The Washington herald., 1918-06-15
Pickering Offensive West
Of Ose Snufed Out by
French Guns.
HEAVIEST LOSS TO FOE
Late Drive Most Costly
Since Crown Prince
Strove for Verdun.

The crown princes drive against
the northeastern approaches Of
Paris has come TO a dead halt.
The night from Thursday to FRI
day saw one more desperate flick
ering up of offensive action Just
west of :he Disc, near AntheuiI
village, but it was quickly suuffed
out by the French 7Ss and ma.
chine guns.
Since then the whole area that
has been bathed in blood for five
successive days and nights has
seen no infantry action. The big
guns of both sides have taken
charge, and in and behind the
lines the quiet work of eonsolids-
ton has begun.
LudendorfFs attempt 10 draw /.
straight line from Montdidier 10
Chateau Thierry proved a dismal
failure-more costly in lives than
anything the Germans have done
since Verdun. However, he did
succeed in pinching off the French
salient in the Oise-Aisne triangle.
and the Paris front" is no longer
sectional" but actually extends,
in semi-circular form, from Mont
didier down to the Marine.
Americas Show MettIe.
On the extreme wings Of this 60
mile line Americans are stationed.
and in both sectors they have served
deadly warning on the foe Of what
they ca do. The Yankees scored the
hrst lsrge-scale success with the cap
ture OF CsntiSny. -Horthwesg OF Cha
teau-Thierry and on the MErne Itself
they leaped from victory TO victory
during the last two weeks.
The center OF the Paris 'front.' Is
now the front between the Disc and
Scissors. The left runs from Scissor,
to Chateau -Thierry. and the rtrht
from the oise to Montdidier. On the
two fanks the last "a hours developed
considerable artillery activity,
For the first time in many eS-
the German guns showed signs Of
life southeast Of Amiens. in IN. Han.
gard Wood region. South OF the Aisn.
and between Villers-Cotterets ana IN.
Aarne intense gun duels are raging
| signs have been marked OF a German
intention to try 10 push further west
ward along the Marne. II they do.
the United States marines will be m
the thick.
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French Capture Guns.
capture OF nine additional guns n,
the French In the last phase of fhs
latest orlve was reported of3clsIlv
from Paris last night. Seven beavy
pieces are among them-conyincin,
proof OF the effectiveness OF m.
French counter attacks on their IeTt
and in the western portion az m.
center. The German war ofriee p,,..
the total Of guns taken since Mas ~
Inc Berlin day bulletin makes q.
pretentious claim Of a repuIse a,
rehch attacks southwest OF Ypres-
IN which IT speaks OF great slaueh-
| he Clalns saVorS OF an effort
70 serve a balm to home opinion dis
ePpolnted at the sudden stop Of the
drive northwest of Paris.
British RaIds Succeed.
ON the British front the sItuatio,
continues quiet. except for successr,,I
brtlsh raids and occasional burst, az
gunfire. VI
Ihe Serinan official claim that IN.
forest OF Villers-Cotterets has heeo
penetrated on both sides the sois-
sons road-the Ger.
man DAY statement invariably deal,
with operations Of he previous day
| SPpears 10 be an exaggerated vrsion
OF thlr admitted advance to the vii
lag OF ST. Pierre-Aigie, at the no,h-
easern edge OF tn forst, ana thir
sHght progrss mar Corey, whre their
man n thrust was. howver, broken up