The sun., 1918-06-08
Bouresches Captured by
Marines and POilus Regain
Veuilly-la- -POterie.
BOTH STILL HARD AT 1T
Many Strategical Points
Taken in Day of Desperate,
Close Fighting.
L. s. ON THE OFFENSIVE
Enemy Attacked as They Pre-
pare for Onslaught and Their
Formations Shattered.
BOTH STILL HARD AT 1T
L. s. ON THE OFFENSIVE
Special Gable Despdtch to TIE SrS.
CopxriQhf. 1915; all ,iaAts seserUel

Special Gable Despdsch to TIE Srn.
Copyright. 1915: all sfoAs reserUs1
LONDON, June For four days ~
Germans have been unable to claim
any material fighting success or any
substantial gain Of ground between
the Aisne and the Marne.
On the other hand. the French. Brit
ish and Americans for the second time
have been able to report a series Of
actions in which the Allies had de-
cidedly the advantage. Not only have
the French and American thrown back
attacks at number Of points along
almost the whole front from Soissons
to the Marne but they have ad.
vanced their lines. improved their po-
sitions and recaptured villages north
OF the Disc. on both sides Of the Aisne
and to the south in and around
were nearest to Paris. There thoy
have been pushed back to the north
west Of Chateau Thierry.
strategical Points Retakea.
In a series OF brilliant operations =.
day French and American troops CAP
i,tured the villages OF Veuilly-la-Potefis
and Bouresches. ten and four miles
respectively northwest Of Chateau
Thierry. both points Of great strateSical
value which have been fought over nneot
bitterly for several days Last night ths
French captured the village Of Le Port.
west of Fontenoy and north Of the
Aisne. and also the village Of vinly.
north OF the Olisnon River. They also
regained Hill ?04. position Of great i'm
portance. The Americans captured Toroy.
On the eastern side OF the salient tho
British again entered Bigny, nine milee
:, below Rheims.
The German night ofiicial statement
! is now down to four words. The situa-
| tion Is unchanged which means that
all the gains OF the day were made ~
the Allies. The earlier Berlin statemsat
reports only the capture of some minor
trenches northeast OF Sarcy. on the
Ardre River, and 800 prisoners.
Local Fighting In Flanders,
| In the north. on the British sector
near Mont KENNEL. French troops a.
1
improved their line there last night.
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| ,bi. so,,;on n, corr,, v.;, u;th ~.
capture OF two officers and fifty men,
| statements in the German newspa pers
| ,b,, "a. or.r.;,. "a 90 n. r..,,,.d v.r,.
soon and reports from correspondents q,
~. fror, .ba, ha,u.., ,h. Aisr. on, ~.
N,rrs tho .ermars arc NOT di1v;rv
themselvss in IN an ex,.nsive .c.,e
| according 20 THAR u.,,,, ,,e,boa In rev,,,
aco,ired territory seem "a supgest thar
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! The cbocr "a tho orswy,s nro.r... h..
h.en deeri,. and tho ir,m.d;at. d.n,.r
has besr romov.d hu, ,h.-s ain rsmoir.
, cause >or .nxie,y E.t,rat., ~ ,h.
strenrth Of Cen I.uden5orff's force yary
| some critics believe he has emnloved mora
tnan 30 divisions IN the operatiop iust
ended others saw that Al divisions have
been used. about 100000 bayonets A
few OF these reserves have been identi-
! fed as belonging to Sroups In armies 10
| the east Of the Crown Princes command.
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| Inc n'aeh'i'en' "si''hs vi inc rrehch
troops ana 'he Sp'eho'd s"heralship
SHOWN ny the frehch h'eh command IN