Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-09

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ATTACK SPREADING.
While the operations take the nas
ture Of local attacks, they have had
their effect in driving the Germans
back, from the points they reached
on the crest OF the wave that carried
them far on the road 70 Paris. The at.
tacks, which began just to the north
west OF Chateau Thierry, are spread.
ing northward along the line and
everywhere the allies report ground
recovered from the enemy.
The rush of the American marines
and the French on Thursday after.
noon has not continued TO gain
ground as fast as il did at the inccp.
tion of the movement, but it is still
going on. In the meantime they have
withstood two violent attacks BY TIN
Germans and have repulscd the enemy
in decisive fashion.
American Fighters Recognized.
For the first time in the war Gef.s
man headquarters on Saturday haa
used the term American regiment"
in its official report on the opcrationa
on the western front. Even Ia al3t
nnuncing the loss Of Gantign q \
Icf{iriat communication tnentjon1
Incseiy tfhe enemy as having 0ex
llpied thatypiHce. N s.'1
Several times, however. tie fs
mans have officially inentiofsed On
capture of American prisoners:
VI Bombardments Begun.
Reports from the whole battle Inns
in France are that there has been re-
newed activity on the part OF the Ger
man artillery in several sectors Of
the front. Notable among the<regiono
under bombardment is the line be.
tween Noyon and Montdidier.
1t is along this line that heavy
enemy offensive has been expected
by military experts since the Inoinen-
tum Of the German advance from the
Aisne has died away. When the Gers
mans pushed west from st. Quentin
in late March and carly in April. thu
line from Noyon to Montdidier was
almost equal in importance to that il
front of Amiens. The French forces
were rushed to this front and fought
savagely to stop the German advance
and rctake ground which was Of
strategic and tactical Importance.
verdun Again Menaccd.
AT the same time the Woevre sec~
tor, just to the southeast Of Verdun,
is claiming attention. Large move
ments of enemy troops in the direc-
ton Of ST. Mihiel have been reported
by aerial observers and there are
indications that the positions Of the
Americans along this part Of the front
may be in the storm center Of ! ter
rife attack soon.
The advantages to be gained by tho
Germans, ii they succeed in breaking
this line are manifold. Eighteen miles
west Of St. Mihiel is the town OF Bar
le Dub, and still further westward ii
Vitry. which would be but step-
ping stone to dash to Chalons-Snr-
Marne. # the line at St. Mihiefcould
be broken or driven back very far the
whole Vcrdun sector would be IN
peril and might have to be abandoned.
Locre Hospice Held by French.
In the Flanders sector, which has
been quiet since the beginning Of the
attack along the Aisne, the Germans
on Wednesday sought to improve
their positions by capturing the hos
pice at Locre. This point would give
them starting point for an attack
on the village Of Locre, which is con-
sidered one Of the keys to the allied
positions along the hills behind the
lines southwest of Ypres. The French
forces in this sector on Friday. how
ever, attacked the enemy and drove
him back to his former positions and
the allied line has been restored.
There have been no engagements
Of S~notable character on the Italian
front, but in Macedonia the allies, par-
ticularly the Greeks, have been cone
tipuing their aggressive operations.
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