Evening star., 1918-06-10
British Check Attack
In AveIuy Wood and
Airmen Bomb Town

LONDON, June 10.-German troops
last night attacked a British post in
Aveluy wood, to the north of Albert,
the war office announced today. The
enemy was repulsed.
The statement reads:
I'VE carried out a successful raid
yesterday on German post on the
sector northeast of Bethune.
"A hostile attack during the even
ing upon one of our posts in Aveiuy
wood was repulsed."
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 10.-A considerable
local improvement of the British line
just to the south of the Somme was
effected last night through a slight
advance carried out in the neighbor-
night was, generally quiet and the
situation unchanged. Raids and out
post actions comprised the remainder
Of the infantry activity.
heavy on the British right wing Sat
urday night and Sunday morning.
preceding the attack against the
French. has again dropped to normal.
British Raid Successful.
LONDON, June s.-"English troops
carried out successful raid last
night south of Beaumont-Hamel and
captured thirty prisoners" says to-
days official communication. "A few
prisoners were captured also by the
French troops in a successful raid
north Of Bailleul. Hostile raids were
repulsed yesterday evening and dur
ing the night southeast and east of
Arras and in the neighborhood of
Givenchy-les La Bassee.
"The hostile artillery activity has
N
portion of our front from Villers-BV-
tonneux to Albert and also between
Givenchy and Robecq.'
LONDON, June 9.-The official COM
munication from Field Marshal Haig
tonight merely says:
There is nothing of interest to re-
port on the British front"
LONDON, June 10. via Ottawa
Telegraphing from the French army
heaqIarters late last night. the cor
respondent of Reuters, Limited. says:
--latest reports from the battlefield
are encouraging. The French are
fighting bravely and with great ten
"The denseness of the enemy's for
nation was greater than in previous
attacks and his losses must be ex-
traordinarily heavy, for the guns had
him at their mercy and they did ter
rible execution.
Several anxious days are ahead.
1t is certain the enemy will mal9e an
extremely bitter fight OF it, but he is
paying the full price for every mile"
Bomb" Two Towns.
LONDON, June 9-The official re-
port on aerial operations issued this
evening says:
Low clouds hampered work Sat
urday. but our airplanes constantly
attacked the enemy behind his lines
with machine gun fire. Our squad
rons, cooperating with the French.
les-Roye. nine tons being dropped.
During the following night two
tons were dropped on a railway sta
tion and dump east of La Bassee.
brought down and two others dis
abled. None Of ours is missing
Critics Foresee Paris Drive.
LONDON. June 1o.-The new Ger
man attack Is directed Immediately
against Compiegne as part of the
against Paris. according to
unanimous newspaper COM
ment here.
In the opinion of some commen-
tators in the morning papers the sec
tion attacked is vital one because
of the various detached heights which
lie across the head of the valley of
road to Paris. Any important gain
in this direction, it is remarked.
would bring the enemy out into the
level country toward st. Just and
Clermont and enable him to avoid
frontal attack alta ,1, on the forests, forests Of Com Com
are Of great value to the allies for
defensive purposes. Such q gain. it
is held, would probably compel re-
adjustment Of the allied front be-
tween the Aisne and the Marne. An
other object Of the new move fs as
sumed to be an attempt to outflank
the French line in the Scissors sector.
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