The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-07-02

ihierry described in press deSpatche
Capture Of thirty-three prisoners.
including one officer, within the space
Of twenty minutes in the Picardy sec
tor. In the region Of Chateau Jenlis,
on June 20 at . A. M. was mentioned.
The American party penetrated the
German lines and took the enemy
completely by surprise. Following is
the text Of the eommunique:
section A-The day was passed
quietly at all points occupied by our
troops. Yesterday one of our avia-
tors shot down a hostile machine in
the Toul region.
LATE OPERATIONS ALONG THE
LINES IN PIcARDY.
Section BIN Picardy between
noon. June II and noon June 2s the
enemy showed little aggressiveness
His artillery fire was much lighter
even than that OF the day before.
II was directed largely against thu
region of Griyesnes. The activity Of
his airplanes showed the same de-
crease as regards reconnaissance
work, coupled with a marked increase
in bombing operations. During the
night bombs were scattered In small
numbers over a considerable part OF
our sector The enemy continued to
strengthen his position.
Hostile patrols attempted more
than once to roach our lines, but
either returned without establishing
contact or were driven or by rine
nre. Our own artillery operated very
effectively on the German front lines
and also in his rear areas, where one
OF his ammunition dumps exploded
at . o'clock In the evening. One OF
his balloons was brought down in
fiames by an Allied airplane.
.Tn the Picardy sector the day OF
June 2s to June 20 was notable in the
success OF our raiding as reported In
the cable OF June 20. Our party
penetrated the German lines In the
region OF Chateau Jenlis at 5 o'clock
In the morning. taking the enemy
completely by surprise. within the
space OF twenty minutes they had
captured thirty three prisoners, in
cluding an officer. a number nearly
equal to our party. In the course OF
the operation We destroyed several
casualties were remarkably small. As
on the preceding day the German ar
tiIiery was fairly quiet
LINES AROUND cANTioNY UN-
DER ARTILLERY FIRE.
Registration fre was delivered at
several points, and our positions
around Viiiers Tournelle and Can
uKny were bombarded during the
early afternoon with shells of medium
and heavy calibre. In connection
with our attack counter preparation
fre changing into a barrage was laid
down by the hostile batteries and
lasted until 3.t6 O'Clock. The barragC
extended from the Fontaine Wood al
far north as Grivesnes- There wa.
littio trench mortar or machine gur
hre during the day. The German
airpianes did comparatively nttl,
reconnaissance work. but during tn,
night dropped number OF small
bombs on our positions, and In tn.
course of the afternoon made severa
attempts to destroy our balloons
In the case OF one balloon the,
were successful. but at the cost OF on,
OF their machines which was shot dow
in flames by a French plane. ou
anti-aircraft batteries forced othe
German airpianes TO retire withou
accomplishing their mission.
"A number OF wagons were OBJ
served during the day In the German
rear areas. but the circulation ther,
was not notable IN any respect o
the German working parties, whicl
continued their activities OF the pre-
ceding days, one was bombed by al
American patrol and another dis
persed by our artillery. Our artiIler,
are was again very effective along tn
enemys front line.
|, PARTICULARS OF GERMAN Raj
~ coLMAR SECTOR.
. 'PArticulars of the raids attempte
by GonuAaa tnaoca On our cOroes 4