New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
German Attacks on Aisne
and in Champagne
Are Repulsed
Haig's Casualties
Reported Light
Many walking Cases"
Among 10000 Men Put
Out of Action
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS


5e,-Dames. Infantry fighting slight.
Italians occupy Janina. in Northwestern
Greece. Only bombardment, on Isonzo and
Caro fronts.
Heavy cannonade. naval bombardment Of
Kavsls and air activity foreshsdow renewal
Of Allies Balkan offensive.
QUE, on East front
London. June 1O.-Sharp fighting last
night. in which the British extended
their gains on the new front south of
Ypres at several points, was followed
BY day OF comparative calm. No fur
,her German counter attacks are re-
ported. British infantry thrusts 10
gather information of enemy forma-
tions continue on the front between
Armentieres and Arras, while a raid
northeast Of Ypres and French fire Of
destruction carried out on German po-
.i.ions near Nieuport suggest that the
Allies operations may be extended to
the Belgian coast.
Fighting on the French front from
Scissors southeastward, has also dwin-
iied. and no German counter offensive
has developed Probably the French
have profted by Hindenburg's drawing
OF reserves TO mass against the British
rr-- ~n aa*a and Maccfnpe
British Casualties 10000
The German declarations that in
wipinr out the "Wytschaete bend the
British losses were so great that Cen
eral Plumer was unable 10 continue the
attack are not borne out by the investl-
cations OF observers at the front Reu-
ter's correspondent at British head
quarters says that up TO Friday even
ing the number of men OF all ranks
who failed to respond to rollcall was
Just about 10000. Judging from past
experience, about so per cent of these
casualties are walking cases" while
Of the remainder many Will be able
10 rejOin their regiments later.
Against this list may be placed the
German loss in prisoners alone, which
has passed 1000. The German casu-
atty list is undoubtedly exceptionally
high, as thousands are estimated 70
have been killed in the mine eXplo-
sions, while the first disOrganized
counter-attacks. unsupported by artll-
lerv. were cut 20 pieces. II is slgnih-
cant that among the prisoners taken
from the Germans many had recently
been removed from the Russian front,
while Austrian contingents are sald 10
be facing the Australians east OF Mes
sines.
British Raids Successful
Berlin reports to-day that all the
British attacks last night were re-
pulsed, and that, although observation
conditions were bad the heavy guns
were active at both ends of the Mes
sines Ridge. The British War once
announces successful raids into the
enemy lines south Of the Souchez River,
near lens. southeast of Epehy, north OF
Armentieres, and northeast Of 1pres:
German raids east of La Nerguler ana
southwest Of La Bassee were repulSed.
Predictions as TO where Haig's next
blow will fall may readily go amiss'
but experts here are considering the
possibility of a stroke at the whole
Wotan line, east Of the Arras field, IN
elu6ing its north and south hinges
Hill 70, northwest Of Lens, and Queant;,
on the Hirondelle River, below the ROAD
from Arras % Cambria. Both these
points are high, heavily fortified strong
holds, Queant being backed by nelght
Of 103 metres, but neither would De