Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-29
FRENCH and BRITISH HOLD.
GAINS AGAINST COUNTER.
ATTACKS MADE BY ENEMY
Both Lines Advanced Mile
on Wide Front-U. S.
Men Capture Foes.

ture OF $40 German prisoners
and the destruction II three
tteTman aiTpiaHe> by American
aviatorS WAS reported ~ ten
eral Pershing in an Official
commUnique today.
Paris. Jun" -. German Al
fackS on the iTtrt southwest uf
Solsson> I1I The purpose OF
ejectinC the FICEch from posi-
lions taktn by q I'm on Thurs
day nigh. were repulSed last
hight dHd lie iItnch line WIS
held intact according 10 the
statement isSLeG icy the war or
nee today.
In an operation northwest OF
iOntdiditT. tLCFican troops
took 40 prisoners.
In addi,iun a. Their attack on
the front III the scissors area,
the GernaUS sent assault de-
tachmeHte against the lines held
by the Italians on the Bligny
heigh :, southwest OF ReimS.
The Italians drove off the Ger
man thrust.
With the B-it.sI Army in France,
June %. BY TIE Associated Press
-Late last hight and again early
ttday the Germans put down Figor-
OILS baTrages along the sector north
0t Merville. OIt 10 further infantry
action has been reported. Great
feets OF aIrplaues are constantly
wheeling over hostile territory to-
cay and coudultlug bitter warfare
against the Germans.
Heavy artillery dueIs lave been
Eaged continually during the last
q hours in the MeTville region.
where the British yesterday morn
ing pushed the Germans back by
a successful surprise attack. Pris-
0ners secured in this operation
Bow total 8 officers and 1872 OF
other hank. Two field guns, %
machine guns and one trench NOR
tar we're taken by the British. The
German losses in killed and
wounded were very severe.
Intense activity has been mark
ing the work Of The Royal air
force Prisoners state that their
casualties have been very heavy as
the result Of the aerial raids.
London. June 2g-Iu their sue
cessful attack in Flanders east Of
Nieppe wood yesterday, the British
took more than four hundred pris-
eners, the war Office announced to-
day. Two German field guns. in ad-
dition 10 the machine guns and
trench mOTtars taken also were
captured in this attack.
Foe Counter Blows Far.
Undated War Lead CBy the Asso-
ciated Press Positions taken
IRON the Germans by the French
along the sector OF the line south
west OF scissors have been scene
OF counter thrusts by the enemy.
These attacks. one at FOsse-En-Bas
and the other On Scutrv TaViIe
which are about three miles apart,
have been repuIsed by the French,
according to the official statement
issued by the war office at Paris
The new French lines have been
held intact.
The Italian forces southwest OF
Reims, on the heights OF BHgny.
who last week gallantly held their
positions against TWO strong as
ssults by tie Germans. have again
repulsed the enemy. after they had
succeeded in gaining d foothOld in
their lines.
Yankees Capture 40.
American units northwest of
Alontdidier. in the vicinity Of Can
ugny, have captured 40 prisoners.
according TO tne French official
Statement. which continue by say
ing that the French have taken
prisoners and material in Apremont
FOREST. This position has been held
oF American troops Apremouf for
est Is situated just east of St. Mihicl
ana Ike Seicheprey. seven miles to
me east. las been the scene of
desperate fighting by tie Americans
against The Germans.
NO German counter attacks
ssalnst the positions taken on Fri
lay by the British near NieDpe for
II IN the Lys sector. are reported.
ne British, if IS announced. cap
.ured more tlan four hundred pris-
'HeFs in their attack.
l.i00 Gf Enemies Taken.
Attaching tine Germans suddenly
on on t~o widely separated sectors
sFeneh and British troops yester-
1ay improved their positions great /
z @hd captured l4O0 prisoners.
BF their enterprise in taking the J
initiative ureXpectedIv. the allies
apparently caught the Germans .
mapping and realized their objec-
ives IN short time The British .
reetlfed their line east of Haze !
'louch, in Flanders. South Of the ,
,alkiie, the French drove the enemy /
yack on the important Ambleny- (
'iohtgoDert sector which bars the .
Speh space between the forests of /
~,ompeigne and VtIIers-Cotterets. .
ne hghtiug here continues. /
Attack on wide Fronts. /
not only did the allies strengthen
1at lheir lines but they took from
ne -ae Germans saiieuts which would /.
lage suited admirably as jumping
~, points in future operations. /
ssitDrugh the British attacked on +
t'ht OF three ana half miles and
french on four and one-half +
'iiies' each enort was intended as
purely local operation.