Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-14
FRENCH WIN BACK
LINES ABANDONED
NORTH OF corey
Enemy Repulsed on Greater
Part of Aisne-Villers
Cotterets Front.
SUFFERS TERRIFIC LOSSES
IN MANY VAIN ASSAULTS
Troops of Crown Prince Penc-
trate to Village of
Lavcrsine.
POILUS ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA
Number of Prisoners Taken by Teu-
tons in Present Drive
Reaches 10, 900.
pOLLUS ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA
Inv AsNtcia,cd r-nss-1

The offensive movements of the Ger
mans between Montdidicr and Noyou
and from south of the Oise River to
the eastern fringe of the forest of Viii
lers Cottercts apparently on tn.
wane. In the former region the fierce
resistance of the French and the allied
forces. for the time being at least.
have checked the enemy at all points,
and on some sectors the allies have
even turned vigorously upon the foe
and forced him TO ccdc ground he had
gained.
Only one attempt apparently was
made by the enemy Thursday to better
his positions near Montdidier. Hero
he launched n violent counterattaolS
from Courcelles to the north of Merry
"A front of about mile and a half
but was badly cut up by the fire of
she allied guns and forced to retreat,
leaving numerous dead and wounded ON
the field. ,,ss
Likewise south OF the Aisne the in
raders are meeting with unexpected
opposition. and. Notwithstanding the
large numbers Of mcn they have thrown
INTO the battle, their gains have been
relatively small. East OF Soissons they
penetrated TO the village OF LarersIne.
but were unable u advance on any of
the other sectors. although at one TIM.
north Of Corey, French trenches were
entered under the force of the impact
y countcrattack resulted in these
trenches being recaptured almost ini-
mcdintc!y. The sole result of tho
ehe,nYs attack on the Montdidier-
NoEon line up to the present is that
he has by the violence OF his attacks
east of the Oise, and the forced retreat
OF the French from the region west OF
the stream. blotted out the awkward
Noyon salient and brought the battle
'front.' mora into dire CT alignment with
mat beginning mt the Aisne And a
terrible price has been paid by the Ger
mans FOR ills iectitication OF the line.
whether they are prepared again to
"Ner huge sacrifices in bending back
the other salient from the Aisne tu
N!liers Cotterets and bring the Pcariy
ana AiSne battle fields into n more con-
ilnuous front remains to be seen.
IN addition to the large number II
prisoners taken by the allied forces,
Ten cannon. four being heavy weapons.
ana large Number of machine guns
nave fallen into their hands The Ger
,'''h war oi'icc admits the loss or some
German guns but asserts their forces
nave taken at least so allied guns ana
more than $4,000 prisoners.
GERMANS UNABLE TO
DISLODGE AMERICANS
The Germans again have endeavored
to force the Americans from positions
captured northwest of Chateau -Thierry,
but again met with defeat and the loss
OF numerous men. The attack was de-
livered between Bouresches and the
kellcau wood. but nowhere was the
enemy able to gain his objectives.
American officers and men to the
number OF los. lighting on the Toul
sector. have been awarded the French
War Cross for bravery and tidelity.
FRENCH ADVANCE OVER NINE
MILES IN MACEDONIA
Aside from Macedonia. the operations
in the other theaters of the war con-
time OF a minor character. consisting
mainly of mutual ombardments and
patrol encounters. In Macedonia the
French troops have captured territory
10 the depth OF nearly nine and a half
miles over an elevcn-mile front, occu-
pied eleven villages and taken $40 OF
the enemy prisoner,
According to an unofficial report ema-
mating from Berlin the German Ad-
miralty is to declare the waters OFF the
American coast from Mexico to Canada
danger zone for neutral shipping
AMERICAN AVIATOR TRIES TO
SEND UNCENSORED PHOTOGRAPH
An American aviation cadet has been
arrested. and will be tried before a
general court-martial on the charge OF
attempting to send uncensored photo
graphs to America by a civilian attache
OF the expedi,lonary forces. who was
returning. The civilian has been
brought back from a base port under
arrest.
Some OF the photographs are said to
have been of an indiscreet nature. This
is the first case OF II kind since the
issuance OF the gene,al order prohibit
ing the sending OF any personal conf
munications to America except through
the postal censorship.