Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-06-06
Great Masses Of Artillery and
Large Numbers Of Troops
Used by Germans in Con-
tinuous Assaults.
AMERICANS INSPIRE FEAR
Thirty U. S. Soldiers Raid
Trenches in LuneviIle Sector
and Rout 200 in Hand
t0.Hand Combat.
AMERICANS INSPIRE FEAR
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.
The allied stone wall Of re-
sistance is still being opposed
to the Germans on the battle
front from Scissors to Chateau
Thierry. Nowhere is the enemy
making progress.
The fury of the invaders,
however, has not yet been
checked, for all along the front
they are launching assault
after assault on various sectors
in the hope that the allied
ranks may give further ground,
which would enable the enemy
to straighten out the curve in
the line from Moulin-Sous-T -Tou-
vent, northwest Of Scissors, to
Troesnes, which lies southwest
of Villers- Cotterets.
LINE HELD FIRMLY.
Great masses of artillery and large
numbers of troops are being used BY
the Germans in almost continuous
battles, but Notwithstanding this facf,
the allied line everywhere has held
strongly and at several points the de-
tenders have taken the offensive and
improved their positions.
Standing out in sharp contrast
against previous communications is
sued by the German war Office. claim
ing feats of arma. or the falling back
of the allies, is the announcements
made in Berlin Wednesday night.
"On the battle front the situation q
unchanged" says the announeenaent.
The Germans are still suffering
heavy casualties In their unsuccessfiil
assaults.
NAlong the Marne front there has
been no further fighting of great
moment, although In the vicinity Of
Rheims the German artillery has be-
gun violent bombardment, which
probably indicates another infantry at
tack in this region, which has been
relatively quiet for several days.
Americans Make Daring Raid.
The American troops in the sLune-
vile sector daily are showing their
merit. Wednesday witnessed another
venture carried out by them, so Of
the men attacking the German lines
and penetrating them to the third de-
fcnses and assaultihg the 200 occu-
pants with rifles, bayonets and gree
nades. The losses to the enemy were
numerous, but the American casualties
were very small.
The Germans seemingly are fearful
Of the band of warriors in the Lune-
vile sector, for they again have in-s
creased their rain OF shells Of eli
kinds, including gas, upon and be-
hind the American line. Unstintcd
praise continues to be given the AM
orleans for their intrepidity.
Picardy Front Quiet.
There still has been no resumption
of the battle on the front in nNPicardy,
where the British are facing the Ger
mans. The enemy, however, is carry
ing out violent bombardments on.
various sectors. In the Amiens Sec
tor near Morlancourt, the Germans
made an attempt to capture a British
position but were repulsed, the British
taking some prisoners. Near Lens the
British also captured number Of
Germans.
Unofficial reports credit the Rus
SLAMS with victory over the Turks
and Germans in the, Kars district Of
Trans -Caucasia. The enemy is re-
ported to be in retreat and massacre.
ing the populations.
Marine Marks End Of Drive.
Washington, June 5.--With the
Berlin official statement conceding
that there is mo change" on the west
crn battle front, observers here be-
came increasingly confident that the
!, river Marne, for the second time in the
great struggle, marked the end Of 4
drive intended to crush resistance to
the German war machine.
There was some question whether
it was possible that historywould fur
ther repeat itself and the invader
again be hurled back in precipitous
retreat before vigorous offensive.
There was nothing to indicate, how-
ever, that any officers familiar with
the progress Of the fighting believed
that such stroke by General Foch's
armies was to be expected now. They
did not see any reason to believe that
German had exhausted itself.
1t is more than possible, it was
said, that renewed assaults on the line
from Chateau Thiefry to Soissoiis
would come at any moment.