The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-15
Invaders Have Lost 80 Per
Cent. of 80 Divisions in
AiSnp Battle.
FORCES STILL STRONG
FOch'S Great ManPuvre
Army undrawn Upon and
Ready for New Attack.
MAY BE ABOVE SOMME
Critics Believe Enemy Will
Hit Again Before American
Army Grows Larger.
MAY BE ABOVE SOMME

LONDON. June 14.-Comparative quiet
seems to have settled down upon the
whole battle front in France and no.
where was there any fighting OF mo-
than the local engagement" kind
Either the Germans are tired Of losing
men at the terrific rate Of the last few
days and are taking a rest. or else
they are busy c6ncocting a new drive
on some other part Of the front. prob
ably to the north. The German report
day describes violent attack"
| southwest of Ypres by the French be-
tween Noormezeele and Vierstraat, in
the KENNEL sector, which is said to
have failed. with the capture OF $50
French prisoners.
Field Marshal Haig tonight, appar-
emily referring to the same affair says
the French patrols brought in a few
prisoners during the night north Of
Bailleul.
The early French report mentions only
/ minor raids. one near Grivesnes. which
is close to cantigny. Of unpleasant
memory to the Germans. and one SOUTH
counter attack OF the French last Tues
day broke the back % the German ad-
vance toward Compiesne The boasted
! drive for Paris seems to have dvindled
to the most nefYect.v. and the most
| feeble of all the German offensNes.
Their heaviest attacks were stopped in
three or four days so effectively that
now they seem to bs dead.
Speculation ns To New Move.
SO quiet has the from, become and
SO lfeless the German push that the
French experts are becoming suspicious
! and many OF them are returning to the
theory they held before the Marine drive
was checked that the main effort o. the
Germans has not yet been made II IL
certain that many hundreds o: thou
sands Of German troops are being held
N reserve in this area anu were not
employed IN any OF tae lighting since
May -. when this offensive began.
The prevailing opinion is that the real
drive VIII be for the Channel ports.
rather than for Paris. and that the the
atre will be before Amiens Or, more
likely. before Arras. Ii was in these
sections hat the German artillery was
most active las, night and to-day.
revived activity that usually is The fore
runner Of ah infantry attack in force.
The Associated Press correspondents
with the French army in France says
it appears scarcely possible that tho
Germans will recommends serious work
for the present on the line of Montdid!er-
Noyon, Their offensive for the capture
n riau ,..'th ha VI. 20
making further progress toward rams
from the base tina. they hoped to at
tain there, may he rcgayued a. having
met a bloody check. costing them thou
sands OF men belonging TO their best d.
visions
sought ~ Head Americans.
There appears no doubt that the Ger-
mans desired to make an imposing adj
vance toward the capital and al the same
time infiict losses on the French and
the British before the AuDrican army
was ready to take the field. They as.
sured'y are anxious In ragard to the
rapidly growing fo.ces from across the
Atlantic Ocean and are trying their ut
most to use up the old armies in front
of ,Hcm before fresh transatlantic troops
u
the balance.
The heroism "f the veteran troops,
who in these last days hate inflicted
s-ich tsrritic losses Oh the flower o! ,hs
Ge'man army, has given the foe a rude
shock. T'hc Germans probably will ttv
10 brrai. through somewhere else, but
| the Allies, with their armies under tbs
command OF Gen. Foch. are confden:
that they will check the Germans any
where
The military commentators in Paris
are unanimous in reporting the German
drive failure. The enemy has won 4
strip OF territory not without value. but
has sacrificed for 1t precious divisions
: without a, any point attaining his OBJ
ject!ve and without bringing him any
nearer decisive result. Such is also
the opinion OF Henri Bidou and Col. de-
Thoma sson, who would be the last per.
son TO hail a victory prematHrely.
AIiied Reserve 10 Intact.
/, In its summary 81 the expert opinion
I in Paris the Havas Agency notes the
= unanimity with which tne commentators
+ have abandoned their reserve OF the past
few DAYS and agree with NJ. Barrcs OF
the Echo de- Parts in his opinion that
, the offensive against I'aris IS ended, for
the present az least. They admit tho
: possibility of its resumption :iter and
see further hard struggles ahead but
= think it probable that the heavy fighting
| when it is resumed within few days
VII. be on another front
. The results OF the offensive against
Paris are enumerated by NJ. Barres
thus: \ territorial gain absolutely out
n Of proportion to as-losses stained |:
lCompiegne stll in French possession !;