Evening star., 1918-06-29
GERMANS ASSAIL
FRENCH, BUT ARE
SHARPLY CHECKED

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Germans on Bligny heights. German
detachments. which had succeeded for
the moment in obtaining a foothold
in the Italian first lines, were driven
back.
Along the French lines number
of surprise attacks were carried out
during the night.
Northwest of Montdidier, American
units captured forty prisoners, of
whom one is an officer. In the forest
Of Apremont, In the Lorraine sector.
the French likewise took prisoners
and captured material.
THE night was calm on the rest
of the front"
Last Nights Report.
PARIS, June 2s-The night COM
munication follows:
South Of the Aisne we attacked
this morning from the south of Am
blemy to the east of Montgobert In
order to acquire armed places on a
seven -kilometer front. We entered
German works, took the Fosses above
of Cutry and advanced our lines near
the west of st. Pierre Aig1e and also
On the hill south Of this village.
Our advance reached at some points
a depth of two kilometers. We have
taken until now 1880 prisoners.
"Aviation-On June 1927 twenty
German machines were brought down
or put out of action and four captive
balloons were burned. Our lombard
ing squadrons in the same period dur
ing the day and night dropped nifty
eight tons of projectiles on aviation
grounds along the somme and Aisne
and on cantonments and bivouacs at
Rozieres-en-Sa Fismes and
Guignicourt and the stations of Sois-
sons, Ferre-en-Tard and other
places. Two munitions depots were
exploded and several fires were OBJ
served"
British Take 400 Prisoners.
LONDON, June 2s.-In their sue
cessful attack in Flanders east of
Nieppe wood yesterday the British
office announced today.
Two German field guns, in addition
to the machine guns. and trench NOR
tars taken, also were captured In this
attack. The statement reads: THE
total number of prisoners taken by US
In yesterdays successful operation
east of Nieppe forest exceeds 400.
This figure does not include those
taken west of Merris. Two German
field guns in addition to a number of
machine guns and trench mortars
also were captured by US
The hostile artillery has been
active opposite Vaire wood. south of
ras reRion)
There has been increased artillery
activity on both sides In the Nieppe
forest sector"
Scope Of British Gain.
LONDON. juno 2s.-British troops
in attacks against the Germans have
advanced their line over a front of
nearly three and a half miles to an
ayerssse a, tsss Ndspt depth & Of nearly 2 mile east
tween Bailleul and Bethune, accord
Ing to the British Official communities
tion issued this evening. West of
Merris Australian troops also cap
tured enemy positions. On both sec
tors prisoners and machine guna were
taken.
The text of the communication
follows:
This morning English troops car
ried out a successful operation on q
front of about three and q half miles
east of the Nieppe forest.
"our line on this front has been
advanced to an average depth of
nearly a mile and more than 300 pris-
oners and twenty-five machine guns
have been captured. All of our OBJ
3estives were gained. including the
La Becque.
"hTe enemy was taken by sur
prise and our casualties are light.
AT the same hour Australian troops
attacked and captured certain hostile
posts west Of Merris. together with
f hraA nrfann and RiY nachlnA
ION the remainder Of the British
front the situation is unchanged"
Germans Get Nasty Knock.
By the Associated PresE
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 28.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg's troops east of tho
forest of Nieppe got nasty and un-
ish suddenly drove forward in sur
prise attack along front Of moro
than three miles and hurled the star
tied gray-coated soldiers back to an
average depth of 1900 yards.
success from its inception. and the
attacking infantry reached all its OBJ
jectives in remarkably short time.
BY this thrust the British not only
have greatly improved their position
IN InlS important anu InuCn-COntcSteQ
sector. which lies Just north Of Mer-
vile. but they indicted heavy pun
ishment on two hostile divisions that
were holding the limo here-the 82d
Division of Saxons and the 44th Re-
serve Division of Prussians.
Many Germans Killed.
Large numbers Of the enemy were
killed in tho hurricane onslaught. and
some $50 OF the more fortunate had
been collected In the prisoner cages
before noon.
The objective settled upon lay along
tho winding little stream known AZ
Plate Becaue. which bowed out to-
ward the east In semi-circle back
OF the German lines. Prussians and
saxons were holding this zone with
series Of machine gun posts linked up
with barbed wire.
First Stages Are Easy.
The first stages OF tho drive were
omparatively easy. In fact, all tho