German Drive A Total Failure, Daily Racing Form, 1918-07-17

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QERMAN DRIVE A TOTAL FAILURE The latest dispatch from American headquarters in France says that reports from one end of the battle line to tho other say tlmt except for a few minor localities the great German offensive so far ias been a complete failure failureAdditional Additional German prisoners taken yesterday say they are convinced that their commanders have been leateri leateriAmerican American troops shot down a courier pigeon be ¬ longing to the enemy east of Chateau Thierry It was carrying a message from a German divisional headquarters saying that the situation was serious that the Germans saw no chance of making further progress in the locality of that division divisionThe The Germans this morning continued their attacks against the French line in pursuance of their of ¬ fensive according to information that reached London The information received indicates that lie offensive remains held up the attacks up to this morning having been nearly everywhere re ¬ pulsed with heavy losses lossesA A Paris dispatch of yesterday says On the front east of Rheims in spite of terrific fighting during the last day and night the enemy has not been able to penetrate the French zone of defense defenseAnother Another dispatch from French headquarters says The allied resistance to the Germans in the present offensive has been so great and the German losses consequently so heavy that enemy divisions which the German staff had not intended to utilize until tomorrow had to be thrown into the line by noon yesterday


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