New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
British Steadily
Forge Forward
! South of Ypres
fighting Also Is Resumed
West of Bu!lecourt and
Airmen Are Active
Counter Attack Halted
Meantime, on French Battle
Line Big Guns Presage
New Offensive
Counter Attack Halted

,,,5on. June IS. General Piumcr's
IS are maintaining a steady though
- forward movement on the Flan-
~. battlefront, ard the War Office
.;,bt reports another advance south
y. wares with the capture Of several
.-.,o,srs There also was a resump-
... Of the lighting for the detached
I'm, Of the Hindenburg line held
- ne Germans west Of Bullecourr.
s.. Field Marshal Haie makes no claim
o., further progress there.
The night bulletin places some en-
,.,.is on the work Of the British fiers
,,5 saws: Many air fights took place,
+, which large numbers Of machines
,.re engaged" Sixteen German planes
s,re driven down, six Of them COM
,,s+elv destroyed. while only one Brit
+ machine is missing II is such eX-
ended combats IN the air that usually
,-sceds battles on the ground. and the
,-tjvitv may foreshadov a renewal Of
ne British general offensive.
Halt Counter Attack
heavy German reaction against
he extension Of the British lines
cross the Ypres-Comines canal was
,gppressed last night. after brisk
s,b.i,c The British left flank south
.sst Of Ypres is being driven con-
..antlv forward. and the Germans wish
~ check the movement, TO avoid the
-s,ace 20 their centre above Warne-
.or The counter attack was prepared
by heavy runfre and carried out with
.o,.,5erable forces. Some Of these
reached the British advanced trenches
bg- all who did not retire were either
killed or captured. Haie's line re-
NAMED as 10 was.
The Berlin reports mention the
strong artillery fire in Flanders loca'-
ing it around HOllebehe and west OF
Ws-neton. and refer TO the repulse Of
British assault toward the latter
town No mention is made Of the en-
gagements further north. British raids
cas-. Of Loos are represented as ATTACKS
10 force and the defeat Of another
advance here is recorded.
Fighting Near Bullecourt
The fighting around the Hindenburg
line ,or-hwest Of Bullecourt. where the
British took a portion of the trench
.ystem Yesterday, is also referred TO,
and a second advance by Haig's men
here is said TO have failed this morn
ny Attacks east Of Monchy, south OF
Tho Searpe. and near Croisilles, on the
Ssr.ee Brook. TO the southwark. are
declared 10 have ended in retirements
by the British.
Infantry fighting on the front held
by the French has apparently almost
CEASED for the time being, doubtless
On account Of the British pressure IN
Flanders. which has caused a shift IN
Einderburg's reserves. However, both
Paris and Berlin record an increase OF
tir gun fire 20 a pitch Of violence. both
on the A.sue front and around Mounts
Camille, and Blond. in the Champagne.
This nav indicate either French or
German preparations for an attack. II
Pe+sin'- forces have been reOrganlzed
for q general drive. expert observers
here believe that IL viii come in the
Champagne or northwest Of Rheims
The French yesterday penetrated the
hostile trenches in the latter region
AID took "a number OF prisoners. To-
day thew reoccupied a trench element
zkieh they had lost near Courcy' kill
inr or capturing all the occupants.
Small attacks in the Nerdun sector
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