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IRST DAY FAVORABLE TO ALLIES The first day of the present German affensive learly is favorable to the allies says a semi ¬ official statement issued late Monday night The French defensive system has been in no way af ¬ fected and is still intact intactWhile While in previous attacks the statement says the enemy thanks to surprise carried important lositions like the ChcmlndesDames and advanced several miles this time the battle has entailed only fluctuations of a few hundred yards yardsThe The failure of the enemy appears all the more striking if the infinitesimal results he obtained be ompared with the important advantage which he thought lie was going to attain Orders found on prisoners show that the troops of the crown prince vera to have camped at Epernay on the night of Inly 15 at Chalons on the 10th and at Sazannc twentysix miles south of the Marne on the 17th 17thThe The imperial general staff left no stone un ¬ turned to gain a decisive success and thirty to thirtyfive divisions had been put into the line That is about one division to two miles milesThe The enemys losses were considerable One shock livision which according to plan was to have been elieved the evening of the 15th had to lie sent to the rear to be patched up on the morning of the 15th East of Rheims hundreds of Germans dead mng on the French wire wireTo To sum up the first lays operations were per iectly satisfactory The enemy neither surprised 3iir command as to the date nor as to the place of lis offensive
