The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-11
Heavy Bombardment OF French
Lines On Southern Side of
AmienS Salient May Forecast
Fresh Effort There
ENTENTE WAITS FOR.
PLANS TO DEVELOP
Allies Everywhere Regain Ground
Along Marine Front With Ger
man Counters BIoodiIy RepuIs-
ed At Number of Points


~ Ciatcd PrcsSD - While the
Germans are now virtually on the
defensive along all fronts Of their
new Alsnc salient, indications are
that they are preparing a heavy
blow at some, new section of the
line. tremendous artillery bonn
bardmcnt of the French positions
between Nuvuns and Montdidier,
on the southern edge OF the
Am1cns salient may be the fore
warning OF new drive there, or
1t may be a feint to distract at
tentI"n from the known heavy
troop movements to the Lorraine
and W"cvre fronts.
driN" renewed between Moptdidier
and Noy"ns would be in the nature Of
continuation Of the general bnttla
which had been raging intermittently
all tn" way from Ypres to Rheims. the
new drl'" being a wider effort 10
squeeze ont the Scissors salient. An
OFFENSIVE in the Wopvre. however.
would b" detached effort. although
a break there would open fhe road To
valuable terrain
The Allied high command is Whiting
calmly for the development of what,
ever plans the Germans NAV have nm.
der way.
Backing the Huns Up
The Huns along the Marne front are
being gradually backed up, losing heay.
lly in their efforts to hold the posi-
tons they waded through blood TO
gain. While the Americans and French
are attacking almost without a rest
on the tip of the salient, northwest
of Chateau Thierry, the British are
Keeping up a, constant offensive along.
side. from the Marine to Rheims. North
Of the scenes of the recent Franco
American victories the Allied actiyA
tiles are spreading almost to scissors
and everywhere the Allies are gain.
in1 ground.
The advance of the American Ma
rlnes near Chateau Thierry is not 20
rapid now as in their initial attacks.
but they are still progressing.
French Heavily Engaged
The French made new progress ON
tins front throughout Friday night. at
lacking between the Marne and tina
Olrcq and pushing through the village
or CheZy-en-O rxois to its eastern ont
SKIRTS and. farther north, reaching the
western edge of the village of Dam
mard. Heavy German counters were
launched by the Germans at both these
points during yesterday afternoon,
but the French guns smashed the at.
tnrks before they reached the new
French lines, theTGermans SUFFERING 40.
rI"us losses and breaking Earlier yio-
lent attacks were made by the Ger
mans against the American positions
from BOuresches south to la TbioIet
and these were also rpDuIsed with
heavy German losses.
The British have been keepinp nm
constant series Of raids against the
Germans on the east side of the Marine
Salient with almost universal success.
while London reports raidinp actiy!
Il"S on the northern section of the
western front, which Welded n num.
Der of prisoners.
asst nights dispatches from Cen
rrai HHlg state that south of Arras
number of points and casualties in.
melted, while the French have carried
out minor operation successfully east
OF Dlckrnbusrh Forest. in the Armen.
there's salient In this the French took
I"rtN seven prisoners
Berlin, in its official wireless des.
patches. covers the days nperatinns
by announcing that the Allies made
some umimpoTtant gains in the region
Of 'hn'eTu Thierry and ATTEMPTED a
number Of counters on the Oisne front,
Aviators Busy
Th" N\iat"rS have been PLAYING their
usual prominent part in the recent
h!htlng. London REPORTS that in the
ar operations. in which the British
yer" on the offensive over the German
ines, the enemy lost nineteen machines
hot down, while the British during
h" day lost three
There has been some few rInshas on
Il" Italian line. mostly patrol actions
u only local Importance, while the
l'I'"S ar" generally active along the
lines.
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