The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-04
BAFFLED IN FRANCE, EFFORT IS MADE
To DRAW j, 5, NAVY FROM EUROPE AND
GIVE Won T|RP|Tz CHANCE To FIGHT
French Soldiers Make Vigorous Attacks
Upon Invaders And Gain Ground al
Some Points, While Germans Make
Only Minor Gains Against Constantly
Growing Resistance

The force of the German princes drive has been
spent, to all appearances.
The the could do in their efforts to gain
ground the direction of Paris advance few hundred
yards in face resistance Elsewhere the allies
substantial gains The allied air service extremely
active, accounting for than fifty German machines
Premier Cemenceau late yesterday in conference with
army chamber deputies The main sub
of discussion is understood the utilization OF the
allied electives on the field of battle The premier told
committee details regarding American and English coopera
ton
established the battle front,
The enemy is solidly endked along the ourcq and
Marine rivers and instead of sweeping forward miles he is ad
vancng by few hundreds of yards and this only certain
sectors local fronts He meets constant couner attacks
along the whole line which have resulted in gains BY the
French
In his convergng advance towards Meaux twenty
miles from Pas) in the triangle between the ourcq and
shock troops are trying savagey Intellectually
the Ourcq and enlarge the field Of action westward From
scissors southwark allied resistance containing the enemy
wedge created the Marine Ourcq triangle
The feeling Paris and has never been
confident than it is It is universally agreed that
General Foch has proved his genius in
the German intentions throwing his not where Luden
dor desired have them pinned down. but the vital front
between scissors and Chateau Thierry.
News in the United States the Of
the Ubot raids became umpy and loaded their wires with
unneibe and disconnected about the performances
of the Hun pirates.
Intelligent men everywhere however understood that tbs
presence of these boats far from home part OF the
plan the German high command formed last year and
tanly known American naval officials long ago last
November The purpose of the Germans not much tho
destruction of boats engaged probably cannot
the record of the smallest weeks work of Uboats u
European the unrestricted beganbut to d
of Americans from the real issues of the
into begging the kaiser for at the very
alarm them much that they will demand the return
American of major naval units with thu
British feet.
The latter event-whch is not going to transpre-woud
possibly give German navy courage venture out Of it,
hiding places Kiel Hegoand just at time when Him
denburg needs demonstration by the navy to prevent tho
checking princes drive from making the Ger
people discontinued Won Tpz knows he cannot whi
the British feet alone, but he might get draw by running
quickly enough he did at Jutland two years ago. b
he knows that the combined navie OF America
and Britain would send him and his to oblivion
Of the Uboats in American waters serious
thing but serious than their in Euro
since entered the fourteen months
ago Atlantic ports properly promptly closed There
every expect that the raiders will be disposed