The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15
GERMANS HIT ON
SCISSORS FRONT
SOUTH OF AISNE
Huns Strike in Marine Region as
Blows on Disc Are
Halted.
PINCER MOVEMENT LAUNCHED
Foe Tries to Wipe Out Allies Salient
East and South Of Noyon and
Link the Champagne and
Picardy Battles.

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disturbances in Moscow, with fight
Ing In the streets, was reported to the
state department from Swedish
sources. The dispatches also told Of
renewed uprisings by the Ukrainians
against the hetman.
Paris, June 13.-South of the Aisne,
on the front between scissors and
the Marine, the Germans attacked,
says the war office statement. Fight
ing Is going on between the river and
the Villers-C otterets forest. Violent
combats are being fought on the front
of Doumiers, Cutrey and south Of Am
bleny.
The battle continued during the
night on the front between Montdidier
and the Disc, without great change in
the situation. On the French left
additional progress was made by
French troops In the region east of
Merry and Genlis wood. Near the cen
ter, along the Aronde front, in the
region of St. Maur, the Loge farm and
Antheuil, the French repulsed violent
attacks by the enemy. Despite re-
peated efforts the Germans on the
French right were not able to debouch
on the south bank of the Matz river.
The French are holding in that part
Of the battle area south of ChevincOurt
and Understandable.
British RepuIse Huns.
London, June 13.-An enemy raid
ing party attacked the British post in
Aveluy wood but was repulsed, the
war office announced. The British car
ried out successful raid in the Boy
elles region, capturing few prison
ers. There was sporadic activity by
the enemy artillery during the night
In the region west Of Lens.
French In important Gain.
London, June 49, Smashing the
German line on the left wing, the
French have advanced on front of
seven and one-half miles and threaten
the German gains on the center and
along the right bank of the Disc. At
| the apex Of their advance the Ger
mans are within seven miles of Com
piegne on the northwest On the French
right center the Germans have gained
four miles along the Disc to Bethan-
court but apparently have not budged
the allies line on the left bank.
The furious fighting which has
marked the present German attempt
since its beginning Sunday continues
undated from the south Of Montdidier
to the Disc. Regardless of heavy losses
the Germans are throwing in divisions
of fresh troops.
In driving back the Germans on their
left the French menace all the enemy
gains in the center and right center of
the battle line. If the French advance
continues the enemy IS in fair way to
be caught in pocket In the hills be-
tween the Matz and Disc.
French Take 1000 Prisoners.
Belloy, GenTis wood, to the south,
and the heights between Courcelles
and Mortemer were retaken by the
French. The Germans battled stub
bornly and suffered heavy losses. The
French also took 1000 prisoners and
several guns. Heavy fighting Is taking
place around Chevrin court and
Antheuil. This Is the center of the
German advance and the French hold
heights east, south and northwest.
Berlin, in its statement of last night,
reports the repulse Of French attacks
southwest of Noyon and claims no
progress. The earlier German COM
munique told of the capture of more
than 10000 prisoners, bringing the
captures since Sunday to $4,000 and
since May 27 to $4,000.
Paris Confident of Outcome.
Paris remains confident in the out
come, while military observers In Lon
don view the latest attempt of the
enemy as diversion preparatory to a
greater blow farther north. The Ger
mans, 1t Is held there, have made all
the gains between Montdidier and
Noyon they had hoped to make.
The Germans have not reacted
against the British advance north of
the Somme around Morlancourt. Three
hundred prisoners, including five Off
GERS, were taken by the British In their
advance there Monday night.
French Undo Most of Gains.
Paris, June 13.-The brilliant coun-
ter-attack delivered by the French left
has undone most of the advantages
gained by the Germans in the first two
DAYS of the battle, threatening as 1t
does the flank of the enemy columns
In the center marching on Compiegne.
The point thrust forward by the
Germans In the center is extremely
precarious unless the enemy succeeds
In thanking 1t by gaining possession Of
the heights ON either side. This the
Germans secured Monday by the cap
ture of Merry plateau on their right
and Thiescourt wood on their left. To
night they have lost the former and
their efforts to improve the situation
on their left have been baffied by the
French. who hold firmly. II anything,
the German center is in greater dan
ger than before, inasmuch as II has