The sun., 1918-06-18
FRENCH WELD
GAINS; CAPTURE
MEN AND GUNS
Enemy's Feeble Thrusts
Fail to Halt Plan to Foil
New Drive on Paris.
BRITISH IN MANY RAIDS
Artillery Active Along the
Somme-Germans Claim
Haul Of Cannon.
BRITISH IN MANY RAIDS

LONDON. June i7.-Indications that
the French are preparing stoutly 10 rs-
s!st an expected renewal OF the German
thrust for Paris are contained In state
ments from the Paris War Office that
positions won in the counter attacks
which successfully checked tho last en-
emy drive are being consolidated. Be-
tween the Disc and tho Aisne a few
German attacks, evidently feeble. were
easily repulsed. Tn operations north Of
Hautebraye 80 prisoners were taken.
with twenty-five machine guns and eight
trench mortars. French positions In this
sector were improved and siren gthened.
Further north. on the British front.
numerous raids were successfully car
ried out and prisoners taken. One OF
these operations was east OF Arras. 4
raid attempted by the Germans in the
neighborhood OF Givenchy was beaten
of with no losses TO the defenders.
Heavy enemy artillery bombarded the
British positions northwest OF Albert.
but elsewhere along the British front
only normal artillery activity was re-
ported. The official reports follow:
FRENCH tNIGHTD-Between the
Oisc and the A.sne We repulsed enemy
counter ATTACKS north of Hautebraye
and consolidated our gains OF the
morning. The prisoners taken In this
region numbered $40. We captured as
we'll twenty-five machine guns and
eight trench mortars.
FRENCH tDAYD-Between the
Oise and the A!sne the French sue
ceeded IN carrying out early to-day
a local operation wh.cn resulted in I'M
provcment o: the French positions
north and northwest OF Hautebraye.
The French took 100 prisoners and
captured several machine guns.
In the Cavieres Wood and in the
Nosges our troops repUlsed enemy sur
prise attacks. There is nothing to re-
port from the rest OF the front.
Raijs Are Successful.
BRITISH ,NIGHTD-The enemy
raided a British post last night east
of lfebuterne. One man Is missing.
Another hostile raiding party attacked
our lines north OF the Somne early
this morning. hut was repulsed, Be-
yoni the usual artillery activity on
both sides there is nothing TO report.
BRITISH tDAn-We carried out
a successful raid last night east OF
Arras and captured few prisoners.
A raid attempted BY the enemy yes
terday morning In the neighborhood
OF Givenchv was repulsed.
For a short period during the night
the enemys artillery heavily bonn
barded positions northwest OF Albert.
Elsewhere only normal activity was
reported.
GERMAN tNIGHT)-There is moth.
ing new on any battlefront.
GERMAN DAY)---l.ively recon.
noitr!ng activity led to violent infan-
try engagements AT many points on
the front. Southwest of Ypres and on
both sides Of the Sommc the fighting
ing activity revived in the evening.
ON the battlefield southwest of the
Noyon the artillery activity increased
in intensity in the evening. Between
the Ourcq and the Marre we captured
l20 prisoners In local raids.
The booty In guns captured by our
advance between Montdid!er and
Noyon has increased from so to moro
than 800, including some OF the high
est calibre. The booty in machine
guns amounts 10 far more than
thousand.
Eight enemy airplanes and eight
captive balloons were brought down
yesterday.