy 9 srotured. Machine guns, rites ithin Pitteen Mint The Germans again progressed yesterday, put while, on one 4 1 uk S uni F ; ‘ \ police, National Gu B RS eitne M | | and large auantgtios of ammu | hand, they failed to pierce lings, on the cthe: , ing tu hospital detactn fat | lad saven in Hp, apture of Can } WETH PE AM AN AILMY IN nd, they : » plerce our lines, on the cther it is comfortin gt every branch of both t ' eS a SES ; | dicny were promptly tuted Janrancu ata AO) AL MS. CA observe that their march was slickened considerably by the arrivai i | ns. The exact | navy LAL a inst the Germa Th ‘ it ted Prose <u of our reserves briny Mrs. ‘Vand 1 r of machine guns taken | 0" He aia ' ot yet known Ni “Binur: thn : “As these come into play the balunce will gradually be restorea : , " entimate of — the Hanous series 1 tn a . et a laeeaMieg? S i eas X An apenrale rele " coe possi t a : A : and soon the German flood will be dammed. : . Lie German losacs is no! unt nurthwoe 1 One pla ; ' and blue t k § ” ¢ a ; ah ‘ i blo, but they are obvious! naReE teal to mn Dillon No “The French command retains undiminished confidence, based, Guard, | Mrs \ not anty in the fir y BUST Mtunty Land , s, on the powe: Seg pee ny eens 4 Reet i a ADs ; | te dharesr ercani THe hore ne wucenn - itis, on the power of our resources and (ie incomparable valor of was along t : my ] President Tr aro indications tha’ on us sclqariane clk i our soldiers."* he village alone i. shite i . sis aw a ip pa mothe] sot Pr Hi ‘elusive of the tower in |! 2 J J TWO MAIN OBJECTS OF THE DRIVE. Mieming tan \ ke rae | sharms A on As the battle proceeds the enemy's purpose bee plain, It is he Drive was } A y ' 1 iM by thousands of A \ A 1 tn} men, women and ¢ py H ry bata rin on 1 wind 1 { the \V s the Mare, gain attire d , ‘ \ ~ ‘ ~ : ; me ’ weather, Ju r . : ay } wore \ i stad we great a of approach to the weather, r is was t i , é : nly r Ai AMERICANS REPULSE AWA ‘ "Par Hons Railvoud, the main eastern are crowd with ft J fare sania aan . 4 J { | er Valley, or event to approach within With bands heads, each die} With the Mason's] yy t 1a} THREE GERMAN ATTACKS ; iable resull. That is sufficient to vision as it marched \ J irs, ' Saree ante ais cheering. T polis } ’ i ted nly 31-2 miles, as against The moat striking of all the d ms | ‘ “ Mok n | 51 i ty of { th This indi- icpava wan ti | GERMAN PEOPLE WARNED ' wv I hi i en n the Germar ! ‘ 4 \ i t By t c German : : \\ ha ; “: p spproach nea » Pari direct route, & i called upe i | wand tully awa he importa mov sheviki Alth St iy Was evacuated to prevent sacrifice of blew up nchines rat ! trae : ; ‘* Z. ; I allt 1s leading out of the let them fall into “ f ‘ 4 ; ca om . common enem Wied t SOISSONS TAKEN IN HOUSE-TO-HOUSE BATTLE. The uniforms of the , , WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, May 30 (Associated of Belgiun and tear, ‘or the occa Tie y 1 A dece dw ned many S esterday, it was « t battle. The e below ths s becoming more f them re 1 ' aaa ESULTS, Paxe ; iti ENTRIES, Pace 7 } carly in the morning, w footing in the easte (Continued 4s