Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-03
FRENCHMEN TAKE
VANTAGE POINTS
EAST Of FOREST
But Forces of Enemy Reach
Marine Southwest of
Chateau-Thierry.
ADVANCE LINES BEYOND
RHEIMS-DORMANS ROAD
Plan of Prussians Appears to Be
to Outflank Cathe-
dral City.
OUTLOOK is RATHER BETTER
British Continue Trench-Raiding Op.
erations in Arras, Lens and
Bcthune Regions.
OUTLOOK is RATHER BETTER
British Continue Trench Raiding On.
erations in Arras, Lens and
Bcthune Regions.

The strength of General Foch's re.
serves has been felt by the armies
of the German Crown Prince in the
battle for Paris" East Of the iins
running from scissors to Chateau
rhierry. where the Germans Saturday,
in continuation of their mighty
strokes. gained several additional viii
lages and then attempted TO proceed
further westward. magnificent opposI-
ton was imposed by the newly
strengthened lines. and with terrific
smashes. the French forces rccaprured
Longpont, Corey, Favrolles and Troes-
mes. vantage points in the center of
the line leading to the forest OF VII
lers Cotteretcs. which seemed to bc
the principal object of the enemy.
The Germans. however. still hayesin
their possession the village of Vans
rezis. lying to the west of Soissons,
and further south of Soconiu-et- Brsutl,s
Chadun, Licy and Bouresches, the last
| named directly west Of ChateausN 6
tThlerry. a little to the southwestern
Chateau-Thierry the enemy. has reached
the Marne.
Nowhere has there been any at
tempt by the invaders to cross tho
u-Thierry they are hugging the
northern bank Of the stream. 1t is
not improbable. however. that the tac-
tics of the Germans have In view the
fording of the river when the time is
more propitious, for in the center of
| the line between Chateau -Thierry and
| Rheims they have pushed back ths
allied forces across the Rheims -Dor-
mans road between OlizyNiolaine and
-Tardenois. and arc pressing
onward toward the Marne. This Is
| the only point on the left wing. how
| ever. where the enemy has been able
to make fresh gains, Notwithstanding
the fact that he has thrown new d.
visions into the battle some OF them
the best trained troops in the German
| army.
FRENCH RECoNaUER FORT
DE la POMPELLE
Having failed in all their efforts to
conquer Rheims by direct assault, 1T
now seems to be the intention Of tile
Germans further to widen their oc-
cupation of the territory lying south
of the Rheims -Dormans road and there
BY outhank the cathedral city AMI
bring about It's capitulation. In tho
lighting in the Immediate vicinity. of
Rheims thhc enemy won Fort de la
Pompelie. but his tenure OF the posi-
ton was shortlived. for the French
troops in a counterattack reconquered
it,
Taken all In ALL the seventh day OF
the battle found the allied line from
scissors to Rheims. although 1t had
been bent back at various points, not
so hard pressed as on previous days
and seemingly more capable OF resist
ing the enemy's onslaughts Just how
many men the allies are opposing
gainst the forty-6ve German divisions
that now actively engaged on the
Soissons- Rheims front has not become
apparent. but the fact that on the west
the enemy is being not only held but
driven back at points. and on the
southern end Of the salient he has been
unable to make but slight new prog.
ress. is apparent evidence that n turn
in the battle is not far distant
The British in the regions OF Arras
Lens and Bethune are keeping up their
trcnch-raiding operations against the
Germans Saturday night contingents
from the London forces invaded Ger
man trench southeast of Arras and
took twenty-scven prisoners and
machine gun, while east OF Lens and
north OF Bethune similar maneuvers
were successfully carried out and other
Germans made prisoner
MUCH ARTILLERY ACTIVITY
ON BOTH SIDES AT NORTH
There is considerable artillery activ.
ity by both sides on the northern Sec
tors OF the western front. AS yet the
expected great battle has not broken
in the Italian theater. There has bsan
only moderate artillery activity along
the whole front. The Italian and allied
aviators, however. are busily engaged
in reconnaissance work and bombing
attacks over the enemy lines. Ger
man airplanes again have delivered an
attack on Paris. Several persons were
injured by the bomb explosions ~
The discovery in Moscow and Pet
rograd OF a large counter-revoiut.ons
ary plot which stretches throushout H
the whole OF Russia. Is announced IN Z
Russian wireless message rcceivep
in London last night. To this plot