Licking Valley courier., 1918-07-11

YANKS REPULSE
ENEMY RAIDS IN
LORRAINE SECTOR
Beat Off German Patrols That
Attempt an Attack at
XiWay.
MANY FOE PLANES DOWNED
Hun Artillery Batters New Allied Po-
sitions at Hamel, Northeast Amiens
British Destroy 1872 Enemy
-. Planes in Week.

'N,,
Paris, July Sherman troops at
tempted to raid the American sector
i'll Lorraine at Xivray. The war office
announced that the enemy was com
pletely repulsed in this effort, as lie
was in raiding attempts at points on
The French front.
The official statement issued By the
war Office reads
There was some activity-by the OPP
posing artilleries dur!..g the day, firing
being quite heavy south of Alsne river
In the regions of Cutry and Montgo-
bert. West Of Busslares, northwest of
ChateauThierry, we carried out sur
Prise attack and captured prisoners"
Bombard Yank Positions.
London, July 8.-The German artll-
lery was active in the region between
Villers-Bretonneu and the Ancre,
northeast of Amiens, where the Aus
tralians, assisted by Americans, have
recently gained valuable ground, ac-
cording to the war Office report.
Down 1896 Huns m Week.
British aerial forces co-operated
with the land forces in the attack
against the Germans south of the
Somme, according to an official state
ment on aviation operations. Eleven
German alrplanes were destroyed and
ten driven down out of control as Il
result of cOmbats. Four British ma
chimes are missing. The text of the
communication follows:
"Our airplanes co-Operated In the
successful attack south of the SOmme,
both by heavily bombing the German
positions throughout the previous night
and by Deaehlne gun fire and bombing
| from a low altitude on enemy troops
and transports during the actual oper.
atlons.
ELEVEN German machines were de-
stroyed and ten driven down out OF
control. One hostile balloon was shot
down in flames. Four of our ma
chimes that were engaged in the battl,
area are missing.
"All our machines engaged on othes
parts Of the front returned safely
Thlrty-three and a half tons Of bombs
were dropped during the day Of tn,
4th and the night of July 40"
Destroy 1872 Enemy Planes.
The official weekly summary Of aer
lal operations, issued by the air minis
try. follows:
"0n the British western front, sine,
the last weekly summary was issued
100 German machines were downed ant
3 driven down out Of control. against
- British machines reported us miss
ing. During the same period Ii sep
arate towns were ralded and bombed
The alrdrome at Boulay was raideC
six times; the railway triangle a
Metz-Sablon, four; Mannheim, four
Saarbrucken and Thlonville. thrice
Treves and Frescatl, twice, and sever
other towns once each, including
Karlsruhe, where Il large explosion
was caused In metal works.
Bomb U.Boat Bases.
NAVAL airmen In the course Of III,
week vigorously bombed docks, sub
marine bases and naval works In tn,
nelghborhood Of Zeebrugge, Ostent
and Bruges.
"On the morning of July . our ma
chimes heavily attacked the railwa!
station at Coblenz,
"Snarbrucken also was successfully
attacked. Our formation was attack
ed while over Saurbrucken by hostll,
airplanes. one Of which was brough
down In flames, and another was driv
en- down. All our machines returned
safely"
All Praise Valor Of Yanks,
With the American ARMY In France
July S.-Along the whole British from
the main topic of conversation Is tn
remarkable success achieved In the AT
taclis south of the Somme by the com
blned Australian and American troops
assisted by fleet of Engllsh-manne,
tanks.
Even the German prisoners were nd
mitting ruefully that the drive ha
been conducted with cleverneSS and III
vinclhle courage. To this praise wa
added a telegram from Field Marsha
Halg To the forces involved, incmdln
the American detachment, expressln
, his warm congratulations on the vi,
tory which attended the operation
and on the skill and gullantry wit
, which It was executed.
Naturally the main interest Of tn
day was in the American soldiers wh
had made their initial appearance !
the battle lire and who fought $
hercely that they have established n
, enviable reputation and drawn II
prediction that they would be secon
, 10 none among hardy warriors,
The Australians and Yankees III
holding their newly won possesslc
, strongly after having repulsed serl,
OF three ounter.attacks-one ON ea,
, flank and third In The center. A
these enemy assaults were throw
back easily and still more prlsone
were added while many of the hosti
/ infantry perished In the attempts to +
gain That which they had lost.