Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-16
PIERCE
GERMAN LINES ON
TWO-M|LE FRONT
Petain's Troops Win Between
Montdidier and the Disc.
$50 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Enemy's Counter-Attack at Loges
Farm Repulsed-Tank Take Part
in BattIe-British Garry Out
Raids in Vicinity of Arras.

Paris, July 10.-French troops at
lacked the German lines on front of
about two and a half miles west CT
Antheuil on the front between Mont
didier and the Disc, penetrating enemy
positions and realizing an advance of
a mile at certain points, the war of
fee announced.
A German cOunter-attack upon the
French lines at the Loges farm in the
area of this advance was repulsed,
the French entirely maintaining their
gains. Four hundred and fifty pris-
oners. including IA officers, were
taken.
In the Long Pont region, east of
the Retz forest, the French increased
their gains of Monday and took more
prisoners.
Supported by Tanks.
The statement reads
Between Montdiiier and the river
Disc the French at $50 O'Clock in the
morning carried out a local operation
west of Antheuil on front of four
kilometers. The French troops, sup
ported by tanks, penetrated the Ger
man lines, capturing Ferme Porte and
the Ferme Des Loges and realized an
advance of 1,S00 meters at certain
points.
A counter-attack at the Ferme Des
Loges was repulsed, the French main
tanning all their gains. Prisoners were
taken to the number o. $50, including
IA officers
South of the Aisne the artillery
duel continued active throughout the
night, in the vicinity of Chavigny farm.
The French increased their advance at
this point, taking 20 prisoners, in
Guiding one officer.
"The artillery on both sides was ac-
tive west and north of Chateau Thier-
Patrols took prisoners in the Cham
payne, in the sector of Marquises and
in the direction of Butte Chouain.
''There was nothing to report on the
remainder of the front"
Haig Makes New Gains.
London, July 10.-Raiding opera
lions carried out at night by British
troops in the region east Of Arras net
ted few prisoners the war office an
nounced. South of tho SOmme river
the German artillery has been display
ing activity in bombarding positions
recently captured by tie British forces.
French troops again have been sue
cessful in a resumption of the nib
bling" tactics which the allied COM
mand has followed while the Germans
prepare for new blow. The fighting
activity on the western front, how
ever, still is much localized. From
the enemy line come no indication that
the Germans are about to strike.
Huns Drill for Drive.
For several weeks the Germans have
been drilling and instructing special
attacking divisions behind the German
lines, leaving the front positions to be
guarded by mediocre troops. German
aerial activity has decreased in the
last few days, and it is probable the
airmen also are making ready for the
next onslaught. The German artillery
fire has increased to above normal only
on certain sectors. =
1t is not unlikely the enemy will de-
pend on the element of surprise in
the impending blow, as he did on
March 81 and in the attack against the
Chemin des Danes. While the Ger
mans have been spreading reports of
an attack against the British, it is now
known they have not constructed de-
fensive works on the front between
scissors and Reims. The usual in
terval between enemy offensive move
ments has about expired.