The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-06
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=. least seven battle planes Ger
ire enemy air men dislike the JOB
Day by cs1 the crossing Of our
lines liz becoming q SITTER task
Among the clouds, Is on the hs'cs o.
France, Germany 10 no" making ns'
final bid.
Germans Driven Back
PARIS JUNE s.-Allied forces Az
surped the initiative on tts Name
battle front last night, 1t was lufa'
Gated By the French conznEnique 70
day. The Germans were driven BACK
al two points On tie western po-Eaon
OF the front, losing $50 prisoners
on the western and eastern wings
EAST Of sernpigny ltw.o Eiies
south OF Moran the French yestsr-
day evening pressed back German
troops. which had crossed ine Oise g
taking a hundred VrfsonerE. as
statement said
~ssor1h Of The Aisne the FEracn
senssfsy rectifIed their POSITIONS
north and west Of HauteorsTs tthree
miles northwest Of Fontenoy,J
Fifty prisoners were taken
.ar1illery fire was particularly
sharp around Longposnt (eignt miles
southeas. of Soissons) and Seuiliy-
La-Poterfe Cnear where Americans
defeated the Germans} and west OF
Rheims"
Bloody GUNNER Pre6ictec.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, June s.--Ths enemy hos
f1ds his way barred by q line 1h4cn
~ In,
MEDIUM Of heavy artillery, which, ss
vet Ne has not had tire. 10 brfn2 -
Within q very few dayg the present
Battle between the Aisne and the
Marine must be expected 10 reopen
wifi, greater violence than ever, Dut
the cdds will be In favor Of the allies,
az the gurprige phase ig past
This viii be the bl0odiest summer
Europe has ever known
Artillery OueIs.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES N
FRANCE, juno Grown Prince
Rupprechtg men continue 10 5ostie
each other under the June sunshine
though the storm center stiIl obtains
between the Aisne and the Marine.
ID here, Hindenburgg guns taun-
der gpagrnodicaIIy, the British reply
ing with harTssEing fire up and down
the enerny's lines OF communication
During the early morning hours yer
terday the Germans began heavy
bombardment west of Morisncourt-
At 800 a. II. a strong raining party
came over the top, advancing on the
British positions. Il short sharp strng-
gle ensued- The Germans retrested
fn haste, leaving TWO prisoners.
Meanwhile. near Lens and in the
Cambria sector. the British conducted
two raids. getting samples oil Ger
man fighting men In both places
Smoke clouds were observed rising
above Bapaume today, indicating per
haps large fire.
Rup2recht'g artillery fs especially
active In the Mont De Marie sector
and the MerDec1 and st. Sylyestre |
neighborhoods. The batteries in the |
Lys canal and in the region of
Aniens continue under lombard |
ment daily.
Marines Cut up Germans.
fBy Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE !
MARINE, June 1.-TWO enemy attacks |
have been repulsed by American ma |
rines on the Marine battle front A |
German battalion swarmed forward !
against the marines position in Neuii- !
ly wood last night, under cover OF I
bombardment. The Boches were met !
by counter barrage from the Amer |
lean artillery and a storm OF machine I
gun and rife fire The battalion, |
badly cut up, fled in disorder. No |
attempt WAS made TO renew the al !
tack.
This afternoon the marines shot up /
q Hun patrol which attempted raid I
Then they rushed German ma
chine gun position behind a hay
stack, killing seven and capturing
one OF the crew. They brought in !
the gun.
American Machine Guns.
lBy Henry Wood, United Press Staff
CorTespondent1
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON
THE MARINE, June 6.-American
machine Runners, supported by
French infantry, are still holding the
south bank of the Marne between
Chateau-Thicrry and Jaulgonne, "a
distance OF about seven miles).
AS result Of the Americana dead
ly craftsmanship, the Germans have
RETAINED from occupying the south.
ern portion OF Chateau-Thierry where
they would be constantly under the
Americans fire.
One OF the most famous French
generals is unstintcd in his praise OF
the efficiency, GOODNESS and bravery
OF the Yankee machine gunners, who
have covered themselves with glory
since they entered the line.
Enemy Raid Rcpulsed.
LONDON, June 6.-"An attempted
enemy raid south OF Morlancourt last
night was repulsed with loss" Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
"In the neighborhood OF Boyellcs A
hostile party rushed one of our posts
yesterday afternoon. Two OF our
men are missing"
Attempted enemy raids were repuls-
ed last night north of Lens. north OF
Bethune and east of the Nieppe for
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