The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-14
Americans Heavily eembarded.

Americans Heavily eembarded.
Sectors further south which include
the points at which tthe American
forces are fighing have been heavily
bombarded by the enemy but no fur.
ther infantry attacks have been
launched by him. 49,, @,r5.
An inference that might be drawn
from tho apparent haste OF the Ger.
mans in beginning their great attack
east OF Montdidier, almost as soon as
their sweeping advance on the Aisne
front had been checked at the Marpe
/ sthat another German offensive may
be speedily launched. It is not I'm.
probable, according to French opinion,
that this blow will fall on the British
front, further north, either lin, front
of Amiens, :or In the Flanders. sector,
where the Germans may attempt TO
cut their way through to the channel
ports. In this connection the British
official statement speaks Of stro1e
local attack by the Germans in the re-
gion of Merris, on the extreme west
ern angle of the Flanders ,sa.ient. The
attack was completely repulsed, 1t ID
said. . .'''f, 'M \.
!. The Amiens front and the scarps
river valley near Arras. have bseu
by the Germans who hsve
not as yet, however, attempted In
fantry attacks on the allied lines In
those regions. ~, 4 4
Shift Attack. 80
Replused in their eforts to reach
Compiegne, and drive the rench, back
in the Montdidier region, Fthe Ger.
mans are increasing the weight. OF
their attack northeast Of Vtllers-Cot.
terets with the apparent hope Of fore
ing q passage between the Vtllers.
Cotterets forest and the COmptegne
forest and thus overcoming the French
resistance east OF the Oise. ~
Slower Progress. ....s<
The German offensive west of the
Disc is now in its sixth day and the
enemy has made slower progress In
the present movement than in any OF
the other three he has carried out
since March 2l. French resistance
has been growing stronger as the days
have passed and Thursday the eGr-
mans, despite heavy attacks against
the height positions around Mary, were
unable to gain and suffered severe loss
es from the French fire. Along the
Disc he has been thrown back across
the Matz and his ef0rts to regain
the south of the river have been un.
Bitter Fighting Continues.
South of the Aisne on a front OF
three miles the Germans have push.
ed back the French about mile In
two days. Bitter fighting continues
in this region and the French resist
ance Thursday at Laversine, Corey
and COeuvres was powerful enough
to prevent the enemy from advancing
further westward. The Germans have
a foothold in Laversine but have been
unable to complete the occupation of
the village.
~ Frontal Attack.
While attempting to 0utflank the
natural barrier OF the Com.
piegne forest the Germans have shown
no desire to try frontal attack
against the new French line north OF
the Laigue front. There has been no
fighting here and the battle fronts
west OF the Disc and south Of the
Aisne, although closely related have
not been connected.
German Official statements OF Thurs.
day make no claim of any gains west
of the Disc and the evening report
says the situation is unchanged with
continuing southwest Of Noy'
on south of the Aisne and south OF
Ypres. There are no allied reports
OF fighting south of Ypres and this
NAV herald q new movement In the
north
Severe Losses.
d. Between the southern edge of the
Villers- Cotterets forest and Chateau
Thierry American troops repulsed vio-
lent attempts to drive them from their
positions at Belleau wood and Boures'
ches. The enemy attacked after Z
heavy bombardment but was driven
back with severe losses.
The Americans took prisoners and
machine guns.
Allied, airmen continue to harrass
the area behind the German lines In
the Montdidier.Noyon region. Many
tons of bombs have been dropped on
enemy targets and more than q score
If enemy machines were brought down
by French and British ~.
iators. American airmen have Joined
in air work by dropping bombs on
Dommary Barancourt On the Toul
sector in aerial fighting American
planes have destroyed two enemy
TOonfinnad on Pak0 Ski