Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-06
LINES OF ALLIES
HOLD STRONGLY
At EVERY POINT
Berlin War Office Makes No
Claim of Further Prog
ress Anywhere.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY MAY
INDICATE COMING ASSAULT
Thirty Americans. With Gre
nades, Rifles and Bayonets Raid
Position Held by Prussians.
FLANDERS AND PICARDY QUIET
Russians Unofficially Reported to
Have Won Victory Over
Turks and Bochcs. ,1}E
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY MAY
INDICATE COMING ASSAULT
FLANDERS AND PIcARDY QUIET
tBy Associated Prcss.1

All the efforts of the Germans to ad-
vance in the French sectors have been
repelled. according to the War onee
! announcement at Paris last night
Ground has been regained by the
French and prisoners taken. 5
The allied stone wall Of resistance is
still being imposed against the Ger
sons to Chateau Thierry. Nowhere is
the enemy making progress. f
GERMANS CONTINUE
ATTACKS Al VARIOUS POINTS
| 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 Mouiin-Sous- Touvent.,
northwest OF" Soissons, to TroesnesS
which lies southeast of Villers- Cotte-s
rets. N So
Great masses of artillery and large
numbers OF troops are being used by
the Germans in almost continuous bat
ties, but Notwithstanding this fact the
I
strongly. and at several points the de-
tenders have taken the offensive into.
their own hands and improved their
positions. re
| Standing out in sharp contrast
against previous communications is
sued by the German War Office. claim
ing gains by feats of arms or the fall
ing back of the allies, is the announce
mcnt made in Berlin Wednesday night:
ON the battle front the situation is
unchanged" says the announcement.
The Germans are still suffering heavy
casualties in their unsuccessful as
saults.
NO IMPORTANT FIGHTING
REPORTED ALONG MARINE
Along the Marne front there has
been no fighting of great moment, al
though in the vicinity of Rheims the
! German artillery has begun a violent
bombardment. which probably indi-
Gates another infantry attack in this
region. which has been relatively quiet
for several days past.
The American troops in the Lune-
VILE sector daily are showing their
merit in fights with the enemy. We'd
nesday witnessed another venture car--
ried out successfully by them, thirty
ot the TleH lIoW attdCNH&
the German lines and penetrating them
to the third defenses and assaultinG
the 2oc occupants of them with rifles.
bayonets and grenades. The losses tn
the enemy were numerous. while the
American casualties were very small.
GERMANS USE GAS SHELLS
AGAINST AMERICAN WARRIORS
The Germans seemingly fearful
Of the band OF warriors in the Lune-
willie sector. for they again have in
including gas. upon and behind the
American line, firing them from guns
or dropping them from airplanes. IJn-
stinted praise continues TO be given
the Americans for their intrepdity. yes
There still has been no resumption
of the battle on the front In Flanders
and Picardy where the British are fac
ing the Germans. The enemy. how
ever, is carrying out violent lombard
ments on various sectors IN the
Amiens sector, near Morlancourt the
Germans made an attempt to capture
a British position. but were repulSed,
the British taking some prisoners. Mar
Lens. the British also captured a num-
Der OF Germans
Cnohicial reports credit the Russians
with victory over the Turks and
Germans in the Kars district Of Trans
Caucasia. The enemy is reported to be
in retreat, and massacreing the poru-
iatIona.