The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-29


ers secured in this operation now to-
tai nine officers and 892 Of other
rank. Two field guns, % machine
guns and one trench mortar were
taken by the British. The German
losses in killed and wounded were
very severe. Intense activity has
been marking the work Of the royal
air force. Prisoners state that their
casualties have been very heavy as
the result Of the air raids.
Naval Engagement.
London, June 29.-Four British
torpedo boat destroyers fought a
long range engagement with a Ger
man destroyer force off the Belgian
coast on Thursday evening. The ac-
ton was broken off before any de-
cisive results were attained.
British Casualties.
London, June 29.-British casual
ties reported during the month of
June totalled 141,147. This compares
with total casualties reported during
May Of 166,S02.
f'5--- The American Report.
Washington, June 29.-Capture' OF
| 300 German prisoners and the destruc-
ton Of three German airplanes by
American ayiators were reported by
General Pershing in an official COM
munique today.
The official communique follows:
Section A, In the Chateau Thier-
ry region we again improved our
positions south Of Torcy. The num-
ber of prisoners taken by us at this
point, in the operation Of June 25, has
increased to 300, Of whom z are Of
mi -
velopments at other points held by
our troops. It is established that our
aviators have shot down three hos
tile machines in the Toul region
since the beginning Of the week.
"Section 3. OF the three planes
mentioned in the American official
communicate, Of June 28, one was
brought down at $3.50 o'clock on the
morning of June "a. between Pont-
A-Mousson and Thiau Court by Lieut.
Raymond. Lieut.. Raymond encoun-
tered q hostile plane Whlch olVeo
under his own. Lieut.. Raymond ex"
ec,Ited a dive on the hostile plane,
arinp as he did so. He saw tracer
bullets entering the fuselage, OF the
enemy plane, The destruction or the
hostile machine has now been con-
armed. The other two planes were
shot down on June 25 by Major Hart
new and Lieut.. Macarthur. MAJOR
Hartney reports that his patrol or
four planes, answering the can at
$3.50 o'clock in the evening" enco9n- u
tered two German planes, or Wnlcn
one was q biplane. Runpler' ana tLle
other a monoplane. Iney Were ny, ny
ing at an altitude of 4,500 meters.
1The German monoplane obtained a
nogition over the tall Of Lieut.. HllFs
Tnachine. Major Hartney fired long
burst at the monoplane, which turn
ed over and landed upside down. Ihe
German Rumpler biplane was pursu-
ed by Lieut. Macarthur below the
cIoud level. The two machines ex-
changed fire. On emerging from the
cloud level, the hostile machine went
over backwards. Lieut.. McArtnur was
at one time within 30 yards or the
German plane, was able to observe
that his tracer bullets entered tne
P11seIage and is certain that the OBJ
server was wounded before the plane
fell He fired q total of 226 rounds.
The destruction Of these planes has
also been confirmed" .a r..
Paris. June 29.-German. attacks on
the front southwest Of scissors for
the purpose of ejecting the French
from positions taken by them on
Thursday night were repulsed lasL
night and the French line was held
intact, according to the~statement is
sued by the war office today.
In an operation northwest OF Mont
didier American troops took forty
prisoners.
In addition to their attack on the
front in the Soissons area the Ger
mans sent assault detachments
against the lines held by the Italians
on the BIigny heights southwest Of
Rheims. The Italians drove off the
German thrust.
The statement reads:
Two German attacks for the pur-
pose Of retaking French positions
south of the Aisne which were occu-
pied by the French on Thursday night,
were repulsed. An attack by a mum
beg Of German baftaiions between
Fosse-En-Bas and Cutry, RaVine,
were repulsed along the new front
and the French lines were held intact.
Southwest of Rheims, the Italians
engaged in a sharp combat with the
Germans at Bligny heights. German
attachments, which had succeeded for
the moment in obtaining a foothold
in the Italian first lines were driven
back.
Along the French lines a number
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