Evening star., 1918-06-13

and part of Bussiares. north. of the
Marne. The text Of the statement
reads:
Between Montdidier and the Disc
ing the day. On. orr left all his at :
tempts to wrest from us our gains Of
yesterday failed.
We made progress in the region o.
Beiloy wood and St, Maur and took
400 additional prisoners, as well as
numerous cannon and machine guns.
On the front of st. Maur-Antheuil there
was no change.
On our right the Germans renewed
their attacks along the Matz river
them heaVy losses. they succeeded in
gaining footing on the south bank,
IN the village of Melicocq and on the
heights of Croix Ricard.
Carry Out Withdrawal.
EAST of the Disc our troops on
Monday carried out withdrawal on
the line of Bailly. Tracy-le-Val and
west of Nampcel under the protec-
tion of covering detachments, who
In the region Of the Haute Braye we
repulsed an enemy attack and took
prisoners.
South Of the Aisne desperate en-
gagements, in which the fighting was
hand-to-hand, took place between the
river and the forest of Villers Cot
terests. Our troops offered spirited re-
sistance to the attacks of the enemy.
who made slight progress on the
plateau west Of the villages of Dom
miers and cutry. All his efforts
against Ambieny and ST. Pierre Aiele
failed. e'0
North of the Marne our troons oc-
cupied Montcourt. the small woods
| north of Eloup and the southern mart
of Bussiares.
Our day bombing machines con-
tinued their operations yesterday.
participating with their usual au-
dacity in a counter attack launched
by US on the Montdidier-St. Maur front
They attacked with bombs enemy d;-
visions who had come up to sustain
the shock Of our troops against the
right wing"
Gain for the Defense,
PARIS. June 13.-There was plenty
of fighting yesterday, but 1t did not
affect the general situation. AS the
Germans are fighting against time
!, this result is distinct gain to the
defense.
The Germans. it is true. made slight
progress on their left toward Com
piegne. from which, at Melicoco. they
are now only five miles away. but SO
did the French on the other wing in
the region of Merry. AS the nature of
the ground around Merry provides the
French with excellent gun positions
behind hills from which they can
pound at short range the road by
which all supplies. must pass to the
German center in the thrust toward
Compiegne. the French can claim an
advantage in the days operations. for
they also stopped the German efforts
south of the Aisne against the forest
of Villers-Cotterets.
German Attacks Broken.
The attack southwest of scissors
on the front between the Aisne and
the Marne has been broken by the
violent resistance of the French, says
Havas correspondent, telegraphing
| from the front. The enemy, he says,
has made progress which is absolute
y insisnificant a1,,, at a price Of heavy
German advance has been held up
for several days and the. morale of
| the German troops is suffering in con-
| sequence.
Great Success for French.
LoNDoN.' June 1s-(British 'Ad-
miralty per Wireless, Press)-The
military correspondent Of the British
wireless service writes from the front
that yesterday was q. day of successes
for the allies. In the actual battle
area the French by a counter attack
! between Merry and Antheuil drove the
enemy back nearly two miles on a
front of flve miles. causing him fur
ther severe losses and capturing 1000
prisoners.
/ Immediately south of Noyon the
French evacuated the salient around
| Carlepont in order that they might
move on their own accord to rectify
| their line. They administered a re-
| buff to the enemy, who attempted to
advance, and drove him back to the
high ground near the Oise river.
Farther north. in the Amiens sector
between the somme and the Ancrs
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