Yesterday, the 25th anniversary of the first Battle of the Marne, the French Army, imbued with the spirit of Marshal Joffre, replied to German counter-attacks which have weakened considerably in intensity since the German right wing took a terrible battering from Maginot Line artillery in the Saar-Moselle triangle.
'A laconic French communique issued yesterday said "There has been uninterrupted fighting along a twelve miles front which succeeded in slicing off another German salient from the Saar to the Blles River between Soarbrucken and Blleskastel. The French have kept the offensive leader~ ship despite a German counter-attack in the Moselle Valley. In that gagement, the German General Staff threw in'threo of their best regular Army divisions but they were chi ed to pieces by cross fre from the Maginot Line and later by French infantry which advanced behind a green of French "tanks" United "Lesser Importance"
Berlin, Sept. 13.
The German High Command communique issued here today had only this to say on fighting in the Western Front, "On the Western front German vanguards attacked and recaptured the Birnberg height, six kilometres south of Ssarbrucken where two enemy companies had entrenched themselves. La other sectors, fighting of lesser importance took place. Havas.
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