The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-11
GAINS ON AISNE

This part Of the battlefront however, apparently not ne
most to the French 1t further east hat the Gs
the right bank Of the Disc they have reached village
which lies the crest Of the hills above the q
admit that their resistance the west and south D
court has been withdrawn in consequence. ~...ss*s
This movement has not resulted yet according TO reports
in the withdrawal the French lines east Of the 0e I? TIE
9urscsmp and % r e
Germans cross the Disc south of Sempigny' !; ~,
%& ENTERS CRITICAL STAGE III
The battle III the may now be considered as hayng
snd %sne eas t the d ad @
were enacng to the allies 1t seems that
sed nes from the Disc to the Mane as we'll threatening
level country behind the present battle lines Before can ne
ance than hey have overcome since their offensive began
The only other operation Of significance reported was carried
ey HERE he e advanced depth mile
front of mile and half More than 200 prisoners were cap
tured by the British. ~. ~
:o'- - ADVANCE AT HEAVY COST
Battling their way forward the center Of
line the making slight gains The fighting Is the
most furious Of the year German nave oen ~
Along the valley of the Matz the Germans making their
fighting the captured Merry Belloy St. Maure and
has been to Marquesge miles south Of
a depth of about five miles
On the western wing the French line holds steadfas and
heavy and continuous attacks have made upon H.
GermanSe advanced SeVera
wards to mile the greatest gain being the right center in
hescourt wood from which they reported have debouced
Artillery being used in great numbers by both armies
French have reaped heavy harvest from the ad
vancng enemy columns Villages changed hands repeatedly and
the French office the French troops fulfilled with ten
acity their mission of resistance" -" ~
Berlin claims the capture Sunday of 5000 prisoners and
some French resistance reported to be stubborn
Monday nights says ground has been gained
southwest of Noyon. %t"~. s1-
MARINES ADVANCE ..,>.
Compared with the offensive of May 2 between Rheims and
Sossons the present effort making progress
slowly.
The American the sector northwest OF Chateau
Thery which protects that town and ers Coerets continue
their attacks Monday the advanced into Beeau wood
distance twothrds of mile front OF 900 yards Inc
northern edge of the wood all that remains to the Ger
mans. ~
On the British there has been little of interest On
the American northwest of Tou the artillery fire has in
creased but no infantry activity has developed.
Hungarian troops the mountain front in northern
italy have carried surprise attacks at several points only to
be repulsed by the allied troops The artillery fire most
nonced on mountain front and along the lower Piave
49, ~,t GAIN THREE MILES u..
French Headquarters in France June 1.-THE enemy
ceeded at an pushing his advance from mile to
three miles deeper into the allied front yesterday At Marque
the southenmost point the salient ne about seven
miles from his starting point r.
The fighting almost unprecedented in fury The Ger
continuing to attack compact moved down
by the allied gun Wave succeeded in the attack and
when position finally taken by the is frequently
promptly retaken by the French In these counter attacks the
invariably find the ground Uttered with German Dead the
bodies of the enemy lying in heaps.
The is estimated had used between ~ and ~
divisions up until last night AS the eneys advance is slow he
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