The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-06
FRENCH REGAIN
SOME GR0UND;
YIELD LITTLE
Enemy Using Artillery and
Machine Guns in Effort
to Widen Salient.
HAS HEAVY CASUALTIES
Americans and Other Re.
serves Play Important Part
in Checking the Blow.
HAS HEAVY CASUALTIES

LONDON. June 5.-Despite fierce nght-
Ing which continued practically all day
along the western side Of the new Marne
salient. from northwest Of Soissons to
Chateau Thierry. II ere was no material
change in the line and neither side can
claim any great advantage in territory
won. the gains Of each being offset by
their losses. One OF the most Significant
developments Of the day was that II
German official report for the day. al
ways voluminous when the Germans are
advancing. has dwindled ia, about fifty
words. while the night statement from
Berlin is comprised within seven.
The cfief German effort Is being d.
rected against the sector between
Moulin northwest Of
Scissors. to Troesnes. southeast Of VII
1ers-Cotterets. and their immediate OBJ
1ective seems to be the capture Of the
last mentioned town, which Is one of the
natural bulwarks Of Paris, nifty miles to
u % southwest.
Indications Of q shift.
Tho disappearance Of the so-called
"ehock troops" from the fighting front
10 regarded here with much interest
and some anxiety as 1t Is believed to
indicate unmistakably that the Ger
mans. following their usual procedure
whom checked in a drive. are preparing
a new blow At another point Where
that stroke will fall II the great prob
lem. Opinion here tends to the belief
that II will be o. the sector between
Amiens and ArrAs. where huge force
Of German troops has been held for
moro than month inactive. The
French view rather favors the idea that
it will be between Noyon and Mont
didier. the logical place for such an
attempt.
Not the least interesting OF these
speculauons IL the surmise that the
American sector northwest OF Toul will
be the scene Of the next great German
drive and very soon This derives some
color from . report that the Germans are
massing a large number of troops In
and about Metz. which 10 only about nf-
teen miles from the scene. and that long
troop trains are coming into that city
every day.
Where Pressure IL Greatest.
Tho Associated Press correspondent
with the French army In France says
the enemy is making the greatest OF
efforts to straighten cut the bulge into
his lines occasioned by the determined
resistance Of the Allies.
The point Of his most pronounced ad
vance on the southern end Of this bulge
Is Troesnes, northeast Of La Ferte Mi
lon. while the northern point Ct the
bulge ~ at Moulin-sous-T -Touvent. north
west OF Soissons
Between these two points the Ger
mans have brought forward much OF
their artillery and local operations in
which infantry and machine sunners
are engaged are almost incessani.
North OF the Aisne as we'll as to the
southwark every attempt Of the Ger
mans In the last few days to make fur
,her progress has been frustrated as
soon as II was begun. The Allies even
have been able to improve their posi-
lions at some points.
French Hold Firm In Forest.
This was the case between Corey and
Longpont to-day. Here the opposing
lines run along the edge OF the forest
OF Villers-Cotterets. into which the Ger
mans are trying to obtain an entry. In
the meanwhile the Germans have as
saulted several times unsuccessfully.
From this vicinity they have been
bombarding La Fertemilon. but have
been unable to break down the barrier
Of allied resistance and have been sub
jected to very heavy losses. Their OBJ
ject seems to be the development OF the
allied troops occupying the bulge or fore
ing them to fall back.
The Allies. however, are holding firmly
al both ends for the present despite their
inferior numbers, and the German push
appears to have reached an obstacle
which the enemy finds difficult to over
come.
British View Of the Fighting.
The military correspondents OF the
British wireless writes as follows con-
cerning the operations:
The situation in the Aisne sector
may almost be said to have reached
that position of stability 10 disturb
which would require the Introduction OF
some new factor. Ali operations OF the
last twenty -four hours have had only
local or tactical signincance and In the
balance have been as much In favor OF
she Allies as Of the enemy.
Two points are especially noteworthy
the appearance and successful opera
ton OF an American unit on the Chateau
Thicrry front and the considered ex-