Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-07
LOCAL ATTACKS BY
HUNS REFUSED. ON
WHOLE BATTLE LINE
Heavy Artillery Firing Reported
in Region of NeuiIIyI Where
American Troops Are Sta
toned According to French

NEW YORK, June 6.-(Summary of
European Cables to the Associated
Press Held up in their efforts to bat
ter their way through the American and
French lines near the Marine, the Ger :
mans have again turned their attention
to the front further north, in a sector
which may be considered as the connect
ing link between the Somme and Marine
battlefeIds.
The French official report, in dealing
with operations along the front, says /,
that the French forces east of Sem
pigny have continued to drive back
bodies of German troops which had
crossed the Disc.
When the initial plunge along the
Aisne had gained expensive ground, but
the process had created a salient dam
gerous to the Germans to the west of
scissors, they attacked along the Ailette
river, northwest of that city, to straight
en- out their line and thus guard against
a thanking operation by the allied armies.
They gained considerable territory in
this maneuver, but were held after they
had progressed approximately five miles.
Since that time the French have held
their positions, with the Disc river
forming first line of defense, and there
has been little fighting of a significant
nature in that sector.
Military experts have expected an at
tack on the allied line running east of
Montdiddier, past Noyon and thence
along the Disc to the new lines forced
since the German offensive on the Aisne
began. 1t may be that the fighting re-
marks the initial stages of an attack
there.
Further south along the line running
from the western suburbs of scissors to
Chateau Thierry the line is standing
firm before the German thrust The
French have succeeded in Improving
their positions north and west of Haute-
braye, little village on the right bank
of the Hoxien river, north of the Aisne
] On the rest of the front, especially at
| Longpont, Veuilly-la-Poterie and west of
Rheims. the artillery fire has been vio-
| lent
Along the front held by the British
| there have been raiding operations but
no fighting of serious character.
The Berlin official statements on the
| lighting grow shorter. Wednesday re-
ported only a slight advance along the
Aisne Tuesday and local fighting near
the Ourcq. The situation is unchanged,
according to the Wednesday evening an
nouncement from German headquarters.
American troops around VeuiIly,
northwest of Chateau Thierry, repulsed
Tuesday night and Wednesday strong
| German efforts to advance. The Ameri-
can machine gun fire broke up the
| German attack in confusion. West of
Montdidier and east of Luneville,
American patrols have been active. An
American party of thirty men pene-
trated the third German line east of
Luneville and outfought a party of 200
Germans. Heavy losses were suffered
by the Germans while the American
casualties were slight.
Although artillery activity has in
/ creased along the entire Italian front
from SteIvio to the Adriatic there is no
indication that the Austrians are yer
ready to launch their offensive, for
which it is known they have made
preparations.
There has been an increase in infan-
try fighting on the Macedonian front.
Allied troops have withstOod success
fully Bulgarian attacks against the
new Greek positions at Ska di Legen.
near Gradisnitza and between Lakes.
Ochrida and PreSba.