The Washington herald., 1917-06-20
GERMANS RAID
RUSSIAN PORT
May Presage Big Sea Fight.
Teutons Driven Off
Elsewhere.
CBy InternatIsnaI Neyrs SerHfee. D

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Petrograd, June ls.-Germsn sea-
planes have again raided the great
Russian base on the Gulf OF Riga
dropping forty-one bombs on war
ships, airplane sheds and shore de-
fenses.
The constant repetition Of these
raids. IL is though by military ex-
perts is evidence that q great sea
battle IL impending.
GermAns Beaten on.
London, June l9.-Only one major
attack, launched by the Teutons IN
the Champagne and broken up by
the French artillery marked the
flghting activity in the west during
Champagne @ thrust iVS %a, SSTrS SeIiTered fSs bS
the crown prince in an effort to re-
establish the salient in the French
lines which was crushed by Petrain'a
troops yesterday. The Teutons were
beaten on with heavy losses. Paris
Apart from this acton there were
only minor raids.
French Report Victories
Fighting on the British front vas
confined TO ralotng operations in which
the British destroyed dugouts and
took some prisoners, according 10
Field Marshal Haigs report today.
South Of Leverguier and in the
neighborhood Of the Baupaume-CSm-
braf road we raided enemy positions
at night" he said. Several Of the
enemy were killed; dugoUts were de-
stroyed and eleven were taken pris-
oner.''
Paris, June Is.-The Germans at
tackled at three points during the
night but were repulsed at both, the
French war Office announced today.
In Champagne, the Germans made q
violent counter attack in an EFFORT 10
recapture ground taken by the French
between Mont Blond and Mont Car
nillet, but were thrown back. The
French inflicted heavy losses upon
the attackers and captured many Ger
North Of St. Quentin the Germans
attacked q small French post, but
were repelled. They had no better
success in the sector OF the Calonue
trench, where another assault was
made against a French outpost.
At Parroy forest the French car
ried ont successful patrol operations,
capturing some German prts oners,
among them an officer.
There were powerful artillery duels
in Champagne
Flank attack I'm East.
Paris. June Ie.-Allied troops have
taken over the railway line in Thes-
sally, the most important in Greece.
! This was shown by dispatches reach
ing here today and stating that all the
territory in the sectors Of LarlSsa ana
Volo has been occupied
Steady progress Is being made
through Thessaly, without any opposi-
ton from the Greeks.
Military critics are limiting that the
entente plans n big fank operation on
the Macedonian front, striking At the
Austro-German and Bulgarian armies
throughout Thessaly and Albania
Hitherto the allied pressure has been
frontal
the struma Valley By the British was
I received here today. u was explained
! that this district IL low and the Brit
| fish generals feared an epidemic OF
malaria II the troops remained there.
The territory given up was occupied
by the BulgarianA
Berlin, June 1s.-The admission Of q
| French gain 10 the Champagne dis
| trict was made by the German war
| ONCE today. The French penetrated
a small German salient. II was stated.
and later tried to extend the gain. but
/ failed with heavy losses On the Ar
ras fronf the British were elected
i from some trenches IN the Monchy
sector. which they had oceupied On
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